St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-19
NEW QUARANTINE RULES.
They Will Not Be Promulgated foR
Some DaVS.


WASHINGTON, March 16.-The officers
of the marine hospital service are now
drafting the quarantine regulations un-
der the new quarantine law agreed
upon at yesterdays conference with
the maritime quarantine officers from
the Atlantic and Gulf states. The
regulations will not be promulgated
for some days. 1t Is understood
that five days was agreed upoon
as the period Of detention for cholera
quarantined vessels. Certain regula-
tiOns as to disinfection and other mat
tiers will operate to modify this period
and will leave more or less discretionary
power in the officers administering the
law. The period of detention for yell
low fever has not yet been definitely
determined, the conference leaving this
in the hands of the government officers,
after a full discussion of views. The
following interview is published here:I
"Dr. w, L. Jenkins, the quite cele-l
brated chief health officer Of New York,
who was at the board of health this
morning. was very much pleased with
the sanitary conference, the absence of
jarring and pickering, the thorough
courtesy shown and the total absence Of !
the proverbial medical disposition to
wrangle. Everything was as effective
as it could be imagined he said. There
were differences, of course, but after
each proposition was fully and fairly
discussed a compromise was alway 8
reasonable. The set of regula-I
tions adopted is very thorough !!
They provide for a definition of such
ships as should be quarantined and the
treatment of passengers, baggage and
cargo.and demand the use of every pre-
nd aoti tn
ern science. They ought to result in
great good. There will not be the I
slightest hitch or clash between the I
state authorities and the marine hos |
pital service. The two departments will
work in perfect harmony. Each wilt
b. supported by the other. P leas-
antly and i'll medical way
Surgeon General Wyman and
| have been in accord. In
fact there was never any basis about
the talk about the disagreement be-
tween the national and state govern
ments in the face of the grave dangers
threatening us. In my opinion an out
break of cholera in Europe next sum-
mer Is certainty, though it is not
likely to be nearly so severe in Ham
burg, since that city has changed its
water supply and taken other
precautions. l have man over
there now, and receive semi
weekly cablegrams from that and
other points on the continent. Sporadic
cases are constantly happening. Their
number, of course. will increase as they
grow older. But the country can rest
assured that at the great port of New
York no effort to keep out the pesti-
lence Will be spared, and think | can
say the same of all the other great ports.
l believe we Will be successful
Secretary Carlisle this morning di-
rected that action be suspended pend
ing investigation in selecting Hog ISL
and, chesapeake bay, as quarantine
station for B altimore. This action was
taken after a conference with Senator
German, who represented that Hog isl.
and was but seventy miles below Balti-
more; was a harbor of refuge during
stormy weather for innumerable ves-
sells. and that village of 800 inha6-
itants was in close proximity to it.