The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-28

ton. The Navy Department. however. was
unable to comply with the request. as there
was nothing of tho kind suitable. Secre-
Marine Hospital service the old revenue
cutter Ewing. now tied up at Baltimore.
and she will be taken to Chesapeake bay
to the quarantine station. where she will
be anchored otf shore. and Will be fitted up
for hospital so that If any cholera pa
tients arc found aboard any Of the inconi-
ing ships they will not have to be landed
for treatment in the hospitals here, but can
be kept entirely isolated on board the Ew-
ing. 1t 10 probable the Ewing will be re-
tained permanently by the Marine Hos
pital service as hospital ship at the Cape
Charles station.
IL is evident that the people living along
the Canadian border and those further
south who would suffer most by reason OF
arc apprehensive that the disease may en-
tor tho United States unless stringent pre-
cautions are taken to prevent il. Two tel
egrams on the ubject were received At the
Treasury Department during the after
noon. One of them Was addressed to act
Arthur. editor of the Troy IN. " Budget.
1t ssid: 1.-THE cholera came to Troy in 1882
and /, 33 and later VIA Montreal. and was
very disastrous. Will you take any meas
from Canada, where foreign vessels are now
arriving from infected portsi Answer by
wire to-day" The second dispatch was
from DR.. Charles N. Hunt, formerly an offi-
Ger Of tho State Board of Health of Minnie
sofa. and was addressed to Superin tendent
Owen, of the immigration Bureau. 1t
made inquiry concerning the inspection OF
immigrants at the 800" canal and Grand
Haven, and suggested that such inspection
should be medical and immediate.
To both Of the telesrams acting Secre-
tary Spauldlng sent tho following reply:
"The provisions of department circular re-
Rarding the disinfectiOn of baggage of i'm
migrants will be immediately enforced
along tho Canadian frontier under the di-
rectlon of the supervising Surgeon general
of the Marine Hospital service. who has
taken steps for the appointment of medical
inspectors at all points where immigrants
cross the border"
Tho department this afternoon decided
to order the revenue steamer Winona from
ewberne. N. e., to Delaware break ater,
where she W i'll assist in enforcing the quar-
RDtine regulAtiOua
The officials of the White Star line tsle-
eraphed to the department. to-day. asking
whether the steamer Teutonic. which is ex.
be detained at quarantine. A reply was
sent that the matter was entirely within
tho JnrisdictiOn of the State Board OF
Health. The consul of the United States
at Hamburg. in his dispatch to the Depart
mcnt OF State to-day, after giving the num-
ber of new cases and of deaths yesterday.
said the prospects arc worse.
The superin tendent of foreign mails has
recnjved from the postmaster at New York
. Communication requesting instructions
as to the adoption of precautionary meas
ures to prevent the introduction into this
country through the mails of cholera. The
departments has instructed Postmaster V an
C0tt TO confer with the health officers at
New York and to communicate at once
what measures by them arc regarded as
necessary. 1t ls stated that there will be
prompt and cordial cooperation between
the department. and the health officers at
New York in.this matter.