The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-25

disease il not spreading, and the alarm 10
now subsiding: Great precautions have
been taken in the matter.
The Treasury Department. IL following MP
the precaution heretofore adopted and xill
use all means at hand TO keep the cholera
out of the country. Assistan ts Secretary
epauIding has communicated with DR..
CLAWS. the attorney for various steamship
companies. and expressed TO him the hope
that the Treasury Department. would have
The cooperation of the companies In the
disinfection of immigrant effects. DIR.
CLAWS. IN reply, says the steamship lines
are fully In Dressed with the gravity of the
situation and that nothing shall be omitted
on their part Every safeguard will be ap-
piled 20 prevent the bringing here of i'm
migrant effects which are not carefully dis
infected. Nothing has been heard at the
Treasury Department of the proposed de-
parture from Havre for Boston of number
of Jews from Odessa. who originally In
tended to go to New York. but whose
journey was interrupted at Lyons because
of the refusal of the steamship lines to take
them to New York. The department. will
not take any steps to prevent their depart
ure from Hayre as that. 1t Is said, 10 mat
ter resting entirely with the steamship
companies. The department will, however,
subject the emlgrants to very rlgid ex-
animation when they get to Boston. so as
TO prevent the introduction of cholera
germs.
A circular prepared at the Marine Hos
pital service, having the approval OF the
Treasury Department.. was issued to-day.
IL Is ordered that after Sept. 20 rags from
any foreign port will be refused for entry
into the United States unless said rags are
accompanied by q certificate from the con-
sular officer at the port Of shipment to the
effect that they have been disinfected in
accordance with the methods herein de-
Bcribed. 1t 10 also ordered that rags gath
bred In or shipped from any port or place
where cholera Is known to prevail In cpl
temic form be denied entry into the United
States absolutely on and after the date
Of this circular, except such rags as then
were atioat, which must be disinfected on
arrival.
The quarantine ship Charles Foster. near
the Cape Charles quarantine station, is
now IN position with the quarantine off,
GERS on board at the mouth of Chesa-
peake bay, and all vessels from infected
ports are required to stop there for lnspec-
ZION. The steamers of the North German
Lloyd and Bremen line en- route for Balti-
more. are to be looked after especially with
view to preventing any cases of cholera
which may be found on board from being
the officers csn make the inspection Of in
coming vessels without much delay.
stringent Measures at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 24.-Hsving been
officially notified of the prevalence of cbol-
Bra in foreign ports, the Board of Health,
Rt Q meeting to-day, adopted stringent
measures to prevent the disease from being
introduced to the country through this
port Hereafter all vessels arriving from
cholera-infectcd ports will be detained at
quarantine until all the baggage. bedding,
ETC.. of the immigrants aboard have been
disinfected. The steamer Switzerland.
from Antwerp. was the first Tessel to -
rive from an infected port. The quaran-
tine officials found no sickness on board
and her seven hundred pasaeDRers wero
permitted to leave the steal or and enter
the station, where they were examined by
the immigration inspectors The baggage
and bedding of the people In the hold and
steerage were not disturbed and will not be
until the port physician and medical in
spectors determine In what manner tho
same shall be disinfected Both OF these
officials visited the steamer this afternoon
and will proceed with the work they have
on hand as rapidly as possible, as fully two
West, and cannot depart until they secure
possession of their baggage.
Precautions New York.
New YORK, Aug 24.-The quarantine off,
cials at this port are busy preparing TO pre-
vent any importation of cholera from the
infected European ports. Orders have
been given by the commissioners to have
the fever ship Samuel Carlton ready for
hospital use IN the lower bay as soon as re-
quired. There are five vessels due this
week from Hamburg. where the cholera is
now raging. These ships have about two
thousand immigrants aboard. They will
be detained at quarantine and thor
oughly examined. The French: lime steam
ship "a Touraine. which left Havre last
Sunday. is due here on Saturday. As chol-
era Is also reported at Havre. the vessel
will be duly subjected to quarantine regu-
latic,s on her arrival. Nothing has as yet
been done at the Ellis-island immigrant
station toward preventing the introduce
lion of cholera by immigrants. but the ply
sicians IN charge will keep a sharp lookout
FOR any symptoms among the newly-ar-
rived.