Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
DOCTORS GIVE CHASE
Catch Steamer Horda in the
Open Sea.
YELLOW fever THE CAUSE
Bring Her Back to Old New
York.
MORE FUMIGATION COMING
Sailor Larsen, Innocent Cause of Ex-
citement, Lies Ill on Swim
burne Island.
YELLOW FEVER THE CAUSE
: FUM1GAT1oN COMING

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August Chased by the
health officers boat at quarantine. after
she had proceeded outward bound for
Norfolk. the Norwegian steamship Horda
was hauled back to the narrows shortly
before noon today for fumigation for yell
low fever When the Horda arrived here
Thursday one Of her sailors was taken to
Swinbourne Island. suffering with yellow
fever After an examination and fumiga-
ton the Horda was allowed to proceed In
to the port and at once came to berth
at the foot of Freeman street.. Green
point, where she lay until this morning.
when she finished her unloading and pro-
ceeded to clear for Norfolk.
The Horda passed out through the mar
rows at 8 o'clock. but lay of Fort Wads-
worth until 10 o'clock for orders. Then
she weighed anchor and proceeded to the
open sea. bound for Norfolk. Fifteen
minutes later the health officers boat left
cutter sped after the Horda, overtaking
her near the West Bank light. The steam
er was ordered back to quarantine and ar
rived here shortly before noon.
Sailor Larsen Pretty Sick.
In the meantime Henry Larsen. the
sailor who had been taken 70 Swinburne
Island. remains there in serious condi-
ton with an aggravated case of the
dreaded fever. The seriousness of his
case impelled DR.. Doty. the health officer.
to again overhaul the steamer and again
fumigate her, although the steamer had
been lying at a Brooklyn pier for forty
eight hours and although hundreds OF
people had gone aboard and moved from
ship to street while the steamer was in
Greenport.
1t was said that the ordering back of
the steamer was due to the fact that
she was bound for Norfolk, an American
mort where the dread Of yellow fever is
greater than it Is here. and for the spe-
cial purpose of killing any mosquitoes
that may remain on board the steam
ship after her contagion from the case OF
Larsen.
A strict investigation was at once be-
gun to see who had been aLoard the
freighter while she lay at the Freeman
street pier. All these will be rounded up
and observed for the next fortnight. Lar
sen is in a very serious condition on the
island and is being closely observed by
the health officers stan there.
Contracted at Vera Cruz.
Larsen got the yellow fever probably
while the Horda was at Vera Cruz. Mex
leo, a hotbed for. yellow fever. He was
taken i'll shortly before the Horda reached
this port Thursday. but at first his case
was not supposed to be serious.
When 1t developed more seriously. how
ever. the Horda was held up after being
chased by the Doctors cutter this morn
ina. and will probably not be permitted
to 20 to the Norfolk port until tomorrow
night or Monday.
There are twenty members Of the crew
aboard the freighter. and all of these will
be strictly observed for the next forty
eight hours.
The Horda was consigned to the Mum
son line. She is a steamer of 1,126 tons,
and is commanded by Capt. Eide.