The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-21
NEW ENGLAND RETURNS
EXCURSION STEAMER WHICH WAS
SAID TO BE A PEST SHIP.
Statement by Colonel Fuller-Small-
pOx Reported to Have Been Con-
tracted mt Jerusalem.

BOSTON, April 2O-The steamship New
England of the Dominion line. which sailed
from here Feb. with party Of excur-
sionists a European tour, reached this
port from Liverpool this afternoon, bring
was no sickness.
The arrival of the New England had been
awaited with great interest because of the
fact that smallpox broke out among the
excursionists while the vessel was at Ma
pies At that time all but ten of the pas
sengers were sightseeing in Rome, those
remaining on board being i'll. AS soon as
Captain McCauley, of the vessel, knew of
the smallpox he made arrangements and
sailed from Naples as soon as possible for
Liverpool.
The authorities, becoming aware of the
existence of the disease on the vessel,
caused the tourists in Rome to be quaran-
tined in the Hotel Marine. and an armed
guard was placed ever them to prevent
them leaving the house. The baggage of
the tourists had been collected by the
ships officials and placed on shore. Much
of this baggage went astray When the
vessel arrived at Liverpool the passengers
were all landed, the sick ones being carried
to the hospital The ship then thor
oughly fumigated. Here all of the tourists
who had intended to return to America on
the New England, las in number, rejoined
the ship. The other tourists are scattered
all over the continent, the ma jority of
them remaining to visit the Paris EXPOSE
tion.
When the vessel reached quarantine this
afternoon she was boarded by the health
officers. and all who could not show scars
were vaccinated. Then, having been given
a n hn ont m hor nrfh
A few hours before the steamer reached
her dock in this city meeting of her cabin
passengers was held, at which a commit
tee was appointed to prepare a statement
for the press.
Colonel Fuller said in an interview to-
night: This thing ought to be ventilated.
The fact that all our baggage was pui
ashore In a state of disorder was only a
minor trouble. 1t was Clark's (the excur-
sion manager) action In attempting to in
duce the captain to allow the passengers to
come aboard the ship again and his leaving
them in the lurch, many OF them women,
practically stranded, when the ship sailed
without them, that has created the out
burst of indignation. Captain McCauley
said TO Clark: For Gods sake drop your
dollars and cents. Do you really want the
Ship? Clark was affected, but said: If
they don't l am ruined Finally he yield
ed"
DR.. II. II. Casselberry, of Hazleton, Pa.
break of the smallpox. saying that he had
no doubt this disease was contracted in
Jerusalem, and ii was probable that the
original case was that of Mrs. W. W.
Thompson.
None of the passengers died after the
vessel left Naples, aboard ship, and the
three who were sent to the Liverpool hos
pital, Capt. and Mrs. NJ w. Thompson
of Friendship, Me-. and Mrs. ]. A. TAYLOR
or Newton, We're all convalescent. There
was one death aboard ship after leaving
Naples, the boatswain, and he was buried
at
Rev. G. T. Love, of Oswego, N. Y, and
Miss Anna Scoutten, of Winona. Mimi
were among those who landed at Naples
and died at Rome. These three are the
only persons that / know of who died OF
smallpox. though others may have died al
Liverpool. Norman Becker, of Seneca
Falls, did not die of smallpox or of con-
sumption, as has been reported, but OF
acute yellow atrophy Of the liver. The
death occurred at SMYRNA