Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-18
STEERAGE PASSENGERS
For This Country-lnformation That
This Traffic Has Been Resumed
Officially Transmitted to the Treasury DE.
partmemt-A Ho tel Built at Rotterdam
Solely for tho Use of This class of
Foreigners Rates Increased.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 13-The
Treasury department is officially adj
vised by the Department of State that
steerage traffic between European
ports and the United States, which was
discontinued on January last, has
been resumed.
United States Consul Gardner, at
Rotterdam, in a report to the state
department gives detailed account OF
the precautions taken there to prevent
the emigration of persons affected with
contagious diseases
In addition to the safeguards against
transmission of disease afforded by the
local system of examination made inn
mediately before embarkation, new
hotel, devoted exclusively for
the accommodation of steerage
and second-class passengers en- route
for the United States has been built
This hotel, known as the "Nasm," is
owned by the Netherland American
Co., and is solely under their manage.
ment. The entire control of this build
ing, according to Dutch laws, is in the
hands of the commissioner of immigra-
ton, although the United States consul
has free access to the building.
Consul Gardner states that within the
past three or four years the rate OF
steerage sailing from Rotterdam
to New York has increased in the
ratio of the added restrictions upon i'm
migration imposed by the United States
authorities. The rate for steerage in
1901 was $40 40, while at the present
time 1t is s3l.20.
The 'grade of persons going in the
steerage has also shown a percentage
of improvement, more or less, closely
corresponding to the percentage of in
crease of cost or passage. United
States Consul Estes, at Hamburg, has
submitted report of the pre-
cautions that he has adopted
against the introduction of infec'
tious disease into the United States
by the resumption of immigration at
this port He states that all vessels
sailing ftom Hamburg for ports in the
United States, before they can obtain
their bill of health, must be thoroughly
disinfected according to the instruc
tions of the United States marine hospi
tai service.
This disinfection is superintended by
DR.. w. l.. Ilomann, Hamburg govern
ment surgeon, who uses the Hamburg
police department seal on his certiti
Gates of disinfection.
Further, the crews of vessels carrying
immigrants are medically examined by
Dr. Homann and Dr. Nash, deputy o
Dr. Jenkins, the health officer in New
York. These physicians issue a join
certificate as to this examination. AL
passengers not travelling in the salool
are medically examined before embark
Ing by Dr. Homann in his capacity a
government surgeon and by physician
of the steamship company.
This examination is made in the pres
ence of either the consul or vice-consul
and certiacste to that effect is an
nexed to the passenger manifesto o
the vessel. Both OF the physicians issu
certificate besides which declares tn
passengers to be in good health an
free from all infectious diseases.
The bill of health, which is not de
livered to the steamship until all o
these requirements have been complie
with, bears across its face In red inl
the exact number Of cholera cases ant
deaths which have been reported to tn
Hamburg senate cholera commissio
during the fortnight previous to tn
date of the bill of health. All of tn
aforementioned documents bear tn
Authorization of the United State!
Consul Estes also states that all passer
, gers coming from Russia and Austri'
Hungary are obliged to observe qua
antine of at least six days under polio
| surveillance before they are permitte
to 60 on board ship.