Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-23
Alaska |
Government officials Fear Severe
Outbreak of the Disease During
the Winter.
Revenue Officer Cushing Reports an
Outbreak and Establishment
Of Quarantine.
New Era Of Prosperity Starting up
at Dawson City-Other
News.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2s.-Capt.
Gushing, of the revenue cutter Rush,
fears there will be severe outbreak of
smallpox in Alaska, caused by infected
vessels. In a letter to Capt. Shoemak
Ier. dated at Dutch Harbor on July 10,
the revenue officer says: "on the 18th
as we We're ready to start out on a \
cruise again the surgeon reported a.
case of smallpox ON schooner from
Nome to Seattle that he had boarded.
This vessel had tifty-four passengers
and seven of a crew on board.
AS prompt action was necessary l
Immediately marked out a. quarantine
station at Hog Island, Captains Har-
This island is uninhabited and good
water can be obtained on it.
Il then Went on board the schooner
|myself. taking with me our own SUR
seon and the marine hospital surgeon
Ia young man who had just arrived the
day before at Dutch Harbor, hoisted
.
saw the patient. who had then broken
lout with the disease all over his face
and ordered the master To take his YES
Issi to the quarantine grounds After
the doctors had vaccinated every one
on board the master took the vessel to
guarantine where it now is, had. a tent
lput up for the patient ON the island,
bedding and a stove put in, and one of
his fellow passengers, who had studied
lmedicine, volunteered to take care of
lEhin
The marine hospital surgeon has
taken hold Of the case now and when.
W. return from our cruise, II the man is
better and there is no further spread
lantong the rest, we Will release him {,
II think i did all right TO take hold
l5of this case. lit VIII never do for the
smallpox To get among he natives. for
HIT Would wipe thems out of eNistence and
i'paralize this place for a coaling sra
ltion IS,
Then again. ii would have been in
human to send the schooner 10 sea for
lat least thirty DAYS crowded wi, n n,ao-s
ipie have the disease break out ma ybe
l5take off the aster and mate and leave
the boat helpless.
The marine hospital doctor is i'm a.
had NIX. continued Capt. Cushing
lssHospital not ready. no medicines and
Hit Will be some TING before i hey d, ar
itriye All his reuuest Il have today ,,,r,-
tp.isd him with What / medicines he re-
sauires. with the Understanding ,h,.y,
Awill be returned when his arrives. This
4 is only so we swillsnot be short. as every
sIplace we stop there is a cons tant reuui-
5|sition for our medicines and surgeon.
6lborh on vessels and on shore.
4 AS the season adva noes and he
dcrowds flock out OF Nome they are go-
ling to have. many infected vessels arr
Irive there. and it Will require constant
4 vigilance to Keep 1T from getting on
shore. The only thing that is bad
l8when tlleseutter is aNay8cv everything be-
jsconies chaos the orders from the cut
liter being the only ones people pay al.y
A attentian to instllis country
y while We#xere busy With our small
lpux vessel the master of the whaling
bark Gayhead came 20 see me, h E haV-
ling put in here in distress. witt, half
q his crew i'll, second mate dead and two
otllers dying AS the marine hospital
4 surgeon was too busy we sent our q Y II
tsurgeon to his assistance who treated
sIeighteen cases of different diseases
Isome serioGs The same night took the
Rush aiongsid of the American shir
lJabez Howe ard towed it in To the n
4 A. C. Company's dock. The coal sup.
!, lply was about exhausted on shore, a,ld
+ the Howe arrived With 1900 tons Jus,
8 in time.
1t was a big ship to handle, drawing
I. Twenty-Five feet of water. but NE
a brought it in and put it alongside TIL
i dock in good shape. The lack of Goa
There would be a serious condition III,
vessels, as everything stops here. Owe,
EG,0oOtons We're taken from here in abou
, three weeks time.
If nothing of moment turns up to-
4 morrow Will go out In the island again
Machinery still botheringS us, and ii ma,
!. kept Howison busy the LAST two DAYS
Twill write you on my return from III,
next cruise. All we'll on board ant
leverytning right"
Dawson appears to be starting on I;
q NEW era Of prosperity says United
, States Consul McCook at Dawson Cit,
!, lin recent report to the state depart
: tment Supplies are plentiful and min
.ng 'nae infa = arsy va, qaaa,tles
80 :. Ds1,.s pa.,. lieM seain
= II n