Show DEATH FROM PLAGUE IN SAN FRANCISCO Washington Aug 17 Ii Surgeon Austin of the Marine l hospital at San Francl Francisco eo reports as a follows to the Marino Marine hospital service here Three cases of death leath from plague In n San Francisco Diagnosis made clinically y and stained smears from spleen and glands No o reasonable doubt as lo to certainty of or diagnosis Ca Cases Capes os verified by Long in conjunction with health officials Cases Caes found within two blocks Surgeon Long is a bacteriologist Two days later laler a telegram was re received re- re c dyed from Surgeon Austin con confirming tho the former Cormer telegram and saying the local ocal board Of f health has disinfected known n infected buildings and instituted a campaign against rats rho Tho telegram further stated that there was further verification of deaths from the disease e. e. e Two more officers wc were rc asked for and these have been ordered to San Francisco Prior to th the the earthquake and and Ore fire In San Francisco tho the Chinese e er r of oC the city cHy known as Chinatown wn was the seat scat of or the disease on occasions It was brought In by and kept alive by filth The marine marInA hospital and state health officers kept up a campaign for or a year ar aror or so In that section of San Francisco especially against rats rals which ar are supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to carry the disease more surely than human beings s. |