Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-02
DR.. Jenkins of New York Takes an
Independent Stand.
AMENABLE ONLY TO STATE LAWS
No Change in Cholera Situation at
Quarantine.
LATE NEWS FROM ABROAD.
MORE IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE.
They Were All in Good Condition and Above
Suspicion.

gers, arrived here this morning. All the
steerage passengers are Scandinavisns and
Danes and are a remarkably clean and healthy
lot OF people. The Island viii be allowed 10
/ proceed this afternoon.
The City of Berlin arrived today with 20S first
class cabin. 2S2 second and 65s sieerage. The
passengers were all well on board and had not
heard of the arrival of cholera in England.
They were very excited over the news.
Joseph Etuainiz of IS Orchard street. whom
! DIR. Peck reported last night cholera sus-
pect L. not infected with the pest. His illness
Is due TO over feeding after being nearly starved
in Russia. the country he recently came from.
l He was all right this morning. For dinner yes
terday EtuainiZ ate almost two pounds Of
corned beef. small mountain Of cabbage and
two watermelons: at least his sister saws he did
President Harrisons expected order has
caused sensation among the steamship
| agents in this city. The Presidents circular
/ letter will practically stop all immigration
while the cholera epidemic lasts. Steamship
. agents recognize the fact that they will
have 20 give up s.eeraSe traffic. Capt.
Undorhill OF the Onion line said: The presi-
I dent proclamation will practically stop immi-
grafton to the United States. but / think i; will
not affect those who go to Montreal and can
cross the border 10 the United States. Nv
/ opinion is We will have the cholera, bat not
until next spring"
Other agents had nothing to saw ard many
/ have cabled for instructions, which will prob
ably be orders discontinuing the traffic until
further notice, the traffic from this
side 20 continue as usual. IL is esti-
mated that the steamship companies will
lose S2.00D, 090 q month while the twenty DAYS
quarantine regulations are being carried out.
81 .000. 900 representing the loss from steersge
| traffic alone while the remainder represents the
/ loss arising out of diminished outgoing cabin
passengers and loss of freight and incidental
expenses
| The choleras ituation at quarantine is practi-
| cally unchanged. The Morayia is still living off
/ Hoffman Island with her passengers on board.
| No fresh cases have been reported and the con-
valescent patients are almost we'll The steam
ers Yeendam. Gallia. Iahn and CITY of Berlin,
which latter arrived shortly before IL. are living
OFF the Quarantine station. The Neendams
passengers have all been washed and are on
board the steamer. read, 20 60 up. which viii
probably be this afternoon. The immigrants on
1 board the Lain haven't vet received their alb
lutions and the North German LLOYD steamer
will probably he detained a little longer than
has been expected
The batch of immigrants on the Cunarder
! GalliG Wen dOan TO Hoffman BLAND On board
! the steamer }. q. EmmOns at IL am. and will
probab be able to land tomorrow. The CITY
! of Berlin N.ill be detained her full three DAYS
( though her cabin passengers will be landed this
afternoon. She had no cases of sick
ness on board. though she has fifty
/ Russians among her Passengers. They have
| all been berthed alone throughout the voyage
in the forward par: of The ship, the other eni-
! grants being Der bed ait They win all have
/ 10 undergo the customary bathing and disin-
3 fectiag before lanling. Her captain aud pas-
sengers stated that they had not heard anything
of the cholera's arrival in England and were
! very much surprised hearing the news.
Tomorrow the Normannfa from Hamburg is
due also the Umbria from Liverpool, both
ports Of which are now infected.
KEEPING A SHARP WATCH.
l.
the country from this port. The quarantine
arrangements at present are working in the
most perfect way. and if Dr. Jenkins is
allowed 20 carry out his arrangement there is
no reason why any case Of the disease should
/ ever get beyond the Quarantine sta
! ton. As example OF the stric:uess of The
arrangements the TancGryilie. which arrived
here aweok ago. reported no hides in her cargo.
/ which are not allowed 20 land without a permit
from the health officer. She allowed to
proceed to New York by DIR. Tailmadge. Since
! then the consignees have been endeavoring TO
get permit from the doctor to enable them TO
land their hides. but permit viii be given
unless they fumigatei by the health au-
/ thorities. The case mav seem hard on the con-
signees. but they have only the captain Of the
1 Tancaryille TO blame, and, Dr. Iailmsdge
says, if they gave way in this case it would
make precedent which would never do,
especially the present time.
/ AN AMBITIOUS REPORTER
Commissioner Allen and Drs. Jenkins and
Sanborne Of the health department, accom-
panied by Drs. Sam E. NIiliken and Pedro J.
| Salicrup. started this forenoon for the Mo
rayia and Hoffman Island. As the steamer
with the doctors on board was starting il
was discovered that q ne wspaper reporter had
I slowed himself away on board. He was turned out
! of the boat and DR.. Jenkins very indignant
at what he said was the unfair method tried 70
Z 4, h.. Il.
do what he could in the way of giving the
/ press information. The language the doctor
used was more forcible than elegant and he
gave orders to have officer keep watch.
| Upward Of twenty-five suspicious vessels are
! due from now until the expiration of the next
| ten days and the quarantine health doctors are
preparing to meet them. 1t seems almost GER
tain that some Of them viii bring cases Of cholera
| on board.
DIR. JESKISs' rSpEPENpENr POSITION.
DR.. jenkins says that he has power to deter
mine how long vessels should remain in
quarantine, and notwithstanding the Presi-
dents proclamation he proposes to use his
| own discretion, and il necessary, or as the
case demands, suspicious ships win be held q
longer or shorter period than twenty days His
action viii be taken with the understanding
| that he alone is responsible and the President
viii not be considered. As the case now stands
President Harrison's proclamation viii be ig-
| nored at quarantine.
II shall be governed by the state laws en-
| tirely," said DIR. jenkins, "and President Har-
risons proclamation does not apply to this port.
l am vested with power to hold any vessel ss
long as deem 1t necessary, and no vessel will
be detained for twenty days unless the occasion
requires. I shall hold them six months II neces-
| sary."
| DR.. Jenkins said that the pilot Of al incom-
ing steamers would be allowed to land after be-
ing thoroughly fumigsted. They are not ex-
posed while on shipboard, not mingling with
the passengers.
DR. yEKKIxs NUsr OBEY.
1t was reported at quarantine this afternoon
that Collector Hendricks had said that II Health
Officer Jenkins does not obey the President's
| quarantine proclamation that ships affected by
IL win not Be allowed 10 enter port
rAL9E HOPES KINDLER
The fiasss I. R.ssis 4 sem sn sAs
81. PRTEDnnrna Qar,A IN rns~s>f