The San Francisco call., 1899-10-09
DISEASE FINDS
A NEW VICTIM
AMONG NURSES
Miss Plummer Sent
to Quarantine.
TENDED SMALLPOX PATIENT
WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MISS
PAGE, ALSO A NURSE.
Courts Martial for All at the Camp
of the Isolated Thirty-First.
Freedom Again De-
layed.

The smallpox at the Preside will not
down. Cases have been developing right
along. and every time the surgeons
breathe easier and believe they have seen
the last of the disease ii comes up again
in a new place. The last victim is Miss
Plummer, nurse at the general hospital,
who was taken down with the smallpox
yesterday.
Miss Plummer was a nurse in ward G.
She has had a great many patients under
her care, and among them have peen Two
who found their way out to the detention
camp on the hills of the Preside. She
was vaccinated twice recently, but in
neither case was it effective. She became
sick three days ago, and since then she
has done no duty, and yesterday morning
the symptoms became unmistakable.
Miss Plummer was sent out to the de-
tention camp yesterday afternoon. All
| her belongings in the hospital were tu-
mgated, and those who were IN her I'M
mediate company have been isolated and
vaccinated. Miss Page, another nurse
from the hospital, who has had the small
pox, went out to the detention camp with
her, but she will not be able to take care
of her patient without assistance. 1t IS
therefore thought that another nurse Will
have to go out to-day or to-morroW. row
Gus one, and she is not considered In
much danger, but the disease is as IN
fectious in its lighter stages as 1t is when
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Just as great for all who have TO ccme in
contact with the patient. The other pa
TENTS at the camp, suspects as well as
sick are reported to be unchanged in
their condition.
1t was expected that the luckless Thir-
ty-first regiment would be released from
quarantine to-day but it is again case
of hope deferred. There are still a couple
of suspicious cases, and not until they
have shown themselves to be harmless
will the command be allowed its freedom
This will be about the 14th, that is, unless
the suspected cases develop into the genu-
inc disease. In that event TWO weeks
more is the least the regiment may eA-
Even if released from quarantine the
regiment will not leave the island until the
transport that Will take II 10 Mania IS
ready, and then the men will be taken
directly on board from the camp.
Reports of the recent doings Of the
command are hard to get, owing TO the
rigid quarantine, so but little more is
known of the shooting affair and the es-
capade of the two officers who signed 1or
companionship. 1t was reported from the
! office of the adjutant of the regiment yes
terday, however, that the shooting at
fray was not the result OF any feud, put
just the consequences OF a big man going
after little man who had rifle handy,
| 1t was a private quarrel and the little
I man, seeing a drubbing in sight, called
/ his rife TO his aid and punctured ms
/ heavier opponent in the arm and leg. In
| anticipation of the expected departure OF
! the regiment, no time was lost in prepar-
! ing to heal the breach in outraged mill
! tary law. and general court-mart;laal w u
was accordingly appointed to meet this
morning. The detail for the court is as
/ follows:
Major HUNTER gnt,e. LIggstti, eaRtaGin Cap i
Galleher, Captain Ellison l.. Gilmer,
First Lieutenant Arthur I. Balentine,
First Lieutenant William M. Meek,
| First Lieutenant Perc- II. HaWNns,
| Second Lieutenant Watson Lindsey,
Second Lieutenant William b. Eulass,
First Lieutenant William H. Monroe,
Judge advocate. All are Of the Thirty
! first regiment.
AS the command is in quarantine none
but officers of the Thirtyfirst could be
placed on the court. 1t is also stated in
/ the order that the court is empowered to
/ try all prisoners who may be brought be-
fore it. clause that may be of interest to
the two lonely officers, for General Shafter
says if there has been any attempt 70
break the quarantine there Will be trouble
for the offenders. 1t is reported, however.
/ that the two officers were trying to rescue
/ a boat in distress, an act OF humanity
/ to which no blame can attach, and there
( was no doubt that after the plug had been
/ kicked out the boat was in distress, but
! whether or not this will offset the pres
ence of the boat is matter for future
/ settlement.
Colonel Jacob B. Rawles. Third Artil-
lery, with the headquarters staff, band
| and Batteries c. E, l and 0 and one-half
/ each of and N with Troop G of the
! Sixth Cavalry. have been ordered to be in
/ readiness to escort the Kansas and Wash
ington regiments from the transport dock
to the Preside The order calls for an
assembly at the Folsom street wharf at
! $3.50 clock the morning of the debarking
of the troops. 1t was made in anticipation
of the arrival of the regiments yesterday
! but it holds for any time they may come
Captain Edgar S. Walker, Eighth In
/ fantry has been ordered to proceed to
/ Fort Smelling. Minnesota, for duty with
J he 6anOf battalion regiment