The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
TYPHOID FEVER
BREAKS OUT ON
THE ARIZONA
Epidemic Threatens a
Transport.
VESSEL HELD AT HONOLULU
GENERAL KING AMONG THE AT
FLICTED.
Nearly Three Thousand Patients
Under Treatment at the Various
Hospital Camps in
Hawaii.
Special Correspondence of the Associated Press


HONOLULU, Nov 9.-The transports
Ohio and Indiana arrived in port early
on the 9TH Both vessels experienced
excellent weather. The Zealandia ar
rived on the 18th with the Tennessee
Regiment Since their arrival the men
have behaved admirably. From state
ments on both sides there seems to be
some bad blood between the New York
ers and Tennesseeans, but it is believed
this is confined to a few men only.
Last night members Of the two regi-
ments had dinner together and were
around together to a late hour,
The transport Ohio left for Manila on
the 7th; the Indiana followed her this
morning. The Zealandia will sail on
the 18th inst. The Arizona left the Pa
cific Mail wharf on the 7th, at o'clock,
with the Camp Otis troops, bag and
baggage, and General King and staff
on board She sailed out of the chan
mel and anchored outside, where she
will remain at least three days to see
whether any cases of typhoid or other
serious diseases will develop from the
infection it is feared the men have been
exposed to in the camp.
Yesterday morning proved the wis
dom of this plan. One case Of malig-
nant typhoid fever developed, and
| three cases of high fever, the exact ma
ture of which has not yet been deter
| mined. The typhoid patient will be
/ brought ashore some time to-day, and
the other three patients as well, I'M
| less they show decided signs of i'm
provement. The promptness with
which typhoid has developed aboard
causes the gravest apprehension among
| the thousand men about to start on a
| twenty days voyage through tropical
seas.
General King is himself a. very sick
man. He is confined to his stateroom.
He has had fever, and while his con-
| dftion is not considered serious, he is
! suffering a great deal.
No one from the vessel will be al
lowed ashore, except on imperative
duty, while she remains at anchor, 1oI
| this probationary period.
The town was filed with martial mu-
sic and the steady tramp of soldiery
Yesterday morning. Two companies OF
the New York Regiment with the band
! in heavy marching order, and accom-
panied by four wagon loads of equip
| ment, came In from camp to go to Hilo
There were 189 men in the detachment
mostly from Companies l. and NJ
The Tennessee Regiment, Colonel
| Smith commanding, came ashore about
1920 for a march and drill. Headed by
the band the column proceeded up Fort
street to Hotel, out to Miller and to
the baseball grounds. The movements
in the manual Of arms in town and the
| drill on the outskirts were very pretty
| The Southerners were the recipients OF
many compliments.
President Dole reviewed them In
front Of the Executive building just be-
fore noon.
There are to-day nearly 300 patients
i q tho UQriOIfG Tinted
States hospital camps. About 200 New
| Workers are on the sick report. Still
| conditions are improving They have
been worse in a way. About 20 pei
cent of Camp Otis has been on the sick
report for some time. One Nebraska
hospital twenty-three of it's best men
This is out Of a contingent Of LOG
Other companies are in the same de-
plorable fix.
Private McKuren, Company M, First
New York, died on the Sd inst. OF
typhoid. He was born in Kingston, N
Y, and was in his twenty-fifth year.
Thomas 3. Lennon, Company A, First
New York, died at. the Military Hos
pital on the 4th inst. of typhoid fever
He was native of West Stockbridge
Mass; age % years.
Corporal Oscar r. Wheeler, Company
r. First New York. died on the 7th
His remains will be shipped East to.
day.
Engineer Geertz, who was so badly
shocked in the. electric light wire acct.
dent some weeks ago, is in a very ba6
way at the Military Hospital. Hc
seems to be out of his head, and &
part of the time has TO be closely
guarded In his imperfect physica
Condition the shock he sustained wai
too much for him.
The appearance of case of smallpo1
on Quarantine Island causes no alarm
in town. The Board Of Health has
thorough command of the situation
DR.. Day is treating the patient, and il
also directing a strict quarantine t,
prevent the spread of the disease tt
other patients or to the town. The cas-
in quarantine is that of a Japanese
who contracted the disease from tn,
man put ashore at Yokohama.
The Bennington returned yesterda!
. from her practice cruise to Kauai. On
account Of the heavy seas the men dit