File 2908/1907 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf:- Quarantine; German complaint’ [‎38v] (76/250)

Trusting that you will feel able generally to concur in the views which I
have expressed.
Note on quarantine incident.
In the case of S.S. “ Savoia " on 8th—gth July igof (recorded nth July igof).
The Hamburg-American S.S. “ Savoia ’’ entered anchorage about 9-30
A.M.
Dr, Ives going off reached the ship about the same time (9-40 A.M ) as a
boat containing Mr. and Mrs. Krumpeter. The former called out and asked if
the ship was in quarantine. Dr. Ives said “ Yes. ” Mr. Krumpeter said he had
received information from Bahrein that the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. had declared that
there was no plague there and he called up to the Captain who was on the bridge
and asked him if that was not so. The Captain said “ Yes” and that he had a
clean Bill of Health from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . Dr. Ives told Mr. Krumpeter
that he w 7 as sure Captain Williams would not accept that Bill of Health as
sufficient and moreover that the Quarantine authorities had received a letter the
day before stating that there had been 20 deaths from plague at Bahrein for the
week ending 5th. He also told Mr. Krumpeter that even if the Captain held
such a Bill of Health, the ship would still be in quarantine, as the quarantine
lasted for 10 days after the close of the last case. Mrs. Krumpeter also
appealed to the Doctor saying she was very anxious to go aboard, but he repeat
ed that he was certain the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon would decide that the ship was
in quarantine. Dr. Ives then went on board and saw the ship’s papers including
the Bill of Health from Captain Prideaux dated 6th. A few minutes later the
quarantine guard informed Dr. Ives that Mr. Krumpeter had come on board.
He found him and his wife sitting inside the companion hatchway with the
Captain. He told him that he would probably have to go to quarantine. He
replied that he did not see how Captain Williams could quarantine them as the
ship had a clean Bill of Health. Dr. Ives left a guard on the ship which had
come in flying the quarantine flag. He asked the Captain to lend him his Bill
of Health for the decision of Captain Williams, and left. At a short distance
from the ship he looked up and noticed that the quarantine flag had been re
moved.
Dr. Ives reported about 11-30 to Captain Williams who decided that the
ship was in quarantine.
Dr. Ives w r ent aboard about 1 with the quarantine certificate and the Captain
rehoisted the quarantine flag.
{Note (a ).—The behaviour of the Captain and officers was excellent
throughout; they were perfectly polite to Dr. Ives and chaffed Mr. Krumpeter.)
{Aote ( 3 ).—On Dr. Ives’ departure Captain Williams sent Kal Abdulla to tell
Mr. KrumpetePs servants to make arrangements for his comfort.)
Dr. Ives told Mr. Krumpeter that he would have to go to quarantine. He
repeated the Bill of Health argument and said he would not go to the quarantine
island. He was very much excited but w^as polite. To cut"'matters short Dr.
Ives recommended him to write himself to Captain Williams. Mrs. Krumpeter
wrote the letter (copy enclosed) which he signed, and Dr. Ives brought it ashore.
Captain Wiliiams replied that he much regretted inability to make any excep
tion ; said he had informed his servants and would do all he could to make him
comfortable.
The reply was sent by Kal Abdulla who found Mr. Krumpeter sailing in
his ov»n boat (M^ashowa). Captain W illiams sent Dr. Pettigrew after the letter
and he caught Kal Abduilaup. He went out in the quarantine Mashowa and
stopped Mr. Krumpeter s boat about 300 yards from the Customs wharf and
handed him the letter. (< Mr. Krumpeter threw the letter into the sea and said
it is a damned shame. There was a quarantine guard in the boat; the latter
said that he told them to go to quarantine, but Mr. Krumpeter had forced his
boatmen to sail into Bushire.^ At that moment Captain Williams himself arrived
on u\e quay. He had come in consequence of a statement by a man sent back
b) twi Abdulla, who said that Mr. Krumpeter was sailing in (Dr. Pettigrew had