New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-22
ALAND QUARANTINE.

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Commissioners, asked by TRIBUNE reporter yes
terday the Board Of Health likely to institute
quarantine TO- the refugees from Memphis or for goods
! coming from that Inflated city.
1--WE are too far away from Memphis" he replied "to
make worth while establish quarantine II would
DO evaded if we should establish All that travel
lers Memphis would have 10 DO would be 10 remain
over night at place their journey here say at
Louisville Cincinnati and could not detect them
unless they actually suffering from the disease
! The incubation Of the disease usually lasts about
five days, so that people from Memphis having within
them the seeds Of disease could hardly reach here
before they would be taken sick. And then we should
bundle them of directly to Quarantine and they would
be installed there before the disease had developed into
that viruent form when many physicians think 1t Is
contagious. The disease is easily recognized, and no
suffering from It could remain long under the care
OF physician here without mis- Informing us of his dis
coyeTy that should hear of the sickness OF
stranger had the yellow fever and take measures
10 protect the public. No; the only quarantine that
will efectually protect this city must be established
| near Memphis or in our lower harbor. There the
| quarantine can be made effective. A strn-
| gent quarantine is already established around
Memphis by the little netghboring towns, and as day
aftor day passes II will become sricter through the
efforts of the National and the state Government to
| check the disease"
"a telegram from Halifax, N. s., states that they
have of the disease there.
There Is nothing 10 Do reared from tnat circunl-
stance. Tits standing order In the British Navy that
wheu vessels West Indies station become injected
with yellow fever. they shall at once sail Tor Halifax
In that cool climate the germs OF the disease are de-
stroyed The sailor that died was one OF the crew OF
the BellerOphon. 1 have doubt the ship has just
come from the West Indies on Just such an errand
of disinfection as j have described. AT all events
| there is no danger OF the disease coming to
| us from that direction. The climate is hostile
It. The nearest the disease was ever to ms IN Dad
form when it at Norfolk. 1t has not had the
| appearance of a epidemic III this city since ls22.
although it swept along Bay Ridge IN 1856 from house
| TO house"
would it be difficult to maintain a land quaran-
! tine ~
Eyes, very difficult, owing to the railroads Russia
found it almost impossible to subdue the late plague
owing to railroads, and with cordons OF sol
ders It hard work, for people were constantly slip
ping through the lines. hear that the National Board
Of Health and the Health of the State Of Tea
nessee have taken steps eta bish strict quar-
anime about Memphis. All tans coming from or going
into that city will be closely examined. Sick
persons will not be permitted TO depart from the
city more than a certain distance. and the well
will be required to show a clean bill OF health before
beng permitted proceed with their journey The de-
parture OF thousands OF persons IRON Memphis during
the past week is for the good of the city,"
% is the sewerage system of Memphis badi"
IL is not verv good, and moreover IL discharges into
bayou that winds through the city The bayou Is SAID
to be in horrible condition. II If Is, il is one OF the
Memphis could have if i desired, as good sewerage
system as our own city "
reply inquiry there WAS any case OF yellow lever
IN this city at present. Tepiea NO ana we nam id
be at Quarantine by this time. some people made
n great Gucry last summer because We took man sick
of the yellow fever from MS bed TO the Quarantine sta
ton on discovering him. Wen we had to do mat; The
laws the State command us 10 40 H. We TOOK good
care also to dlslnfect his apartment th0roughIJ'
WORK OF THE NATIONAL BOARD.
DE- Ell sha Harris Inspector for the National Board OF
Health This vicinity, SAID III relation TO ITS work:
Although young body, It vas only organized in june
il is actively work aiding the inhabitants OF Memphis
IN fight the yellow foyer. don't know that many
ue are aware fact that Mr. sherman, the secre
arv Of the Treasury approved last OF the desire
81 the Board to spend $4,000 al once in Memphis in
checking the disease and that It received the money
II has several agents now in Memphis
who daily send reports TO Washington OF the
condition Of Affairs. Tonight presume the Board VIII
declare Memphis dangerously infected" and viii at
once take for establishing the severe qlaran-
tine about the city that IT describes IN palet re-
Gently issued The Board Of Health of Tennessee cor
daily cc6perates with the National Board In tie
measures 1t has taken against tne.sease Qnquesuon
ably the recommendation Of the National Board that
Memphis Dc isolated Will BE followed By the lnhab-
Boards of Health Of thirteen Western and Southern
States are now 10 communication WIN eaGh
Memphis They will act together against the
disease by means Of ITS INSPECTOR the National aarH
condition OF every neghborhood The past week. IN
have inspected the water front of both Jersey City and
New-York" a, u.,u., .. - u.
quarantine of Memphis which the National Board OF
Health would endeavo to enforce soon This proposed
Why dsfrbnted among boards OF health but has been
kept secret IRON the general pHO1e a copy OF tne
Board Health makes careful provision for The quaran
timing of vessels coming by sea, OF steamboats, aud Of
MESSENGERS and baggage by railroad. As Memphis will
he chiefly isolated by means Of It's railroads, the recon-
mendaons Of the Board IN this respect given below
u ram 81
traveller Will have TO endure when the quarantine s
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
l. 1t is recommended that these rules and regula-
ito I, be adopted enforced by the State and local
boards ofhealth
IL At all Of the year the depos and surround
lngs shall be kept Clean the grounds well drained and
free from stagnant water and decomposnG organic
matter; every part shall Dc kept thoroughly clean aud
free from offensive odOIs; the vaults shall be emptied
often enough to prevent any large accumulation of
crement or offensive matter, ana shall be kept disn
eced by the use solutions of suphates
chOrdes o. iron or zinc IL sucent quantity 10 remove
III Tie road beds and tracks of railroads shall be
kent free from filth and impurities. II Is especially
ioned this be observed In respect to all sdings
" The upholstered seats OF passenger and sleeping
cars and tho mattresses, pillows blankets curtains and
carpets OF sleepngcars shall be thoroughly whipped OF
beaten On the open air so far as prsetlcablel and
snnned 40 the END Of each trip.
" All railroad ears should be as well ventilated as
possible AT all times
wi Whenever any city, town. or other place having
rsroad connections is infected by yellow fever the O
lowing rnles should DO enforced by State municipal
i Every train leaving infected city, town. or other
Mace shall be Inspected by competent medical man.
who shall give the conductor OF the Train cefncAte
of the results Of his inspection. -
q Ii shall be hIs duty to furnish certificates TO
each passenger and no passenger shall be permitted 10
leave an infected place without snch certificate No per-
sOn having fever shall DO allowed 10 take passage on
such train. .,.....-,,-
g. Ali cars leaving such place shall be thoroughly
cleaned and fnmIgated with sulphurOus acid gas.
4 No upholstered car shall Dc allowed to leave dan
cerouslV Infected place