The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-13
FEDERAL OFFICERS COOPERATE.
Secretary Foster Assisting Dr.. jenkins
IrOnclada NAV Como in Handy.

Secretary Foster Assisting DR.. jenkins
Ironclads May Como in Handy.
WASHINGTON CRY. Sept. 12.--Secretary
Charles Foster returned to Washington
City from New York at midnight last
night and was at the treasury department
early today. Before leaving New York
yesterday the secretary saw Health
Officer Jenkins and had a satisfactory
interview relative TO the disposition of
passengers awaiting admission to the
United States and other matters connected
with the cholera. Secretary Foster says
he is entirely satisfied with the prospects
So long as the dread disease exists at the
port of New York, the marine hospital
service will continue. the presence of DIR.
Hamilton, whose success in maintain eff
fective quarantine during yellow fever
eDidemicS will, it is believed, enable
him to be Of assistance to the New York
health officials in the present emergency.
Secretary Foster said: "Dr. Jenkins and l
had most pleasant meeting with two
committees of the Chamber of Commerce
and citizens. We met on the
most amiable terms and are most
heartily cooperating. To show how
earnest is the general governments
disposition to cooperate with the state
authorities in New York, Secretary Foster
gave out for publication letter addressed
by himself yesterday in New York to DR..
Jenkins, health officer, in which be said:
The attitude OF the general governnea at in the
present emergency is that of hearty eo-opera-
ton with the state authorities. To mt5rove the
equipment, now sorely needed, / have caused
to be established Il camp on Sandy Hook, called
Camp. Low, where We will be able to take
charge under care of the marine hospital
service, of a large number of we'll peosie I'm
derstanding you have ample hospital accommo-
dations on Swinburne island, it may be shat care
OF the sick can be more suitably provids cd for by
you. We expec, to be able to receive people at
Camp Low on the morning of the 1Sth. The
general government stands ready to increase the
equipment at Camp Low, and every Necessary
provision for care of the people to the full ex-
tent of their necessities and the demands of the
occasion will be made.
Treasury officials view with equanimity
the failure to secure Fire island as place
ofdetention for the Normannia's cabin pas
sengers. but if the New York authorities
finally succeed in preventing Judge Bar
nard's temporary injunction FROM being
made permanent. and are still resisted in
attempts to occupy Fire island. the federal
government may again intervene to give q
permanent foothold on terra firma to the
unfortunate Normania's cabin passengers.
The general government cannot, however,
intervene until Gov. Flower shall
have certified that he has used all his
power, both judicial and military, to
overcomes the resistance of the township
of Islip. The monitor Miantouonoh is
now near by at New London, Coma. and
the Philadelphia is supposed to be en-
route to Baltimore from New York Either
of those vessels lying off Fire island. which
offers no defensive shelter for an insubor-
dinate mob. might easily command the
situation and afford an opportunity for
the landing of militia or passengers.
Evidently President Harrison eontem-
plates administering salutary lesson to
the officers of the steamship companies
which, for temporary gain. continue to
subject the people of the United States to
cholera infection. Secretary Foster today
made the following statement:
received IRON the president late on Saturday
the following telegram: silt is an outrage that
steamship companies continue to bring
immigrants from infected ports. Say to
them that 1t should stop or it is certain that
every ship will bring disease and we may be
compelled TO turn back such pe's-laden vessels"