The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-13
Steerage Traffic with European Ports Once
More Resumed and the Horde Of Illiterate
Immigrants Will Begin to Pour In.
Cleveland Foxily Refrains from Saying
What Will Be Done with Hawaii.
Anxious to Cast Discredit on the Former Ad.
ministration-HO Debate Likely on the
Senatorial Appointments in the West.
THEY WILL COME WITH A RUSH.

The Ban Against Immi grafton Raised by
the New administration.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-1he Treasury
Department is officially advised by the
Department. of State that steerage traffic
between European ports and the United
States. which was discontinued on Jan.
last. has been resumed. United States
Consul Gardner. at Rotterdam. in a report
to the State Department, gives detailed
account Of the precautions taken there to
prevent the emigration Of persons affected
with contagious disease. He states that
all steerage passengers are examined by
the consular doctors, their baggage disin.
fected by consular employees. and certIfica-
tion of both passenger and baggage made
by the CONSUL. In addition to the safe
guards against transmission of disease af-
forded by the local system of examination
made Immediately before embarkstion .
new hotel designed exclusively for the ac-
commodation of storage and second-class
passengers en- route for the United States
has been built. This hotel is known as the
"Nasm," and is owned by the Netherlands
American company, and is solely under its
management It contains ell the modern
conveniences of first class hostelry. with
an experienced steward, assisted by alters
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 shipboard, but larger. The sani-
tary arrangements are of the most modern
construction, and, as the hotel Is located
on a square. its light is accessible from all
sides. coffee room, where only temper
a
is also provided. The entire control of this
building, according to Dutch laws. is in
the hands of the Commissioner of EmiRra-
ti0n, and the United States consul has free
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.
QUARANTINE PRECAUTIONS.
In addition to all these precautions taken
at the hotel. all steerape passengers des-
tined for the United States from Rotter-
dam are met at incoming trains by officers
and servants of the steamship company
and by boat are at once transferred to the
hotel adjacent to the steamship wharf.
there to reman unler such surveillance as
may be necessary until the next steamer
sails. Should the need at any time arrive
1t will be posslble TO quarantine coo or SOD
people at the hotel quite as easily as though
they were on shipboard. This could not
be done by the best regulated emf
grant boarding house. and from sanitary
point of view 1t is decidedly advantageous.
Consul Gardner states that within the
past three or four years the rate of steer
GRe sailing from Rotterdam to New YORK
has increased in the ratio of the added re-
striotions upon immigration imposed by
the United States authorities. The
rate for steerage in 1891 was 5000.
while at the present time it is
S3l.:0. The grade OF persons going in the
steerage has also shown percentage Of
spending TO the percentage of the increase
of cost of passage.
United States Consul Estes, at Hamburg.
has submitted a report of the precautions
that he has adopted against the introduc-
ton of infectious diseases into the United
States by the resumption of immigration
at his port. He states that all vessels sail
ing from Hamburg for ports in the United
States before they can obtain their bill or
health, must be thoroughly disintected ac-
cordIng to the instructions of the United
States marine hospital service. This dis
infection Is superintendent by DIR. w. l..
Homann. Hamburg government surgeon.
who uses the Hamburg police department.
seal on his certificates of disinfection.
Further, the crews Of vessels carrying inn
migrants are medically examined
by Dr. Homsnn and Dr. Mass.
a deputy of DR.. jenkins. the
olans issue joint certificate at this exam.
inatlon. All passengers not occupying the
saloon are examined. This examination il
In the presence OF the consul or vice-cOnsul
and certificate TO that effect is annexed
to the passenger manifest of the vessel.
Both of the ply sicians issue q certificate
besides which declares the passengers to
be In good heath and free from all infec-
tlous diseases. The bill of health. which is
not delivered to the steamship until all the
requirements have been complied with.
bears across its face in red INK she exact
number of cholera cases and deaths which
have been reported to the Hamburg Senate
cholera commission during the fortnight
previous to the date of the bill of health.
All of the above mentioned documents bear
the naturalization of The United States.
Consul Estes also states that all psssen-
gers coming from Russia aud Austria Hun.
gary are obi ged TO observe quarantine Of
at least six days under police surveIlsnce
before they are permitted TO go on board
ship.