The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-02

rope-Ihe Fnnic IN Hamburg Ahetlng,
New YORK, Sept. 1.-[Speciall- oap.
tain Cross, OF the police force, reports
today that he was informed by DR. Brec,
Of "a Rivington street, that he attended
man named Elwaing who lived on the
fourth floor Of No. 95 Orchard street,
and that he found him manifestinp
symptoms of cholera. The man, he
said, was Russian and arrived on Sun.
day on the steamer Russia. The board
of health was notified.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-TSpeciall-
President. Harrison and party reached
Washington this morning few minutes
before 0 o'clock and were at once driven
to the executive mansion. The Presi-
dents unexpected return to the capital
at this time. was due to his desire to
consult with members of his Cabinet
now in the city, as to what further
measures, IL any, should be adopted by
the government to prevent the INTRODUCED
ion OF cholera into this country.
Secretary Foster, Postmaster General
Wanamaker and Attorney. General Mil
Ter were the only Cabinet officers in the
city. They met the President at IL
o'clock and the result of the conference
was the issuing Of the following circular
by order OF the President later in the
day:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. 1, 1892
ITO collectors of customs, medical off E.
GERS marine hospital service, foreign
steamship companies, State and local
boards Of health:
ut having been officially declared
that cholera is prevailing in various
portions of Russia, Germany and France
and at certain ports in Great Britain, as
we'll al in Asia, and it having been
made to appear that immigrants in
large numbers are coming into the
United States from the infected dis
tricts, and that they and their personal
effects are liable to introduce cholera
into the United States, and that vessels
conveying them are thereby a menace
to public health; and it having been
further shown that under the laws of
the several States quarantine detentions
may be imposed upon these vessels suf-
hclent length Of time to insure against
the introduc ton of contagious diseases,
it is hereby ordered that no vessel from
any foreign port carrying immigrants
shall be admitted to enter any port of the
NIL n.f SNnsD
have undergone quarantine detention
OF twenty days (unless such detention
is forbidden by the laws OF the State or
regulations made thereunder) and of
sucn greater number of days as may be
fixed in each special case by State au.
thorities.
This circular to take immediate Of
feet except in cases OF vessels afloat at
this date. which will be made the sub
iect of special consideration upon due
application to the Department.
walter WYMAN
"Supervising Surgeon General u. S.
Marine Hospital Service.
"CHARLEs FOSTER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Approved: BENJAMIN HARRISON"
The opinion OF the Attorney. General
that the President has legal authority
to do this accom- PANIED the circular.
Postmaster General Wanamsker is
sued an order instructing the superin.
tendent of foreign mails to immediately
take such steps as may be necessary and
practicable to thoroughly disinfect the
mails reaching the United States from
foreign ports. and to facilitate safe m all
communication between vessels under.
going quarantine and the nearest United
States postoffice.
All the Government departments are
thoroughly alive to the gravity of the
situation and the disease will not enter
the United States from any lack of pre-.
cautionary measures that can be fore.
seen.
The practical effect of the twenty
days quarantine circular issued by the
direction OF the President to-day, it is
believed, will be to stop emigration
from Europe for the time being and
thus will be brought about the result
which the popular mind believes desira-
BILE about this time. The steamship
companies, it is argued, will not care to
bring emigrants to this country and
support them for long period before
they are allowed to land, as such traffic