Evening journal., 1893-03-14
SURVEYING THE ISLAND.
Work to Begin at Once on the
New Quarantine Site.
CHANGED FROM WAR TO TREASURY,


Story Of Ships Crew Compelled e
subsist Tor Two Weeks on Peas-A
Young Brides HIistake-cIosing NJ
Church Accounts for the Year-Othei
Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, March IA "A survey OF
Reedy Island will be ordered immedi
ately, a telegram having been received
by the authorities in Philadelphia that
the island has been transferred from the
War Department TO the Treasury
Department and that Il will be placed
at the disposal of the Marine Hospital
service for the purpose of establishing a
quarantine station, or disenfecting
plant.
The detailed plans have not been com
pleted and the exact amount Of money
Tor the erection of a quarantine station
on this island has not been determined,
but there is every reason to believe that
work will be begun in very short time
The quarantine commission from Phila-
delphia has been very anxious that a
Government station be established on
Reedy Island, as IL will be an additional
safeguard on the Delaware and will be an
assistance'to the local quarantine boards
1t may do away, TO a large extent, with
the necessity of the Lazaretto on the
Delaware Just above Chester, station
which has caused great uneasiness to the
citizens of that city.
This point in the Delaware has been
long desired by Supervising Surgeon
General Wyman, who wrote a strong
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
recommending the securing of Reedy
Island for an additional quarantine sta
tion in the Delaware. This letter was
sent to the Committee on Appropriations
and doubtless had great effect in obtain
ing favorable action on the appropria-
tions made for quarantine purposes
The arguments used by DR.. Wyman
showed the necessity for an additional
station on the Delaware, that at the
Delaware Breakwater being so situated
that in stormy weather vessels cannot
anchor with any degree Of safety. Reedy
Island is protected in all sorts of weather
and the process of disinfection and the
examination of ships and their cargoes
can be conducted with the greatest
rapidity at this place There are about
fifty acres belonging TO the government
on this island, which is considered ample
lor lhe purpose lntenoeu,
Living for Days Only on Peas.
Captain Dove of the British steamship
Elmville, which arrived here yesterday
from Huelva, after terrific passage
reports falling in with the ship Western
Monarch of London, Captain Thomas, on
March 8, at noon, in latitude 33 "A,
longitude 50 32, entirely out Of pro-
visions and with famshed crew, who
had for upwards of two weeks been sub
sisting on peas.
The ship contained the mate and FIVE
seamen, whose wan faces and attenuated
forms told the story Of their suffering
The Western Monarch had been at sea
12O days, en- route from Caleta Bueno 20
New York. and was within ninety miles
Of Sandy Hook three weeks ago when a
Northwestern was experienced which
drove her to the leeward Of the Bermuda
Islands. For two weeks the ship had
drifted at the mercy of the elements,
with crew faint with hunger Captain
Thomas's letter begged the master Of
the Elmville TO give his men everything
he could spare and this Captain Dove
did He supplied them with enough to
enable the vessel TO reach New York.
She Thought 1t Was cal Right"
Several weeks ago George Wright, a
young man about town, was welded TO a
young damsel who hailed from Chester.
Pa It now appears that last week she
skipped with her husbands brother,
Alonzo "Al" looks something like his
brother, and by many it is thought that
Mrs George did not know the difference
George did.
Church Affairs Balanced for the Year.
The official board Of the M. E Church
held its fnal meeting for the conference
year last night. The meeting was held for
the purpose Of arranging all the financial
affairs of the church and settling up the
accounts. Rev. T. r. Martindale, ID ID.
will leave for conference this evening.
The Mite Society of the church also met
last night and discussed various plans
for beautifying the parsonage during the
ministers absence.
The Tides Got Higher.
Preceding the arrival of several large