Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-30
SHUTTING THE GATES
Taking Precautions Against the En-
trance of Cholera.
STRICT QUARANTINE INSPECTIONS.
Treasury Department Officials in
Consultation.
THE NEWS FROM ABROAD.
PRECAUTIONS AT NEW YORK.
New Quarantine Regulations Go Into Effeci
on Fort wadsworth.

NEW 1oRk, Aug. 3O.-Ihe new quarantine
regulation providing for the detention on the
health station at Fort Wadsworth, $. l., Of ali
vessels from the cholera-infected districts of
Europe or those with passengers on board who
come from any of the affected localities, went
into effect this morning BY noon three Of the
transatlantic feet of passenger ships were or
dered tied up there for a period not exceeding
five days.
These vessels are the Friesland of
the Red Star line from Antwerp;
the Circassia Of the Anchor line from
Glasgow and the Veendsm OF the Neither
land-American line from Rotterdam. The
Steamer Iucatan of the Ward line from
Havana il also detained at quaran-
tine, but her detention has no connection with
either the cholera plague abroad or the uncon-
firmed report that the disease has appeared in
Havana, one of the ports from which this vessel
comes. 1t is customary during the summer
months TO detain all vessels from Cuban ports
at quarantine until five days have elapsed from
the time of their departure.
DIR. Jenkins has received no official notice Of
the outbreak Of cholera in Havana and will
take no action In the matter until more sub
stantial authority for the alleged outbreak re-
ceiyed. The Yucaton sailed from Havana four
days ago and, according 10 her officers. there
was then no suspicion Of cholera anywhere in
Cuba
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE FRIEsLAND.
The Friesland lay at Antwerp for two days
after the cholera first made it's appearance
there, and she is the first vessel to reach here
passengers were taken aboard at Ant
werp. For this reason the health
officers were anxious on her account. They Wis
tied her at $50 this morning. the vessel having
come into quarantine about o'clock last night.
Her passenger list numbered 322 persons in
fha Go1n La
mostly Germans and Belgians and are a compara-
lively healthy and clean class of people.
This. of course. was in favor of the vessel. Drs.
Tallmage and Sanborn conducted the examina-
ton.
So far could be learned nothing to arouse
the suspicious of the physicians Was found. and,
as the ships doctor reported that during the
voyage no sickness of any kind oc-
CURED on board, the health officers
were inclined TO think that the danger
had passed. The Friesland was ordered to
remain in quarantine for five DAYS as 0 precau-
honary measure, however. This news created
CONSERVATION among the passengers and con-
siderable grumbling was INDUCED in by both
officers and passengers.
THE cIRcAssrA ALL RIGHT
The Anchor liner Circassia also arrived last
night too late to be boarded. She was not re-
garded with as much suspicion as the Antwerp
ship. She sailed from Glasgow on August Is
and from Neville on the following day. She
had on board 242 cabin and 269 immigrant pas
sengers. The cholera had not appeared in Glas-
gov at the time of her departure. Her exam
ination occupied a couple of hours, and on the
return of the doctors to shore they reported
that both ships were free from any trouble.
SEVEN STEAMERS WAITING.
When the port was opened this morning
there we're seven steamers waiting for the
acfi - fl,a IA.
after two others came in, and before o'clock
all had been examined ard disposed of.
or this number three were from European ports
and the rest from coast and South American
ports. All of these latter and the freight
steamer Naronic of the White Star line we're
cleared before $50 O'Clock. The Naronic was
subjected to a vigorous examination, but being
only freight vessel it was deemed safe to
allow her to proceed to her pier. The Veen-
dam reached quarantine at noon.
An early effect Of the cholera epidemic in
Europe is beginning to show itself among ex-
porters of this city. OF all lines of business
the provision trade is as a rule the first TO be
affected by calamity and the result of
the present scare has been to shut off
suddenly new orders for shipments
of provisions. According to an authority in
the food export trade there have been received
no orders for shipment TO Europe for the last
ten days. At present no dealer has the temerity
to order goods to be delivered in any conti-
mental infected port under the existing GER
tainty of trouble and delay in getting cargoes
through quarantine.
Owners will be cautious about chartering
their vessels for any of the half dozen infected
ports, knowing that port annoyances and the
inevitable delay in unloading will prove
to be source of disastrous ex-
pense. For aught that is known
here, communication with the infected ports
may be entirely cut off, as press dispatches in
tn Int Hat Nhlrrf
entirely shut off from the outside world by
means Of a Gordon of police
dispatch printed here from Panama saws:
''It is reported here that Asiatic cholera exists
in Venezuela. The long-continued rebellion
has caused sanitary conditions TO be more or
less neglected, and this, together with the
bad and impure water supply and the
great scarcity Of proper food is said to have
aided the disease in its progress after its intro
duction. Yellow fever is still epidemic in VEN
ezuela, especially among the soldiers of both
the government and Crespo. the rebel leader.
The mortality among the troops is very
great"
Agent A. Forget received the following cable
gram today from the president Of the Com
payne Generate Transatlantic:
"Ls Champagne will sail from Cherbourg
next Saturday. Send La Touraine and follow
ing steamers to Cherbourg until further or
der y
havre is given up for the present as the
French terminus of this line This action is
taken in consequence of the prevailing cholera
scare.
There Ia also an uncertainty regarding ability
to fill old orders, and there is a feeling among
shippers that the coming Of the pestilence viii
release them from the carrying out Of contracts
already made At present the booking Of
freights is seriously interfered with.
The head Of the firm Of Fowler Bros. the sec
ond largest packing house in the country, who
also handle grain stuffs, said that as vet he had
noticed no falling off in the or
ders received by his house. They
sent a shipment of grain to HAM
burg day or SO since. The gentleman in ques-
tion said, however, that should the cholera be-
come epidemic to such an extent ss to
cause O, panic the food exporting
trade would be paralyzed. His own opin-
ion was that with the near approach of
cold weather the scare will soon be over and
business will not be interfered with at. all
Other causes than the cholera might be looked
to a. the cause Of falling on in orders for
European shipments. The demand for Ameri-
can products In Baltic ports not 30 great as IL
hAs been.
Chicaeo's Fight.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8o.-work u to begin at
once 10 prepare Chicago for . fght
against cholera should the dreadful
soourgs reach this city. The streets
alleys and back yards ere 10 be
thoroughly clsaned Commissions Wire has
already begun 70 BE- active In this reeard, Pro
pazU<1ous oeo GuinI forvnrd fur tha em r1,,wvn~nx