St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-30


treated US royalty as his guests.
Montreal has nothing of any interest
except motion before her council ad
vising several crematOries.
"BoSton-The quarantine station is
located about five miles down the har
Dor, upon an island about half mile
long ana a quarter of a mile wide.
There is upon this island a total of
eight buildings, with bath house in
process of erection. First, the home of
the superintendent; second, the small
poX hospital, capable of accommodating
twenty cases; third, the fever hospital,
a two-story building of unlimited d.
mansions; fourth, square box used for
room to steam clothing without any
hooks, ropes, or other contrlyance, eX-
cept rail to hang clothing upon. 1t is
seven feet wide, ten feet high and
twelve feet long, made of pine lumber,
with hole in the side fol the admission
OF steam from the boiler of the quar-
antine steamer. The other four build
lngS are frame and of small dimensions,
suitable for few people detained OIL
suspection.
The Quarantine System
of New York is quite extensive, in
Guiding Hotfman's island.l Swinburne
island, Fire island, Staten Island land
ing and Camp Lowe Omitted States ma
rine station).
''Swinburne and Hoffman's islands
are the principal stations of interest.
Swinburne is equipped for hospital pa
tients. with hospital, bath rooms, fumi-
eating apparatus, and furnace for the
destruction of all infected mater
lals or substances capable of
spreading disease germs. Bichloride
solution, chlorine gas and other an
tlseptlcs and disinfectants are used pro-
tusely. A corps of doctors, nurses
COOKS and servants, numbering forty in
all, constitute the force on this island
alone; each using the utmost sanitary
means to prevent the contraction of dis
ease themselves, or possibly spreading
to others.
"Hoffman's Handicapped for de-
tentlon purposes has commodious quar-
tiers and sterilizing apparatus of suffi-
Gent capacity to accommodate eighty
wire baskets filled with immigrant
clothing at one time, or in other words,
the baggage of eighty immigrants can
be sterilized i'll one hour by this ma
chine, which, reaching a temperature
OF 23O deg. is certain death to all forms
of disease germs, 1877 deg. being CON
Sldered sufficient to kill cholera germs.
Bath houses and other measures for
comfort and health are provided.
"The Quarantine VESSEL,
used for the removal of immigrants is
carefully washed with bichloride solu-
ton, and it seemed to US that every pre-
caution possible for the prevention of
the spread of cholera was in full opera
ton. This station has done good work,
and its merits ought to be recognized,
at least to the same extent that it's
effects, if it has any, are criticised.
philadelphia has double quarantine:
national and state. The national quar-
antinc is about 100 miles below Phila-
delphia. at the Delaware breakwater,
where all vessels are examined and SUBJ
Jected to rules controlling national
marine quarantine service by the United
States marine officers.
The state quarantine is located about
eight miles below the city. where yes
sci large enough to accommodate 500
Immigrants and baggage is in readiness
In case it is required. This boat has
bath rooms and fumigating rooms, SO
that when Immigrants are taking bath
their
Clothes Are Disinfected
and ready to put on when bathing is
completed. The baggage is placed in
large room and subjected to steam at
temperature of 230 degrees. All sick
are taken to what is called the Lazerett
hospital, where ten acres are walled in
and all necessary appliances are in
readiness for the care and comfort of
the patients. Tents are also prepared
so that 800 can be accommodated with
out any extra effort. Even letters are
diSinfected.
BESIDE the above ten acres there are
wit hot
looms and nurses. Seventy persons can
battle every hour; males and females
are separated. The fumigating ap-
paratuS is arranged to receive $40 two
bushel wire baskets at once; hung up
and numbered. Time required for
fumigatiOn is two hours. Sulphurous
acid gas is used for disinfectant. Steam
and bichlOride solution are used in
addition for ships when indicated by
the character of the disease present.
Cholera suspects-When suspected
case Of cholera appears the
police notify the medical inspectors
ours. Instantly the medical inspectors
and ambulance are driven to the loca-
ton, and, if the patient is
Suffering From Cholera.
symptoms, they are taken to the mu-
nicipal hospital, where positive dag
noSiS of the case is made by an expert,
unless decided by the medical inspectors
previously.
''Dr. Welsh and DR.. Taylor are med
ical inspectors for the health board and
municipal hospital. The hospital is
equipped for the care of 200 patients,
medical staff, nurses and culinary ap-
paratus, all in readiness at any time.
1.-The Germans have contagious dis
ease hospital, and the Philadelphia
almshouse is upon the same grounds
where contagious diseases are taken.
when we consider the Importance of
health and its relations to universal
prosperity, we are amazed at the in
efficiency of our seaboard quarantine
systems. Previous to the present chol-
era scare, it is safe to say that we have
had
No Quarantine Protection,
except in name; that our clean interior
cities should be subjected to all the dis
eases from the famine and pestilential
districts of Europe without rigid inspec-
ton is an outrage which ought to be re-
scented by every American citizen. At
Sault Ste. Marie, Montreal, Quebec,
Boston, New York and Philadelphia we
are warranted in saying that the quar-
antine system sixty days ago was totally
inadequate, and even yet. with danger
at our door, Boston has simply an ex-
cuse for what ought to be a splendidly
equipped quarantine station.
"Grosse isle has a sanitary officer of
unquestionable ability and years of ex-
perience, who realized keenly the neces-
sity of stricter quarantine, and for
twenty-siX years has appealed to his
government for funds to equip that
station with apparatus and deep water
wharfage for the rapid handling of in
fected baggage and immigrants; bat
not until recent alarms aroused the
lethargy of the Dominion government
has he been so successful in securing
the proper machinery for sterilization
of baggage, and even that secured is too
small for rapid work, although it is a
step IN the right direction.
1.-The fact that sanitary measures are
recognized as the best means of pre-
venting cholera epidemics, and special
activity in this direction is apparent in
every city of Importance, we would
heartily recommend tho