The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 2, 1900, Page 1

L o e > Tall, VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO, 2. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAN FRANCISCO FREE FROM DANGER OF CONTAGION —_—— Dr. George F. Shrady, the Famous Physician, Who Was Brought to This City by the New York: Herald and The Call, Has Concluded His Im- portant Mission. Inasmuch : plague I was is '.éflr&yby ; -0 >+ Q very case and. ague a this a standpoint it would hat plague threat- isco is ridiculous and un- does not make a . c o gue doe | ’ mic. It y impre | g virtually stamped ou | appropria- danger to D R SECEL SRS SIS SR RCE SO O”W—Q—O—O—O—O—OMHM4€+O*‘O*MO o The Chinese movement is for their good; that the white n is a friend of the Oriental in what is said to the contrary. I citizens of San ng what they can to | » quarter, and that the | t quarter will appre- | I do not anticipate | trouble in that quarter. I am of opinion that the Chinese will co-op- crate with the citizens and that all this | talk of riot is moonshine. I found during | my investigation that the Six Campanle” perfectly willing to work with the | fes. “There will be no trouble in | atown if the local Board of Health ta reasonable measures, allowing the Chinese to attend to their business and uring them that if everything goes | they will be in a better condition | heretofore. Some one of influence | ¢ Chinese should persuade them | harm 1s. intended to them \\'c‘ hat the Chinese are suspiclous | effort should be made on the | DR. SHRADY FINISHES HIS INVESTIGATION their efforts He Has Come to the Conclusion That the Plague Scare Is Un- warranted. the alleged plague situa- n last ! | that n. all know t nd every of those in authority to relieve this | part spicion. s ‘There is no necessity for further dis- sion on my part of the so-called 1 | plague scar 1 have covered the | ground. thoroughly _and 2 received | the assis and ty co-opera- | | tion of every Federal, State and local K | official, a I a‘m1 m{m'!nchfld that | e | th duty remaining for the people | ¥ following | ,¢" gan enciscy is o ‘cleanse’ Chiga: | 2 S town, the plague spot-which they have g visited every section of | /Tyl "midst. The people of San Fran- ce escort of the poi cisco are thoroughly informed of the sit- pation and have no doubts as to the con- clusion of this lamentable affair. . They con know that independent of any present » + excitement Chinatown must be cleansed € " 1° am thon "1of its_ filth ad the pleasure to- | 0 ally was no | aay of bet vited to @a. meeting of £ plag State I Trade when the sit- tion was dis i from every aspect. nformed the b was that nothing in the for alarm, an cpidemic threatened the city mi . ild see at - present ve sers of the board, as ? Ih is to be- hoped t = A ens interested in the weifare of San < eate. vihe melsco, should pursue to its conclu- t e m._' 1 ",, sion the policy they have begun: to in- r ; ot a0 | Giet upon the cleansing of Chinatown, to | 1 cume on a special | counsel th ple of the city that no | the tru U have eons | harm threatens them and ‘that it is and 1 s about | wisest now to Institute a. reform that et e made sooner or-later.. China- rork Herald | town must be cleaned up, plague or no 1 10 come | plague. B0 come | PLAENYS must not make an excuse fo-cleéan gue existed | the n a mis- [ but you . in: iuch it to bring me all the [ I do not care to ,ursued in the matter. I am a_ visitor from Yo 4 d will therefore suggest that the “I came out he: P = to sec a Iving case of | here an | @9 4-46+0400040+0+040-0000000 . &0+ *o. ° *~% - o ie . - ve ® Having concluded my mission I shall return to New York on Sunday; and in conclusion I wish to say that while [ am as- sured that the plague has been in San Francisco, I am also thoroughly convinced that it was nothing more than a spo- radic instance, and that any measure of quarantine which may be taken by outside cities is unjust and unwarranted. The authorities of San Francisco have no present fear of infection, and I agree with them thoroughly in their position. What- ever t+>y have done and whatever they are doing is done sim- ply for the purpose of removing the plague-spot which has long disgraced the city.