New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
PRFC N-TTONS AGAINST CHOLERA.

STRICT REGULATIONS ENFORCED IN ROTTEN
p,M AID N,MrrTI.
Washington. March l2.-Tlc Treasury Department
Is officially advised IS the Department of >'ate tht
STORAGE ,Ianc between European ports ana inc
United states. whlcl was discontinued on January
J. has boon resumed. United states Consul "ardh'r'
ot Rotterdam. In n report 10 the State Department
gives detailed account Of the precautions taken
there to prevent the emigration Of persons affected
with contagious diseases. lie states that all steer
age passengers are examined hv the consular doc
tors: their baggage |, dsiniectcd ~ consular e'"-
ploycs. and certificate Of both passenger ana
baggage +, made hy the Consul. In addition 10 the
safeguards against transmission OF disease anordco
by the local system of examination made imme-
da-cly before cinbardation new hotel designed
exclusively for the accommodation OF s'ecra5e ana
second class passengers the Way 10 the United
States la, been built.
This hotel known ns the Nasm. Is owned by the
Ncii erards American Company and Is sore!y under
their management II contains all the modern con-
,.ri,ncrs Of q nr~t ella, h0,tclry. with an cx-
pcrcnccd steward assisted by walters and guards.
The hotel IS H. the imm'dlat" neelIborhood OF the
cooks. Tie b,d, are like cabin bed shipboad
but larger. Tie sanitary arrangement, are OF the
most modern contraction. y coffee room IN whica
only temperance beverages are >pld NJ minimum
cost i also provided. The entire control OF this
hulldm. according 20 Dutch law, Is IN tie hands OF
state, Consul has free acc".s to The building \
Ao,pita room I'm Il building apart from the hotel has
also been provided where any diseased suspect may
Ac AT one. wholly Isolated.
Al Storage passengers destined for the tinted
stat, from Rotterdam met al Incoming trains ny
Officers nnd servant, of the steamship company. and
Ly boat are Transferred 10 tn" hotel adlacan
TO the steamship wharf. their 10 remain under such
surveillance as may be necessary until the next
steamer sails should the need a. any time arrive
II would b. possible TO quarantine 900 or 200 people
Within tie hotel quite a. en"etnaly as though they
were ,hpboard.
Consul Gardner states that within The last three OF
four year, the rat" Of stcrrage sailing from Rotor
dam 70 Srw-Nork has increased In the ratio OF the
added restrictions upon immigration imposed by the
I nitcd state, authorities. The lat" for steerasc
passage IN I-J 80 80 while nj the present time
u l. ~ -. III" oli>s of ppp" going In the steer
AZ" has al-o shp"n an imrro, "mcni. NOR" or les
closely corresponding t. ia" Increase of cost Of pas
{ nitci state, Consul Este. AT Hamburg, hn, sub
miti'f a report OF The precautions tat he has
adopted. All vessel, sailing from Hamburg for port,
IN tir uit"d states before they can obtain their OH
4 health must b" Thoroughly disinfcctcd according
Hospital >civlc". Il, ci'nl"ctlon l. superintendent
toy Dr. W l.. liomInn. Hamburg Government
surgeon, Who u-c, the Hamburg Police department
-"i ON LIS ccrinc1i" Of Ill injection. Further tie
crows II vc>s"l, cIrr'ing Immigrants medically eX
Dr. jenkins. the Health Oncrr in New. York. These
PLY ,iciano Issue JOINT certificate as 70 this eAanina
Al passenger, not travelling In tile saloon
mrdcaliy Examined before ombarhaton bv Dr. llo
MANI. IN i, capacity Government surgeon and by
4 pin -cian Of Tie steam. hip company. This .X-
animation /, made IN the presence OF either H." Consul
Alot u~ul. and crrttcIt" tn that effect il
neNcd 10 ~" passenger manifest u the vessel Both
4 "a" ply ,icinna issue certificate besides. which
declares 'ar passenger ~ be In good health and free
from az Infectious diseases. The iii of health. which
hot delivered - M steamship uEtil these require
mems have been compiled with. bear, across II, face
In I'D ink the exact number Of cholera cases and
death, which have been reported 10 the Hamburg
senate Cholera Compassion during the fortnight pre-
Won. 10 he date II tie bill OF health. All IN" above
mentioned documents bear the Authorization OF The
United states. Consul E-tos also states that all pas
,-ngns coming from Russia and Austria hungary are
obliged 10 observe quarann" Of at least slN days
under police Surveillance before they are permitted
-, on o1rd sim.