The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-13
SECRETARY FOSTER TALKS.
He Returns to Washington last Night-His
Letter to Jenkins.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. = Secretary
Charles Foster returned to Washington
from New YorK at midnight last night.
and was at the treasury department early
today. Before leaving New York yester-
day afternoon, the secretary saw Health
Officer jenkins and had satisfactory
interview relative to the disposition Of the
passengers awaiting admission to the
United States aud other matters connected
with the cholera. Secretary Foster saws
he Is entirely satisfied with the prospects.
So long as the dreaded disease exists at the
pert of New York the marine hospital
viii continue.
The presence of Dr. Hamilton. whose ex-
perience In maintaining effective ouaran
tines during yellow fever epidemics. will.
it Ia believed, enable him to be of assist
ance to the New York health officials in
the present emergency. Secretary Foster
said:
Dr. Jenkins and had the most pleasant
meeting with the two committees Of the cham
Der of commerce and citizens. We met on the
most aniaole terms and most heartily cooper
ating
To chow how earnest is the general gov
eminent in its disposition to Cooperate
with the state authorities in New York.
Secretary Foster gave out for publication
a letter addressed by himself yesterday. in
New York, 10 DR.. jenkins. health officer,
in which he said:
The attitude of the general government in
the present emergency is that of hearty CO.
operation with the state authorities TO i'm
prove the equipment SO sorely needed
have caused to be established a camp on Sandy
Hook called Camp Low. where we will be able
to take charge under the care Of the marine
hospital service, OF a large number OF well peo-
pie. Understanding you have ample hospital
accommodations on Swinburne island, it m ay
be that the care OF the sick can be more suit
ably provided for by you. We expect to
be able TO receive people at Camp Low
on the morning of the 18th inst The
general government stands ready to increase
the equipment at Camp Low in the hope that
every necessary provision for the care Of the
people o the fall extent IT their necessities
and demands OF the occasion Will be made The
treasury officials view With equanfmity the fail
ure OF the attempt 10 secure Fire Island as a
place OF detention for the Normannia's passen-
gers. buff the New York authorities finally
succeed in preventing judge Barnards tenn
porary injunction from being " ade permanent
ana are still resisted III the Attempts to occurv
Fire Island the federal government may again
intervene and give q permanent footnolf
cabin passengers. The general government
cannot, however, intervene until Governor
Flower shall have certified that he has used All
power, both judicial and military TO overcome
the resistance of the township of Islip The
monitor Miantonomah, now near by at New
London. Conn. or the recall Of the Phila-
delphia, supl osed to be en- route to Baltimore
from New York, could be utilized. Either of
these vessels lying of Fire island. which offers
no defensive shelter for an insubordnate mob
might easily command the siluation and afford
opportunity for the landing of the militia or
messengers.