The Portland daily press., 1892-09-05
BANGOR ON GUARD.


People Remember the Visit of the Cholera
in 1865.
BANGOR, September 3.-The active eff
forts being made by the United States
government authorities to prevent the
Importation of cholera are being strong
ly manifested here owing to the danger
GUS proximity to the Canadian border
and to Vanceboro, the Canadian Pacific
port of entry to this country. 1t has
been decided to maintain rigid surveil-
lance over the thousands of passengers,
many of them European immigrants en-
tering the country at this point, and act
ing upon instructions from the Secretary
of the Treasury, Collector J. W. Palmer
today appointed M. L. Palmer of Dan
forth to superintend the inspection to be
conducted there. He established head
quarters today and will probably sum-
mon staff of assisting physicians at
once. Immigrants landing at Halifax
from foreign steamships are most feared,
and the American consuls are to keep
the inspectors informed of all move
ments of such passengers coming to their
notice. There is talk of military pa
troll along the border by the state gov
ernment and there is no doubt it will be
established Immediately if needed. There
is strong feeling in Bangor favoring ur
gent action in this matter as the cholera
visited here in 1885 and the recollections
OF its ravages are still fresh among the
older residents. In case the epidemic
obtains the slightest hold on this CONT
nent quarantine between Maine and
Canada will be established, as that ap-
proach is most feared. Mayor Beal con-
ferred with the board of health this after
noon and organized a plan to thoroughly
cleanse the few portions of the city
where the drainage is not perfect. He
says that Bangor as a whole is a wonder
fully clean city, but he believes in liber-
al expenditure of public money in thick
ly populated localities where money is
needed.
Will Visit Portland.
MONTREAL Can, September 3.-Yes-
terday at o'clock Mr. Mccormick of
Kentucky, president of the international
conference of the boards of health, DIR.
Watson, secretary of the New Hampshire
board of healthf DR.. Baker of the Michi-
gan board of health, and DR.. Bryce of
the Ontario provincial board of health,
took passage on the specially chartered
steamer Lord Stanley, from Quebec to
Crosse Isle.
They will thoroughly investigate the
arrangements there for quarantining and
disinfecting ships on which there is any
appearance of CONTAGIOUS diseases. I'm
mediately on leaving Crosse Isle the doc
tors will go to New York and Boston,
proceeding thence to Halifax and Port
land.
Parasites Larger Than Germs.
BOSTON, September 4.-Steamer Scy-
thia arrived at her dock at p m. after
being fumigated. Her passengers were
brought up later. The intermediate
passengers bitterly complain of their
treatment at quarantine. They say the
fumigating was improperly done, their
clothing ruined by the steaming process
and that they were given blankets filled
with vermin to cover themselves with
when their clothing was taken away.
Portland People on the Normannla.
Among the passengers of the Norman
MIA are Mr.. Harry Verrill, son of Byron
D. Verrill, Esq, and Mr.. H. S. Higgins
of Portland and Philip Ogden, son of
Rev. G. T. Ogden of Woodfords. All
are we'll. Mr.. Ogden has received the
following telegram:
Req. c. T. Ogden, Woodfords, Me-:
Quarantine reports exaggerated. All well.
Home as soon as possible. PHILIP.