The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-01
HOFFMAN ISLAND.

hprr Si-NN ISLAND
fore availa bile at present are for the &C.
commodation of 500 passengers on IIoff-
man island and zoo on Swinburne ISL
and. And on Fire island 500 can easily
be ace ommodated.
'ln case of extreme need, Mr.. Dulgcr,
who has buildings on the island, will
give them up, and that will make room
for few hundred more. good many
improvements have been made in IIoff-
man island and winburne island. New
boilers have been put in the plant, and
other things necessary have been added.
We have now three boats-viZ., one for
the transfer of passengers, one for
boarding vessels and one for the trans
portation of the sick. If necessary, we
can charter several boats. So YOU see.
as far as facilities for OBTAINING the
quarantined are concerned. the state
has places to souse. fumigate or disin-
feet feed and. when fatalities occur, to
crcmnte."
What about Camp Low?"
THAT belongs 10 the United States
and will soon accommodate 800
stcerage passengers. Before using
Camp Low, would have TO receive an
order from the Secretary of the Treas
ury. But with the system of double
quarantinc-that is, at the port of en-
barkation and here - the danger of
cholera getting into New York is re-
duced to a minimum. In fact it is al
most impossible for it to get in. Sey-
errl steamship lines last sea son tried the
double quarantine system, and the re-
suit was. not a single case was brought
The f1l.an of 1,n
of emburllation will not only be rigid.
but the sanitary arrangements in the
ships will be almost perfect A careful
supervision of the passengers, of the
crew, and the cargo. proper food, good
water excellent ventilation of the YES
sells. and a sharp eye on the san
itary condition of he vessel be-
fore loaded = all of which our
state law requires in bill of
health-will go long way toward
keeping out of the dreadful scourge.
Anyway, the law and its strict enforce
ment will prevent the bringing of the
disease in such Wholesale fashion as
last autumn. OF course, this includes
complete isolation of patient on the
vessel at sea. Now it follows that with
such careful supervision at the embark
Ntiou pOl I, dilt supervision IN
the transit, and detention here. we
have double quarantine, and we are
tiOubly secure. In the belief that these
wise precautions should be taken and
the law of the state should be enforced.
sent man TO Hamburg last January
to see that the regulations mentioned
| arc not violated but carried ont to the
letter. The Ward Line of steamers to
| South America carry out the double
| quarantine i'll regard to yellow fever,
and have found it an excellent system
1t will go long way toward keeping
contagious diseases out of port
do you think the steamship compan-
les will hamper you in your worls?"
The steamship companies have to
meet heavy losses by quarantine and
! pay heavy expenses, and they are not
| going to run any heavy risks. The
hc;~y loss to the American II am burg
| Packet company in the Normannia case
| has been lesson which other compan-
les will profit by. Besides, when a ship
once becomes famous as cholera ship,
| 1t practically ends its career. The law
says that the expense of the detention
and the taking care of the passengers
| les. No steamship line will run vessels
| for glory. All of these solid facts will
help TO lessen the chances Of the intro
| duction of cholera into this port
do you think the recent Quarantine
| bill passed by congress will hamper you
any in keeping out cholera!'
mo. il will not interfere with me at
all The national government can con-
troll the consuls ut the ports of embark
alton, and it can do much good in that
way. Tho idea of having uniform
| quarantine law is prepostcrous in many
respects. No two ports can be regu-
lated alike and the conditions are en-
| tircly different. There arc cities in the
United States where diseases of a GER
tain kind are epidemic. The same reg
ulations for those cities would not do
| for New York. l am satisfied with the
quarantine laws of this state. They
represent the cumulative experience of
over 100 years, and during that long
period nothing has ever occurred to
call forth legislation by tho national
| government except the episode of last
autumn. For twelve years past
| the republicans have had control OF
| Quarantine, and somehow they did not
cry out for a national quarantine. was
| asked by the congressional committee
| whether would like Ia have entire
charge of the national quarantine. II
seems ridiculous that any one for a
moment could imagine that desired
more responsibility, or that was in
different TO the solemn and sacred du-
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