New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-30
rO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHOLERA
SENATOR'S VISIT QUARANTINE ISLANDS.
THEY ALSO INSPECT ELLIS ISLAND. CAMP LOW
AND DIR. JENKINSS sTAToN-PETTY SPITE
OF THE HEALTH OFFICER
eaa,or william E. Chandler. Of NcwHam

saoa,or william f. Chandler. Of Now Hampshire
chairman Of the Senate Committee on immigration,
senator Isham c. Harris. Of Tennessee. Chairman of
90 Senate Committee on Epidemic DISEASES; e4Sur-
ceon.General Hamilton OF The Marine Hospital Service;
er,geon. General Wyman and Dr. Cyrus Edison started
yesterday morning tour 10 the state quarantine
.,,h,hments on Hoffman and Swinburne Islands
md 10 tie Quarantine station on Staten Island to the
N,ioual station at Camp Low, and 10 Ellis Island 10
Investigate the condition Of these places with the
asv Of informing themselves as 10 the ability Of
ne state and the National quarantine to cope with
cholera should II come here next spring as most
,hysioans expect that It will
owing to the petty spite OF DR.. jenkins toward
Dr Hamilton The last named member OF the party
as not allowed 10 visit the state quarantine estab
usbments Dr. Jenkins never forgave Or. Hamilton for
adnr ont that vessel which DR.. jenkins had passed
a. being clean ard healthy was In reality In an eN
cea3ingly filthy condition This was during the
holsra scare last fall when the health officer Of ths
mort was exhibiting TO the world the fact that political
hacking does not make man competent 70 hold 50
inror,aut position the one that ne now hold9'
Dr, Hamilton sent for by Senator Chandler 70
coouuapy him on his VISIT 70 the quarantine es
.busb,ncnts IN New-Yorl HNbor, but when d..
Trl,ns touDd that Dr.. Hamilton was to be one Of
A oarv az investigators he raised the most strenuous
1ier,ions 10 his being allowed 10 60 upon any OF the
Islands or 10 the quarantine station where ne mas
control Every one in the party was surprised al
mr. Ienbnss chldish action, but Dr. Hamilton did not
s tho matter and quietly decided that he would not
% WITH the party to Hoffman or swinourne Island
60 ,ba quarantine station. He remained on shore
Iii ofter these places had been visited, but he went
20 Ems Island and TO Camp Low at sandy HOOK after
ward ,
senator Chandler, who has given the question OF
tor,iOration In connection with the probable coming
:. no,oro N This country noxt summer n great deal
:, .,dv has introduced In the Senate BILL prohibiting
- ,nr,igration FOR year from March next lie
. o,so IN favor Of National Quarantine In pace o.
clio ,rs.ent system which IN tho case OF Dr. JENKINS
los, tau was not shown to be gnttenpg success
~. arc several measures before Congress now all
...t,ra IN change Il various ways the management
- ~, ouarantjpe stations and to look into the oapa
,un.s ~ the stations here one Of tho objects
Of the visit at tAis time,
Collector Hendricks placed the Revenue OuV'er
ssndls- At the disposal Of ths Senator'S and the med
teal men Yesterday, and at an early hour IN Il9 MORN
ing n,e start for Hoffman Island was made Dr' Jeh-
aims explained az far be vas able to the WORKINGS
=, ~. STATIONS on the two islands, and Dr. bdson
h.,ns6 him out whenever It was necessary Inc sen
otor, were not altogether pleased with what they
saw either on tho Islands or at the station put they
made no comment then FROM lhe S"a'-
.nnn. station the cutter down 10 Camp
Low. where Dr. Hamilton Joined his friends
,d iris place was inspected. From there
N. nm 70 Ellis Island was made and considerable
TINA was spent IN loohng over the meuloos lere
followed In handling the immigrants as they came on
the ships Every was gNa1y pleased Win IN:
arrangements that had been made for THIS worK on
Ellis Island From this place the party came u The
- civ and went 20 the Fifth Avenue Hotel. which was
reached late In the evening Senator Harris has seen
all that he cares to IN regard TO the provisions LOT
banding people III with diseases Of contagious spT'
and he will return TO Washington to-day. senator
Chandler surgop-General Wymsn and Dr. Ecsoh
viii take q tour among the city hospitals Senator
m
them.
Senator Chandler sad TO reporter In regard 70
his visit hee "senator Harris and myself came here
70 make thorough investigation Of the methods In use
for the protection Of this the greatest Of our ports
and TO make some estimate as TO the probable intro
duction Of dangerous diseases account Of lmmigra
ton from foreign ports. Personally, am In favor
Of the absolute suspension Of immigration for one
year. and believe that could pass the bill that
have introduced providing for such suspension at
any time. Even that bill is not passed. something
definite mus. be done the way OF restrictions and
to compel enforcement OF the Treasury regulations
In other words, ! think that the ports ought to be
closed TO all dangerous and undesirable immigrants
OF course. am n hopes that this can be done with
out interfering materially With the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. but serious Danger threatens the country
next spring and 1t must be averted II possible"
Senator Chandler I'D not care last nigAt 10 ex-
press opinion to the facilities IN iAis port 70!
keeping out the cholera. My visit to-day has not
Changed my opinion IN the lsa5:,' he said
There is nothing p9Auoa IN mis- visit Of ours
about his visit 10 New York I'VE have come here
10 look into this question Of immigration AID 10 de-
terndne II possible, wat s best 10 be done both 70
Keep out dangerous and undesirable mm grants and 70
put the quarantine stations under the best possible
YIN you call NJ cleyeapd'' e was asked
a DO too S many e9 s from IN T n06 6o e es @
him II will be merely 10 say How do yoa DO gu
session soon" said tie Senator in reply to que
ton from the reporter, and" he continued, while
you are on that subject would Ike TO say lh1 So
December every yeSr is not soSd d, time Of Of e
Speakershp fight ana ! did not know tlat there
one. ! do know. however, That We are here ON
official business strictly aad On mission Of
We must ward Of thu danger that threatens Us
from that dreadful disease somehow and that IS Of
far greater importance than the distribution OF lc"
paltFy Offices. ! am IN favor OF giving the President
any time but am utterly opposed to senator Chand-
ler's scheme Of shutting of immigration altogether.
gocd thing but IT IS not the time for this country
10 lake step in tbs direction. 1t IS question II
Tlore (, TIE Canadian ard Mexican frontiers that
would he extremely difficult TO guard against the
immigrants who would want 10 get into the country;
Congress ought 10 takc action soon IN the way OF
guaFing the country from invasion rom these sonrGG,
stations ought TO be established along the sea coast
State and the Federal authorities tho supreme Court
has decided that IN cases where me E2mincfCe %,
the conirry IS aNectci the Federal oit1oIiy , shall
control ard q quarantine against disease that wOuld
b. brought here BY ships would come under that head
We did not CONF ag az Sis bort Sink that
swlnbnrne ard Hoffman Island quarters are pretty
Ie,rr bniI and would be ready for use In the spring
81 Fuls Island found that Tie arrangements for the
handing Of Immigrants were abort as near perfect ~
possible
A NEED OF NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
Boston, Dec. oo--The rep0rt Of the committee OF