The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-03
VISIT OF BELGIC
Had Been a Case Of Small.
poX on the Steamer.
Steerage Passengers Sent 10 ouarautine.
Work Of Diseharging-New ShirS
Coming.

Inc tranS-Paclnc liner BelglC which
arrived from Yokohama yesterday was
put into quarantine by the health
authorities on account of a case OF
smallpox which developed between
Kobe and Yokohama in the Storage.
The passenger was put off at Yoko-
hama and the vessel thoroughly fumi-
gated and every one on board exam
ined.
The health authorities here. in order
TO be on the safe side, ordered no COM
munication between the shore and the
steerage passengers. Health officer
McVeigh attended 10 the necessary
customs entry and the steerage pas
sengerS for this port We're taken to
Maulioia quarantine station TO the
number of 554 Japanese, loo Chinese
and Europeans. Cabin passengers
were allowed to come ashore freely, as
there was no possibility OF any danger.
the Steerage passengers having been
strictly kept to their quarters. DR..
Carmichael, OF the United States Mar
inc Corps, who vises all the bills OF
health from this port TO United States
ports, agreed with Port Physician Day
that the plan adopted yesterday was
quite proper and sufficient safeguard
for this city. DR.. Carmichael makes
his headquarters at the United States
Consulate and this port is now under
his supervision as regards all clear
ances from here.
iof arGp Il,
record in discharging the Belgic. With
only the forward matches to work,
since aft midships everything was
tabu, he succeeded in hustling out 900
tons of freight from the Belgics holds
in about twelve hours. DiScharging
did not commence until about three
hours after the Belgic had locked ow-
ing to the delay in settling matters
with the local health authorities, who
were there in force, including Presi-
dent Smith, of the Board, who investi-
gated everything in his usual thorough
manner. Health Agent Reynolds
stayed with the Belgic until she sailed
last night right alongside the gang
plank, issuing passes to those entitled
to them, and most courteously refus-
ing permission TO others than passen-
gers and the steamship officers to go
on board.
OF course this was one thing that
swelled the passenger list on the Aus |
tralia. which sailed yesterday after |
noon for San Francisco, as a number |
of the passengers who were booked |
were afraid of a possible quarantine in |
San Francisco, and where the health |
officials, headed by DR.. Rosenau will |
hold up a vessel if there is the slight
est reason.
trin will nj II 'pt
so far as the Pacific ocean is concerned |
With Commander Kinder she will go
on her return to Hongkong to London.
where she will undergo some repairs
eQd go into the Atlantic trade. This
does not mean that any of her officers
will be laid up. Somewhat unlike the
unjust treatment which many of the
masters of merchantmen receive from
ship owners in the United States the
White Star Line. which owns the Bel
gic, will place all the officers of that
steamer on another. perhaps much
better. vessel. where they will be sure
OF a job always during good behavior.
And the White Star people have a way
Of pensioning off their old and faithful
which is peculiarly refresh
ing to the men who have served them
long and faithfully. One of them is
Kinder. OF the Belgic
From third officer he has worked him
self up and for nine years, without a
break, has sailed across the Pacific.
The new Japanese steamers, which
are to start in combination with the
Oriental & Occidental and Pacific Mail
are the Nippon Maru, AM
erica Maru and HOngkOng Maru.
They are twin screw and as large and
fast as the Doric. Coptic or China. They
no 1aI nv iSI,
erican officers and be up-tO-date in
every way. The Nippon Maru will be
the first one to arrive in this port. on
January 9th, and Will be followed by
the other two in the following two
months.