QUARANTINED.

Evening Star, Issue 8717, 8 January 1892, Page 2

QUARANTINED.

NAPIER, January 8.

The barque Inverurie, from Santos, arrived in the roadstead last night at 5 30 o’clock. The health officers went off in the local steamer, and laid to windward within speaking distance. The chief officer made a statement to the following effect:—“ Left Sautes ou November 5, leaving the second mate sick ashore. The captain died on the 11th. Four seamen had been down with intermittent fever four day s after leaving port. The last case was erysipelas in the leg, six weeks ago. Was off Napier last Tuesday oight, when we lost the lower main-topsail yard, and, having nochartof the bay, laid off.” The chief officer (the only certificated officer on board) and the services of a captain or qualified mate are needed. In reply to questions, the chief officer described the symptoms of the cases of sickness that bad occurred, from which the medical officers here are of opinion that it was not yellow fever, but a sort of jungle fever. Nevertheless the health officers refused pratique, and ordered the vessel to the ballast ground to await instructions. Later, The health officer reports to the Undersecretary that* to admit the Inverurie to pratique would endanger tho health of the town. He recommends the vessel to Wellington, as this ia an open roadstead; and the ship requires fumigation, together with the removal of ballast which was put on board at Santos.