New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
TO REPEL CHOLERA.
SENATOR CHANDLER GIVES HIS VIEWS OF
THE SITUATION.
HE APPROVES THE PREPARATIONS MADE AT
THIS PORT TO HEEP OUT THE

lie APPROVES THE PREPARATIONS MADE AT
THIS PORT TO KEEP OUT THE
PLAGUE NEXT YEAR
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Chandler, CHAIRMAN
Of the Senate Committee immigration. has returned
from New York In company with senator Harris the
chairman Of the Committee Epidemic Diseases :
surgeon-ticncral Wyman. OF tho Marine iosP'af
service. and DR.. Hamilton who established Camp
Low last fall by direction Of the Treasury Department.
They have been making careful examinatiCn OF inc
preparations which have been made I'm New YORK 10
repc the cholem. senate, Chandler today snid
ave visited the state quarantine. which consists oil
Hoffman and SwInburne Islands and heard Dr. Jen-
kinss plan for keeping out cholera. We aiSo' III
company with Charles G.. Wilson, president OF the
Eoard Of Health, anc DR.. Cyrus Edson sanitary
superintendent OF the Board, examined their pfeparn-
ons for solating coleip cases II The disease should
succeed In passing the State and National quarantine
defenccs and get into the CITY, These WERE hrs', a
reception hospital at the foot OF SlxtccnthSt East
River, where large new hOspa! Is TO be butt TINS
winter 10 accommodate 100 people. That ana 'h3
Willard Parker Hospital, on the same spot, VIII
ordinarily be used for diphthcra. scarlet fever ana
other contagious diseases, but In nm emergcnry all
these will be treated elsewhere. and the building,
Will be the first place to which persons stricken with
cholera In tho city win be taken. Then we went
down the bay and examined the hospital at Nortl
Brother Island where In addition 10 the main buildings
are twelve large wooden paviltons land mora nrs %
be crectcd where the yphus fever patients are now
treated. These would be- used TO- the reception OF
cholera patients II they could not ali b. treated upon
the floating choc.n hospital owned BY the state
Ioard OF HEALTH: but the Board hopes to be able TO
get along without placing any CASES on the land.
The Board of Health also has Rker's Island. near
North Brother Island which insures ample accOmmo-
dations for all probable or possible patients AZ inc
latter place tents covld be used method OF treat
mcnt which is in high favor among medical men, the
tents are easily warmed IN cold weather, and the
purity Of the air, the easy disinfeciion AMI other
points commend themselves. All Of the preparations
ere well planned: the buildings and plant are In cx-
cellent condition and seem 10 Us t. be adequate
In addition to the State and city preparations.
there was Camp Low. established by Dr. Hamilton.
Al Sandy Hook. This Is composed Of wooden bar
racks hastily erected. but with heating and electric
plants and hospital separated from the barracks.
In them 900 people could easily be kept In aairan
tine without, discomfort. II might DC stated at this
point that, In connection with the Hoffman ana
swinburne Island stations. DR.. jenkins contemplate
the construction Of floating hospital for the treat
mcnt Of those who actually chocri stricken % ms
to carry out the genera, pan OF tane al 'a oo I
Ing and maintaining foothpld asho'S Ihsrc j. no
cause 10 cnr pollution Of the waters OF t@ n
u the dlsinfcction Of all cciitagi"u, cNcreth with
what Is 10 be done In the next month or Two II APP
pears that nothing win remain 10 he done In the
way OF preparation To keep out or trent cholera lut
after all this ] want TO that. nevertheless. win
cholera now existing In France and Hamburg, | shal
promote the immediate pronulgalOn ~ the Iiclshr'
Department Of sanitary regulations. and urgr All state
and city authorities TO get ready for the cholera
believe that snfciy can Ice found only I'm The sns-
pension Of lmmicIation and the stopTaee % s;ccnec
transportation. When all possible prcT9raiions other
wise have becn made st they should be supple
mcnted by the passage Of the suspension act. The
two quarantine bills pending In the senate and
the House will undoubtedly BE- passed the first week
In January. with the suspension bill alongside and
shall work for the passage of the latter until the
4th Of Mapch II necessary. .
senator Harris did no, care 10 express himself
about the results Of his visit 10 New York There
are no results he said. We went to New York. and
INV impres sIons Of what there VIII be incor
poratod in report on my bill providing for Ma
iIonal quarantine IN ctiuncOn with state quarantine
am not In favor Of senator Chandler bill absolutely
srspcndlng immigration for one year II my bill
becomes law then senator Chandlcr'S bill cannot he
enacted for my bill also provides for suspension 10y
Che Presidents proclamation In case 0f great danger
TO this country from epidemic disease