New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-02


GOOD health, and their baggage was subjected to q
thorough fumigafion with superhcated steam and
other disnfcctants. The ship had clean bill OF
! health and a consular certificate l have not yet
received an official statement from the health Of
fcer regarding the disease on the Moraviq am
| inclined to think that there genuine chol-
era on board, but that there outbreak of
cholerinc cholera morbus among the children
which caused all the trouble. This would he
quite natural as the weather in Hamburg has been
warm and humid.
At the Office Of the French Line Mr.. lbott
said I'VE are perfectly willing to accept any
measures which the Government may put into
effect for the preservation Of the health Of the
country Our steamers do not run to IIavrc
now. but 10 Cherbonrg In the latter port there
is no cholera. md there is no direct commnni-
| cation between that place and Havrc.'
| At the office of the Inman and Red Star lines
il was said that their advices from Antwerp still
| denied the presence Of Asiatic cholera in that
CITY The companies would, Of course. acquiesce
in everything that the authorities saw fit to do
| At all the other Offices the same statement was
made.
Gustav IT, Schwab. Of the North German Lloyd
! Line said that the enforcement Of twentN-days
quarantine would stop all immigrant traffic III
il was enforced at this port he would telegraph TO
Bremen
Late in the afternoon the Inman Line sent
ont a notice that its ships would carry only hrst
and second cabin passengers from Liverpool dur
ing the month Of September. 1t is probable that
most Of The other lines will follow the example
of the Inman people. II was generally agreed
in shipping circles that the quarantine OF twenty
DAYS was virtual prohibition of immigration
so long as it should remain in force. The agents OF
foreign lines. as rule. desired 20 communicate
with the home Office before they said Just exactly
what steps would be taken.
Colonel Weber. Superintendent Of lmmigra-
ton said. when asked regarding the circular
of Surgeon General Wyman Il have not seen
the full text as yet II the order apples 10
ships carrying stcerage passengers and not 10
Others we shall have to be on our guard lest az
reduced rates under the name Of cabin passengers
immigrants are brought into the country without
proper inspection and registration"
Colonel Weber, General O'Beirne and DR..
Wheeler. at Ellis Island, met in conference and
summoned before them George Esslinser, who has
charge for Captain John F.. Moore Of the boats
used for transferring stcerage passengers from
incoming vessels to Ellis Island. The day before
Colonel Weber had found ont that one OF these
boats the Hazel Krke was being used for trans
ferring passengers from ships detained at Quar-
antine to Hoffman Island The Colonel oo)ec'ed
10 this and ordered that the Hazel Kirke be
disinfected before she allowed to come again
to Ellis Island
A. the conference Mr. Esslinger was informed
TINT the steamer service of Hoffman Island ana
Of Ellis Island must be carried on by different
set of boats, and plenary powers in the case
were given to DR.. Wheeler
Father Callaghan the Catholic missionary on
Ellis Island, yesterday sent the following dis
~
Cholera now at Quarantine Would advise all
intending emigrants TO remain az hon'o u"ui ~"
danger is past
Tho Dock Board Yesterday received com
munlcation from the Mayor and the Health De
partmcnt of the city requesting the Board b.
look after the piers and bakheads and, as much
=, they could The streets leading 10 them, seeing
that they were clean. The Board ordered reply
sent saving that the Dock Department had already
an extra force Of men at work, and wac making
every effort to keep the waterfront in condi-
| ton of cleanliness
The manner in which the circular Of Surgeon
| General Wyman was received in chipping circles
showed that agents had been expecting such an
ORDER and realized the necessity Tor II. All the
lines now running between Europe and this port
have at their place Of departure arrangements
for submitting the baggage of immigrants To
!
and for otherwise disnfccting IT, The French
! Line. the Hamburg American, the North German
| Ilovd the Red Star and the Netherland Ancri-
can lines have Storage passengers examined by
physicians under the supervision Of the United
States Consul at the port Of departure, and that
official gives an extra bill of health TO the steamer
The North German Lloyd Line has lis sfeeragc
passengers examined by five different physicians
before they are allowed 10 90 on board ship OF
the line Two doctors paid by the company ana
entirely at the orders Of the American Consul
keep watch over the emgrant from Tie
time lie arrives in Bremen until h. sails
away The port doctor of the company VISITS
the houses where the intending emigrants iougc
/ and examines them every day. When the emil
Grants are finally passed by those three doctors
| they are sent to the place Of cmbarkation below
the city. where they are examined by doctor
amounted by the Grand Duchy Of Gutenberg, in
which State the place of embarkaton Is situated
Finally they are examined by the ships doctor
| and allowed TO 90 on board. Those intending 10
| embark in the steeragc of North German Loyh
shin are required TO be in Bremen from three 10
| five DAYS before they go on board ship Inc
places in which the people lodge while they are
waiting to take ship are, in ali the ports, dess-
| mated by the company on whose vessels thcy are
| intending to embark, and the oflclas OF INC
| companies exercise "a supervision over the houses
All the companies do not take precautions ~
/ elaborate AS those taken by the North German
| Jlovd Line. but in every the cmigrant is
under observation for at least tirty-siX hours,
and passes the inspection OF two physicians. IN
all eases. also the baggage Of stccraec passengers
is opened and dsinfcctcd before il is put on
board ship Most OF the companies are chaiy
about taking on board Russian Hebrews or pe'-
pi, from the East. The French Line and the
White Star Line will not receive them at all.
These regulations and precautions have all oceh
nut in force within the last three years. most OF
| them within the last two years
The steamers now the way 10 TINS port