The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-12

Galveston jaun ~ ctslntag
thaf his fnalaay In 3 re#ait uf tbs Ia
mignsieu us bis shlg. the Nnvabgtn
Captain George nfst 1tnH ore If tae
beet known masters visiting thts
port. was yesterday compelled to 80
~ ~, Mars iufirmsry suffering
from an attack Of typhoid fever. and
bis line may quit this port The eaaa
of th. steamer aud The apparently
necessary detention In quarantine
during witch tins the vessel Ta1
subjected to two thorough famiga-
tions. has previously heen mention
cd In these columns
Broken i'm health and suffering
from the hot fever. Captain Breckton
told of the hardships TO which he aud
his crew have been subjected since
arriving In the port OF Galveston.
II left IaEues Island twenty -four
DAYS previous to my arrival here,
said Captain Breckon. "and from the
American surgeon al that port I
brought a clean bin of health. No
from sanitary point of yiew than
the Burnholm upon reaching here.
aud Dr. Tucker. then state health
officer, voluntarily told me that my
vessel was the cleanest he had seen
while engaged In the quarantine ser
vice
"The next day, after having fumi-
gated the vessel, Or. Tucker came
alongside and told me that the
state health officer had ordered the
Burnholm detained in quarantine for
seven days
Captain Breckon stated further
that the deadly sulphuric fumes
were let into the cabin, his living
rooms and other quarters without
regard for anything, and that the
stencil left has been so terrible that
ii is impossible to remain inside
since. He says the beautiful velvet
| carpets with which the cabins we're
furnished are ruined; the pras
ratings and timepteces are biacken
ed beyond redemption Whhe u
halinK these fumes, and forced TO r
. main on board for days, ourii
: which time the smell OF the ingref
3 ents used in the fumigation "
sickening. Captain Breckon was 3
" tackled with typhoid fever and the
: is no telling when he will be able
sail away with-his ship for Hamburl
TO which port he is destined. nc
only is the captain laid up but thre
or four of his men were sick at
time. and he claims the whole creV
have been needlessly poisoned.
As result of the experience tt
which this steamer and the master
has been subjected, there Is a prop
ability of one of Galveston BIG
steamship lines, the Red Cross, be-
! ing Withdrawn from this port entire
| ly.
CAPTAIN Breckou wrote the owners
/ of the line Rowland q Norwood,
! Limited. of England. laying the case
before them.
II never expect 10 bring my yes
( sci TO Galveston again II ! can help
it," said the captain, and It would
/ be no surprise to me 10 see the com
panv withdraw its Twenty-Five steam
ers which are doing service princi-
pally with American ports. from
Galveston altogether. Many OF these
steamers come here regularly. and
the Red Cross line has been promin-
entity connected with the commerce
I OF Galveston for many years.
The steamer Buruholm Is worth
100000. and the expense of keep.
ling the vessel Ia quarantine durius
the seven days amounted 20 about
5000 90 DAY
/ pr Brumuy. state health officer
/ said the reason for holding th'
II Bufnhoim ln quarantine" was on ae
count of there beIus hHhouie plasu'
lat R,o &c. IausirH. near which 'N'
| Rarnhoim touched while yn T0uie
| Captain Hfrybou maintains ihat h'