New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
DR.. JENKINS'S STATEMENT.

| An OFFICIAL REVIEW OF THE sITUAHoN-
POLICE TO ENFORCE THE QUARANTINE
At O'Clock last night Dr. Jenkins gave the news.
paper men at Quarantine Official review OF the
| situation lie was asked ado you think that the
disease on the Normannla and the Ruga is Asiatic
cholera ~
"whlle cannot say positively without a salts
factory PSYCHOLOGICAL analysis. ! must say that
believe to be Asatc cholera and nothing else y
"were the symptoms OF the new case on the
NIoravia those Of cholerai"
Eyes the cold pain and diarrhoea all present
lie said then "There will not be any trouble about
diagnosing the the two ships. Tho ships
surgeons have been instructed to some infected
clothing, and we have already secured some OF the
disc harges. Dr. Byron Dr. Biggs and DR.. Welsh VIII
make meteorological analysis and report tonight
probably. No. do not think that the Normannla had
clean bin Of health. and do not know whether the
Ruga has one not. My first object was to get the
ships away from upper quarantine at once. DR..
sanborn boarded them at the Lower Bay and am
waiting for his detailed report The sthbbenhuk was
sent to Lower Quarantine in accordance with the rule
made ordering vessels there II they hailed from In
fected ports'
How about the cabin passengers Of these two
cholera ships doctor ~ he was asked. "Will they
be held In quarantine as long as the steerage pas
sengers ,,
necessary. How long It will be ! cannot yet say,
but will not let a soul leave board the ship
until every chance OF infection has gone. The sick
passengers will be taken to Swfnburne Island There
four people now Swinburne Island who came
from the IrOquOs and have been detained because
they were exposed to infection from smallpox. They
will be removed to-day and the sufferers on the
Rugia and the Normanna, as we'll Is the patient on
the Moravla will then be taken to Swnburne Island,
thpv vii bp
taken to the fumgation station Hoffman Island
and thoroughly ceansed and disinfected. The ships
are being fumigated while they lie at anchor Those
steernge passengers who are well will be taken to
Hoffman Island and thoroughly cleansed and fumi-
gated
A strong force OF police will be put into the iarbor
- patrol the quarantine anchorages. The New-York
City authorities have offered me men from the police
force TO do this highly important and necessary work.
me men will patrol the waters day and night In two
steam laruches and possibly one or two tug boats.
They will be instructed to warn on all ships and
boats, and no will be allowed within thousand
feet OF the Quainntined vessels. The men will have
orders t, shoot anybody who attempts either to leave
board the ships or TO evade or break In any way
the quarantine regulations.
Doctors Sternbergh, Welsh. Ferguson and Biggs
have been aiding me In my inspection OF the Islands.
Ny force Is divided a. follows: DR.. Tallmadge
does most Of the boarding at the Upper Quarantine
station; DR.. Sanborn Is at the Lower Quarantine sta
ton and on swinburne Island: Dr. Byron makes the
mcroSoOpica meteorological EXAMINATIONS
How about the dIsinfectng Of baggage Do you
consider IL enough for safety, In the case OF new
manufactured goods In bales barrels. fumlgate
them In the hold Of the ship without opening them p
he asked. This question was asked because IL
Tad been said by experts that this mode OF dis
injecting vnlueess and that all bales and barrels
should bc opened
If you mean really new goods said DR.. Jenkins
say that the fumigation OF The unopened bales or
barrels l. sufficient The disease germs not likely
to penetrate beyond the outside covering
" How about the reported dumping Of refuse from
the quarantined ships The people on Coney Island
Gravesend complain that such stun drifts their
shores
81 have ordered strictly that no one shall throw
nythng overheard nom the Infected ships. But
II they do, think mat the salt water disnfects
the stun and washeA4 clean: The saline properties
of sea water have dlsinfccting qualities
While DR.. jenkins speaking he lay In his chair
utterly weaed and his face showed the effect OF his
long ngls lie has had little sleep during tn" last
few DAYS.