The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-22
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIX
DEATHS THeREFROM.
THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
BY City aud Federal Authorities Tn
Prevent It's sprsad-AlI the Cases I'm
Chinatown No Chinese Allowed to-
Leave-Compuisory 1The
Chinese Endeavorins to E.cau the
freatmen. Quarantine Guards Es-
tabiished on the state Line.

San Francisco. May Is.-Tna 49,,
of health has adopted a res.,n,.,,, a
ciaring That bubonic plague exists in
san francisco. The health author, sas
say that while there are no living - .as
mere there have been six deaths o,r
ing the past three months. and thsv
nave decided to take precaut,ons
against the development and spre,a
of the disease.
a iorce OF physicians today went
through Chinatown to treat Chinese
With Hoffkine prophyIaetic as a pr..
Ventive against the plague.
Inc members OF the board OF bealth
say that there is absolutely no danger
OF the development or SPREAD of ,,.
disease at San Francisco hut s.. ,,a
same time they do not propose to take
any chances, and II is their duty to
tax precautions.
"hen IL became known in Chinatowr
that the board OF health had determtr-
60 10 lnoculate the residents Of tha
Chlnese section, groups gathered ON
ery corner and denounced the af-
tlon or the board as outrageous Sona
OF the more wealthy OF the Indignant
Ch1nese hurried their families into
hachs and other vehicles i'm the ar
tempt TO send them out of the district
Some succeeded in getting as far as
the CITY limits where they were storoed
by the police. Others attemnfed n
leave the city on trains. Several NOR
chants endeavored to obtain passage
on the steamer America Maru which
sailed for the Orient today. but there
was no room for them on the steamer.
Ine doctors detailed to fnocuiate the
Cnlnese are to have a very hard time
OF IL, every possible obstacle being
paced IN their way by the Chinese.
The consul general is cooperating with
the board of health as much as possf
Die, but several demonstrations among
the Chinese have caused him TO keen
quiet in the matter. He has urged his
people repeatedly TO submit to the de-
mands or the board Yesterday a small
mob surrounded the consulate and
stoned the buildings. This action re-
suited in detachment of police being
detailed TO protect the consulate.
Dr: vincent III. Buckley. a member
OF the board of health, stated TODAY
that there have been no deaths as a
result or inoculations, q bulletin posted
in Chinatown TO the contrary notwith-
stnding.
DIT Buckley stated that unless -s1e
chinese submit TO the operations. a
corps of police or soldiers will s.
round Chinatown and no one | ts
those supplied with a proper cert -
cate viii be allowed to pass throu. I.
the lines. DIR. Buckley stated ii
while the heads of the six compan =
seemed willing to cooperate with the
board, so far. their efforts to influence
their countrymen had not proven a
success.
Houston, Texas, May ia special
from Austin says: "A telegram. was
received here tonight confirming the
reports of the existence OF the bubonic
plague at San Francisco Upon receipt
of the news DIR. Belmont declared alb
solute quarantine upon San Francisco
and stationed inspectors at FL Paso
and Texarkana. No passengers or
goods of any kind will be admitted into
the state from San Francisco"
Washington, May 19.-Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman tonight gave out the fol-
lowing statement in regard TO the
plague at San Francisco:
March Sth Sugeon Kinyoun reported
a suspicious case Of death In China
town and March 11th that he had
found the plague bacillus April 9th
another case occurred, verified by bae-
THEOLOGICAL examination and so re-
ported May End May 18th there were
two deaths from plague May 18th an
other case was reported. There have
AAs
the disease has appeared only among
the Chinese. The bureau has sent TO
San Francisco about $500 bottles of
Hoffkine presentive and is ssilf for
warding it. It has also sent q quantl-
ty Of E-e curative. serum inspectors
have been stationed at the railroad
crossing Of the state and the railroad
companies have been instructed TO re-
fuse the sale Of tickets to .snese -ar
sengers. A trains inspection servf.
has been ordered. The inter-s:at.
quarantine law of March e. 1880. win
be enforced The bureau will operate
through Surgeon Kinyoun. who Will
cooperate with the state and local
board. of health. Special apparatus
has been sent to San Francisco and
four additional commissioned medical
officers has been sent to report to Sur
geon Kinyoun. Surgeon Kinyoun re-
ports tonight that difficulty has been
experienced. in the house 20 house in.
spection, but believes the Obstacles
can be overcome in QG1hort time
Chicago, May 19.-ALIstant Surgeon
A s. Lloyd. OF the pnffed States ma
rine hospital here, has been ordered TO
San Francisco to agsfsf I'm the work
Of preventing the spread OF hhe
bubonic plague. IS
Assistant Surgeon Amesee. OF De-
troit, IL was announced, has left De-
tn0it for Honolulu on similar mis-
sion-