The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
ONE COFFEE SHIP BEACHED
cor. MURPHY ORDERS COAST
P1TROL AGdINAT RATS

nut - the LntssH Diuht SINK tho Rats
Didn't Come Ashore-Ths Lns.eII Cut
Down Mt Anchor by tho Friesiand and
Half Her Luckleo Coffee Damaged
Tho telephone drop at the offlcc Of the Health
Board fell yesterday morning soon after busl-
ness hours began.
Rats" said the operator. who hal prepared
for a quiet morning. plugging In to find out
what was wanted.
Rats" said a voice at the other end OF The
line. rats. where Ia Col. Murphy want to
talk to him about the rats coming ashore here
at Clifton"
Clifton. Staten Island. wants to talk to you
about rats. SIR" the operator repeated. ring
ing M the President OF the Board
Rats" said Col. Murphy.
The connection had been completed
"Ratsl" said the Clifton voice.
Who said rnts2" askei the Colonel "whnt
do you mean, anyhow Who arc your"
why down here at Clifton, Staten Island,
everybody Is locking up the cheese" came
the answer. and forsakng work and running
down to the shore front with garden forks and
axes trying to protect our homes from the rats
that are coming ashore from the coffee steamer
Lassell from Santos that was run into AMI
sunk this morning by the Friesland. and
they think the Health Board ought to holp
them keep the rats on"
Another Staten Islander was cut In on the
wire. md the frst words Col Murphy caught
were "ltats-CIifton." Not another moment
did he hesitate. lie called to Sanitary Super
intendcnt Dillingham; aud said:
Send Instructions to Assistant Sanitary
Superintendent Feeny to stop the rats"
few minutes later Mr.. feeny, who weighs
several hundred pounds. received this por.
tentous order:
You will proceed Immediately with all the
force at your command and with any other
whom you may see NJ to call upon to destroy
the rats from the sinking ship. Use every
means within your power to destroy this ver-
min. Kill all that have reached tho shore and
prevent others from coming ashore at all
Form Gordon Of sentinels at such a distance
as YOU may see At along the beach 10 prevent
from S s.Gapn Tsra and to save the
, Mr.. feeny hastily collected 1--WE policemen,
i've sanitary inspector, and two fnmlsntors.
armed them with pistols and ordered them to
the, shore at Clifton, there to halt. challenge
and destroy rats. The officers. inspectors. and
few shire lengths on sanford ami Ross
shipyard. the steamship La.sail. aground,
with slight list to port. Smoke was coming
from her funnel men were working isisurely
about her decks and awrecking boat was
Of her tn. water that had en,sred t S%R qua
great rcntin her port bow Rats there were
frightened Staten Islanders gu, rat hunting.
dd hsy ~ 1r s TO be ntryou; about quarantine
station was sn the isand IN mob tS surnsa Inc
fever ho.riial. But this time there was no
apparent scare.
Not u man. woman or child could the sanitary
army NM who hoi seen n rat that morning
They did learn Of small roy who had stood
laSsell early in the morning who had said the
rats woul come ashore from the sinking ship
But the ship didu't sink,
= fal taat ~.
wondered. and frankly said so. whether their
relief would come equipped with search.
Tho collision. which caused the stir
, 1s sTI!nSS Red star iIs:F oF.is.i:nd had
icers. and had 60, pp her SncSsr 70 90 90
'2 her G ,S5 she she had 1t:n f.sh.red
s,rors aooi tide had swung both ships Pc
40 40 ma they were headed seward. The biz
t qaf S ssss Sp rGT
s :! r".%, s." headed ;or ;hs Tr's.a %e.
-,ertoayd anchor and ch.ctsd her way su, NOT NOT
entirely, and her bey.prit, crashed over The
S cru q. n. thu linz. hun i5oss,:s
AM aayits Ascaman 9th. Lasseli went over
the shs enl soTsht - slug canya. into the
were, soon reported in the hold. and tn. steamer
l.tn 50 heavily 10 port thar the shifting 81
s. c sHss Tcn 1h not h'H o1 hr The
Charles Russell and the Qparnnt ne boats
Coy '.. iiGw,r and y, ,haTls: Allen cam" IN and
was allowed 70 bonrd her and she was hauled
toward C.ifton and heacnel on the mud nat
Tn. cargo OF IL" LssseI, consists 81 -sS.5ss
baE4 o. coffee, about hal! OF which the trans
ranSd Sy the sa; wsiar n" III. l6., on th s
uEon the underwriters. Tho Ias.sl is dc.
,2in.d u Guarop,ine o1'y general nrin"l.
may be- tha; the rats have II and were so alex
with II Yesterday tina; they did not feel Ike
The y. y Tay'or's cargo will all be turned
ana SO ar as Ito stats Of New YORK o. H.;
ig'oly. but Col Marphy's board d", says "' that
The % h"vns Ssen o duly H sn'sr H'r s.
the Custom House. foloe,or BiiwoIl Yesterday
is,nsa BnsE J.ya9s ,h~ EXPERIMENTATION
tined goods at Tho Erie basin. Notice = Ills
which ,hereuron not ned Bu.E 4 I"y"ns not I"
attempt 10 land tn" cargo at the Erie hnsin or
T"sor away in to
he. stream, hut tie HEALTH board makes
force against any lighters used for that pur-
pose.
=, Inc captains OF thc Roman irlnce AMI N"
Engusa came to the Custom House yesterday
under the charge OF ono OF DR., Dotv's nssist-
ants and entered theLr vessels and cargoes
II was reported In Wall street yesterday that
NJ or "a ship which Ia now loading AZ santos Tor
this port shils from there no more vassrls Will
clear rom there for New York until the uues-
ton OF their admission here is settled la-
nntely.
Twenty-elRht men OF the stevedores gang
who have been discharGinE coffee into lig Il, rr-
at Quarantine were taken IN Inst n light to assist
in discharginR tho cargo OF the I.Rsscll.
ACoffse Cargo Barred In Boston.
Boston. Dec 5.-The steamer Roman Prince.