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1891. 



IX. British ship Curlew, fifty-seven days from Eio de Janeiro for Pen- 

 sacola. Lay in the Gamboa last eight days. Two men sick February 

 27, taken to hospital that day ; sailed March 1. Master sick March 1 ; 

 5 men besides him that night. Two men March 4, 1 March 5, and 2 

 more during the day. Two men sick March 7. Two men died the 19th, 

 sickening the 13th and 15th, respectively, both with black vomit. All 

 aboard here, 19, were sick en route except 1, a Barbados negro ; but 

 don't believe all had yellow fever, the crew having been badly fright- 

 ened. The earlier cases and the 3 who died were undoubtedly yellow 

 fever, as were the steward and mate. Here we have 2 cases, at least, 

 developing thirteen and fifteen days after leaving Eio de Janeiro. 



X. Swedish ship Condoren, seventy-nine days out from Bio de Janeiro 

 via Pernambuco for Mobile. Bock and earth ballast ; 18 in crew. 

 All well in port. Lay in Gamboa last five days. No shore leave 

 allowed, but took ship's boat to go ashore. Sailed March 3 ; 3 men sick 

 March 5 ; 16 men sick, all told, up to March 26, and 6 deaths. Last man 

 got sick March 26, when she put into Pernambuco short-handed and 

 sent 3 sick men to hospital. Two men sick March 20 ; 4 men sick March 

 18 ; 1 man sick March 26 (really night of 25th). At Pernambuco she 

 lay eleven days and was disinfected by sulphur. Shipped 8 new men, 

 4, probably 5, of them immune to yellow fever. Developed no sickness 

 on the rest of the way up. Here 4 men developed yellow fever fifteen 

 days from Bio de Janeiro. 



XL German ship Gustav and Oscar, Bio de Janeiro for Pensacola. 

 Lay at Cobras, a healthful place. One case yellow fever at Bio de 

 Janeiro, March 22, sent to hospital March 24. No shore leave allowed. 

 Sailed from Bio de Janeiro April 1 ; first case sickness April 7, 2 men ; 

 3 next day ; 1 next morning, and 2 during the day of the 9th. One 

 death on the 10th, leaving 6 men sick. Captain sick on the 10th at 

 night after supper. Last case on 14th. Two deaths on 11th ; 1 on 12th. 

 Crew list shows 21 men left Bio de Janeiro ; 14 sick and 4 deaths en 

 route. It is reasonably certain that 4 of the remaining crew were 

 immune to yellow fever by previous attack. 



XII. Norwegian bark Crown Prince, fifty-eight days out from Eio de 

 Janeiro for Ship Island. Lay at Moncanque. No sickness aboard in 

 Bio de Janeiro.. No shore leave granted, and did not use ship's boat 

 to go ashore. Sailed April 29. Master sick second day out (April 30). 

 Next case May 16 ; 3 (2 aft and 1 forward) became sick. May 17, 2 

 sick in morning, 1 in the day. May 18, 3 men in forecastle sick. May 

 20, 2 sick, 1 death. May 21, 1 death, 1 sick. May 23, 2 deaths. May 

 24, 1 sick. May 28, 1 death last night. May 29, 1 sick this morning. 

 M 0, 1 death. The 1 case on the 29th was the last case taken sick. 

 There were 14 men aboard and every man had fever, 6 dying. She put 

 into Barbados on June 10, disinfected and shipped (in quarantine) 4 



