The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-28
NIPPON MARU
PASSENGERS ARE
IN QUARAN TINE
Developed Bubonic
Plague en- Route.
NO ONE LANDED AT HONOLULU
PASSENGERS WENT ABOARD AN
nruED CITE MEP
MO ONE LANDED AT HONOLULU
PASSENGERS WENT ABOARD AN
OTHER STEAMER.
the Cabin and Storage Unfor-
Inmates Will Be Held
Seven Days.

The Togo Kisen Kaisha's steamer Nip
pom Maru arrived from Honolulu yester-
day morning and was at once placed In
quarantine. No one was allowed on board
and United States Quarantine officer DR..
j. J. HinyOun issued strict orders against
anything being sent ashore.
The Nippon Maru sailed from Hongkong
for San Francisco on May a. and two
days later a Chinese Storage passenger
was taken sick with what was supposed
to be bubonic plague. Two days before
the steamer reached Nagasah the Mongol
died and the Japanese authorities placed
the vessel in quarantine. She was not re-
leased until June 8, and then a start was
made for Honolulu via Yokohama.
On June Il another Chinese died and
three days later the Nippon Maru reached
Honolulu. The Hawaiian Board of Health
would not accept the report Of the shin ;
surgeon and the embalmed body Of the
Chinese was examined. DIT lay pro-
nounced il a death from bubonic plague
and DR.. Carmichael agreed with him. A
portion Of the body was secured and sub
mitted to DR.. Alvarez, the baCteriologiSt
for the Hawaiian Board of Health, and
" he had no difficulty in discovering the
bacillis Of the bubOnic plague. That set
tied the Nippon Maru, as far as Hawaii
was concerned. Her passengers were re-
fused a landing even in quarantine and
her freight was not accepted.
1t looked at first as though the steamer
would have to come on to San Francisco
with her Hawaiian freight and passen-
gers and take her chances here Her
agents, however, succeeded in Chartering
the steamer City of Columbia and with
The permission of the Hawaiian authori-
ties that vessel was anchored IN the
stream and the Nippon Maru transferred
coaled and watered by lighters and on
June 19 sailed for San Francisco.
The Nippon Maru has the following
cabin passengers for this port:
c. S. Barn., IA H. Beers, Pierre Bert
Mrs. Browning, J. II. Dye, General vii
liam MGR. Dye c. Y. Davis, John F. Ell
lott. DR.. +. NJ. Fearn, Mrs. DIR. Fearn
and infant. A. G. Griffin and wife, DR..
and Mrs. W. L. Hall and three children
A.. Heunish, Rev. and Mrs. Charles In
wood, Mrs; N. Kirkpatrick, Misses NJ; R.
Kirkpatrick, d. W. Kirkland, H. Matsin
S. T. Scott. T d. Mckay, A. Miwra, D.
Muir. g. Muir, George Myer, George A.
Newhall, Z. B. Reynolds, H Sahurai, F
s. .Schwabe and wife, Mrs. Shiraishi and
governess, p. T. Shirley. Rev. DR.. D. L.
Sheffield, ]. Strauss, A; W. Stiven, S.
Taushi, c. Todson, Earl II. Webb, DR..
Joseph A. Welsh, Sir James Westland
Miss Westland, ". L. Weed and Mrs. W
Winston and child.
Besides these she has six second cabin
and l3S Chinese and japanese steerage
passengers for San Francisco. Quaran-
tine Officer Kinyoun paid several visits
to- the. steamer, but has not yet decided
two days or a week. All the passengers
are either landed or will be landed at the
quarantine station and then the Nippon
Maru will go alongside the quarantine
hulk TO be fumigated She will be re-
leased and will dock, on Thursday but
the passengers will have to remain In
quarantine until next Tuesday.
Among her cabin passengers Is Sir
James Westland, Minister Of Finance for
India. He IS on his way to London DR..
Fearn Is a San Francisco physician and
Earl H. Webb is the attorney for the
steamship company. G; II. Newhan is
& Co. Tom" Mckay ~ the agent for the
Burlington route in Japan.
Deputy Surveyor of the Port St John
would not take any chances. He laid the
case before the Collector and with his
sanction did not put any inspectors
aboard the steamer. He engaged Peter
sons launch Amy, however, and kept a
patrol around the Nippon Maru all day
and night.