Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-13
NOCHOLERA TOCOME
10 CHECK IT'S SPREAD EAST


" AsHl <ITrr. A1fru IL 1 % tr1s'
nry department. il officially ADVISED ty
the department. n state that -isersse
traffic between Eun,pean ports and TIE
United states. which was discontinued
90 January lssr. has been resumed.
tnitesi >,tsfe- Consul Gardner. al Hot
tegdAm. IN a report - the state depart
meat. gives detailed account ~ pre-
cautions taken there % prevent the eni.
grafton q persons affected with con
lagi0as disease. tie states that all steer
sge passengers are examined by The con.
suiar doctors. their baggage dlslnfect'd
- consular emploses. snd certiricaiis'n
Il b.th passenger end baggage made i'y
the consul
In addition % the safeguards agains;
translnission Il disease afforded by TIE
loeal ss.rem II examination. made lul-
mediaiely bs.sore rmharkation. lev
hotel. desizned exclusively Tor the ac-
..,,.nrn..laf,oa II sfeefage and second
s.ls.,- ns.@..ngers en route Tor the United
state. "a. been built This hotel j.
knoxn A. the ->asm" and - owned fy
the <~therlands American company and
!. -.leiv under il management. liz con.
tslns Ill The nsdern conyenIencos of
aret Lao hotel. with an experienced
.tan arsi. Assisted by walters and guards
me hotel j. located VI the immediate
neixhborhood of fk- docks.
Built for lseaith.
There are separate rooms for families
and single pegsous. The beds are like
cabin beds 90 shipboard bat larger
The sanitary arrangements are of the
mo-t modern construction. and as the
hosci i located on a square IL - light
and aecessible from all sides A codee
room. IN which only temperance bever
ayes are sold az minimum cost. ls also
provided The entire control II this
building according 10 Dutch laws. is in
the hands of the commissioner OF i'm
migration, although the United States
consGl has free access 10 the building
\ hospital room IN a building apart
from the hotel has also been provided
where any liiss sased suspect may te az
once isolated.
IN addition u all these precautions
taken AZ the hotel. ali steersge pas
sengcrs destined Zoe the United States
frum Rotterdam are met az incoming
trains ~ ofiices and servants II the
steamship company and by boats are az
once transferred "a the hotel adjacent to
The steamship wharf. there to remain
under such surveillance as may b.
neceseary until the next steamer sails
Should the disease AZ any time arrive II
would - Yf.--ibie - quarantine eco ar
$50 people ia : holei quite a. cifee.ualis
as itouEh they we're or shiptoard.
H-ttcr cia-- OF knigrants.
This cCuld not he done by the best
regulated emigrant boarding house. and
from sanitary point x view Il "a de-
cide,iiy advantageous.
Consul Gartifies states that within
the past three of four years the rate %
sfecrss.e sailing from Rotterdam tD New
York has increased in the ratio q aided
restrictions upon immigration imposed
by the United states authorities TIE
rate for ~teeragc IN iS9l was s-940.
= 2bile az the prevent time II i SH..al.
Tie grade II persons going IN the
sfeerugc has also shown percentage ~
improvement more or less closely cor
responding % the percentage - increase
% cost q passage.
United States Consul Estes. al Harl-
burg has submitted report Il the pre-
cautions that he has adopted against
the Introduction - infectious diseases
into the United States hy the Feaimt
fion 4 immigration az his port. he
states that al vessels sailing from Hnfa-
hsirx f,r ports IN the United States 70
fore they eau obtain their bi5 n heaiih
must be- thoroughly disinfectl.d accos4
ing a. the Instructions ~ the United
Sfaies marine hospital service. TtIs
sifsiafscfien j. supssiufendesl by Dr. W
l. HOmann. Hamburg gUyerrlu ent
surgeon. who uses the Hamburg iuiice
apartment ssal On his certificate ~ ,iis
iofeeficn Further. the crews - yes
ssls Carrying immigrants are medically
examined ~ Dr Homann and Dr. Nssh.
iepnif q Dr. jenkins. the health ~
iices ia <e3 lorS.
R,xAi Medical Examination
These physicians issue a JOINT CIR
tsficste ~ q this examination. All p'ss.
ssnxer- not travelling IN che saloon sre
medically examloed h~fore eusbarkation
by br homsnn IN bis rapacity a. lxn.
eminent surgeon sri by physician ~
to steamship company This exsnirs-
fion = luasie IN The presence ~ either
he consul - sice consul. and ceffif-
cate = That adect = snnexe,i 10 the pas-
serEer manifest - the sessei.
Both - The p6y ysioians issue rerflk.
cate besides. e0sch dtelares The pas@n
fers - D. IA god health and f~ee frtsm
al infeetsrns diseases The tili ~
health. which = oot delivered - the
sfeaniship untii al fhese requirements
have i,ren csmpiied Nitb bears aersss<
~ fare b rei ink the enact anrf<r -
cholers case@ ard deaths which have
been reported - the Hamburg senate
fhois'ra commission during he frfu,sht
prcqiona - The date n he hall q health
Al ~ tho above nensioppd dssamenfa
hsar the snthenflcsfien q The i-rit.sf
states Cousui fstes slss stairs that al
con1,nx from kna~ia ami
Ansfris HnrGsrY are obliged - olsei-te
= anaransine q Ar leset AZ laT= aasier
poIIcn sarTeiilsrre tef,re fhey are per
..@aa~.f -. - - A..ar.t atItf.