The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-17
SENT TO QUARANTINE.
An Incomplete Fumigation by thu
New York Quarantine Authorities


An Incomplete Fumigation by the
New York Quarantine Authorities
Causes It.
The Norwegian steamship Lyderhorn,
which arrived up Sunday night, was sent
back down to quarantine by Health
Ohcer Drummer yesterday morning for
disinfection.
The reason for this order Of the health
officer was a letter received from the in
spector of the marine hospital service 1t
New York, containing copy of report
upon the vessel by the Inspector to the
surgeon general at Washington. The in
formation was sent to Savannah by or
der Of the surgeon general
The case Of the Lyderhorn places the
management of the quarantine service at
the port of New York in a very bad light.
The letter received by DIR. Drummer was
from DR.. j. j. Kinyon, inspector of the
marine hospital service at the port of
New York. He enclosed a copy of a re-
port made to the surgeon general, which
he had been ordered to send to DR.. Brun-
ner. DR.. Kinyon's report to the surgeon
general was as follows:
United States Marine Hospital Service
Middle Atlantic District, Port of New York,
surgeon Generals once, Oct 90 ls93.-Sur-
geon General Wyman Washington, D. c..
Sir have the honor to report that steamer
called the LyderhOrn from SCurabya, Java.
with a cargo Of sugar arrived in New York
on Sept. 30. On Oct. 10 the vessel came down
to the New York quarantine with the request
from the agents, French Eddy & Co, to have
the vessel thoroughly disinfected in order
the savannah quarantine I feel 1t my
DUTY 10 inform you what the process
of distinction was and what was done
for the vessel. The vessel was empty
one compartment containing considerable
dunnage.
The matches were opened and bucket con
tanning about two pounds Of mixture of
manganese dloxlde and salt, mOtStened with
water. was made ready to lower in each COM
partmcnt Then sulphuric acid was poured
over this mixture and the bucket lowered
into each compartment. The dsinfection, so
called, was accomplished within twenty
minutes after which the vessel pro
ceeded to sea. About ten pounds of the
mixture was used. No dsinfectlOn of the
apartments of the crew or cabin, in fact
while the alleged disinfectoh was going on
some OF the men were at their breakfast in
the forecastle.
The health officer gave a certificate that the
vessel had been thoroughly disinfected The
fee charged for this was $40 Very respect
fully, }. J. KINYoN
PA. Surgeon, NJ H S. inspector.
DR.. Jenkins, New York's quarantine
officer, has been criticised many times be-
fore by the newspapers for his manage
ment of his department. 1t is claimed
that he is Tammany man and runs his
department to please the bosses. There
have been many charges of lax manage
ment against hi m, but this is the most
fragrant case that has ever come under
the notice of the Savannah quarantine
officials. 1t will incline them to look
with suspicion hereafter upon all vessels
bringing certificates of disinfection
signed by New York health officer.
DIR. Drummer said yesterday that to
have properly disinfected the Lyderhorn
would have required from twenty-four to
frsfr rsA{cr
have been done in the manner and under
the circumstances described in DR.. Kin
yOn report to the surgeon general.
As the route of the Lydernorn from
Java to New York was through the Suez
canal and the Mediterranean, in which
section cholera is now prevailing, it will
be seen that her thorough disinfection
before being admitted to any American
port should have been imperative.
An inspection will probably be asked
of DR.. Jenkins conduct in the matter.
A serious mistake was made in the
quarantine report in yesterdays MORNING
News. 1t was stated that the agent of
the Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railroad at Lyons had been circulating
false reports concerning the existence of
yellow fever al Savannah.
IL was the agent of the Sam road at
Rhine, and not Lyons, against whom the
accusation was made. The similarity in
the sound Of the two names resulted in
their confusion in the report.
A telegram was received by the MORN
ING NEWS last night from Agent Baird
of the Sam road at Lyons, Indignantly
denying the statement that he had made
any statements, false or otherwise, con
corning the health of Savannah and de-
trimental TO the city's interests. Mr..
Baird certainly has a right to feel in
dignant at being placed in such a posi-
tion. The MORNING NEWS sets Mr..
Baird right before the public DR. Brun-
ner was in no wise responsible for the
mistake, and called the attention of the
MORNING News to the matter yesterday
A correction had already been written
before Mr.. Baird S card was received.