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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Officers of the American barkentine Priscilla, arriving in Baltimore on June 26 from Rio and Santos, report a severe yellow fever outbreak in Santos as of May 12, with people dying in streets and on ships, and a death boat collecting bodies in the harbor. Many vessels were unable to depart due to crew shortages.
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BALTIMORE, June 26.-The American Barkentine Priscilla, Captain Clarges, arrived from Rio and Santos after a voyage of 44 days with a cargo of coffee. The Priscilla's officers report that when she left Santos, May 12, yellow fever was raging on every side and the scenes in the city and harbor were harrowing. Men were dropping dead in the streets, dying by the scores in the city and on the vessels in port. The death boat was being rowed about the harbor day and night, from vessel to vessel, collecting the dead and taking them ashore for burial. Some of the vessels had only one or two men left in their crews and many of them were unable to get away for the lack of men.
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Santos
Event Date
May 12
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men dying by the scores in the city and on vessels; many ships unable to depart due to lack of crew.
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Yellow fever raging in Santos; harrowing scenes with men dropping dead in streets and dying on ships in port; death boat collecting bodies day and night from vessels for burial; some vessels left with only one or two crew members.