The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-15
MAY RETURN 70 FRISCO
FITZPATRICK IN QUARANTINE
WAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
If Smallpox Does Not Increase viii
Go to Manila-If Disease Reappears
Boat May Return.

For the present the troops will be
kept in quarantine on the transport
Fitzpatrick and the vessel will be re-
1quired to stay outside Of the harbor.
Major Robinson the depot quartermas-
Ger has considered the adVisablity of
chartering the schooner Mary E. Fos
ter for the purpose of using it as a
temporary abode for the well soldiers
on the Fitzpatrick. The idea was to
have the soldiers transferred from the
transport and kept on the schooner so
that the Fitzpatrick could be thoroughly
fumigated and put into good healthy
condition to proceed to Manila.
The commander of the troops on the
transport was not ve4y desirous of hav-
ing this done however so it was decid-
ed not to transfer the troops for the
present but to keep the transport
in quarantine for about six days. If
the smallpox appears among the men
on board then other measures will be
taken. 1t may be. even decided to run
back to San Francisco or the schooner
may be charted. The case is simply
in statue quo however and develop
ments during the week will determine
what is to- be done.
This morning Major Robinson sent
word to the commander of the trans
port to maintain the strictest quaran-
tine of the vessel and not to permit
the slightest communication between
those on board the transport and those
who are to go alongside with the water
boats and coal barges. The intention
now is to coal the vessel at sea ano
also stock her with water
This will require fully six days ano
during that time it is thought that the
extent to which the disease spreads vii
be apparent. Only two cases were tax
en- off of her when she arrived and az
no more have since been reported there
is possibility that the rest of those
aboard the vessel may not be attacked
by the disease.
Dr. Cofer the quarantine officer a
this port will not permit the transpor
to enter here If it is desired to re
move the cabin passengers and have
them submit to the Ia days of deten
ton at the quarantine station this VIII
be allowed but every possible precau
ton will be taken by DIR. Cofer to pre-
vent the entrance of the disease to thi
port.
It was reported today that overture
had also been made to the owners o
che old bark Topgeliant to lSeure he
for temporary quarters for ths soldiers
Major Robinson said that thiS idea ha
been given up.
Naturally the commander # tn
troops on the Fitzpatrick is MOI Gssirou
of returning to the Coast with his com
mand He has orders to proceed di
rectly to the Philippines and he want
to obey his orders. Only in the ever
of it being imperative for him to g
back to San Francisco will he conser
to this move. AS soon as the Vess'
will have been coaled and supple
with water it will be perfectly able
go in either direction. Coaling will re
uuire about six days so by the end {
the week the DISPOSITION of the trans
port can be definitely .determine'
Should the disease spread it is MOI
than likely that the boat will have
put back to San Francisco unless tn
Mary f. Foster, Topgallant or som
other boat be specially chartered 9
temporary place of abode so that II
Fitzpatrick can be thoroughly fumiga
ed