The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26

The pilot at the Fire Island lighthouse
never attempted to tax the Cepheus, con-
tanning the passengers, over the bar, al
though II is well known the boat could
have gone over the bar. / do not mind
saying that IL the passengers were not
permitted to land at Fire Island / would
have landed them in New York, because
i felt certain that none OF the passen-
gers were infected after al the precau-
ticls had been taken.
after the live cargo In the steerage
Is cared for the danger of disease among
the cabin passengers is almost reduced
to a mitimu,n By way of parenthesis
1 will add that a terrible hue and cry
was raised by an editor on the Nor
marina because SOD people ~ere on board
the Cerheus. The truth is. the Cepheus
Is licensed TO carry l,5OC passengers But
after the dinner given 10 me by my fel.
low-citizens l certainly feel that the at.
tncks made upon me did not keep the
unbiased from seeing that I nj least did
my duty as best 1 could with the means
at my command"
Are you better prepared now han be-
fore TO keep the cholera out?"
Eyes; l rave not teen idle a momcnt
since last fall, and. though cholera shonld
be epidemic in all the big Europesn ports.
l believe can keep it out. No such condi-
ton as existed when the plague ships ar
rived last fall will exist again. Precau-
lions have been taken in more ways than
one.
After the cholera patients are dis
charged. I made some recommendations
towards rendering a more efficient service
at the port OF embarkation. Indifference
and neglect az the port of embarkation
are no doubt responsible for cholera on
s~hipboard. This year greater precautions
than ever will be taken in the big sea-
port towns In Europe, and the Danger will
be correspondingly decreased. Then at a
conference Of medical men on the sub
Ject L suggested certain changes In Hoff-
man Island. and the quarantine commits
sloners also made some suggestions.
1T was decided to extend the facilities
OF hoffman Island and put additional
buildings on 1t. l also suggested a fire.
proof building on %Swinburne Island. II
should be put about midway OF the
isiand ana three stories high. This sug-
gestion was adopted. l also recommended
a floating hospital. and the plans have
already been drawn. However. there was
some objection TO II. and the determine
ton or some was to retain the old hos
pitals as they are On ~Swinburne Island.
and recommended Fire Island in case of
an emergency, which the decision of juice
cullen makes possible. until we can con-
struct a hotel on Hoffman Island. by ex-
tending II, IL IT. is decided to do so. The
facilities, therefore. available at present
are for the accommodation OF 500 passaa-
gers on Hoffman Island and 700 on Swim
burne Island. And on Fire Island 500 can
easily be accommodated.
What about Camp Low"
THAT belongs to the United States aud
VIII accommodate 600 Storage passengers
before using Camp Low i would have IN
receive an order from the Secretary Of the
Treasury
ID you think the steamship companies
Will hamper you In your work
The steamship companies have TO meet
neavy losses by quarantine Snd pay heavy
expenses, and they are not going 10 run
any risks. The heavy loss to the Ham
burg-American Packet Company I'm the
MOI MAMMA case has been a lesson which
other companies will profit by. Besides
when a ship once becomes famous as a
cholera ship. II practically ends its career.
The law says hat the expense OF the
detention and the taking care Of the pas
sengers shall fall upon the steamship
companies. No steamship line viii run
vsssds sor glory. AL Of these solid facts