The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-26
The Aealth Board Declined 10 Give a
Clean Bill,
But Certify They Think
Danger Past.
The Small POx Patient Recover.
ing.

The steamship Vancouver Of the Dc
ninion lire sailed yesterday morning for
Haliiar. she sails without clean bils
81 health from tbis port rs the health
board was unable b grant hsr one under
enc laws. 10 vas reported Saturday af-
torBa1n that there was another casa OF
eInau poz on She ship sud the board OF
health omosrs of Portland ana Dr.. Brooks
Of the Marine hospital went down TO the
shin o. four O'Clock to maka an examine
tian. Ihey found that there was csss ..
measles on board, the patient being one
az tte sasmen Of The ship, 4his was The
arosns ease o. alass,ss on tbs Vancouver
both 20 With were remavsd from thc
chin ard taken to the Marine hospital
where they will b. cared for at the ex-
renfe Of tbs Dominion Steamship comps-
NJ, British Vioe Consul heating looking
cut for them.
During her stay IN Portland the Van
oouver has not only been thoroughly fu-
uigated and cleaned bus shs has hesn
guarded day and night by police and no
one allowed to board or to leave the
ship TIE health boasd has taken very
good care of this case and there has new
er been the slightest danger Of the dis
ease becoming contagious in Portland.
The captain Of the Vancouver will be
obliged TO show to the health oil cers Of
the port Of Halifax. whsre the Vancouver
IL found, the following bill Of health:
eCity OF Portland, Maine.
Office Of the Board of Health.
stMnrch "a, 100,
"To the Board of Health at Halifax:
'tThe board OF health Of Portland,
Maine. U. s. A., cannot grant clean
bill Of health TO the steamship Vancou-
have not elapsed sinos marked case OF
small pox was taken on the ship. There
have slso been two eases OF measles on
board said ship, one cass being a memoeI
Of the crew. Under tie PERSONAL ano
constant supervision of the beard of
health all the habitable portions OF the
ahip that could be made tight were fumi-
gated with sulphur and live steam. All
other portions Of the ship from rail to
lower deck were thoroughly washed with
a 1 to 1000 bi-ohlorlde of mercury solu-
ton. All Of the laundry was thoroughly
washed. All of the blankets were placed
in q stpamtight room and were thorough
LIZ steamed under pressure. aud at the
vessels sailing were still 10 this room
with the order to wash them In bi-chlo-
ride solution and 20 dry them at sea. We
are convinced that ths vessel IL free from
the contagion OF small pox but fourteen
days from the time of the removal OF the
small pox patient must elapse before the
crew are free from the suspicion OF dis
ease.
The small pox was discovered Monday,
March 10, 1900. The last case OF measles
was taken of the ship March "a, 1900
We consider the vessel Itself safe for pat
ssngera.
"Gsorge IL. Crmmings, N. D., Chairman
Board Of Health OF Portland"
1t was rumored that the Vancouver was
60 take on board at Halifax regiment
of Canadian troops who are bound TO
south Africa. Ii Is understood here
that ths British authorities are very
much alarmed by this breaking out of
small DOE on the Vancouver and 10 may
be some time before the Canadian troops
are allowed TO go on board this ship for
their long voyage
The toy VINO has had the small pox IL
being we'll cared for and will live. No
other members OF the boys family have
contraotsd the disease.
The season IL becoming advanced and
the officials of the Allan line In speaking
of this Saturday afternoon said that there
would To only one more steamer from
Glasgow this season. 1his steamer, the
Norwegian IL already on the way, having
left the famous Scottish city on Thurs
day.
HE Numidisn Of the Allan line sx-
peoted to arrive about Tuesday from Liy-
erpool and the steamer Lady Armstrong
of the Hamburg American line III
probably be at this port the urst OF this
week. She arrived In Boston few days