The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
TENDER CARE OF BRITISH.
LIFE AMONG wAILA wAILA rAS-
sENGERs At WILLIAM HEAD.
scenes ON Board shin when Nacci-
nation and FumiSation Were Ia
Prosress-Peaccfui and Not In


Head, Friday, Sept The disinfecting
of the passengers Of the steamer walia
Naila al the British quarantine station,
William head. is stin In process. hav-
ins begun early this morning
When, yesterday afternoon, the cabin
passengers We're ordered aft while the
smallpox patient. Mrs Noit. STORAGE
passenger, was removed from the ship
the klondike capitalist perehed himself
upon bale OF rope and smoking his
I Havana, looked grave: the man with
/ S.e M perishaele goods fer the North
whisued; the women took on small fears
( while contradictory reports OF three
weeks Tor an. and sundry" "Forty-eight
. hours only for cabin passengers and
about the dcck
/ :, Hope was high, however, untii a no.
tlee was posted on the mirror in the
social hall This instructed the passen-
/ gers To appear before Dr. Watts for vac-
( cinaton and TO send to the dlslnfecting
nous bundle Of whatever clothing was
Z necessary for the next days use saw
/ ing out sufficient apparel 10 wear TO
I that point the next morning Conster-
n"u,m relgned for some TING at this. as
clothing they had brought with them.
the voyage being short and hand luggage
d,s naisanee, Groups gathered apart and
discussed the problem. when some bright
mind thought OF the stateroonl blankets
Cart: Han calamity placed at our dls-
! pihSsa ahy ana everything belonging TO
While next mornings scanty costumes
We're being pieced out with a long over
Sna. , from TINS man and a pair ~ gum
boots from that, all classes and con-
diuons-some gayiy, some reluctantly and
some indignantly-were being escorted 10
, ,,v shokihg room for vaccination. The
Iore nigh executioner worked with A
VIII and perspiring brow. Almost ali
We're Wiling 20 be vaceinatcd fumigatcd,
e er,,,..1sI sunocaied, decapitated and
annihflated II by so doing their term ~
Imprisonment could be shortened
crsns ans''is, however, the sun set In
anafchistie red. pandemonium threatened
70 SCI loose az various times nut the
canlaln and officers ruled things with
dsfx w.. ,aetIui hands Threats Of Il
ueN inrn 70 make me stay here:'' II
Teiuss 10 have my seaisking disinfected.
M i,n, nide them. and patriotism howled. Il
SOIL When ! do that / lose tho prot,r-
tlon OF the Stars and Stripes ref,,sa
10 pat my loot upon the wharf,
anu sun the lambs were led TO slaurh
ter while an indignation meeting was
tsiieo N the social parior The FAT ,;er-
,nes, declared, with blood In both eyes.
eta I cannot get long wiaout DAT aiit
clothes. Vat VIII | vearg'' We'll yo,,',,s
gong TO bed, answered the captain "and
OF anything tonight and 4 blanket Viii
cover YOU IN the morning" The Dutch
man was soon hooted down and the real
light Nahe 20
The jolly captain explained the concern
~ tne company to make every peswibls
.Hort 70 give the greatest comfort ~
tne passengers and after being niisJ
WIN myriad questions Of where shall +
piace my leweis9" What are we 10 be
led uponY Are we going "a have o,,r
trunkST' How can I gat thn arrn,,,,ar
nIatts BACK IN thia skirt after II is dis
,nieeteni and many others, the mestiny
broke M without bioodshed
The passengers of necessity retired oar.
~ eaeh placing hastily through his ,ioor
q p,iiowcase fun ~ clothing only The
fh.4 ttFa.N
Ing the devoted bridal couple. she Win a
Iur collar about her ears aud pneumonia
nnout her waist-~raced the deck I'M a
The morning brought out an infinite ya.
fiety q costumes. One az the first tn
s,eb on inc high gang plank was Mosus,
tihd IN Derby hat blanket a waIkirr
stick and a dress suit ease hls anusrsi
growing markedly ecanty about the fe.,
somewhat disturbed that the gang plank.
Win the railing tide. WAS left sofne four
feet above the wharf carefully rsaeh,rs
Town with his cane he al fanf made tho
Junlp. when q his disrnay hts blanket
the fuii length 81 his night uister NJ,
a smile nor a fruwn broke the etorn mols
emnity ~ his dgmoanor. DepoeltlnK cane
offending blanket he Wrapped M ahaut
him and departed toward Ma exile home
There was, Ia al the oaainfnins 4 ia
pcacachish iauntiuens ~ head en~s,ins,
ana disregard Of foot wear made nne Fear
Tor the true progression 81 the race
lfamlfts fathers ghost appeared carly y
1.-THE tail. ienn figure swnihsd 10 cloaeiy
IN a white blanket that spoon vietuais
taken with ono hand constituted his en-
IRE efeskfast It's stern brow WAS bound
~ Nhls" towel 70 couutarnet tho sf-
forts ~ the quinine ~ the night
The disnihcd man. whose fest were
wrapped IN white pillow caasn.-sgaa Az the
morning grew hotter. forced 90 remove hia
Tong nForrpat and reveal u suit ~ mink
and lavender striped pyiamaa
The fank Niik waist and cerise rettscont,
ana 10 shoes added n touch ~ color - the
scene, not. however. 20 be discounted lv
tho patriotic maa With she red hair Mhite
blanket snd blue rtockinsed feet
t>oag wers the hotirR 81 the waiting ara
the children IN iaprosised Euiss ~ towels
ffoiieked about and the two tail Youths
onr with counterpaae abeuf his neither
ekffefnitfess hiEb nFerfuaf gray hat ana
carpatien hontsnnieTs. and The other IN
white siik srYiamsa. nAnkiut1ab and ko-
dan rseyed efis on the wharf striHssr
The csftsoixa1 no, shower hath was
thorough, tbs victims being forced 10
leave az clothing n sne room. Riep into
the bathroom and then into third. whcrs
his fsmigated clothing met him
4 more beautiful spot Tor exile the 10.
mition could H@s lsatsihiS have ssssctea
a narrow. rocky Peninsula. covered with
natural groves - 0ska, frs and rnadrnnas
The E@meRs quarters r. q building WITH
an interior Hkn hgRs ship. lAtae cens
tfal social ban Mlth Erast fireplace ~
either cad. = Ranked with CORRIDOR iraa.
ing "a small ssafefSona ntsea wttb com.
f9ftahis berih&. Tina officers are irAyinx
~ stone guturned 90 make The forced a..
teution a happy un They deserve fhs
very highest COMMUNICATION
Al ekc0rs3pn with full bard from VIC
tofi& ts 70 - u9 farnofroH eefrlna "a
favor 90 with AfrenaGe from tha nar.
eoF Capt ffail has rsnt canvas - Vie
t4Fta - ~ made into hammock Fresh
fruits ana fht beaf ~ foods are served
and the fserGgnaS supervising 81 4usn
ehYkfsians and the guarded police frinfst4T
70 every want There ~ even a small
cemetery across the narrow bay III fact
every modern convenience II s4ffsys4 ~
contribute ~ The welfare ~ the Emln
Watia And though the captain l. In m
nveFwnrrin9 coalition there a. fa fsn
frieaas- the one consolation that u suaw
reaere his fathef eorpaient 1xuFo 10 more
youthful contours
Paul Racket. a tail fsaruAn, has on
faEed the almost exclusive attention N
Tire police FOE the day sixfR-fss acres
v ere not aufficinnt for Mr. fsiekst ard he
made his eecars from fhe nhf9 past me
guards and harrslzsdeH last night He has