Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-07-26
lEPER SU WAH.
He is Turned Loose In Juarez, Mex.
leo, From Where Ne Escaped,
UNPLEASANT JOB ACCOMPLISHED


Mr. Smith says that his freight ride
to FL Paso, with Su Wah in charge of
the furniture car and he attempting to
take life as easy as possible In a way
car on a slow train. was by all odds
the most tirescme ride he ever took
In his life" He don't want to make
many more 30O-mile rides on freight
train.
The FL Paso Herald has the follow.
ing article on the arrival OF the leper
in that city:
Su Wah. alias Chau Pc. the Chinese
leper. has been deported, but not TO
the Flowery Kingdom across the wa.
ter. He Is nov in the land whence he
came to Uncle Sans domain.
This morning Su Wah's private box
car that has been his domicile at Albu-
querque for some weeks, arrived here
as a part Of a Santa Fe freight train.
Su Wah was properly escorted by
United States officials and was met on
his arrival by Charles Meehan, Chi
nese immigration inspector. with an
old wagon. Su was put into II and
quietly and without any stir or osten.
tation, driven to the old laundry near
the Sierra Madre depot in Juarez, and
dumped out.
He is now in the place where he
came from and ne will likely stay
there to he disposed as the Mexican
authorities see At The Chinaman Is
in horrible shape. and all bandaged up
Mr. Meehan says he had no curiosity
to examine him. but got rid OF his Job
as quickly as possible.
This Chinaman is the same one who
~ mo harn In
ago and for whom the government i'm.
migration authorities and the police
searched so diligently He dropped
out of sight so thoroughly for time
that many believed there was no leper
about either this place or Juarez. Sud
denly he turned up in Albuquerque and
the question has been what was to he
done about II. siu was ordered deport
cd some time ago and the order was
executed this morning about 10
O'Clock.
DR.. Race. the city health officer. has
been notified that the box car is here
and the next question is what TO do
with It,
United States Marshal G. NJ. Foraker
OF Albuquerque, came down yesterday
and will return tonight. His deputy
j. II. Smith. came In on the freight
train this morning in charge of the
leper. The train arrived about a. m.
Marshal Foraker when asked about
the case. said: "Su Wah has been a
great care to us up at Albuquerque bu,
we had to care for him just the same
The government first ordered him de
ported to China, but the Southern Pa
cific would not receive him. nor would
the steamship companies.
Then the order was changed to de.
portation to Mexico at Juarez. where
the leper came from. He had been in
Mexico for two years before he came
here. He has not only been great
care to us but he has cost the govern.
ment about $500 or more. We had TO
keep two guards at his car ut s. per
day and pay the railroad company 81
per day demurrage on the box car. The
Santa Fe charged 1856 for bringing
him down here"
Deputy Marshal Smith has had i'm
mediate charge OF the leper in Albu-
querque and speaking OF his expert
ence. said; Il fed him with long
pole with a hook on the end of IL.
had two buckets, one for water and
| one for tea and would reach these
and his food in a paper bag into the
car by means OF the stick
When | got here this morning |
came up town and got some crutches
for my patient. Mr.. Meehan got a
Mexican and his wagon 20 haul him
over the line, but when he saw the
Chinaman he baked Then another
one was gotten and he took the fellow
over. We did not tell the driver what
we had but warned him TO touch moth
ing and told him the Chinaman was
hurt in a wreck.
Il went with Mr. Meehan over the
river 10 deport the man ana we COM
ploted the job about 10 o'clock and
| breathe freely now that | am rid of the
job"
Marshal Foraker and Deputy Smith
kept their movements thoroughly
quiet as they feared the Texas health
officers would interfere
Mr.. Foraker came in yesterday and
not even the gentlemen from Albu-
querque who are here In the interests
Of the territorial fair knew anything
about IL.
Nov the interesting problem is, what
| Will the MeXicans do with him?
DR. Race. the city health officer, was
seen this morning and asked abOu'
what would be done with the car. Tn
doctor said: II have sent two men
down to burn the Chinarian 4 effects
and to iumigatc the car. il Is a very
simple proposition, and sulphur burnt
in the car viii thoroughly cleanse IL
from danger
The doctor. speaking Of the disease.
said. "Thc worry OF people and their
great fear from leprosy comes wholly
| from legend that has come down TO us
through the ages II Is an infectious
disease like syphilis and is gotten by
contact with the virus in the same
way, While il is lncurahle there rs not
the danger from Il that people inn
agine. Diphtheria is many times more
| dangerous and ! would much rather
treat patient with leprosy, as far as
| coutagiOn is concerned
nj ,,t ia ~ he