The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-19


BILE. until y-e can construct a hotel on
Hoffman island, by extending it, if it
| is decided TO DO so. The facilities there
/ fore availa bic at present are for the &C
comInodation of 500 passengers on Hof-
man island and roo on Swim burne isl
and And on Fire Bland 500 can easily
be accommodated.
in case Of extreme need, Mr.. Dul-cr.
who has buildings on the island, will
! give them ny. and that will make room
/ for few hundred more. 4 good many
improvements have been made in Hoff-
/ man island and Swim burne island. New
boilers have been PIT in the plant. and
| other things necessary have been added.
/ We have now three boats-viz., one for
! the transfer Of passengers. one for
boarding vessels and one for the trans
Z portation of the SICK. If necessary, we
/ can charter several boats. So you see,
as far as facilities for OBTAINING the
1 quarantined are concerned, the state
/ feet. feed and, when fatalities occur to
! cremate."
| What about Camp Low"
! THAT belongs TO the United States
! and will soon accommodate 800
Storage passengers. Before using
| Camp Low. would have to receive an
order from the Secretary of the Treas
ury. But with the system of double
| quarantine is, at the port of en-
barlsation and here - the danger of
cholera getting into New York IS re-
duced to a minimum. IN fact it is al
most impossible for it to get In. Sew
errl steamship lines last sea son tried the
double quarantine system, and the re-
suit was, not single case was brought
over. The measures taken at the port
Of EN- barkation will not only be rigid
| but the sanitary arrangements in the
ships will be almost perfect. 4 careful
supervision of the passengers, OF the
crew, and the cargo, proper food. good
water, excellent ventilation of the yes
sells, and a sharp eye on the san
itary condition OF the vessel be-
fore loaded - all of which our
state law requires in bill of
health-will go long way toward
keeping out of the dreadful scouree.
All VIZ lIC siilu lIS SGl itl cL1otCt-
ment will prevent the bringing of the
disease in such a wholesale fashion as
last autumn. Of course, this includes
complete isolation OF patient on the
vessel at sea. Now it follows that with
such careful supervision at the EN- bark
alton port. and medical supervision in
the transit. and detention here, we
n n don nla Nd
doubly secure. In the belief that these
wise precautions should be taken and
the law OF the state should be enforced,
sent man to hamburg last January
to see that the regulations mentioned
are not violated. but carried out to the
letter. The Ward Line of steamers to
South America carry out the double
quarantine in regard to yellow fever,
and have found it an excellent system.
1t viii go a long way toward keeping
contagious diseases out of port
do you think the steamship compan-
les will hamper you in your worls??'
The steamship companies have 10
meet heavy losses by quarantine and
pay heavy expenses, and they are not
going to run any heavy risks. The
heavy loss to the American Ham burg
Packet company in the Normannia case
has been lesson which other compan-
les will profit by. Besides, when & ship
once becomes famous as cholera ship,
it practically ends its career. The law
SAYS that the expense OF the detention
and the taking care of the passengers
cha1I 70 II tbo Ct fiy,
les. No steamship line will run vessels
for glory. All of these solid facts will
help to lessen the chances of the intro
duction of cholera into this port.
DO You think the recent Quarantine
bill passed by congress will hamper You
any in keeping out cholera?'
No, it viii not interfere with me at
all. The national government can con-
troll the consuls at the ports of embark
alton, and it can do much good in that
way The idea of having a uniform
quarantine law is preposterous in many
respects. No two ports can be rcgu-
lated alike and the conditions are en-
tirelv different. There arc cities in the
United States where diseases of GER
tain kind arc epidemic. The same reg
ulations for those cities would not do
for New York. | am satisfied with the
quarantine laws OF this state. They
represent the cumulative experience OF
over 100 years, and during that long
period nothing has ever occurred to
call forth legislation by the national
government except the episode OF last
autumn. For twelve years past
the republicans have had control Of
Quarantine, and somehow they did not
cry out for a national quarantine. | was
asked by the congressional committee
whether l would like 10 have entire
charge OF the national quarantine. 1t
seems ridiculous that any one for
moment could imagine that l desired
more responsibility, or that | was in
different TO the solemn and sacred du-
ties imposed upon me as health officer.
WHY, what more natural than that /
should do ali in my power to keep out
cholera, to prevent my fellew beings
from being stricken with the scourge,
and 70 preserve this property OF the
city. a single spark Of humanity would
dictate such course, leaving cut the
question OF maintaining a reputation
for efficiency and faithfuiness in the
discharge OF duty
Can the Quarantine Commissioners
hamper or interfere with you in any
way"
No. FOR section : Of article Il OF the
quarantine law OF 1922 says that the
health officer. in the presence o. imrne-
date danger. shall have the power 70
appoint assistants. nurses AND men gen