New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
THE TREAsURY,s PRECAUTIONS.
EVERY MEANS USED TO KEEP THE CHOLERA OFT

EVERY MEANS USED TO KEEP THE CHOLERA OrT
STRICT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
Washington. Aug. o4-The following dispatch was
received at the state Department today from ue
United States Consul at Hamburg: Hamburg CHI
grants must be regarded coming from choiera III
fected districts. shall see that steamers anu p"se"e
ore disinfected." -
The Department has more reassuring news rom
Havre France, relative TO the reported epiue'mo VI
cholera there. Consul Williams teiegrapheo uia' "'
Paris and IIavre medical experts have hao 'oi-
ference and after a full examination admit the pres
euce OF local cholera. They deny, however th"'
n T. Asiatic cholera The disease Is not spreading
md the alarm is now subsidng. Great precautions
have been taken I'm the matter
The Treasury Department Is following up the pre-
cautions heretofore adopted and VIII use al h"S "
Keen the cholera out OF the country. Assistant secre-
tary spaulding has communicated WIN Dr' ""i'
the attorney of various steamship cohpameS' ""'
.xn-cssed IN him the hope that the Treasury depart
ment would have the cooperation oil the compailc'
In the dislnfection OF Immigrants enccVs "
uavs IN reply, says that the steai"s'p ~ y,
plly impressed with the gravity OF the s'ua'io ""
thst nothing shall be omitted Oh 'nei, pi" -,
safeguard will be applied to prevent 'ne o'e'e ''t
80 ., ,mmicrauts effects which are not careihiy
disinieced. w ,>..,,o,.
No,hi,c bas been heard at the Treasury Department
of the proposed departure from lfaVre ioi po,.o" "
q number OF Jews from odessa WHO oren"i' "
tended A
,n,errupted at LYONS because OF the refusal Oh tnc
.shtn copnanv 10 take them TO New-lorK lhc
,.n.r4ue,, will not take any steps to prevent "c'r
departure from IIavrc, as that IL Is saio' j. '"'
resting entirely with the steamship co"pan'e'' " "
iii however. subject the immigrants to ne'o
examination when they get to Bos'oh' so 10 " ''0
vent the Introduction of cholera germs IA,
The Treasury Department has communicates WIN
tho agents OF the steamship companies whose S"'p'
p,v h.tw.en Hamburg and Bremen ana bai""oi''
requesting them TO have their steamers i'P"'' '
the Cape Charles Quarantine stauon' virginia ,,
proceedng up Chesapeake Bay. The steamers wa
fe insnccted BY the officers OF the Marine Hospi" ~
the quarantine station, 50 that all danger oi '' "
trodnction OF cholera germs may be averteo'
circular relatiug TO the importation OF rags pre-
,areS st the Marine Hospital and having the nppfo'''
nj the Treasury Department. was issued 'o-da!. ~
will be sent TO Collectors OF Customs, medieai oh'o
NJ the United states Marine Hospital Service ngcns
of foreign steamship lines. local quarantine ONCE,
and others After quoting provision from the Act ~
prevent the Introduction Of Contagious Infectious
Diseases Into the United States. 1t says
On and after September 20 1892, rags from my my
foreign port will be refused entry hsG ~ ,ne certIG
cate from the consular officer at the port o shipne CIV
70 G effect sn as at hes %sthcds nse herein deseScd
1t Is also ordered that rags enthercd m 9r shippeo "a
rsYs o any y rD rcodemc nj pS1 form be denied entry into the
United States absolutely on ana ai'er me da.e r ~
this circular, except such th were '.Si I,a
must be disinfected on arrival. All previous Dg
partment circulars relative to the importAuon alu
dsinfccton Of rags conflicting with the provisions OF
this circular are hereby amended TO conform here"'
The circular then prescrtbes the methods OF ais
Infection which may be used.
Philadelphia. Aug. 24.-liaving been ohc'any li'
formed OF the prevalence OF cholera In foreign parts
the Board OF Health at meeting today adopted
stringent to prevent the disease from o'ns
introduced into the country through this port here
after all vessels arriving from cholera Injected pors
will be detained nj quarantine until all the basenge
bedding etc, of the Immigrants aboard has pech us
infected. . - ,,
The steamship switzerland, from Antwerp was r rne
Quarantine oficisls found sickness on board nha
her 700 passengers were permitted 10 leave leave u,s LIZ
steamer and enter the station, where they were eA'
amned by the Immigration inspectors. 81.
The baggage and bedding Of the people In tne noia
ana steernge quarters were not disturbed ana VII nos
- upi the port Physician and medical inspectors oe