— Excerpt from Dr. George F. Shrady’s concluding interview on the so-called plague situation in San Francisco. A% v RURTRRE R 3 S A AR e 0 e 3 ~ e SR e o5 AE 30N I Nk O e 2D S o N . WP L 3 SR \»'}T Ao N N i W B F By R il Ny S P & % AT T B e A S ‘é*%«_;\%s\t U TVLEN 12 (& M o s « D e e L o S S YAV MR % TR =R WS a3 e 0 AR =R N TR 7 G 2 a8 v ivels S W T RN O 2 A DR. SHRADY'S WORDS OF COUNSEL TO THE CHINESE. HE Chinese should consider that this movement is for their good; that the-white man is a friend to the Oriental, in spite of what is said to the contrary. | am convinced that the citizens of San Francisco are doing what they can to cleanse the Chinese quarter, and that the inhabitants of that quarter will appreciate their efforts. | do not anticipate any trouble in that quarter. | am of the opinion that the Chinese will co-operate with the citizens, and that all this talk of riot is moonshine. | found during my investigation that the Six Companies are perfectly willing to work with the authorities. There will be no trouble in Chinatown if the local Board of Health takes reasonable measures allowing the Chinese to attend to their business, and assuring them that, if everything goes well, they will be in a bet- ter condition than heretofore. Some one of influence with the Chinese should persuade them that no harm is intended to them. = We all know that the Chinese are suspicious, and every effort should be made on the part of those in authority to relieve this suspicion. L o N R A = S Q sooner the cleansing process is done the better it will he for San Francisco. whole world has its eyes or that section of San Franciscd, and when the city has been will that | the duty of the San Francisco Health au- tuorities is plain. | money it may cost nor what labor may | pot because there was plague here, | be involved, thie Board of Health of San must act solely on the ground | Francisco has upon its shoulders a sol- that the district is in a filthy condition. | emn duty which it must perform. The ex- dictate methads to be | citement created by the. to the attention of the a rageous town. Neither the people of San Francis- | co mor the authorities who represent | them can .afford. to wait. Chinatown is | known - throughout the world as one of the filthiest quarters in existence in a civ- {lized city, and San Francisco will not be | relieved from the suspicion of other citfes and States until it has removed this It matters not what | plague spot: s “In consideration of the fact that the people ‘of the United States have ex- pressed fi:‘“ uneasiness at the situation in San. ncisco, I-want to declare posi- | No man wants te sacrifice his family nor tively that there is not the remotest dan- | jeopardize his personal interests by asso- ger of contagion In- San Francisco if the | clating himself" with obvious or threaten- vrover radical measures recommended are’ ing danger. .’ carried out. T do not apprehend any danger In the future. It seems to me < eyident from the present condition of. things that plague does not exist in San Francisco that I would not hesitate to The placed in a sanitary canditfon it free itself from the cioud of danger hangs over it. As far as I can see family if it were necessars lieving thus that I would run neo special danger and with the knowledge that f would_be absolutely free from contagion. This I consider - a strong argument favor of the eorrectness of my position. plague ‘has called uthorities the out- unhealthy condition of China. | D S o I S R R O S R S S S T = B R S R B o e L R AR SR SO 2 | the situation in this eity ———— Merchants Meet and Sub- scribe Thousands of Dol- lars to Assist the Health Authorities Plan to in Their Cleanse the Chinese District of Its Menacing Elements “In passing I feel called upon again to refer to the New York Board of Health. | If the officers of that board were here and | the policy which they have adopted were followed 1 am firmly convinced that a very few days’ activity would remove the slightest shadow of doubt in reference to As I have said, | the duty of the authorities here is piain] | They must leave nothing undone to con- | vince every community in America mm; pot only is the bubonic EIRKUP not in San Francisco, but that the health authorities of the cify have reached the conclusion that they must remove at once, and by any measure, which is found necessary. the only menace to their health which exists in their midst. “‘Having concluded my mission, I shall | return to New York on Sunday. and in | conclusion T wish to say that while I am | assured that the plague has been in San Francisco I am also thoroughly convinced that it was nothing more than a sporadic instance, and that any measure of quar- antine which may be taken by outside cities is unjust and unwarranted. The | authoritles of San Francisco have no present fear of infection, and I agree with them thoroughly in their position. What- ever they have done and whatever they | are doing is done simply for the purpose | of removing a plague spot which has long disgraced the city } — - | MERCHANTS RESPOND i TO A CALL FOR FUNDS Business Men Advocate the Cleansing of Chinatown and Subscribe Read- ily for That Purpose. HE merchants of this city have de. cided that, plague or no plague, something