Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
SMALLPOX ON SYLPH
NEGRO SEAMAN FROM PRESI-
DENTS YACHT STRICKEN.
Man Left Ship Before Disease Fully
Developed-Vessel Has Been
Thoroughly Fumigated.

The outbreak of smallpox, which for sew
eral weeks has caused no little anxiety to
the health authorities. took an unexpected
turn late yesterday afternoon, when Clar-
ence MARROW, colored, twenty-three years
old, an ordinary seaman on the SylDh. the
Presidents yacht. was found to be suffer
ing from the malady MARROW had been
a patient in isolated ward of the Naval
Hospital since Wednesday, but yesterday,
when the nature of his illness was def
nitely diagnosed. he was promptly re-
moved to the smallpox hospital An effort
Is being made to trace the source of infec
ton IN the case but up to l o'clock this
afternoon the health authorities were I'M
able to discover any case of smallpox with
which NARROW might possible have been
thrown In contact.
The quarters occupied by the man on the
yacht have been fumigated, and similar pre-
cautions will be taken at the Naval Hos
pital 1t Is stated that no members of the
Presidents family have been aboard the
Sylph for some time.
Marlow's case was brought to the atten-
ton of the District health department as
soon as the physicians at the Naval Hos
pital were positive that the heavy rash de-
veloped by the negro was a premonitory
sign OF smallpox. An investigation by the
departments inspectors brought forth the
fact that the negro had been vaccinated
ABOUT four years ago, but the scar was
characterized as poor one and it is as
the virus that failed to secure for the man
immunity from the disease. After learning
all the facts in the case the health authori-
ties announced that they believed that
others of the crew OF the Sylph were in no
danger, because NARROW was removed from
the vessel before the disease had developed
The Sylph is lying at her regular dock at
the navy yard.
Second Case From Water Front.
This Is the second outbreak of smallpox
on the city's water front within a week.
and strict watch will be maintained on
other vessels to see that danger OF further
spread of the disease is reduced to a min
mum. corps Of quarantine guards were
at Stephenson's wharf at midnight las
night to receive the steamer Northumber-
iand OF the Baltimore line and to prevent
any members of the crew from escaping
into the city.
1t was from the Northumberland a few
days ago that the negro Thomas H. Jordan.
oeck hand, was sent to the Marine Hos
pltal Tor treatment, and subsequently, trans
was discovered that he was suffering from
that disease. AS stated in The Star at the
time, the Northumberland was funiga fed
by the health authorities and the remainder
OF the crew quarantined on the boat until
the hour OF departure on her return voyage
to Baltimore.
Could Not Land in VIRGINIA
Inc heditH poaFdS or both Maryland and
virginia have been warned of the possible
Danger OF smallpox on the steamer so that
precautions could be taken at all ports
"here the vessel touches on her trips UP
and down the Potomac river and the
Chesapeake bay. On the water front This
morning 1t was reported that the North
cumberland was not allowed to stop at any
of her regular Virginia landings on the
way to Baltimore from Washington on
tuesday, but 1t is tbaf
was experienced at the dock in Baltimore
| and that the vessel was permitted to make
all stops on the return voyage
The health office received assurances of
cooperation on the part of the steamship
company, and 1t Is thought there will be
no difficulty In restraining all members of
the crew on board until the regulation
quarantine period of sixteen days has
elapsed and 1t is reasonably certain that
there Is no further danger of spread of
the disease from the Jordan case.