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Show YELLOW FEVER ON AMERICAN CRUISER New Orleans. La., Feb 2. J H. Ml-1 Ml-1 nor oC St Louis, coxswain of the cruiser Marietta, vho died Sunday afternoon aft-ernoon aboard the ship in Puerto Cor-tez, Cor-tez, Honduras, was the victim of. el-low el-low Tcver contracted at Kingston, Jamaica. Ja-maica. Minor was buried Monday, at 10 o'clock. The funeral was conducted aboard the Marietta, and, in a heavy j rain, the 1 ody was escortod to the cemetery by a detachment of marines -JjamhVAme.rjcnn and British war vessels. ' - - ' There are several other suspected yellow fover cases among the crew of the Marietta. Washington, Feb. 2. Because tho United States gunboat' Marietta has several cases of fever on board, sus-N peeled of being yellow fever, the navy department has ordered the vessel to Key West. It is expected to arrive at the Florida port, February 4. |