Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-21
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pool, the passengers were landed, the
SICK ones being carried to the hospital
The ship was then fumigated and after
a careful examination was pronounced
free from all danger of infection.
Here, all Of the tourists who had in
tended to return to America on the
New England, 14S in number, rejoined
the ship. The other tourists are scat
tered all over the continent. The New
England left Liverpool, April H.
When the vessel reached quarantine.
this afternoon, she was boarded by the
health officers who vaccinated all on
board who could not show vaccination
scars, between 20 and so being subject
to the operation. Then, having been
given a clean bill, the vessel proceeded
to her berth at the Hoosac Tunnel
docks, where her passengers were land
ed shortly before s o'clock
Capt. McCauley, in speaking Of his
experiences, tonight. said: THE trip
had been a most successful one up the
Mediterranean and when we returned
and anchored at Naples it was with a
feeling of satisfaction that all except
the few sick ones and their friends dis
embarked for a four days visit to
Rome. l went with the party and
was greatly surprised to receive a tele-
gram from my chief steward March
70, to return at once, as something
was the matter with the crew. Later
! received a telegram from the
physician who had been left
behind, to return as soon as possible.
Mr.. Clark returned with me, when we
found that four Of the crew were down
with smallpox, five more were under
suspicion, and about five were nearly
i'll with Influenza and kindred dis
eases.
I'VE decided that it was for the best
interests Of the passengers that they
be not allowed to return to the ship
and thus be subjected to the danger
Gus disease. A clause in the contract
allowed for just such an emergency
and although Mr.. Clark wished the
party taken to Villefranche, we agreed
that a telegram should be sent to his
assistant in Rome notifying him to
hold the party, as Article II Of the
contract was in force.
The stateroom baggage, with Mr.
consent was gathered and put into
whatever receptacles we could find for
it and properly labelled. Then we
sailed for Liverpool, where rigid ex-
animation of the ship was made by the
board Of health and United States con-
sulatc officers.
Il believe | have acted for the best
interest of those entusted to my care
and l regret exceedingly that / could
not bring all who sailed with me from
this port, Feb. l last. While in Ma
pies i was presented with an elegant
testimonial by the passengers"
a few hours before the steamer
reached her dock in this city a meet
ing Of the cabin passengers was held at
which a committee was appointed to
prt pare statement for the press. Col.
{. L. Fuller Of jamaica Plains, one Of
the committee, said, tonight:
This thing ought t. be ventilated
ana viii be as soon as We have a chance
70 prepare a statement. The fact that
al our baggage was put ashore in a
state Of disorder was only a minor
trouble. 1t was Clarks action in at
tempting to induce the captain to al
low the passengers to come aboard the
ship again and his leaving them in the
lurch, many of them women. practi-
cally stranded, when the ship sailed
Of Indignation That splendid
captain. McCauley. said to Clark:
For Gods sake, drop your dollars and
cents. Do you really want the passen-
gers to come back in this pest ship?'
clark was affected, but he said. If they
don't. | am ruined Finally he yield
cd when DR.. Casselberry refused point
blank to stay on the ship If the pas
sengers were brought back. and tele-
graphed to Rome: Will not go up to
Nice. VIII explain.
well he did explain" said Mr.. Fuller.
after fashion. He told the people at
Rome there was trouble on board the
shin but if any wanted to go back he
would give them each s.. Some took the
- believing they could not get any more.
hut dld not go back. while others went
back to find the ship had sailed as of
course Clark was aware. Some of the
people left stranded had not even s. in
cash. ono man secured loan of 500
from Clark by giving his personal note.
others borrowed from their friends or
from the American CONSUL"
Or. ii. IL. Casselberry of HaZleton Pa.
who accompanied the tourists said that
i Clark had advanced the $50 necessary
to fare fare across the continent to Liver
pool the passengers would not have com
Iiained. He explained that the reason Of
such indignation against Clark on the
part pI tit passengers was tnat ne want
"a them to be taken aboard that pest
ship again A Naples"
Dr- Casselherry says that he had no
doubt the dcSeasc was contracted In
Jerusalem and that II was proba BILE that
me original case was that of Mrs. NJ. w
l thompson. When he was summoned back
70 the ship from Rome he found five of
the crew sick and in charge of the ships
surgeon. He CasSelbcrry) agreed to take
charge Of the sick passengers, upon con-
dition that the rest Of the party should
not be allowed to return on board. Capt
soon as the baggage could be put ashore
they sailed for Liverpool The sick began
to improve but no new cases appeared
until they reached Liverpool. when they
had j. cases, all of whom were sent to the
hospitals.
Il am informed that some have since
died. But none of the passengers died
after we left Naples aboard ship and the
three who We're sent to the Liverpool hos
pitals. Capt. and Mrs. NJ. W. Thompson
Of Friendship. Nc. and Mrs. J. X. Taylor
Of Newton. were all convaleScent. So ~
There was one death aboard ship-the
hoatswain-after leaving Naples, and he
was buried at sea. Rev. G. T. Lowe of
Oswego. y. ". and Miss Anna Scotch of
Winona, Mimi, were among those who
landed at Naples and died at Rome
These three are the only persons that I
know of who died of smallpox though
others NAV have since died at Liverpool
Norman Becker Of Seneca Falls n Y
did not die Of SMALLPOX or of consump-
ton as has been variously reported. but
of acute yellow atrophy of the liver The