Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-19
NO. PROTESTS WILL AVAIL.
Hotels, Hospitals, Public and Char.
liable Institutions
ARE TOSBE RIGIDLY INSPECTED
E1perienceAof PittSburg Citizens at New
YOrk's Quarantine.
PREPARING ITO TEST FOR CHOLERA

sion from the State Board of Health ap
pointing him deputy inspector in this coun-
ty. Under this appointment the Chief in
addition to full police powers within the
city limits, has the mandatory powers OF
the State board throughout the county as
well as the city, with full authority to
enter upon and inspect all premises speci-
fically referred by the board for the pur-
pose of determining whether the condi-
ton of premises or inmates thereof is
such as to threaten danger to the health
of inmates or the public. The appoint
ment is the result of the appeal sent by
Mayor Gourley to the State board ten days
ago.
1t is hoped that it will not be ne ecessary
to exert the additional powers conferred
upon him, but the Chief is now in position
to settle the question of quarantine or in
spection points anywhere in the county for
the city's protection, without interference
from the officials of small towns, such as
those at Rankin, who threatened to 60 into
court for an injunction few days ago to
stop the inspection of Baltimore and Ohio
| immigrants.
The power to designate locations for
cholera hospitals, despite the protests of
those in the immediate vicinity, is likewise
vested in the new deputy inspector, and
will be exercised in the best interests of
the city. In the supervision of the other
! cities and towns in the county, Chief
Brown will cooperate with DR.. Thompson,
H. Il. 60 =
So long as the situation becomes no more
| grave than at present no decisive action
will be taken except where the local Off
cisls are neglecting their duty.
The next move of the local authorities
will be to have a careful inspection made of
the hotels, hospitals public buildings and
charitable institutions of the city, Such
alarming results were obtained from the in
spection of the school buildings during the
past week that it has been determined to
push that class of work wherever it may be
deemed necessary. The hotels will be ex-
amined as to plumbing, drainage and venti-
lation first The other classes of buildings
will follow in turn.
Solving the Point Dump Problem.
Chief Brown will solve the Point dump
boat problem to-day by placing sanitary
| officer on the boat to disinfect and kill the
odor of all garbage placed thereon at the
expense of the owner, George Free. The
boat still remains at the Point regardless of
Chief Bigelow's order to removei it. Chief
Brown saws he is tired of waiting for Free
to do his duty. Hereafter the garbage
dumped on the boats will be literally
sprinkled with disinfecting materials, so
| that after the stuff gets to the river it will
not be offensive to the smell, however dis
| gusting it may be to the eye. The officer in
charge will also have orders to arrest any
one throwing garbage into the river instead
of the boat.
In order to get rid of the garbage floating
on the river between the city and Davis
Island dam, the local officials will to-day
request the State Board of Health to order
all garbage boats taken through the lock at
the dam before being dumped In this way
the stuff will be carried on down the river
by the current instead of floating back and
forth in the pool above the dam.
A Scare in the County Jail.
Warden McAleese received scare earlv
yesterday morning A yagrant, committed
from Allegheny Saturday, became sick DUR
! ing the night. On being questioned by one
of the keepers who was taking care of him
the fellow said he had just come from New
York. This information, with the symp-
toms displayed, caused the keeper to sus-
pect cholera. The patient was hustled into
the hospital ward of the jail, the warden
was called from his bed ard the physician
was sent for as q precautionary measure.
He promptly decided the case one of exces-
sive booze and biliousness. Remedies were
prescribed and yesterday afternoon the
patient was apparently quite we'll again.
Chief Brown is greatly dissatisfied with
the inspections being made by the State
Board of Health along the railroads. Gas
far as I can learn" he said last night, ''the
inspectors simply go through the trains,
| and require immigrants to show the
certificates issued to them at the
port where landed. The cer3icates are
not even indorsed by the inspectors
and there is nothing to show our inspectors
whether the immigrants have been exam
ined after first landing or not What the
State Board should do would be to make a
formal demand on Governor Pattison for
funds. If that functionarv refused to assist
them, then the board should go to the
cities of the Commonwealth for loans. There
would be no difficulty in securing the money
and the next Legislature would refund the
money, as was done for Mr.. Kemble, who
loaned the money for the Johnstown flood
sufferers.
Where Money Is Badly Needed.
''There is no reason why the State Govern
ment should not act promptly in this
matter. A quarter of a million dollars have
been expended in supporting the civil law
at Homestead, yet here is danger threat
ening the entire people of the State on
every side, far greater danger than Home
stead, and vet not cent is provided for
combating the common foe.
''Our State Board should establish a rigid
inspection and fumigation at the end of
every division on every railroad in the
State. On the Pennsylvania Railroad, for
instance, there should be State inspection
stations at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, AL
toona and Pittsburg. Eevery immigrant
should be thoroughly inspected,
person, clothing and baggage, and
well fumigated. The inspection officers
at the end OF each division should
after such examination indorse the certi-
hcate issued at the first station. By the
time the immigrant reached this city there
would be little or no possibility of his
carrying cholera germs about him. Bv an
inspection l don't mean a hasty glance
through a carload of passengers. Every one
of them should be disembarked, the car and
contents thoroughly fumigated and the
passengers likewise. At present our local
inspection of immigrants is far superior to
that of the State line inspectors. Immigrants
are not only given a critical examination and
their baggage disinfected where there seems
to be occasion for it, but our inspectors take
complete statement of each man, and in
dorse their certificates, so that when the
immigrant reaches Ohio, the authorities
there know all about him.
Personally believe there is little danger