must be done to offset the effects of the widespread publica- tions circulated throughout the country that San Francisco is a victim of an epi- demic. Much as some of them belfeve that the bubonic plague does not or never did | exist in our midst, still they realize that prompt and vigorous action is the only available weapon with which to combat the conditions which have dome so muech harm to the trade of San Franeisco. In order to show their Eastern brethren | | that they will not allow their interests to suffer through lack of energy, the busi- ness men of this city have set about to rectify the existing conditions in a manner that will no doubt satisfy the most exact ing. A number of merchants and business men attended a conference at the rooms of the Board of Trade yesterday morning and discussed the situation. The one idea of the meeting was to devise some means for the raising of the embargo which has been placed against the city to the great detriment of {ts trade and business, The session lasted about an hour, and the sug- gestion was made that it be made more | public and general. Acting on the suggestion, the business part of the town was gone over and mer- chants were asked to meet at the Board of | Trade rooms at 3 o'clock. The call was | well responded to, and at the nearly every downtown business was represented at the meeting. 2 A. A. Watkins of the San Francisco Board of Trade called the meeting‘to or- der, and began his address to the busine: men by saying: ‘‘We have met this afte noon for the purpose of taking action in the matter nfthp plague which is sup- osed to be in this city. Now, we of San Francisco know that there is no danger of the dread Asfatic disease becoming epidemic here, but the question is how shall we convince our sister States and the entire nation that there is no danger. The damage done to our commerce and to the community In general cannot be esti- mated, but it can be augmented if the quarantined territory is enlarged, and, gentlemen, it is time for us to act. This morning a gentleman asked of Federal Officer Dr. Kinyoun if he had at his dis- posal a large sum of money for the quar- antining of the city. Dr. Kinyoun said that he had $100,000 at his disposal to bot-' tle up this city if San Francisco does not| time set house A wealthy community. | “Dr. Willlamson, president of our local | Board of Health, is here, and a few re-| marks from him would not be Inuppropn-‘ ate.” | Dr. Willlamson addressed the meeting, | and explained that owing to a lack of funds the health authorities were handi- capped. “Gentlemen,” he said, “there is but one thing for us to do, and that is| thoroughly to cleanse Chinatown, and to do it thoroughly will entail a great deal | of expense, but it will not be money wasted. As a member of the board, I suggest that you, gentlemen, merchants of this ecity, will handle the funds, ap- point your committees and take entire charge of all money. Then there can be no cry raised that any of it has been | misapplied. ““’vepare willing to_devote our time and labor if you will contribute to the cieans- | ing and disinfecting of our fiithy China- wn." !OJ. C. Stubbs, third vice president of the | Southern Pacific Railroad, addressed the| meeting at length. He said: ‘It is not | now a question of the existence of the | plague; there are sixty millions of peopie who believe that it is here and we must change their opinions, and there Is but| one way to do it and that one way is to clean out Chinatown and clean it in such | 2 way that there will not be a doubt as to its sanitary condition. We shouidy make a house to house canv: t i every inch within the area, flush the - ers, and where filth exists destroy it one| or another. There is nothing againgt such a polic 1 .1,: the country that if the disease Is in| that filth spot we will take care of it and | not let it go out. The local Board of | Flealth is short of funds, and we, for our | own Interests, should back it up. No fire, | that can weigh| arthquake, flood or any other calamity ;;2 Iulul that ill effect on this community made on our| that these_reports ha business. No matter what the cost may be wo will find that it will be the best investment we have ever made. | We must | hhwe the hearty co-operation of the Chi. nese Six Ces have them nies in the prem and erstand that the ures | as necessary to them as they nyoun was l{nl roduced, and afte o fo " T | his work e | his I ® 3 {aeas of what should be done in the mat- ter of cleaning Chinatown. | By all means,” he said. “we must rid the Chinese quarter of its fi'th and do so at once The area quid be lefined and a | strict comphance with all sasitary orders | Should be rigidly enforced. A ho to| house. disinfection is - a necessi