ˈeɪt dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ hɪz mˈʌðɚ lˈɛft, pˈɑːlək wʌz sˈɛnt tə sˌæn sˈælvɐdˌoːɹ; æt hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl, hiː sˈɔː hɪz mˈʌðɚ "stˈændɪŋ æt ðə dˈoːɹ, skɹˈiːmɪŋ ɪn tˈɛɹɚ tə tˈɜːn bˈæk; ðæt hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌz dˈaɪɪŋ ʌv jˈɛloʊ fˈiːvɚ ænd ðæt hiː mˈʌst nˌɑːt ɛkspˈoʊz hɪmsˈɛlf ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚz tʊ ɪt."
Eight days after his mother left, Pollock was sent to San Salvador; at his arrival, he saw his mother "standing at the door, screaming in terror to turn back; that his father was dying of yellow fever and that he must not expose himself and the others to it."