The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

Recent Outbreak in Manila Proves Great Hardship
TO Americans in the Philippines.

emily stamped out and the feet is at
present at Olongapo, Subig, eighty miles
from Manilal it is thought that the men
viii still have an opportunity Of coming
ashore
Early IN October a party OF six Of US
took a fifteen days trip around the
Southern islands on the L. S A Trans
port 'Liscum" We had all been ex-
posed and not one Of US but what needed
rest from the excitement incidental 10 the
cases a. p Gale Nueva We were three
days out. at Borongan. Samar. when
case Of cholera developed on board. We
were Immediately ordered to the quaran-
tine station al Cebu and isolated there.
We had twenty-fOur hrst-class passen-
gers and about 100 enlisted men. in add
ton to the ships crew on board Every
man. woman, and child was taken
ashore and we were stewed, brOiled. and
baked and our clothes shrunk until the
germs fed IN terror 10 a more cOngenial
cline As the case was not fatal. we
made rather a lark OF IL The women had
one side Of Ions building with shower
baths and the men the other, while We
had 10 hand out our clothes and they
We're put through steam heat for two
hours. The women We're given kimOnas
and the men pajaulas.
We were then taken about half q mile
up into the woods 10 the isolated build
ing. while the natives We met fed before
our approach The pajamas were Of all
the shades and tints Of the rainbow
many Of them being bright yellow and
nile green. with brown dragons sporting
themselves from bOugh 10 bought o. "A
luxuriant forest OF cOcoanut trees. One
man was fortunate enough 10 set a
blouse and trousers 20 match, but he was
seized by the rest Of the male members
Of the party and carried 70 an upper
room. where We attired him in the most
CHASTITY rig We could select. We were
kept here for two days and returned to
the ship on the morning OF the third day.
We were then released from quarantine
and allowed 10 proceed on our way.
I cannot speak TOO highly OF the fight
made against the plague by the bureau
Of health under the personal supervision
Of DR.. Mclaughlin. OF the United States
Marine Hospital Service. There was no
such thing as sleep for any Of the stan
and every house in Manila was inspected,
chloride OF lime sprinkled over all damp
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I'm large quantities 10 any who would ap-
ply. The greatest menace 10 the citizens
and that which caused more difficulty IN
the successful stamping ont Of the cpl
demic was the fact that the Filipin0s
would not report a case o. cholera. but
would allow q member Of the family 10
die. and then remain n the house with
the corpse. eating and drinking and IN
many cases holding an Old-fashiOued
wake, invariably eating with their In
gers. thus spreading contagi0n miscsI-
lane0uSly-
From one house five dead persons. all
Of whom hed died from cholera. We're re-
moved at one tine and the house was
burned. Had II not been for the almost
superhumaa efforts Of the Americans
this would undoubtedly have been the
worst epidemic on record-as il was we
cannot be too thankful The only thing.
according TO Commissioner Worcester. IS
70 be patient educating the ignorant
natives, teaching them the value OF
cIeanliness-these methods and these
alone viii eventually drive cholera from
Manila EDWIN s GEE.
FaTuzS-C-s C-e1k. L. >. A