Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-04
WASHINGTON REPORTS.
Of1cial Correspondence Concerning the
Cholera Quarantine.

Official Correspondence Concerning the
Cholera Quarantine.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 3.-This morning,
DR.. Wyman received telegram from
the provincial secretary of Canada, in
which he says he has recommended a
total suspension OF immigration, and
that all vessels arriving from infected
ports be detained at quarantine from
eight to twenty days after disinfection,
should cholera be aboard. He also rec
commended that the federal government
extend the prohibition of rags to all
European and Asiatic ports, and he re-
quested and obtained all latitude from
theprovincial government, and proc
lamation putting in force special clauses
regarding epidemics is ready to be
issued when required.
DR.. Wyman received telegram from
the quarantine officer at Norfolk, Va,
stating that he would declare quaran-
tine against New York steamers, if it is
true that DR.. Jenkins has refused to
abide by the twenty-day quarantine cir
cular.
A letter is received from Surgeon
Wheeler, at Ellis island, stating that the
presidents order meets with almost
universal approval.
The attitude of DR.. Jenkins, New
York's health officer, was the engrossing
topic in official circles in the city today,
and various were the comments made.
Fear is expressed that the moral effect
of it may be such as to have some infu-
ence on the health officers at other
ports, who may be led to declare inde-
pendence of the presidents proclama-
tion, as DR.. Jenkins is reported to have
done.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding said
that there was no occasion for any
friction in the administration OF quar-
antine regulations, and he did not think
any existed. DIR. Jenkins has been
very busy, and has not had time to read
the proclamation carefully. He was
satisfied things would properly adjust
| themselves.
A dispatch from Consul General Ed
wards, at Berlin, received at the state
department today, said cholera is Of
| ficially declared to exist in forty places
in North Germany. The city of Ham
burg shows an increase in the number
of cases and decrease in the death rate.
By direction of the postmaster gen.
eral, the superintendent of the foreign
mail service, sent a telegram to thG
postmasters at Detroit, Port Huron,
Sault Ste Marie, Suspension Bridge,
Morristown, Ogdensburg, Rouse's
Point, Newport, st. Albans and Neche,
N. D., saying the Office designated was
one point at which mails reaching
the United States from Canada
shall be fumigated. The telegram
said the railway postmasters were in
structed to turn the mail over to the
local postmasters and it was thoroughly
fumigated by means of sulphur. The
postmaster at Philadelphia is advised
that the postmaster. general desires all
foreign mails coming from infected ports
to be thoroughly fumigated, and ar
rangements made whereby passengers
on vessels in quarantine can communi-
cate by mail with friends on shore.
DR.. John B. Hamilton, formerly sur
geon- general of the marine hospital SER
vice, arrived this afternoon, for the pur-
pose of consulting with the officials on
the cholera situation. 1t is said the
quarantine along the Canadian border
will probably be turned over to his i'm
mediate direction.
The department of state has distrib-
uted to the medical corps of the army
and navy, a supply of DIR. shakespeare
Report on Cholera in Europe and India.
The officers of the marine hospital SER
vice, various state authorities, and some
private practitioners, are also obtaining
copies of the report.
DR.. Wyman this evening issued in
structions to the customs and medical
officers, directing them to inspect all
immigrants coming from anv districte
where cholera is prevailing, and enforce
the provisions Of the department. circu-
lars of July 9Th, August 18th and oath.
DR.. Wyman this evening received
dispatch from Ottawa, saying a steam
disinfector and mercuric drench will be
ready for use at Crosse island next
week, and similar appliances are being
obtained for other quarantine stations.