The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-16
SIBERIA HAS SMALLPOX ON BOARD
Steerage Contacts Guaranteed for Four.
teen DISCRIMINATION of Ship in
Quarantine---Cabin Passengers
Come Ashore

there was a genuine case of old
fashioned smallpox on board, the p.
/ M. S. Siberia, from the Orient, went
straight to the quarantine wharf this
morning, and will stay there untn
she has been fumigated for twelve
hours, while the 80 steerage passen-
gers will do fourteen days in quaran-
tine. The through steerage passen-
gers should be out on time to proceed
by the Manchuria on March 2.
/ The news was wirelesesd in yester-
day that there was a suspicious case
of sickness on board, thought to be
smallpox, and although it got noised
around it was deemed better not to
make any announcement until the
ship came in. When DR.. Sinclair saw
the sick passenger this morning lie
knew Immediately that it was real
smallpox, and ordered the ship into
/ quarantine.
The sufferer is a Chinese passen-
/ ger and was taken i'll on Sunday last.
At once precautions were taken by
isolating him and then vaccinating all
/ the passengers, even the cabin and
secOnd-class, although there was not
much chance of their having become
contacts. The greatest precautions
were followed, and it is believed that
there will be no more cases, but with
the usual local quarantine thorough
ness no risks will be taken.
AS soon as the steamer was tied
up the crew began to get their bag
gage together They were subjected
to the necessary fumigation and so
was their baggage. They will be al
lowed to return to their work on
board, but they will not be permitted
to come ashore during the steamers
stay here. The steerage passengers
I will also have to undergo the same
personal treatment and their baggage
too will be fumigated But they will
be detained on quarantine islanG ror
fourteen days, in accordance with the
regulations.
| The cabin and second-class passen-
gers were allowed ashore, as the off,
Gals could not see any necessity for
OBTAINING them. Fortunately in a
way, the Siberia has only light list
For Honolulu there are five passen-
gers in the cabin and nineteen going
through. There are no second-class
passengers for Honolulu, but there
are thirteen through. In the steerage
for Honolulu there are 232-ffty-three
, Japanese, twelve Chinese and 1877 Fill
! ipinos-and seventy-eight through
| There are two Japanese stowaways
These will be transferred to the Per-
STA in mid-ocean and taken back 10
Japan by her.
The Siberia will be taken over to
| the Alakea wharf at two o'clock this
afternoon. The sulphur pots that are
used in the fumigation process have
to burn for twelve hours, so in all
probability it will be some time be-
tween 10 o'clock and midnight that
the work of discharging will be be-
gun. She has 800 tons of cargo for
here, comprising chiefly Chinese and
Japanese foodstuffs. For San Fran
cisco there are 600 tons OF cargo,
which includes a large amount OF raw
silk and silk goods, There were fifty
two bags of mail for here.
The trip over was a fairly good one,
especially for this time of the year,
but the smallness of the passengers |
list, of course, detracted from the
general gaiety that usually prevans
or these liners.
The hour of sailing has not been !
determined, but it will not be before |
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and !
probably not until noon.
MEXICAN DELAYED BY BAD
WEATHER.
Ten and a half days ou' from Seat |
tie, the Mexican came in this morn |
ing in perfect shape, Notwithstanding
that she had been in heavy weather
for almost the whole of the journey,
So successfully did she ride out the
bad weather that not mule of the
fifty-two on board was hurt
The Mexican brought a big cargo
here. There were about 1000 tons of
general cargo for Honolulu and about
a thousand tons consigned about
equally to Hilo, Kaanapali and Kahu-
lui. The freight from Seattle and Ia
coma was chiefly food and flour.
There are fifty-two mules on board
for the local military authorities
Great care was taken of the animals
on the way over, and Captain Tapley