The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
RAGS HELD IN QUARANTINE.
zoos Dales from Hanover Detained n
Further Dislnrection,


William seguine. Health Offlcer Jenklns's
private secretary and deputy. has refused to
grant q permit for tho landing OF l.O05 balos
OF rags. part OF the cargo OF the steamship
State OF Alabama. which arrived in this port
from Bremen on Friday. Seventy-thres bales
are consigned to l. Hatton g. Co.. through Bar
Ing Brothers X Co.. and the rest. with "A
bales OF waste. to Felix Solomon & Co.. i'm.
porters Of paper makers' materials.
1t Is said that private advices to the authori-
ties from Europe received about a month ago
stated that large quantities Of rags gathered
in infected districts. principally In Germany,
we're to be shipped here. and that these are
the first OF the lot. Other rags from Germany.
Belgium. and Dutch ports are said to be on
the way to New York and Boston.
Felix Solomon Of Solomon Il Co. had con.
siderable to say about the matter yesterday.
This state OF affairs." he said. has been
brought about. we think. by one or two dealers,
who have an immense quantity OF rags in
storage here. and who hope to boom the
market BY rousing the approximations OF the
public and the authorities and efTecting the ex-
clusion OF foreign Tags. These rags consigned
to us are as free from disease as q stone
They were gathered in Hanover. in the district
surrounding Geestermunde. from which port
they were ihhppsd We can prove that they
BET before n ths cholera J.. broke out During
Fl here sf SJw York In sss
about eighty miles from Bremen which place
was wonderfully free from the acourgo. The
white cotton; Alter they we're gathered they
passed pas 60; through hall dozen different hands.
eean Wien sisern b1oss
outin Germany the authorities prohibited the
n hnriti no f,rl ,los I,
gathering Of them. before we Attempted e TO to
import these rags We communicated with the
personally about the matter. Acting on in
NJ T4.sss!, d. s:ss
SsfTSs sHs tntsd
ct that end. and at Ia st We received lett from
Mr. Mr.; sspaulding WHICH stated that Dr.. ,weyman
Infected according to the regulations OF our
health authocities they could be shipped with
also Notified by the SECRETARY Of S State that f ine
struStions to this effect had been sent, to Con-
sHi Murphy. These papers here are from Mr..
mitted to a thorough disiniection Just prior to
their shirmsnt; We have no doubt whatever
yns!er st the case he will issue the
o seFSn sd dec isss 81 b. that the
ment for nearly thirty years." he said. "and
know my business pretty well: have made u
specaGt st., study OF the rag question refused to
came from Germany. and don't propose to
clear any that come from countries that have
been afflicted with the. cholera during the
present year. l know all about these pnrticu-
lar rags. They were objected in Hanover this
summer. where they had a good deal OF the
disease. and according to the morning papers
case occurred there only yesterday. | have
no faith in themethods OF disintection in other
stands to reason that q bale Of rags can
not be properly fumigated in this way.
that these rugs have been properly disin-
fected. but don't bell eve It. and whether 1t Is
authorities say. the rags will not be permit.
ted to land. These people came to me months
ngo and told them that they would surely
lose money II they brought the rags over"