Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-01
New Orleans Picayuns, 81.

New Orleans Picayune, 81.
On Monday, the President Of the
Board of Health received information
of the escape OF parties from the Ship
Island quarantine, as follows:
LOOKOUT. La, July 30, 1890 pm.
DIR. Joseph Jones, President Board
of Health; The railroad agent at Mis-.
sissippi City reports that two sailors
are there and suspicious their escape
from Ship Island. just received tele-
gram from pilot Mayeock, OF Biloxi,
that a stolen boat from Ship Island
had been found, and to look out for
strangers. Have informed Rabbit
Island quarantine by telegram of the
situation. w, Ii. CARSON.
Quarantine Inspector, Louisiana Board
Of Health.
DIR. Jones then telegraphed the
Quarantine Officer at Rigolets Station
and the Health Inspector at Lookout
Station as follows:
DR.. Adams, Rigolets Quarantine ::
Arrest deseters mentioned IN Carson 5
dispatch and hold them subject to
orders Of United States Marine Hos
pital Service.
JOSEPH JONES, M. D.,
President Board of Health, State Of
Louisiana.
To w. h. Carson, English Lookout:
Telegram received; hold men.
JOSEPH JONES, NJ. D.
In the meantime information of the
affair vas given to DR.. John Godfrey,
of the United States Marine
Hospital Service. DR.. Jones also
conferred with General Supern-
dent HaIahan, of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, who
at once ordered the railway agents
along the road to refuse to sell tickets
to the deserters. No information Of
their capture had been received last
night. 1t was understood that if no
law could be found to hold the men
for violating quarantine they would
he detained on a charge Of stealing a
boat.
1t is one of the regulations adopted
by DR.. Finney, in charge of the Ship
Island quarantine, that all the boats
on the infected ships should be
brought on deck at night and the oars
deposited in the Captains cabin.
How the deserters, managed their
escape, under the circumstances, is
not known. 1t is understood that
in order to prevent the escape Of
ships or persons in quarantine at Ship
Island double crew will be engaged
| for the steam patrol boat Day Dream
SO that she can be on guard both day
and night. The Marine Hospital
Service will spare no expense to
maintain their quarantine inyiolable.
| The President Of the Board Of
Health has received the following
| from the Governor in reference to
sending away infected ships:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
BATON ROUGE, LA, July %, 1888. J
DR.. Joseph Jones, President Louisiana
Board Of Health;
SIR-Respecting the vessels sent
away from the Mississippi river, it is
obvious that their future course and
detention are entirely beyond the
cOLtrOl of State authorities. 1t is for
their owners or masters to send them
to the ports whence they came, or to a
nearer temporary refuge. They will
naturally for the most part be sent to
the nearest refuge station. Such in
tected vessels as may go from the
Mississippi river to Ship Island will
be received at the United States
refuge station there, of which | have
the direct assurance Of the Hon.
Charles j. Folger, Secretary of the
Treasury, by telegraphiO dispatch,
dated July 9th. Masters of vessels
sent away should be informed of this
| privilege, with or without counsel in
the matter from the Board Of Health,
as to the latter may seem proper.
The clearing the Mississippi river
of infection is measure of paramount
necessity While we eodeaVor to nit.
igate the incidental hardships result
ing from its execution, We assume no
new responsibility.
| have abiding confidence in the
vigilance, energy aud wisdom of the
State Board of Health.
Yours, very respectfully,
s. d. MOENRRY, Governor.
The following complaint comes from
a Mexican port:
| MATAMoRAs, Mexico, July 49,
Joseph Jones, NJ. d, Board Of
Health, New Orleans, La: We have
maintained quarantine at great ex-
pense so as to protect life, and keep
communication open with New Or
leans and Galveston. Why you
quarantine a healthy locality, fully
protected as this is, We cannot see.
Were there any cause | would be first
to notify you. | am also an Ameri-
can, interested in preserving health in
the United States. You are doing this
section greet injustice. Cannot you
make execution, or send agent here to
investigated
SUTTON, U. S Consul Gen.
DR., Jones replied as follows:
BOARD OF HEALTH STATE on Ia.
New Orleans July 80, 1883
Will submit your dispatch to the