The times., 1899-11-19
BUBOBIC PLAGUE FEARED
A British Steamer Fr0m Santos De-
faiRed AT QHarah inc

suspIcious Cases Of Illness Found on
Board-One OF the Crew Died nt
sea on the 9TH OF NoremBer-The
sick Men Are to BE Transferred 40
swinburne island for Treatment.
NEW YORK. Nov. IS-The British
steamship J. " Taylor, which arrived this
morning from Santos is detained at Quar-
antine under suspicion of having bubonic
plague among the crew. One man died at
sea. November 4 with very suspicious
symptoms Captain Waters and the ships
cook are both III and showing indications
81 bubonic plague.
The J. " Taylor left Santos. Brazil, Oc-
tober "a with full cargo Of coffee and
sailed direct for this port. On November
J. Robert Hope. aged twenty-five years,
the steward was taken sick and on the 7th
died His remains were buried at sea. He
was a native of England. Hope was in a
hospital al Santos for about two weeks
suffering from an eruption thought to be
eczema He returned to duty before the
steamship sailed and after several days at
sea complained Of pains in the head, limbs,
and back. he was put to bed in an eX-
hausted condition and on the second day
developed fever.
The captain treated him with such rene
dies from the ships medicine chest as ap-
pearod to apply TO his condition and nursed
the man with care until he died On ar
rival al Quarantine the case was reported
10 the health officer, with the fact that the
captain and cook. who were in constant
contact with the sick man. were both all
ing.
The steamship is detained at Quarantine
for disinfeCtion. The sick men viii be
transferred to Swineburne Island for treat
ment and the rest OF the crew viii be sent
TO Hoffman Island for observation. The
steamship will be thoroughly disinfeCted
before her release from Quarantine. The
Quarantine is fully equipped with every
appliance to meet and combat this disease
Five years past have been devoted 10 the
study tc methods and causes especially
adapted for the prevention Of the spread
Ct the malady-
When Surgeon General wyman, of the
United States Marine Hospital service was
shown he despatch regarding the sup
posed cases OF bubonic plague on the yes
sci J. II Taylor. he was very much sur
prissd he had not heard of these cases
and iulm sdiately tel5graphed for infoTma-
tion Surgeon General Wyman said he
would send an officer 10 the New York
quarantine al once with Instructions to do
whatever IS customary in cases Of this
character
Or. Wyman said that if the suspected
cases proved 10 be the bub0nie plague, the
quarantine would be conducted by the
New York State officials. subject to the in
spection of the United States Marine Hos
pital service. He added that every precau-
lion possible had been taken 10 prevent the
invasion Of this country by the dread dis
ease. and that he had appointed officials to
aid the United States COnsuls at Hongkong,
China. and Kobe and Yokohama, Japan
and that The sanitary inspector al Rio ia
neiro had been sent to Santos 20 watch
every vessel leaving that port for the
United States, to prevent any suspected
persons. baggage, or cargo from being per
mitted 10 leave for this country.
The United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice has sent cut circular as follows:
Io United States Consular Officers. Masters, and
Owners al Vessels Collectors Of Customs. Va
tioi.ai, state and Local Quarantine Officers,
and Others.
ia view 0f the prevalence of the bubonic plague
iH India China and South America. attention Is
ca.ied 10 the United States Quarantine Reguia-
lions, Treasury Department. lsy3 tg be- observed
- foreign ports. and particularly 10 Article ~
paragraph 9, relating % cargo and Article y,
paragraph g, relating 10 passengers, crew and
baggage.
Your attention Is also called To Article Y, para
graph 9, United States Quarantine Regulations 10
b. observed az domestic ports. and the certificate
therein required that an regulations have been
complied with, and that the vessel. when granted
1Ece pratqUe, VIII not carry qgarautiuable disease.
Do adcitian 10 The above precautionary measures,
tae following regulations are hereby pr0mU gated
Quarantine regulations 10 be- observed 81 for
eieH ports and Al sea: Article IL. At al foreign
ports and places infected, suspected Cf being
infected, with plague, the United States QuarsI-
tlne Regulations, Treasury Department, ls94, Ic-
latiug 10 cholera. shall be observed with regard to
vessels and carEUes bound to the United States.
Passengers ard crews af said vessels who have been
exposed % the infection, are liable 10 con
yeE the disease. shall be detained a period of not
less tha1 fifteen days from the last possible eX-
fa5Iire Ia infection, under the same regulations as
those relating to cholera
Quarantine regulations 20 be observed at ports
slc lr 5he frontiers ot the Emitted States. Article
AllL The regulations heretofore promulgated
vain regard 20 cholera shan be observed with re-
l4Il To vessels, cargo, passengers. and crews iu-
fgated. ~ suspected of being infected, with
plague bat persons who have been exposed to tire
infection. OF are lsbie TO convey the disease shall
q detained iCr period Of not less than fifteen
49, from faa last possible exposure 10 infection.