The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-13
Immigration RESUMED.
But We Need Have No Fear Of
Contagion from Their Coming.
PERFECT SANITARY PRE- CAUTIONS.
Our Consuls at Hamburg and Rotterdam
Give Assurance That Will A Allay Anxiety.
No Chance for Disease Laden Vessels
10.

No Chance for Disease Laden Vessels
to Escape.
WASHINGTON, March 13-7he treasury
department is officially advised by the de-
partment Of state that steeraae traffic be-
tween European ports and the United
States, which was discontinued on Jan.
last, has been resumed.
United States Consul Gardiner, at Rot
terdam, in report to the state depart
ment, gives detailed account of the pre-
cautions taken there to prevent the emf
grafton of persons affected with contagious
diseases He states that all steerage pas
sengers are examined by the consular doc
tors, their baggage disinfecteh by consular
employees, and certificate of both passen-
ger and baggage made by thb consul. In
addition to the safeguards against trans
mission Of disease afforded by the local
system Of examination, made Immediately
before embarkation, new hPtel designed
exclusively for the accom- modation Of
steerage and second class passengers en-
route for the United States as been built.
Hotel for Immigrants.
This hotel, known as THO "Nasm," Is
owned by the etherIands-American com
pany, and is solely under their manage
ment. 1t contains all the modern con-
veniences of firstcass hostclry with an
experienced steward, assisted by walters
and guards The hotel is located in the
immediate neighborhood OF the docks.
There are separate rooms for families and
single persons. The beds are like cabin
beds on shpboard, but larger Tho sani-
tary arrangements are of tho most modern
construction, and, rs the hotel is located
on square, light is aeces sble from all
sides A coffee room, in which only tenn
perate beverages are served at minimum
cost, is also provided.
The entire control of this building, ac-
cording to Dutch law, is in the hands of
the commissioner of immigration, al
though the United States CONSUL has cou-
stant access to the building. A hospital
room in building apart from the hotel
has also been provided where any diseased
suspect may be at once wholly isolated.
In addition to all these precautions taken
at the hotel all steerage passengers des-
tined for the United States from Rotter-
dam are met at incoming trains by officers
and servants of the steamship company
and are at once transferred to the hotel
adjacent to the steamship wharf, there to
remain under such surveillance as may be
necessary until the next steamer suils
Should the need at any time arrive it
would be possible to quarantine 600 or 800
people within the hotel quite as effectually
as though they were on shipboard.
The rate for steerage passage in 1901 was
| $50. 10, while at the present time it is
S3l20. The grade of persons going in the
steerage has also shown Improvement
United States Consul Estes, at Ham
burg, has submitted a repprt Of the pre-
cautions that he has adop ed against the
introduction of infectious diseases into
the United States by the resumption of
immigration at his port. He states that
all vessels sailing from Ham burg for ports
| In the United States before they can Oh
tain their bill Of health must be thoroughly
| disinfected. This disinfection is superill-
| tended by DIR. w l.. Homah, Hamburg
government surgeon. Further, the crews
of vessels carrying immigrants are medi-
cally examined by DIR. Homan and DIR.
| Nash, deputy of DR.. Jenkins, the health
officer in New York. These physicians
issue a joint certificate as to this examina-
tion.