The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-02
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Harrison Arrives at Warrington and Imme-
diateIy Holds Conference

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WASHINGTON, Sept. President Harri-
son reached Washington this morning At
IL O'Clock the president met Secretary Of
the Treasury Foster aud Acknowledgement
Miller, the only members of the cabinet
in the city, to consult with them in reference
to the cholera situation. Until the end OF
this conference no announcement will be
made.
Assistant Secretary Spauiding. of the
treasury department. and DR.. Wyman.
surgeon-general of the marine hospital
service, were also present. After an
hours elaboration it was decided not to
issue a proclamation now, but to issue
special circular.
The treasury department will have ma
tiOnal quaran tine at Delaware bregkwater
and Cape Charles, Va, furnished with
revenue cutters to assist in preventing the
Introduction of cholera by these routes.
The condemned steamer Crawford at Cape
Charles has been fitted up as hospital in
case of need.
THE CIRCULAR.
The following circular has just been is
sued by direction of the president in rela-
ton to quarantine restrlctiona upon immi-
grafton to aid in the,prevention of the in
PRODUCTION of cholera into the United
States:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING SURGEoN-GEN-
ERAL. u. S. MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Sept l. 1892
To Collectors of Customs, Medical officers,
Marine Hospital Service, Foreign Steamship
Companies, State and Local Boards of
Health:
1t having been officially declared that cholera
many. France and at certain points in Great
Britain as we'll as Asia, and it having been
made to appear that immigrants in large num-
bers are coming into the United States from
the infected districts aforesaid. and that they
and their personal effects are liable to introduce
cholera into The United States and
that vessels carrying them are thereby
direct menace to public health; and
1t having been further shown that under
the laws of the several states a quarantine de-
tention may be imposed upon these vessels OF
sufficient length OF time to insure against the
introduction of contagious diseases 1t is hereby
ordered that no vessel from any foreign port
carrying Immigration shall be admitted to enter
at any port of the United States until said
detention of twenty days (unless such
detention is forbidden by the laws
of the state or regulations made thereunder)
and of such greater number of days as may be
fixed in especial cases by state authorities
This circular to take immediate effect except in
cases of vessels afloat at this date, which will
be made the subjects OF special consideration
upon Que application to the department.
(Signed) WALTER WYMAN,
Supervisor Surgeon General OF United States
Marine Hospital Service.
CHARLES FOSTER,
Secretary OF the Treasury
Approved: BENJAMIN HARRISON. =
Tonight DIR. Wyman notified three lead
! ing health officers of Canada of the action
taken today in issuing the circular, and
| while no request was made that a like &C.
ton be taken by Canada DIR. Wyman hopes
that it will be done, On the whole both
the president, cabinet and maine hospital
service officers, after consultation today
on the situation, are of the opinion that
every step looking to the safety of the peo-
pie has been taken.