Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-26
TWO CENTS.

sicians at quarantine. went aboard the Ger
manic and announced the spread Of the cholera
abroad and the inconvenience to which return
ing travellers were TO be put there consider
able excitement among the passengers.
The ships physician announced the vessel
had a clean bill Of health, but this
did not prevent careful examination Of the
passengers being made. The saloon passengers
were first attended to. The examination of the
immigrants was more carefully conducted than
m the case of the saloon passengers, but no case
Of sickness Of any kind was found on board.
The Germsnic was accordingly passed
and came up TO her pier in this city. The same
care was exercised in the examination of the
Werkendams passengers and with the same re-
suit. The immigrant passengers OF both ships
they were again subjected 20 a careful ex-
animation by the officials of the Marine Hospital
stationed there The three physicians in charge
OF the medical department of the immigration
bureau stationed themselves az intervals from
the wharf where the immigrants came ashore
TO the entrance 10 the main building and
closely scrutinized everv person who passed.
Several men and women were detained
Tor examination from both ships, but il
is expected that they will be released
before night. The steamship Sorrento. from
Hamburg, which Is due to arrive here today,
was not reported this morning. and il is doubt
full IL she comes in before late in the afternoon.
Even should there be no traces Of cholera on
board, together with her entire cargo and the
passengers baggage will be thoroughly dis
infected and fumigsted. The Sorrento is from
Hamburg on August IL, a week before the chol-
era first made its appearance in Hamburg, but
this fact will not influence the quarantine Off
Gals. The ship will be detained at quarantine
at least twenty-four hours.
THE EXPECTED STEAMERS
La Touraine of the French line Is due to ar
nd eha Zoo ha r.
iected to extremely careful examination
La Touraine comes from Hayre and sailed from
there about the time that the cholera was first
making itself apparent in that city. This
vessel is causing the health officials
more anxiety than any of the other
ships now due here from abroad. She
Is an extremely large vessel and carries an i'm
mense number Of passengers. There are sew
eral other large vessels due here, including the
Augusta Victoria, from Hamburg. August 19;
the Llandaff, from Havre, August 20: the
Picqua, from Gibraltar, August II; the Americ,
from Bremen, August IL; the Gellert, from
Havre, August IL; the State Of California, from
Glasgow, August 19, and the Seryia, from
Liverpool and Queenstown, August 20.
All these vessels are due to arrive here
before Monday night. The Red Star liner
Frleland, from Antwerp August 20. and the
Polynesia, of the Hamburg American feet,
from Hamburg, are due TO arrive here on
immigrants, and some of them sailed direct
from infected districts. The Picqua, from Glib
raltar, has a number of italian immigrants on
board. This class Of immigrants, no matter
from what section Of Europe they sail, is caus-
ing the health officers much anxiety. They are
naturally unclean and the disease would spread
among them with great rapidity. Consequently
all vessels that bring them here will be SUBJ
1ected to rigid inspection and thorough clean
ing before they are allowed to leave quaran-
tine.
THE CITY AUTHORITIES AROUSED.
The board Of health today issued the follow
ing order in reference TO tine preparations being
made to fight the cholera.
The attention of the sanitary bureau is to
be particularly directed to the following mat
ter: The chief sanitary inspector will cause a
thorough investigation TO be made and sanitary
defects remedied as follows; 1. Old
vaults to be cleaned and disinfected
8. Old school sinks and water closets Ito be
cleaned and disinfected). 4. Depressed cutters
and gutter overs (to be cleaned and disinfected
and graded. 5. Old tenement houses. rook-
cries Ito be thoroughly inspected and all sani-
be thoroughly cleansed and walls
and ceilings painted or whitewashed).
6. Depressed yards, areas and sidewalks to be
cleaned, disinfected and graded. z. Yard hy-
drants and sinks to be placed in thorough
pair and pavements about them graded. 8. De-
fectlve water pipes, waste pipes, roof leaders,
sink, &c, to be put in thorough repair.
3. Roofs of all buildings, especially ten
ements to be cleansed and kept clean.
on THE ALERT IN DETROIT
DETROIT, MICH, Aug. 26.-The health board
is thoroughly aroused ON the cholera question
A special meeting was held yesterday pm. TO
devise means for keeping the deadly disease out
Of Detroit in case il should get across the At
lantic. Health Officer Duffield explained his
plan for establishing quarantine stations at the
railroad depots for the care of immigrants from
infected ships. His idea is to have one or more
cars set aside by the railroad companies at each
depot for the use OF the health department
The immigrants will be kept in these cars until
all danger is past. In case there are any pa
tients they will be treated in cars temporarily
converted into hospitals. Receiving basins will
be provided for all refuse from the cars so that
it can be destroyed without being placed in the
city sewers. The board was favorably i'm
pressed by DIR. Duffield's plan and adopted a
resolution instructing him to teke steps toward
carrying it into effect.
INSPECTION AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, Aug. 26.-Health Officer Jenkins
this morning telegraphed from quarantine as
follows: "Steamers will be inspected most
carefully. Any steamer having suspected cases
or having had deaths on board win be held
until a meteorological examination can be ma &c
and if cholera is found all persons on board viii
be held at least seven days, the sick will be re-
moved and placed in hospital, all baggage, as
well as the vessel, will be treated with steam
and all parts Of the vessel not subjected to
steam will be washed with a solution Of BIZ
chloride Of mercury. l recommend that all
emgrants undergo a most thorough inspec-
ton on board vessels. with detention of those
infected disfr for M Lao
five days; that they be bathed and all clothing
and luggage be disinfected by steam; that a
certificate Of such cleansing aud disinfection.
signed by the consul, be given to the ships
surgeon for presentation TO the health officer at
the port Of entry. Rags from infected or sus-
pected districts will not receive permits from
me. The health authorities Of New York and
Brooklyn will not land rags without such per-
init. (Signed) VIZ. T. JENKINS"