Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-05
DELAWARE'S CHOLERA OUTPOSTS.
The Different Railroad and Sea-
board Stations Suggested.

The Different Railroad and Sea-
board Stations Suggested.
The Locations Agreed Upon Jointly Be
tween the Delaware Commissioners and
The Quarantine Commissioners of the
state Of Pennsylvania.
The report Of the Pennsylvania State
Board of Health to the governor of that
commonwealth sets forth the general be.
lief that cholera will invade this country
with the coming spring, and the sIe-
gestions for preparation for establishing
rigid quarantine must convince the
most skeptical of the seriousness Of the
prospect.
If the State of Pennsylvania deems il
the course of wisdom to appoint and
maintain inspectors at ~ points of pos.
slble danger of invasion, IL of which are
upon rivers and the remainder at railroad
entrances, il is perhaps due the people of
beinWarc that some such preventive
methods be considered following the
places recommended By the State board
of Health of Pennsylvania
Our state board would locate at least IL
places of entry by railroad and 19 places
liable to invasion by vessels, namely on
railroads At Claymont. on p, W. T. b.
Y. ~ Harvey, on i. Il o. II. r.; Chadds'
Ford, on w. 4 n. r. r.; I.andenberg, on
3. 4 .. and r Il. H.; Barksdaie on Is. 4;
9. L, r., Iron Hill, on r., w. q Is. II, r.;
Nandykes, on q. A. & Kent Go. H. r.;
llelaneys, on i. n Del. Bay X. r.; Mary
del, on Del. n Chcs r. r.; Oak Grove.
Cambridge * Seaford r. r.. Delmar, on
Delaware Il; r. Selbyville, on d., N. 4
Va, K. Il.
Water Points-At seaford. on the Nan.
hcoke river RehOboth, on the Atlantic
ocean; lewes and Brcakwater, Cape Hen.
III. Il..R t..,. III d.
island, Delaware bay Ieipsic; Port Penn,
delaware bay; Delaware City, Delaware
BAY Pivot Bridge, Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal New Castle, Delaware river;
v llmlnstun Delaware river: Warwick,
Md; Mt. Pleasant. Kirkwood, Odessa
Perhaps in the entire list the most
vuIncrablcpolnts Of invasion will be found
a ewes or Cape Hemlopen and New
At Cape IIcnlopen the United States
government has already established a
marine hospital, aud during the alarm OF
last summer erected Il barracks to accom-
mdiale N1 persons. But all the build
lngs, HOSPITAL and Conservation camps
are located upon the mainland inclosed BY
board fence feet high, which constitute
No barrier 70 escape Of any one being
HIttAlhea during tine period Of incubation.
Spr can any one doubt that such sus-
Icctod persons would make every effort to
escape from Il small enclosure when they
are prisoners with those who are pros
tFated. the dying and the dead, when but
a barrier 50 easily scaled Is the ouly
obstacle TO their release.
10 reach kchobcth, Il faynrite watering
pace, largely patruuiHed during the sum
mcE and but five miles south of the
quarantine station, upun the ocean, is the
W"rk a two hours walk and from there
by raj 20 any desired point, and this
would be necessary only in the event of
guards being placed at the railroad station.
at Loves, Del.
At NEW CASTLE.
At New Castle there is no means adapted
lduhlhs 70 quarantine, though that city is
q port al entry. A suspect escaping from
vessel opposite that port could take tho
railroad there, Or walk to Wilmington, but
Iive miles distant.
The same method of escape could be
effected ~ Port Penn or Delaware CITY
aud ii the apprenensions Of the Stnfr
Board OF Health of Pennsylvania are
justly founded, it should incite the clti,
hrlls Ut TINS state to fully examine their
cnudtiun and adopt every possible means
I !" defend their homes from the terrible
IRyngeS of cholera that are threatened.
II would appear 10 be the duty of our
state board oL Health as the legal ctlst6
h, ,Irri , "o,tH'T 70 OF the pe9lt
rrr,,tnr,sn,ii,',, - m"i ,. ~ tillt'l ~
tft,,y .itTit,I e s,, n aasethp!E
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