The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
bUBON|C PLAGUE
ON A STEAMSHIP
Carried From Brazil to
New York.
VESSEL NOW IN QUARANTINE
TWO SUSPECTED CASES WILL BE
WATCHED.
Steward Of the j. W. Taylor Dies at
Sea Of a Disease Closely Re
sembling the Dread
Malady.
TWO SUSPECTED CASES WILL BE
WATCHED.
Special Dispatch to The Cali

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s-The British
steamer ]. w. Taylor, from Santos. is de-
tanned at quarantine under suspicion OF
having bubonic plague among the crew.
one man died at sea with very suspicious
symptoms. and Captain Waters and the
ships cook are both Ill, showing indica-
ions or bubonic swellings.
Inc j.. w. Taylor leGt Santos, Brazil,
Octooer "A with full cargo of coffee and
sailed direct for this port. On November
ROBERT hope, aged % years. the stew
ara, was taken sick and on the Eth died.
ms BODY was buried at sea He was a
nauVe or England. Hope was in the hos
pital at Santos for about two weeks. suf
Ierlng from eruption. thought TO be
eczema He sailed with the steamer. and
AFTER several days at sea complained OF
pans IN MS head, legs and back. He was
put 10 bed In an exhausted condition, and
on the second day developed fever. The
captain treated him with such remedies
as the SHIPS medicine chest afforded and
Aursed MIN with care until he died.
On arrival at quarantine the case was
reported 10 the Health Office, and in view
OF the tact that the captain and cook,
who were in constant contact with the
sick man. were both aillng, the steamer
Is detained at quarantine for disinfection.
Inc SICK men Will be transferred TO Swim
purn Island Tor treatment. All of the
crew Will be sent 10 Hoffman Island for
observation.
The disinfecting steamer James W.
adsworth has been alongside the Tay
fectng officers and crews quarters and
the clothing and effects OF the crew. The
work Will be continued until thoroughly
completed, which Will be about Monday.
At o'clock officials OF the New York
Board OF Health boarded the ]. W. Tay-
lor and made a careful examination OF
captain Waters and Charles J. Allison.
the ships cook. Both patients were suf-
ierlng from glandular swelling under the
arms and groin. On the groinS of both
men are large buboes. which are said TO
be quite characteristic OF the bubonic
plague. Shortly after being examined by
DR.. Parke, Captain Waters, accompanied
by his wife and Charles J. Allison, were
transferred TO the Swinburne Island Hos
pital for treatment. Both patients are
quite comfortable and will no doubt re-
cover.
DR. John B. Cosby. Commissioner of
the City Board Of Health. said tonight:
Under no circumstances Will the ship
be allowed 70 enter port even after IL has
been disinfected. The coffee will be al
lowed TO be landed If the bags IL Is now
in VIII be burned and the coffee loaded
in bulk and then placed in new bags. l
believe that the roasting through which
the coffee must pass before il is used will
Kill all the germs. II Is almost impos-
sible TO dsnfect a ship, and should there
disease, l would suggest the advisability
of burning the vessel, no matter what
the cost might be"
The crew of the J. W. Taylor numbers
twenty-eight persons. The captains wife
is aboard. The captain and the cook are
the only persons affected as yet, but they
are not very i'll