Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-29
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Tho board 81 Health.
A special meeting Of the Beard OF
Health was held last evening, with oil
the members present, and President
Bush in the chair. The object
|of the meeting was 70 take some
action toward the establishments OF .
quarantine, to prevent vessels having
infectious diseases on board entering
this port. The importance Of some
action being taken In this matter was
clearly pointed out nearly two years
ago In the REPUBLICAN,, after q vessel
with smallpox patients on board had
come to this city from Baltimore, and
the Captain permitted to visit the mar
ket and other public places.
At last nights meeting Mr Gawth!op
seemed to be under the impression that
all vessels coming from foreign ports
were boarded by . revenue officer, that
would not allow them to come up the
bay II there was any infectious or con-
tagious diseaseon board but DR.. Spring
or made the statement that the duties
of the cutter were confined to the GUS
toms, and had no reference to the health
Of those on board.
DR.. Grimshsw tboughtthe Board had
no authority TO take any action 70 o.
tablish o quarantine outside Of the
limits of this city, and did not think
! that there was enough foreign COM
merce to this State to cause any danger
or alarm.
DR.. Springer informed him that the
trade of this city with foreign countries
was much larger than was generally
supposed, and that the great danger
lay In the fact that II . vessel was to
come up the river with disease on
board, the captain knowing that he
would be unable to get up to Philadel-
phia, would probably come up the
Christiana, and that at present there
was nothing to stop any Captain from
Mr.. Gawthrop said he remembered
/. being with . party on . pleasure trip
down the State o few years ago, and
that upon disembarking they landed al
spot where Ave seaman, who had died
, of yellow fever on foreign vessel, were
buried, but that they were unconscious
T of the fact until informed afterwards
by residents in the vicinity.
The following resolutions, offered by
DR.. Bush, were then unanimously
f adopted:
WHEREAS, The intelligence from
Europe in regard to the existence apt
spread of cholera is Of such characte
ns to lead US to apprehend that thi
disease may be transmitted to thi
!. country. and
WHEREAS, The whole western shor
|. of the Delaware bay and river Is ez
y posed to and in no way prOtecto from
the landing OF passengers o
lcrews of vessels on their way up til
}, river, and hence also TO the introduction
o of cholera or yellow fever into ou
7 State therefore.
1t Resolved, That this Board deems
W OK xpedient that the assistance OF tn
United States Government be invoke
t. to protect this and other places on th
n Delaware bay and river from these an
IN such other contagious or infectious dt
d eases 40 may DO prevalent In our coul
N try or abroad.
Resolved, That for this purpose IL
10 United States Government is reQueste
" TO employ a suitable vessel and med
~ cal officer at the Capes of the Delawar
d to board and. detain, II necessary, a
to vessels coming from any port or .plac
whether in cur own country or abroa
=, where the aforementioned disease
q any other contagious or infectious d.
~ eases exist.
~ Resolved, That by the authori'
~ given this Board, proclamation is bel
By made that no vessel coming fro
o. any port or place where any of I
be aforesaid diseases exist shall come
w apchor or land within one mile OF t.
u linn Its OF this city, or shall land 81
person or persons or any goods, Wal
70, OF merchand ise without first havi
al been visited by the port physician,
,le this city and by him given clean b
of health under penalty of $500.
as Resolved, That this proclamati
,is be published in the REPUBLIcA
Az Every Evening, Freie Presse and !
Morning News Of this city for the
ON days next ensuing.
al. Resolved, That o copy OF these re-
~, lutious be sent 10 DIR. George w. Ston'
''' of the United States Marine Hospil
Department, who is in this city, vi
reference to the quarantine laws
.- this city and State, to be by him traE
~ mitted to the Secretary Of the Treasu
ha Of the United States.