Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-19
COFFEE STEAMER AT NEW YORK
HAS TWO SUSPICIOUS CASES.
CAME FROM SANTOS, BRAZIL
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Vessel Not to BE Allowed to Enter
Port Under Any Circumstances-
Steamer May BE Burned
One Man Died Dur
ing Voyage.

NEW YORK. Nov 1s-The British
staamer ]. W. Taylor, from Santos. is de-
tanned at quarantine under suspicion of
having bubonic plague among the crew.
one man died at sea November with very
suspicious symptoms, and Captain Waters
and the ships cook are both i'll and show
indications of bubonic swellings.
The ]. W. Taylor left Santos, Brazil, Oc-
tober a. with a full cargo of coffee, and
sailed direct for this port. On November
1 Robert Hope, aged % years, the steward,
was taken sick. and died six days later.
His body was buried at sea- He was a
native of England. Hope was in the hos
pital at Santos for about two weeks suffer-
Ing from eruptions. thought to be eczema.
He reported for duty before the steamer
sailed and after several weeks at sea COM
plained Of pains in the head, limbs and
back.
He was put to bed in an exhausted condi-
ton, and upon the second day developed
fever. The captain treated him with such
remedies as the ships medicine chest af-
forded. and nursed the man with care until
he died.
On arrival at quarantine the case was
reported to the health officer, and in view
Of the fact that the captain and cook, who
were in constant contact with the sick
man, were both ailing. the steamer is de-
tanned at quarantine for disinfection. The
sick men will be transferred to Swinburne
| island for treatment. All of the crew will
| be sent to Hoffman island for observation
The crew of the ]. W. Taylor numbers
twenty-eight persons. The captains wife
| Is also on board.
The disinfecting steamer James w.
Wadsworth has been alongside the Taylor
since her arrival this morning, disinfecting
l off Hos
| Ing and effects of the crew. The work will
be continued until thoroughly completed.
which will be about Monday. At p. M,
officials of the New York board of health
boarded the ]. W. Taylor and made care
full examination Of Captain Waters and
| Charles ]. Allison, the ships cook, who
are supposed to be suffering from bubonlc
plague. Both patients were suffering from
| glandular swelling under the arms ano
| groin. On the groins f both men are large
bubos. which are said to be quite charac-
| teristic of the bubOnic plague. DIR. Parhe,
| with the aid of a hypodermic needle, sue
esseded Gee s in extracting quantity y Of pus from
| mems will be carefully examined in order
| to determine the exact nature of the dis
ease.
The result of this examination cannot
be determined before Monday. Shortly
after being examined by DR.. Parke. Cap
tain Waters, accompanied by his wife, and
Charles ]. Allison, was transferred to
Swinburne island hospital for treatment.
| Both patients are quite comfortable and
| will no doubt recover.
Dr. John B. Cosby, commissioner of the
city board of health, said tonight:
| Under no circumstances will the ship
be allowed to enter port. even after it has
been disinfected. The coffee will be allowed
to be landed if the bags it is now in are
| burned and the coffee loaded in bulk and
| then placed in new bags. believe that the
| roasting through which the coffee must
pass before it is used will kill all germs 1t
| is almost impossible to disinfect a ship,
| and should there be any danger of the
| spreading of the disease. 1 would suggest
the advisability of burning the vessel, no
matter what the cost might be-