Evening journal., 1892-08-18
THE QUARANTINE PEST.
1t is Not Likely That Delaware
Will Take 1t.
CHESTER CHARITY GOES BEGGING


If the Lazaretto Is Bad for Chester, it
Wonld Not BE Good for Delaware.
state Board Of BeaIth Practically
states It's Positlon-rhe idea of Bonn
bay Hook Island Does Not Meet with
Favor.
The Chester p, phianthropists who
ure so anxious TO foist the Philadelphia
quarantine pest-house and lazaretto
upon the people of Delaware, received a
black eye az The Central Hotel th morn
ing at the hands Of the state board OF
health.
The meeting was called at 1915. II
was conference of the Pennsylvania
and Delaware quarantine commissioners
appointed by Governors Patterson and
Reynolds, the mayor of Chester and
other representative citizens of that
charitable city, the state board Of health
and the board of health Of Wilmington
DR.. E. W. Cooper. of Camden, the
Democratic nominee for presidential
elector and q member of the state board
of health, presided The Chester men
peesont were Mayor Cootes, DR. }. l..
Z
editor OF the Delaware County Republi.
can and a member of the Chester board
of trade; and Quarantine Commissioner
Andrew Osborne, Of BOothw yne, near
the "Philanthropic City"
The state board of health of Delaware
was represented by Dr. Benjamin
Whiteley. Frederica DR. w r. skinner,
of Glasgow; Dr. /. S. Valandigham. Of
Middletown, DR. Lowber, OF Whining
ton; and DR.. Ellegood, Of Concord. E.
b. Frazer, secretary of the board, was
also present.
J. i. Budd and f. r. Cochran, of Mid
dletown, represented Delaware as quar-
antine commissioners.
/ Wilmington was represented by Port
Physician Willard Springer, DR. Frantz
DR. f. G. Shortlidge City Engineer
/ Harry Palmer. and Clerk w. c. r. Col
quohoun Of the city board Of health.
/ The chairman stated that the object OF
/ the conference was TO put before the
state board of health the question of re
moving the lazaretto from Tinicnm
island, near Chester, to some point along
/ the Delaware shore.
Many Sites Suggested.
Commissioner Budd was the first
speaker. He reviewed the circumstances
leading to the appointment Of the joint
commission; Informed those present that
the commission had visited the quaran
tines at New York and Boston, and were
very much pleased with the arrange
ments in both places. In company Will
the other commissioners and federal
officials he made trip down the bay
Deep Water Point. Fort Delaware, Reedy
island. and Collins's beach were all view
cd and abandoned because of objections
7 urged against them The principal oh.
lection to Fort Delaware and Recdy
island was that they were so close 20
Delaware City and Port Penn. The only
place found that was at all suitable was
Bombay Hook island in Kent county, two
miles from the mainland and nine miles
from Smyrna, the nearest town of impor
tance. The island is seven miles lone
and has railroad facilities In addition il
is connected with the mainland by tive
causeways He thought that Woodland
Beach would be a good place for the de
tention of suspects and that the lazar
etto could be placed on either end of thu
island. ''The essentials are, he said
safe and full anchorage; heaithful loca
tion, ample room, plentiful supply o.
water accessibility and perfect isolation
Bombay Hook island possesses all thes'
features.
One Pennsylvania Claim.
Commissioner Csborne's views were al
rs follows:
1--WE ought 90 have an interstate quar-
antine between Delaware and Pennsyl
vania, and, if necessary, New Jersey
think the quarantine station should b
placed as far down the bay as possible
for the protection Of the towns alonl
the Wilmington, New Castle, Del
aware City-your towns, as well a
our towns. nAs 10 is now You do not hav
any proteAon for Wilmington. w
are at the Mercy Of the people of Della
.. ware, in Ter TO procure "A site. w
can't comEydown here and take piec
of ground TO place a quarantine upon i
. without the consent OF yonr Legisla
ture
Assemblyman Bliss said that quaran
tine down the bay would protect Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. DR.
! Toward expressed him self in like man
ner, and said that IL was the only thin
that conld possibly insure the state
! from the visitation of malignan
q scourges
T Mayor Coates made an earnest appel
( for the removal of the 'pest-house' froI
! Chester
4 Harbor Of Refuge Endangered.
DR.. Valandigham admitted the need {