New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
MEDICAL CONGRESS ADJOURNS
End or THE pAN.AMERICAN MEETING.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED RLGARDING oUAhAN
TIxE-THE DELEGATES START ON
Torp TuPOrGu TnE COUNTR

TOUR THROUGH THE CouNIhi'
Washington. Sept s-The final meeting or the
Pan American Medical Congress was hell 'h'' ''o'
ing Tn. Rev DR. Byron Sunderland. OF the frs'
prsslv,erian Church the Oldest pastor In Nash'hg-
ton opened the proceedings with PRAYER Auuiess
of thanks and congratulate ion ON oehal VI '"s'
respective countries were made by Or "arcas %
the United States Of Colombia. In Spanish anu W
DR. Ferd G. Valentine, x-SurgeonHehsr" VI wv
Army OF Honduras in English
Secretary General Reed read the report OF t''e -"
ternationnI Executive Committee. The cofnm','es
accepted the invitation Of the Mexican de'esaes "
hold their next meeting " the congress III '"- wy
of Mexico The date will depend upon the meo""h
of the international Congress in Europe. lhe Na"-
ans recommendations by the several sections were
GENERALLY adopted by the committee. the most ""-
portant exception Was the one advising temporary
s,,sn.nsion OF immigration from European couh-
tries in which cholera is now prevalent ~ W.
deemed best the report stated. not 10 cohs"e' wv"
resolution at the present time. Thanks were sNe',
IA President Cleveland. the Congress OF the Unltea
states the Sirseons-General OF the un'eu H's1'"
Army NAVY and Marine Hospital Service thr
officers Of the congress. the local Committee on NJ
rongements the press and the railroads lot '"e"
Efforts TO make the meeting OF the congress SUI
cess The report was adopted
DR. Gihon presented the following resolutions
which the Section on Hygiene Oh "'''" ~ "
Shakespeare. had adopted
"R.solyed That the IN rOugh dislntectlon' WIN
ont discrimination. OF every piece OF baggage uu'-
maze or article Of personal effects belonging 10 '
Immigrant classes and 10 the crews OF Hh'h'sf""'
~hlps and the exaction Of scrupulous ''edt'I'n'ss
-, an vessels arriving at American ports shou'u
H., riyldly enforced at Am ri IAN ports. supplement-
,,, and enhancing the protective value OF sinilsr
treatment AT the ports of departure, especially az
times when cholera exists IN Europe. a. sanitary
measure second only in efficiency ana importance
+, the temporary suspension OF immigration
Resolved That the habitual and thorough as
Infection Of all personal effects liable to carry
/ contagious VI Immigrants 10 the American h'"
s,h.,e and or dunnnge of crews OF vessels carry
I in,, ,b.s. immigrants from any quarter OF '"e
| rl,be and the exaction Of scrupulouS ceahlness
~ an vessels arriving at American p"r''' S"''.Iu
| - 81, forced nj all times the most encleht means
q, greatly lessenns the introduction into TINS hr"'-
chr. ~ the seeds OF various contagious diseases
/ ubich are nov and have been in the past Amos,
constantly conveyed 10y the Immigrant clas~es ''''
| ,..,,n,,,.l widely among the populations OF mls
-rhr1~ r,-outons were referred TO the lntrrn,-
tinnsl Executive committee. pr MI hS ir,,,ly
/ ID i, MI the recommendation OF th~ ic~oin.
/ tons regarding the dsini, no" "' "''"'e'
/ -. ,rr,,tng AT hef ports.
@ t.haW OF the v.iting d-isgaies and guests
% the congress isr LyhI ,,,,, ~ fnsiand. and
! mn'' p,rsr Iovs'o. ~ Mexico. returned ,h'l,
thanks for tnc c9rdinli. aml Mile m wash
invton Dr Phuiiopo paid M@rv "Wa.htnrion.
,,D,tf. the 81 'fT'lb' =,
wnom he designated IS IN" sl,at'@s 'am"l,nI.i
r,trv 4, hlch Il, congress raptufousN aPP'",",
/ nn.,.i.'t pepper then IN e." "'h-.l",,t =,
/ ,,,rJ. expressing the purpose OF uoss :, srd
WI, ,n ronsrrss to stand by IL develop u. ano
w" I, ,nnr. useful the members OF ~ "
,.s,on throughout the continent "'S,a''u, vsvt"o
| xr.-4 adjourned y h'VN '' ''' N
| .lfhrr iu ~. or ~ .. 81. ,,r.iyn mem
| =, 49,. congress. with IN" m"'np'tN 81 -, ~
| ""t,.s accompanied by the commute Oh ~
,s .,nnis and officers Of the consgcss leit Ma1n
49,, ,N.r thu Pennsylvania ROAD t't an W :,
~, through the Eastern 1u's anu 1nn,,,,,.
~ ,,',lt'. Fair a. the guests 81 me" '"t,nl''
- ,b. resolution Of tOnEte~- lhNl'iu VI, -,
ut',,t az ,nrrtsn delegate. The mp VIII ~.
t'niah' f., i,ittmors Philadelphia. New YORK
f ,'''on Saratoga Niagara Falls Detroit ,m 10,
cinnau and chicago pom pom, n. ..nsr,,s a.