Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
Precautions Being Taken by New
York's Health Officers.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Views ofa Physician Who Expects
an Epidemic.
THE PLAGUE IN OTHER LANDS
AT THE METROPOLIS.


New YORK, Aug. 29.-The authorities here are
turning their eyes anxiously toward Washington.
There Is no concealiug and no intention to con-
ceal the fact that there is great anxiety with
reference TO the threatened invasion of cholera.
And In view OF this fact the eyes Of the author
tiles and Of those who understand the situation
turn anxiously toward Washington and the
facilities which are afforded there for the pro-
lection Of the health, not alone Of New York.
but Of the country at large. Great confidence
is felt in the marine hospital service and the CO
operation Of the Treasury and State Depart
ment officials.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
"The machinery Of the marine hospital ser
vice." said o gentleman who Is thoroughly
familiar with Its workings, sis q very valuable
part OF our governmental system in a time like
this. We know comparatively little of the Off
Ger now at the head OF the service. though he
had hn excellent record a surgeon IN that
service before he was promoted TO its head on
| the recommendation Of DR.. Hamilton. The
record which the marine hospital service has
made, however, In preventing the introduction
OF epidemics in cooperation with the local au-
thorities here and elsewhere assures us Of the
value which that service will be in case ii is
needed Its machinery and officers did excel
lent work IN the epidemics of yellow fever and
threatened invasions of other diseases, and we
expect the cordial cooperation Of Supervising
Surgeon General Wyman and his splendid ma
chinery Of the marine hospital service in case
there is need"
The officers Of the steamship lines and health
officers here are working together and taking
the most careful precautions. Some of the
steamship lines have decided to entirely sep
arate their saloon and second cabin passenger
service from the immigrants by excluding i'm
migrants altogether from vessels upon which
the other class OF passengers are carried. Bag
gage OF immigrants will be thoroughly fuml-
gated before being allowed on board vessels at
foreign ports, and immigrants will be required
to take thoroughly cleansing bath and have
their clothing fumigated before being allowed
to 60 on board the vessel. Those vessels which
have been in the habit Of running to Hamburg
Will now avoid that port and book passengers
only to and from Southampton. Vessels now
arriving here are being subjec ted to the closest
scrutiny.
no CAUSE FOR ALARM.
President Wilson of the health board does
not think the people of the United States need
feel any alarm on this subject. II do not be-
lieye, !" said he, "that any cases of cholera are
going to reach the land here. Indeed / hope
that none will be found on the vessels.'
Suppose that the vessels arriving are found
to have cases on board, will that necessarily
mean that the disease is likely to reach the city
OF New York and through that city the country
generAlly?'
mot at all. There were forty deaths from
cholera in quarantine here few years ago, but
there was not single case in the city,"
How do your facilities for preventing its
introduction compare now with those you had
at that timer
"Ihey are very much better. The auaran-
tine station is better located and better fitted
for service, and the city is being put in excel
lent condition to prevent trouble Of this kind
The sanitary police have made house to house
inspection, and have issued some 1000 orders
to parties requiring them 10 clean up their
premises and put everything in the best condi-
tion."
Up to this time there has been no call for
governmental aid. There il in the hands of the
President quite a large fund that can be used
for this purpose if required. Congress made
the usual appropriation at the last session of
sufficient sum TO bring the total available for
this purpose TO something more than Sl00. 900,
and the President has ample power to use this
fund in case it is needed.
BALTIMORE, NOT NEW YORK, TO BE FEARED.
Washington, it is believed here, would be
more likely to feel the first effects of a trouble
Of this kind from Baltimore than from New
York. The number of immigrants being landed
there now Is quite large, and it is understood
that the facilities for thorough quarantine are
less elaborate there than here. However,
those who are making q careful study Of the
situation feel confident that there is no occa-
sion for alarm at either place The authorities
are thoroughly forewarned, and as the season
in which cholera is likely to prove troublesome
is nearly at end it is believed that the cities
OF the United States will escape any visits from
the disease.
MERELY CHOLERA MoRBUs.
NEW York, Aug. 29.-Anton Potzel, the
Austrian who arrived in this city two or three
weeks ago from Hamburg and who was taken
to Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon suffer-
ing from what at first was thought to be Asiatic
cholera, but later was diagnosed as an acute at
tack of cholera morbus, was redressed and walk
ing about the isolated tent at the hospital early
this morning and looking for his breakfast
Potzel was put in the tent because he said he
had recently come from Hamburg. This was
physicians had consultation in his case and
decided that he was only suffering from q severe
attack OF cholera morbus.
The steamer America from Bremen arrived
here todny with thirty-six Russian peasants on
board. All are well. Tue ship win be detained
here few daysfor disinfection.
NEW QUARANTINE REaULArIoNs.
The following was issued today by Health
Officer Jenkins:
Quarantine regulations affecting vessels from
cholera-infected ports and those bearing pas
sengers from infected Localities:
All vessels from cholera-infected ports, or
carrying steerage passengers from infected To-
calities, win be subjected to Quarantine deten-
ton from two to five days Passengers and
Island, whore they win receive q bath, while
baggage and clothing are disinfected BY steam.
Immediately after such transfer steera0e and
cargo win be disinfected. The passengers win
be then returned to the vessel, which, in the
absence Of any development Of suspicious cases.
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