St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-13
is CHOLERA COMING il?
Steerage Passage From European
Ports Is Resumed.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The treas
ury department is advised by the state
department that steerage traffic be-
tween European ports and the United
States, which was discontinued on Jan.
l last, has been resumed. United Statesp
Consul Gardner, at Rotterdam, in re-
port TO the state department, gives de-
tailed account Of the precautions taken
there to prevent the emigration of per-
sons affected with contagious diseases.
In addition to the safeguards against
the transmission of disease afforded by
the local system Of examination made
Immediately before embarkation. a new
hotel designed exclusively for the ac-
commOdation of steerage and second
class passengers ell route for the United
States has been built. This hotel,
known as the "NaSh,N is owned by
the herlands-American company,
and is solely under their management.
The entire control of this building, ac-
cording to Dutch laws, is in the hands
of the commissioner of immigration,
although the United States consul has
free access to the building. Consul
Gardner states that within the past
three or four years the rate of steerage
sailing from Rotterdam to New York
has increased in the ratio of the added
restrictions upon immigration imposed
by the United States authorities. The
rate for steerage in 1891 was S20.40,
while at the present time it is $31.2O.
The grade of persons going in the steer
age has also shown percentage of i'm
provement more or less closely corre-
spending to the percentage of increase
of cost of passage.
United States Consul Estes. at Ham
burg, has submitted are part of the pre-
cautions that he has adopted against
the introduction of infectious diseases
into the United States by the reSump-
tion of immigration at his port. He
states that all vessels sailing from Ham
burg for ports in the United States, be-
fore they can obtain their bill of health,
must be thoroughly disinfected accord
ing to the instructions Of the United
States marine hospital service. This
disinfection is superintended by DR.. w.
L. Homann. Hamburg govern
ment surgeon who uses the Ham
burg police department seal on his
certificate of disiDfecton. Further, the
crews of vessels carrying immigrants
are medically examined by DIR. Homann
and DR.. Nash, deputy of Mr.. Jenkins,
the health officer in New York. These
physicians issue joint certificate as to
this examinations All passengers not
travelling i'll the saloon are medically
examined befores embarkation by DR..
/ Homann In his capacity as government
surgeon, and bI a physician of the
steamship company. This examination
is made in the Presence of either the
consul OF vice consul, and the certifi-
cate to that effect is annexed to the
passenger manifest of the vessel.
Both of the physicians issue a
certificate besides, which declares
the passengers to be in good
health and free IRON all infectious dis
eases. The bill of health, which is not
delivered to the steamship until all of
these requirements have been complied
with, bears across its face in red ink
the exact number OF cholera cases and
deaths which have been reported to the
Hamburg senate cholera commission
during the fortnight previous to the date
of the bill of health.
All of the aforementioned documents
bear the authorization of the United
States. Consul Estes also states thai
all passengers coming from Russia and
Austria Hungary are obliged to OBJ
serve quarantine of at least six days
under police surveillance before they
are permitted to go OH board ship.