Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01
THE QUARANTINE CIRCULAR.
Full Text of the Document-A Statement by
Secretary Poster.

uh icxt OF the Document-A statement by
Secretary Poster.
In giving the circular 10 the press Secretary
Foster also gave out the following statement:
1T is well for the public to know that state
authorities and the steamship companies
are both acting in perfect sccord
and In hearty cooperation with the
government. all bring determined TO exhaust
tneir legal power TO accomplish the prevention
OF the introduction OF the dreaded disease.
with everything that we may do.
except an absolute embargo OF COM
merce. there is more or less danger,
though remote. that il may creep In through
seainen and in other minor ways.
From the moment this department had
knowledge Of cholera in European ports
vigorous measures taken to place
GORDON OF quarantine around the
entire country. This department is gratifed
WIN the thoroughness with which the work has
been DONE"
THE CIRCULAR.
TREASURY DAr.RrMExr.
OFFicE OF THE SUPERVISING SURGEON GENL,
Y. s. MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
MAsHiSGroN. ID. c., September I. 1891.
10 collectors of customs, medical officers of the
marine hospital service. foreign steamship
companies. state and local boards OF health:
IL having been officially declared that cholera
is REVEALING in various portions Of Russia. Ger
many and France and at certain ports in Great
Britain, as well as in Asia. and il having been
made 10 appear thst immigrants in large
numbers are coming into the United States
from the infected districts aforesaid.
and that they and their personal ,f-
fects are liable to introduce cholera
INTO the United States. and that vessels con-
yeyins them are thereby direct menace 20
Vie public health; and it having been fur
tne' shown that Iader The laws of
The several states quarantine de-
tentions mar be imposed upon these vesse els
Suricleat length of time 90 insure against the
introduction OF oon,agious diseases, IL
Is hereby ordered that no vessel
from any foreign port carving
I port OF the United states untl said v.s-.ls
shall nave undergone qaasant.ue
detention. 81 tweaty DAYS iunless
such detention is forbidden bv the
laws Of the state or the regulations made there
UNDER ana Of such greater lumber of DAYS
iaay be fiEed ia each special oase by the state
authorities.
This circular to take IL N diate effect. except
IN cases OF vessels afoat 4 the dasc which viii
BE- made the sUbicc; OF special consideration
upon due aspiration TO The department
Supervising Surgeon General, L. :. Marine
Hospital Service.
Cpss. FOSTER.
Secretary OF ,ae Treasury.
Approved;
ORDERED % CAPE CHARLES.
Late this afternoon the Secretary of the
| Treasury teiegrarhal the commander of the
revenue cutter Crawford, now at Baltimore. TO
proceed ut once 80 the Cape Ch.rles qua-an line
station, in Chesapeake bay. for il, pee ion dutv.
Il Is upon the work of this station That the
safety Of Baltimore aud Washington VIII de-
pend 20 large degree.
Precautions 10 re Taken Here.
Commissioner Douglass sent the following
letter TO Health Officer Hamraoti today: Allow
me TO call your attention TO the inclosed pub
lication by the health board Of New York taken
from the evening paper OF yesterday.
The publication contains some rules To be OBJ
served IN case of the spread of cholera and seem
wisely arranged. that any layman can
readily understand them. A. these are simply
. some safeguards preliminary 10 calling in
a physician. they sill no doubt COM
mend themselves TO all schools of medi-
cine and practice. IL seems 70 Us that il these
suggestions meet with your commentator and
the profession generally il might be well TO ask
the papers of the city TO occasionally reproduce
them, so that families could cut them out for
possible Use.
We called on the first controller this morn
ing in view of she fact that Mai Moore had
asked for the relief OF lis men detailed ON the
work OF garbage supervision and suggested that
the time OF appointing the fifteen temporary
sanitary inspectors be anticipated and done at
once. To this he at once asssnted. His at
tention was also called TO the fac. or state
ment that disinfectants had risen SO in price in
those cities in Europe where the cholera Wa
raging that they had gore beyond
the purchasing power of the poor. II viii be
well for YOU to keep lookout in
this matter and it may be prudent to purchase
IN advance. fhoald the near future seem TO re-
quire it. some of the most useful disinfectants
and keep them in store.
The new inspectors will be assigned to your
Office for instruction and immediate super
vision. 1t viii be well to have them;in the first
instance Tor some of them accompany mem
bers of the present police detail who are look
ing after garbage matters, 40 that the new men.
among other things. can be instructed By those
now on that special duty
The Secretary Of the Treasury has been giving
his watchtul attention to matters of public
health. and informs rs that SO far as danger of
Infection from ships il concerned the United
States has Its vessels where thew coatrol the
Chesapeake. and therefore the waterways both 10
Baltimore and Washington guarded and
both cities are especially well projected by
quarantine. This ought TO Ri.ly any app7e-
hension that may exist as to danger for ship
ping heTeabouts. or course. there are ALWAYS
othe. avenues from which infection may
come