Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
EMIGRANTs ON SEPARATE SHIPS.
Measures Taken To Prevent importation Of
Cholera.


Cholera.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The officers in this city
Of the Hamburg American Packet Company re-
ceiyed today the following message by cable
from the headquarters of the company in Ham
burg:
AS danger of infection may come from emi-
grant passengers booked together with first and
second class passengers. We have decided. in
order 70 secure for our passengers the best
sanitary conditions possible, TO separate emf
grant traffic from first and second-class en-
tirely, forwarding emigrants ON separate ships
exclusively. Besides. the express steamers will
run until further notice between southampton
and New York only, beginning with the Colum-
bia. due at Southampton to-day"
Emil Boas. general passenger manager in New
York, SAID. after receiving this message, that
the passengers now on the continent who are
booked TO return by the Hamburg-American
line will be carried from Hamburg to
Southampton free of expense to them The
express boats referred to in the order. Mr.
Boas said, were the Augusta Victoria, Fuerst
bia. These vessels will only carry
first and second cabin passengers From
time TO time boats will be sent from Hamburg
TO New York with only emigrants ON board It
is probable that these vessels may be the
wieiand, Geliert and +. Banta. Before the
emigrants leave Hamburg Mr. Boas
said they will be fumigated at the COM
panys expense, and no person with a
symptom Of the disease viii be taken
On board. An apartment connected with the
steam pipes will be fitted up on all the emf
grant vessels, 20 that when they arrive at quar-
antine here every piece of baggage on board
can be cleaned before being landed at
Ellis Island This system Of disin-
fecting is pronounced by Health Officer
Jenkin to be superior 10 any. as the
pressure With which the steam escapes causes
every nook and Granny to be penetrated. Mr..
Boas said that with this perfect system of disin-
fecting and the wntchfulness of the officers Of
quarantine he apprehended no danger from the
disease.
NEW YORK OFFICIALS HAVE LITTLE FEAR.
In spite Of the spread OF the cholera in Eu-
rope the local health authorities adhere firmly
to their belief that there need be no fear Of the
disease getting hold in this country All posi-
bic precautions have been and viii be taken
President Wilson of the board Of health said
today that he did not feel called upon to give
the details of the measures adopted II am
sure the public has enough confidence in the
board of health. he added ito be satisfied
with the statement that every precaution has
been taken. l think il would be extremely un-
wise to say more ON that point at the present
time"
DIR. Cyrus Edison. sanitary superintendent,
said that while he did not think the cholera
would find Its way to this country there WINS
always the chance that il would, and for this
reason he had prepared for any emergency.
The health department., he continued, lis
like the fire department in this respect. il is
always ready to fight anything that comes
along. We are fully prepared 10 grapple with
cholera the moment il shows itself. We
have to make preparations much larger
scale than IL even necessary. so that under no
circumstances can we he caught mapping. 1
do not wish to alarm the public, and for that
reason have RETAINED from stating what
arrangements have been made.
Il do not think it will do any harm, however.
TO tell you that We are now ready to care for
cholera patients TO tine number of 5000 at a
be such demand made upon us. and do not
think That If cholera should make
Its appearance here the cases would be
numerous; still we prepared TO handle the
scourge. Personally [ feel very secure
In regard 10 this matter. and dread an epidemic
of cholera much less than would one Of tvphus
fever. In the first place. there can be no mis-
germs can readily be distinguished. Then. too,
the disease develops very much more rapidly
than typhus. The time occupied in developing
cholera ranges from stwenty-four hours TO three
days. We made even great allowances. how
ever. in order to be on the safe side and gave il
five days. 1t would. therefore he absolutely
impossible for an immigrant TO come into this
country with latent cholera which might de-
yelop after he had passed quarantine.
The cholera, also, Is not so contagious as
typhus. The germs of the latter get into the
air and SO spread at terrible rate. On the con-
trary the cholera germ does not spread in that
way. 1t develops and multiplies with marvel
Gus rapidity, but cannot be carried without the
aid of animal life"