The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-16

special care shall DO taken TO provide all trains
with drinking water OF unquestionable purity;
mat closets on trains shail De kept perfectly
bichloride of mercury, aud that cars containing
emigrants shall be fumigated on arrival at OBJ
Jectiye point Also. that all baggage of persons
suspected OF having cholera and all baggage
and other articles exposed TO such baggage
shall be given in charge OF the local health
authorities for disinfection. To properly and
effectively enable us to carry these re equations
out, we invite your hearty cooperation. and re-
quest
l. That you will make report direct to this
office. giving car number. of any drinking water
which you think Is not pure.
z. Make personal inspection OF closets on
every train you take charge OF, and report
promptly IL they are not perfectly clean and
free from bad smell
at terminals OF any car which has been used by
emigrants, and if a cholera patient has been in
the car, call the special attention of the inspector
TO that and also wire this office.
A. All baggage OF persons suspected of having
cholera and all baggage and other articles ex-
posed TO such baggage you VIII please take
measures 10 have given in charge OF the local
health authorities wherever unlosded. for disin-
lection.
At noon superintendent Wells issued the
following to master mechanics:
Special care should be taken to provide all
trains with drinking water of UNREASONABLE
purity.
Closets on trains should be kept perfectly clean
and should be washed daily with solutions of
bichlorfde of mercury-one drachm to the gallon
of water.
Trains containing emigrants should be fumi-
gated on arrival at objective points. IL a ear
should contain q cholera patient it should he
thoroughly disinfected by washing all portions
OF exposed wood work with the bichloride of
mercury solution-thirty grains to the gallon of
water, aud then fumigated by burning in each
car sulphur broken in small pieces in pans placed
In vessels containing water.
L will instruct conductors to advise inspectors
at terminals OF any cars which may have con-
tained emigrants, so that they may be properly
advised for the carrying out OF the orders here
given. Kindly issue prompt and definite in
structions in the premises; and II your requisi-
tons for the supplies and material needful TO
carry out the arrangement are not properly
filled, be good enough to let me know.
Circulars n bulletins were also issued
yesterday by General Manager Bradbury,
of the l.. K. 81 W., General Manager PIERCE,
of the L., ID. & W., Superintendent Gallo
way, of the c., II. & D., and Superinten-
dent Bender, of the Chicago division Of tho
Big Four.
The Health Board will prepare asohedule
of all trains. showing time of arrival and
will make special assignments to each In
spector.
Arrangements were made yesterday by
the health officers for Dr.. Thorpe to meet
the Big Foul 12 o'clock through train last
night ct Anderson. and for DR.. Martin to
meet the Panhandle and g., II. q D.. trains
at the Belt crossing, and in
spect the passengers. To-day one through
train will be met at DunreIth and one at
Greenfield. but 1t was not decided yester-
nc Eastern connections at Columbus or
will those coming from the South. North OF
Vast