The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-19
SIBERIA IN AND OUT.

SIBERIA IN AND OUT.
After long absence from this port
the Siberia arrived in port early yes
terday morning after having been an
chored outside all the previous night.
The Siberia was in quarantine at Yo-
kohama for eleven days, because of
case of plague in the fireroom. The
Siberia was thoroughly fumigated. The
vessel resumed her voyage to the
Coast at 6 p. m. There were a few pas
sengers for Honolulu, among them be-
ing Mrs. r. NJ. Brooks, infant and
amah. and DIR. George Augur, who re-
turns from a tour of the Orient.
Among the through passengers Is sir
Ernest Satow, British Minister to
China, who is en- route to London; Hon.
Huntington Wilson, charge d'affaires OF
the American legation at Toxic, who is
en- route to Washington to become
Third Assistant Secretary of State;
Lieut.. the Hon. f. Coke, an English
army officer returning home from India;
G. j. Glidden, the Lowell, Mass, man
who is returning from an automobile
tour of the world; Mrs, j. c. Have
never and daughter, en- route to New
York from the Orient. Mrs. Have
never had intended 10 remain over II
Honolulu for few weeks, but changed
her mind while in Japan and is hasten
ing home.
The Siberia discharged 700 tons OF
freight here and carried away about
40 passengers. Among these were MIR
and Mrs. C. A. Brown, who are goint
10 New England for the summer
George Thielen, the broker, who vii
90 to hot springs resort in Californli
for treatment; w. II. Hoogs and son
who will 90 north to Portland for
visit; Miss Ben Taylor, principal OF tn
public school at Waiohinu, Kau, wit
will spend her summer vacation on TN
mainland; Mrs a. w. Pearson, accom-
panied by Miss Margaret Thurston
who will remain on the mainland for
few months: II. C. j.. Perkins, the en-
tomologist, and wife, who 90 to Eng
land.
JAP FUMIGATIoN METHODS.
An officer of the Pacific Mail steam
ship Siberia has the following to say
the methods of the japanese quarar
tine service in fumigating vessels;
"We were placed in quarantine a
Yokohama for ten days. We wer
xnoved over to the quarantine station
ktShulk was brought alongside. An OIL
eer) came aboard and asked how muc
Space there was in this and that con
partment. He was given the exact nj
ures and he then returned to the hui
and the fumigating plant was prepare
with just the amount of fumes nece
sary to fill the compartment. A whit
rat, especially bred for the purposes
the quarantine service, was brought
the Siberia in cage. The cage wa
hung just within the compartment ne'
to the portfolio through which II
fumigating pipes were thrust. The
the fumes were pumped in. Once in
while the sacks enclosing the free edg'
of the portfolio were uncovered and
inspection of the rat made. As long
he was alive the fumes were pumpe
in. When he was found dead, the fur
igation came to an end. That rat W;
closer to a little fresh air than M
other rat that may have been in Il
compartment. and he lived longer tina
Others. When he was dead every 9th
rat was surely dead. And so the fun
CATION went all over the ship, viii
rat being used for each compartmer
Then the japanese doctors treated
finely. We were taken by detachmen
to the quarantine station grounds eve
day for exercise"
SIBERIA IN QUARANTINE.
A case of plague was found on t
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. s steam
Siberia which entered Yokohama
Monday morning from llongkong, \
Shanghai. Nagasaki and Kobe, 7
patient is n Chinese member of /
crew. II is said that he was taken
board at llongkong on the 10th in
(that is, two days before the departl
OF the yessel) aud became III ON Sl
day afternoon. Tho steamer was
dered on Monday afternoon Ia the
gahama Quarantine station, where
il 20 stay ten days She has ON hol
i0s passengers Of whom 80 are 4
class aud SECOND. According tn
schedule the sihorin WIS 90 leave 20
hama on Tuesday with Baron Nun
kif Ernest SuiOw, M, Wilson
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