Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25

The ofiicers of the Revenue Marine service
called upon to- Assists the Local Au-
thorities in enforcing the
I'M.

thorttieS III enforcing the
Quarantine.
WN~HINGTON. July u The secretary %
the treasury has ISSUED the following cir
cUlnr to the officers Of the revenue marine
service In view Of the presence of an
epidemic of cholera he eXistcnceof yellow
fever and the oriental plague abroad the
safety of public health in this country dc
mandS the enforcement of rigid QUaran
tine against the introduction Of THESE
diSraScN through vessels arriving at ouI
ports Therefore in order To assist the
local authorities in the maintenance
of Quarantine rs provided by the
statute the President has determined to
establish by means of vessels of revenue
National patrol of the coast of the United
states 50 far aS it may be practicable I'M
der the existing laW and consistent with
the performance of other duties cpntidcd
to that service. You are accordingly iii.
rccted to cruise actively with revenue
steamers under your command upon outer
lines of your cruising grounds and to
exercise special vigilance in speaking
all vessels arriving from foreign ports, di-
reCting your inquiries, first, as to the port
from which the vessel halls and, secondly,
as to the health of those on board at the
time of departure, during the passage and
at the time of hailing and should the in.
formation gained indicate Il condition Of
cOntagiOn or infection in the vessel or the
crew, or that the vessel has left the port at
which COntagion or infectious diseases
were prevailing her master must he di.
rcctcd to proceed for examination to the
outer quarantine station provided for her
port of destination.
The following regulations will be Ubscrv
ed relative to the inspection of vessels
If the vessel be found with sickness on
board or in foul condition, She
will he directed to proceed to the
quarantine station hercinbefore in
dicated. The revenue marine Off
Ger will Immediately notify the proper
quarantine officer. In such Il case no per.
son must be permitted to board the vessel
until the medical officers in charge of the
quarantine shall have given the usual per.
NIT. Should the pilot or master of the
vessel when hailed report cases of recent
revenue officer will not board her,
but will send her Immediately tC
quarantine. Quarantine officers will be
recognized rs follow, Medical officers 81
assistant surgeons of the Marine hospital
service in charge Of the Gulf, South At
lantc or Cape Charles guarantees, or any
officers of said service on duty at any port
on the interior rivers. or the Great Lakes
and all quarantine officers acting under
proper State or local authorities.
Investigating tn" Management Of sol
di"r~' Hom"~-Ih" Presidents Trip
other Washington Matters.
WASH NGrON. -. G.. July Ill Chairman
Ro-ccr;u~ of tine House military CON
mittrc has appointed Mc>-r- ~Iucum,
Murray. steele and Cutchcon as sub
committee to investigate the management
of tn" soldiers homes during the recess
They viii meet at Dayton. Ohio. AUGUST
l~t, ami after concluding I heir labor- there
win proceed to milwaukee, and thence ~
Augusta. Me. and Hartford. Conn
The President expects To- leave Wa-!.
ugton "Wednesday for New York city
where he will remain about IL week and
then visit the Cat~klll Mountains.