Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-14
ship WILLESDEN
EXONERATED BY
j. 5. CUSTOMS

After thorough inspection OF the
immigrant ship Willesden, the local
customs service has completely ex-
onerated the ship and its captain from
responsibility for the deaths that oc-
CURED on board. While the exact
character of the report has not been
made public, II is known that IL is
highly complimentary to Capt. G. Il.
Cox.
The sudden and unforeseen outbreak
of smallpox on the ship three or four
days after leaving Gibraltar, and the
long voyage are held to be the cause
of the deaths. and the administration
OF the ship Is praised, while the SAM
tary arrangements are reported as
ample. Indeed, The report is laudatory
of Captain Cox and the ship generally.
Officers and Crew still In Quarantine.
Or. Carl Ramus, in charge of the
United States quarantine service
placed Captain Cox, his officers aud
members of his crew under quaran-
tine today. This will be raised on
December 2Gth. allowing for a four
teen days period of detention.
The Willesden still retains her
berth at the Federal quarantine wharf
and II Is more than likely that the
steamer will remain in port until Fri
day.
Mr.. Fred Waldron, the local repre-
sentative for the steamer dispatched
a cable to the owners regarding the
disposition OF the heavy bond under
which the Willesden Is now held. A
.eply Is awaited within the next twelve
hours.
II was the intention to dispatch the
Wiliesden for Vancouver and Puget
Sound ports this morning. As the
Captain aud crew are under q,iaran-
tine, there is no immediate necessity
for haste in getting away ~ the Will
lesden would only be placed under de-
tention should she arrive at the Paci-
fic coast ports before December Goth.
Was An Expensive Charter.
The owners of the Wilesden stand
to loose a pretty penny AS result of
their charter. DR.. Ramus was busy
tabulating the bill of expense for the
maintenance Of the eighteen hundred
immigrants this morning.
The Willesden owners are under n
daily expense of a trifle over $3.50 dur
ing the stay at Honolulu.
At the Federal quarantine station
where the immigrants are house and
led there Is stan OF twenty-four To-
cal people whose duties II Is to attend
to the wants Of the new arrivals. Tons
and tons of provisions are sent into
the camp each day. II requires an
enormous amount of money to settle
all the bills incurred In maintaining
the crowd In quarantine and this must
he settled by the owners Of the ves-
sci.
Ships Carpenter viii Recover.
carpenter on the Willesden crew
was taken down with serious attack
OF smallpox. He was the only person
belonging to the ship who contracted
the malady. For the first few DAYS OF
his illness his life was despaired of,
but today he was reported as on the
high road to recovery.
This officer will. however, be left
behind should the Willesden be dis
patched for the North Pacific coast
within the next few DAYS or a week.
Arrangements have been made by
Captain Cox for sending the man
along at a later date.
The Willesden may take on sup
ply Of coal and provisions before de-
parting.
Or. Ramus has made a very COM
llete tour OF the ship and II is said
that tho vessel has been found In
such condition that clean bill of
health can be granted whenever the
application is made by her officers.