The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-30
VAGUE IN san FRANCISCO.
4rauayTINE OF CHINATOWN Is
VOW COMPLETE.
y. ruth About the Situation Is
sow Given Out, 1t Appearing
There Have Been Nine Fatal
Cases, the First on March O.

s.N FRANCISCO, May 2a.-In accord
=. with the power vested In 1t by the
"a Of supervisors of this city today
~ hoard OF health has quarhntined
~,ratoyn. and that section of the city
I now surrounded by a Gordon Of police
- refuse to allow rye to pass In
:. ant Of the district unless he is pro-
IIaed with a proper permit. The quar-
's,,re order also Includes the street cars.
shrh are not allowed to pass through
IA district.
:, was only after a spirited meeting Of
4. eupervisors that it was decided to
sr.rantine Chinatown in order to pro-
~, the residents of other sections OF
~ city and the people Of the country at
srre against the plague, which 1t is al
srea Is lying dormant.
nssrd OF Health Ordered to Act.
A. a meeting Of the board of super
A,ors OF this city held today and at
,.rded by the board of health. the Mer-
,A.nts' Association and the Board of
MADE and other interested citizens, a
,~~olution was adopted n ordered pass
4 10 print empowering the board of
s.s,th TO quarantine Chinatown in the
Mserfed section Of this city and county.
NJ resolution was passed by n vote Of
4 10 /. the dissenting vote being cast
NJ Supervisor Mccarthy, who stated in
,rphatic terms his belief that the plague
49, not nor ever has existed in the city
nd county OF San Francisco.
The Truth Is Given Ont.
previous TO the submitting of the reso-
hilton. the board listened to statements
# pr. Williamson, president OF the board
Il health. and Or. Bazet, of the same
| hdy. and by DIR. Kinyoun. the federal
msrautine officer. all of whom were
positive in their declarations that plague
las existed In this city n that 1t may
srist now, though no cases have been
yported to the authorities since May is.
Nine Fatal Cases Reported.
pr Williamson stated tina the first
ARE was brought to the attention of the
koard March 6, and since hat time eight
more cases have been reported. all death
| md all Chinese. DIR. Williamson said
hat meteorological examinations had
Wen made by DR.. Kellogg, the expert of
N Prof. Montgomery, If the University
81 California, and by the doctors of the
Cooper medical college, and that the
rntlemen named were positive the bac-
ieria were those of genuine plague.
Dr.. Kinyoun reiterated much that DR..
williamson had said. and went into some
ktails OF the spread of the disease
IN Sydney, N. s. W., and at Honolulu
snd other places known to have been
Visited by the plague.
Demand Made for Protection.
Mr.. Thomas, representing the canning
interests OF California. and Mr.. Stubbs.
| 81 the Southern Pacific Company, urged
hat everything possible he done to pro-
vt the citizens of California and to
are for the interests OF h counties and
nates outside OF San Francisco in an
t~ndeavor to restore confidence in the
abnity Of the local authorities to proper
y handle he disease and to prevent Its
wrtad.
The action of the supervisors was taken
simply to reassure the residents of other
sections of the country that there Is no
danger OF the spread OF the disease, as
Chinatown will be so thoroughly searched
and olea ssed and the quarantine so tight
y drawn that should the plague still
nist II will be impossible for II to spread.
Mayor PheImn's Statement.
In this connection Mayor Phelan has
Issued the following statement to the
Associated Press:
"rne situation In San Francisco is as
ail0ws
Between March 7 and May Is nine dead
bdies of Chinese taken from the Chi
nse quarter showed evidences of bu-
knie plague. Since h latter date no
prson sick OF plague has been found,
nor has there been any death. The city
~ VI ttAi'l NttIT W. At tpti'Nhht ~
section In Chinatown and In conse.
quence of the decision Of the federal
earts preventing incubation OF Chinese
afoat TO leave the city. the Chinese dis
met itself will be q~uarantined In order
. pFotect outside territory from even
de remotest possibility OF contagion.
There is no fear whatever among the
aople of San Francisco. nor is there any
anger. There has been no infection I'm
us city proper, although Chinatown has
ven open during this period, The meas
ssrss adopted are merely precautionary
" fact Is concealed and no danger need
Y apprshended."
tAinese viii Appeal to the Courts.
Tbs Chinese residents of the quaran-
vel section will carry the matter into
" courts with the view OF having the
gAfantins either dissolved entirely or at
a. so modified as TO apply only TO
NFeihc places which are alleged to be
Miecied The method of procedure has
~ YET been determined. They contend
Ast there Is no plague In the district,
Nohieman Committed for Trial.
LoNuoN, May 29.-At the Marlborough
hxeft Police court today. Sir Robert Peel