The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-14
THE STEERAGE TRAFFIC.
Resumed Between the United States
and European Ports.
PASSENGERS AGAIN LANDING
0Hcially Transmitted 70 the Treasury Department
A Hsssl Built At Rotterdam Solely for the
Uss 81 this Class q Foreigners.

~AsniSarox. d. C.. March / The
Treasury department is officially nd
viscd by the Department OF State that
steerage traffic between European
ports and The United States, which was
discontinued ON January last. has
been resumed,
United States Consul Gardner at
Rotterdam, in a. report 10 the state
department gives detailed account Of
the precautions taken there TO prevent
The emigration Of persons affected with
contagious diseases
In addition to the safeguards against
transmission Of disease afforded by the
local system Of examination made inn
mediately before embarhation. new
hotel. devoted exclusively for.
the accommodation Of Storage
and seeond-class passengers en- route
for the United States has been built
This hotel, known as the sNasm," Is
owned by the Netherland American
Co. and is solely under their manage
nent The entire control Of this build
ing. according to Dutch laws. is in the
hands of the commissioner of immigra-
ton, 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 III the
ratio Of the adued restrictions npon i'm
migration imposed ~ the United States
authorities. The rate for stceragc In
1901 wa SO. 10, while at the present
time It Is s3l.20.
The grade OF persons going in the
Storage has also shown percentage
of improvement, more or less. closely
corresponding 10 the percentage of in.
crease of cost or passage. United
States Consul Estes, at Hamburg. has
submitted report OF the pre-
cautions that he has adopted
against the introduction Of infec
tious disease into the United States
BY the resumption of Immigration at
this port lie states that all vessels
sailing ftom Hamburg for ports in the,
United States. befpre they can obtain
their bill Of health, must be thoroughly
disinfected according TO the instruc.
tions Of the United States marine hospi
tai service.
This disinfection II superintendent by
DR.. w. Z. Honiann, Hamburg govern
ment surgeon, who uses the Hamburg
police department seal on his ccrtkH-
Gates Of disinfection.
Further, the crews of vessels carrying
immigrants are medically examined BY
DR.. Homanu and DR.. Mash, deputy Of
DR. Jenkins, the health officer in New
York, These physicians issue joint
certificate rs to this, examination. All
passengers not travelling Ia the saloon
are medically examined bsfvrc embark
ing BY IF- Ilonann III HIS capacity as
government surgeon and by d physician
81 the steamship company.
This examination IS made III the pres
ence Of either the consul or yiec-consuL
and certitfeste 20 that effect is an
nexed to tic passenger manifesto 81
the vessel Beth 81 The physicians issue
cert; ticate besides wli;..l declares the
passengers 10 he IN gtsotii health and
Tree from all infectious diseases
The bill Of health, which Is not de-
livered To the steamship until Ill 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 70 the
Hamburg senate cholera commission
during the fortnight previous to the
date Of The Till Of health All Of the
aforementioned documents bear the
Authorization of the United States
Consul Estes also states that all passen-
gers coming from Russia and Austria
Hungary are Obliged 10 observe quar-
antine Of ut least six days under police
surveillance, before they are permitted
to GO on board ship.