Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
THE QUARANTINE WoRK.
New York's Officers Kept Busy--suspected
Vessels Closely EXAMINED.


NEW YORK, Sept 1.-When the port
was opened for business yesterday there
were at anchor off quarantine ten vessels
that had either been there since the day
before or had come in during the night.
OF this number three were detained,
having been there since Tuesday They
were the Red Star Liner Friesland, the
Circassia of the Anchor Line and the
Natherlsnd Liner Neendam. The others
wsrc the Morayio, from Hamburg;
Italia, from Mediterranean ports; Colo
RADIO, from Hull; the F'lintshire, from
China ports, and several American
coasting ships. These latter were cleared
Immediately after the health officer
boarded them.
The Italia was boarded by DIR. San
born at an early hour. She came from
Genoa, LeghOrn, Palermo, Sorrento and
Naples, leaving the latter port on August
9Th. She touched at Gibraltar six days
later, but, as she carried clean bill of
health and did not touch any of the in
fccted districts, the health officers saw
no good reason for OBTAINING her, and
she was accordingly cleared at 40
o'clock. II was at first thought that, as
the Italia carried n number of immi-
grants, some of whom might have come
from the affected localities, she would
be detained for two days at least. Her
immigrants numbered PSF, and were all
Italians, who boarded the ship at ports
near their own villages. They
were not obliged to travel through
any Of the affected countries to
reach the ship, and rs the vessel had
been held in quarantine from about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, it was de-
cided that whatever danger might have
existed was passed. Dr. jenkins sail
that in adopting the precautions which
he has prescribed he is anxious to carry
them out in such Alanncr that the COM
panics will not be inconVcnienced to any
greater extent than is consistent with
the welfare Of the people. Where he
feels assured that no danger exists on Il
vessel he will allow that vessel TO pro-
cced to her wharf after the customary
precautions have been taken. DR..
Jenkins is not relying on his own iudg-
ment alone in this matter, but is gov
crned to Il great extent by the opinions
of his deputies. The Italia's immigrant
passengers were landed at Ellis Island
this morning, and were examined there.
The first and second cabin passengers
Of the CirCassia were taken off Tuesday
night and brought to the city. The
stcerage passengers were taken to Tlotf-
man Island this afternoon and given a
bath, after which they were placed on
the Circassia, and will be detained in
the lover hay for several days.
Dr. Jenkins informed the people Of
the Red Star Lino That the cabin passen-
gers could he taken OIL first, and accord
ingly the steamboat William Fletcher
was sent down to bring the people to
the city. When the steamboat arrived
there the Custom House inspector re-
fused to let any cf the passengers take
away their baggage, and only is Of the
passengers could take advantage of the
permission to come up to the city,
The Friesland was released yesterday
morning and came up to her dock at
llnhokcn, where all her passengers will
be landed
At the Office Of the Cunard Company
cable dispatches were received from
Liverpool stating that all communication
with Hamburg had been stopped by the
liverpool authorities.