should be resorted to daily until satisfhe- torw results arc at hand. A census of come to the iront in a manner befitting | Ma | € |s. ®1 | D. M. Osborne &:Co.... shéw the people | 3 eve: inhabitant of the area should be taken and an inspection be had every day. Where a disposition to evade any sanitary order is shown proper punishment should be dealt out. Where a new or suspicious case develops it should be isolated until it could be determined. Every inspector and worker in the district should be fnoc- ulated, ery article in the houses should disinfected stroyed. possible and them from t a condition have a pl cious cas oroughly or de- Keep as few in the district as offer inducements to get of detentio where usupi- could be held for the regula- tion fifteen days. The destruction of rats {is an Important factor in this ¢ Rats and mice are the chief conv disease. as been shown in _ev where an epide too, are carriers ¢ prevailed and it has been been spread by g an afflicted per- camp is an immediate ne- 3 a Cove, if we could get it, d be acceptable, and Mission Rock d, answer the purpose. he sugar w cessity. € would be the emergency, and efforts ¢ to secure the prem- are being maad ises if needed.” Dr. Willlamson was called on again to what he thought wou e the proper steps in the present si He replied that the board was finan ¥ un- able to cope with it. The boa nad ng the started. on the one object of ride district of filth and putting It in a prop sanitary condition. 'The flushing of the sewers Is an important issue, though not without obstacles, many of the side sew- ers having blind ext ities. He said “We have taken cognizance of the dan- ger of the spreading of disease by rats and have killed many T of poisoned fish. The fish are split oper 1S With a poisonous ofl S plucol the sewers on long planks. The A - disappeared, and cansequently many rats have been royed, but it is a small a few Jays a consumer will have been. placed in _operation which will materially ale u-. e feeding of the Chimmmen 13 o guce: tion that will cause us considerable trouble and other emergencies will crop up, but you can depend on us to do tha work if you contribute assistance. We will do the work, but we desire that handle the money and audit all claims." Mayor Phelan followed in a few re- marks, in which he faver of giving C cleagsing and had "been workir n disadvants and had had insuits heaped upon it ga- lore, but had under ' the circumstances made an ‘excellent showing, Chairman Watkins then called on Dr. Shrady, who spoke to the point on_the situation. He said: “You are going about it in the right way and I am glad to see the merchants stand by the local Health Board. The cleansing of Chinatown is ths main feature of the situation, and when you get it clean you should make its deni- zens keep it so. Make them live above ground and do away with their subterra- nean pa: ges. Isolate any suspiclous case and disinfect every inch of the area. Your quick and generous action is indeed a step in the right direction.” Subscriptions were then offered. Some members entered their names but named no amounts, promising to do so to-day. A committee of ten will be appointed xpressed himself in fe town this morning to take charge of the fund The and her subscriptions. furt w and it is iike will be forthcoming to-day jud, the easy manner in which the merchants donated. Following the list as subscribed at Steamship Com- “on bel represents & Co acific Sheet Metal Works Alaska Commercial Company. Board of Trade P Greenebaum. Cahn, Nickelsburg William Lewis & Co Carlson-Currier Compa Haas Bros. N Nathan, Dohrmann & Co 1o New York Beiting and Packing Company 100 Guggenhime & CO.........coenue 1% D. N. & E. Waiter & Co. 250 Captain Charles Nelson. 250 Anglo-American Crockery & Glassware Co. 100 Castle Bros ceeseeeen - %0 Emporium and Golden Rule Bazaar. - Redington & Co...... John A. Roebling So Parke-Lacy Company Yates & Co.. Murph: Commercial Union Assurance Thomas Day Company. COMPARY..voroseseeer W. R. Grace & C “ee California Powder Works. Goldberg, Bowen & Co.... Neville & Co . Moffmann, Rothschild & Co. A. Schilling & Co...... Ames & Harris A. Folger & Co McCarthy Bi Hills Bros > 10 William Cluff Company 1% Payot. Upham & o 0 J. D. Spreckels & Bros. C €. Koshland & Co.. Pacifie Works Stein, Simon & Co American Biscuit Company Deere Impiement Co 200 W. Davis & Son 0 Hooker & 5 180 Studebaker Bros. Manufacturiag Company. 200 Sussman, Wormser & Co.... peosanai’ S “rane & . S.F.and N. P. R R . _— SUPERVISORS ASKED TO EEED INDIGENT CHINESE HE F of Health met last evening and were informed by At- torney Dunne that e had attended a meeting of the Chinese Six Com- panies reiative to the food supply of Chi- Continued on Page Two.