Evening journal., 1892-09-17
TO KEEP OUT CHOLERA.
Pennsylvania Railroads Quar-
antine in Delaware.
INFECTED CARS WILL BE HELD.


Important Meeting of Railroad Men in
Philadelphia Pennsylvania WIN Take
Care OF Herself All Immigrant Trains
TO BE closely watched and Cholera
Cases sidc-Tracked Ciaymon, tho
Northern Quarantine station.
Tho possibility that railroads win
carry cholera into different parts Of Che
country has led 60 the establishment of
quarantine stations on all tho main
lines.
A conference of railroad officials and
members of the state board of health was
held yesterday at the residence of secre-
tary Lee, i'm Philadelphia The railroads
were represented by Dr. Charles M Latta,
medical inspector of the Pennsylvania;
Superintendent Smith, of the Baltimore
and Ohio; DR. Morris, of the Philadelphia
and Reading. and james Potter. general
manager OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
The meeting was called 90 arrange Tho
details of inspection work on the state
| border, especially with reference
to the inspection OF immigrants
and for the purpose of acquiring infor-
nation relating TO appropriate sites for
the establishment of stations and the
quickest method of inspection Or.
/ Edwards presided There was discus
sion ON the detail aa 60 tho personnel of
railroad Inspectors, and the conclusion
was reached that the work should he
performed by physicians of intelligence
and experience Chairman Edwards was
given charge of the matter of the char
actrr of the badges TO be worn by the
inspectors, and the punch to be used in
connterHgning the certificates of immi-
grants
Inspection Stations in Delaware,
Should the cholera become epidemic
tho pennsylvanians decided to establish
inspection stations on all lines running
into the state. Among those decided
upon were the following
From the South-Bald Friar, Nd. and
State Line, Pa, on the Pennsylvania
ro0d Sylmar, Nd, and Nottingham, Pa,
ON the Philadelphia and Baltimore Com
trol road Clnymont, Del and Chester
pa, ON the Baltimore 3 Ohio and phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore roads;
Newark, Del and Lancaster. Pa. on the
Pennsylvania road Greenvillo, Del, and
Chadds Ford Pa, on the Wilmington 81
Northern road, Mineral Springs, Nd,
and Somervillo, Pa, on n branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio road Cumberland,
Md. aud Crooks Mills. Pa, on the Bed
ford division OF the Pennsylvania road /;
! Hogcrstown Nd, and Mason s. Dixon,
Pa, on the Cumberland Valley and Ball
timoro & Cumberland Valley roads ;
I Edremont, Md, and Penn Mnwr, Pa. on
F, the Western Maryland road piney Greek.
Md, and Kngsdale Pa on the ponnsyl-
, vania road Alisa, Md, and Black Rock
. ] NH U.INfrn..nl aud 10
road i'faoland. Md. and New Freedom.
Pa, on the Northern Central road Cam
bria, Nd. and Bangor Pa, on the York
and Peach Bottom road
a Cholera to he Kept From the BORDERS.
The railroad representatives expressed
themselves as favoring q system by
which the inspectors should board The
10 trains at q point as Car distant as possible
'e from The borders Of Pennsylvania even
Ia TO the inspection of immigrants before
4, they board the trains. 10 was deemed
i advisable that the inspector should &C.
" company the immigrant train TO the
border OF the state and If no suspicious
b cnse developed in transit he could indorse
/. the certificate Of each passenger Should
.t q case be discovered en- route the cai
should be side-trackcd az the most con
10 venient point and left In charge of tho
n authorities.
4 If near the border Of the state whor
( such discovery is made, similar actor
- should be taken at point inside The
v state line decided upon as a quarantine
T, and hospital station
p. 10 was stated that physicians distinc
h from the regular surgeons have been ap
ls pointed by the railroad companies. whosl
duty it shall be 90 accompany every i'm
M migrant train as far as their respective
N roads extend. it viii be the duty of sucl
M physicians TO keep the passengers unde
4 constant observation The roilroai
n companies have Instructed their EN-
ployes to keep the stations. yards an,
premises generally in q state of cleanli
ness and to freely use disinfectants.