New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28
THE, TREASURY ACTING PROMPTLY

NATIONAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES co-oPERAT'
INCA HOsPITAI SHIP At CAPE CHARLES.
Washington. Aug 27.-The Treasury Department IL
acting promptly on all matters that have bearing on
the cholera epidemic, and nothing will be left undone
that may tend 10 keep infection from the shores OF
this country To all lntcnts and purposes there now
exists National quarantine the cooperation of The
National and state authorities In the matter resulting
In the formation OF Gordon which will make Il tx
trcmely difficult ior Of cholera 10 reach the
shores OF the United states. surgeon General Wymnn.
Of the Marine Hospital service Is now considering a
proposition to continue the disnfection OF baggage
during the winter. This. II Is thought will prevent
the importation OF cholera germs after the present
alarm over the matter has subsidized.
The Treasury Department requested the Navy De
partment 10 loan old hulk or abandoned vessel of
kind to the Marine Iospita! Service. 10 be used
as hospital at the Cape Charles quarantine station.
The Navy Department. however. was unable 10 com
ply with the request as there was nothing OF the kind
available. Secretary Charles Foster has turned over
the Marine Hospital Service the old revenue cutter
Ewing. now laid up at baltimore and she Will b.
taken down Chesapeake Bay 10 the quarantine station.
where she will b. anchored of shore and will be fitted
up for a hospital that II any cholcr patients are
found aboard any Of the incoming ships they viii not
have TO be landed for treatment I'm the hospitals but
BE- kept entirely Isolated board the Ewing. II
IS probable that the Ewing will be retained perman
emily by the Marine Hospital service a. hospital ship
ct the Cape Charles station.
IL Is evident that the people living along tho Cana
dian border, and those further south who would suffer
most by tho Introduction OF the cholera from Canada.
ars apprclcnsive that the disease enter the
United States unless stringent precautions are taken
10 prevent II. Two kilograms the subject re-
ceved at the Treasury Department this afternoon. One
OF them addressed to Acting secretary Spnuhng from
G.. l.. McArthnr Editor Of The Troy (N. ~ budget
said: 1.-THE cholera 10 Troy In 1892 and s3.,.
and later VIA Montreal and WIS very disastrous
VIII you take any measures. and II what. to pre-
vent its crossing from Canada. where foreign vessels
now arriving from infected ports. Please answer
ty wire today The second dispatch was from Dr.
Charles ~ Hunt. formerly an officer Of the state
Board Of Health Of Minnesota. and WIS addressed 10
superintendent owen Of the Immigration bureau. 1t
made inquiry concerning the inspection Of immigrants
at the 500 Canal and Grand Haven, and suggested
that such Inspection should be medical aud I'm me nto
To both OF uese kilograms Acting Secretary spauid
Ing sent tho following reply The provision, Of
Department circular regarding the dislnircon OF bag
gage OF Immigrants viii 10 Immediately enforced along
the Canadian frontier under the direction Of the
Supervising sureeon-Gencra Of the Marine Hospital
Service who has taken steps for the appointment Of
medical Inspectors at oil points whore immigrants
the border
The Department this afternoon decided 10 order
The revenue steamer WinOna from Ncwbernc, y. C..
TO Delaware Breakwacr where sho Will assist In en-.
forcing The quarantine regulations.
lhe officials Of TIE White star Line tclcgraphed TO
the Department to day, asanc whether the steamer
IettoDic, which T. expected TO arrive nj New. York
soon, would be detained at Quarantine. reply
was sent Tint the matter WITS entirely within The
jurisdiction OF the state Board OF Health The Con.
sui OF the United states at Hamburg, in his dispatch
10 The department OF state 20 day after giving the
number of new aud OF deaths YESTERDAY said
that the prospects were worse.