Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23
QUARANTINE 4ND REEDY ISLAND.
The Meeting of the Port Physicians in
Washington Called by Secretary Carlisle

The Meeting of the Port Physicians in |
Washington Called by Secretary Carlisle
The Delaware Quarantine station.
The port physicians Of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts met on the call of Secretary
Carlisle at the Treasury Building, Wash
ington. y, C., Thursday
The interesting question as regards Della
ware is the final settling of the quarantine
station along Delaware bay. II is
generally understood that encouragement
Wyman is in favor of the location OF
Reedv Island rs u disinfecting station.
But the matter is by no means settled.
For the purpose of disinfectnE station 1t
would be necessary to make very large
expenditure there. The place is nothing
else than marsh, the greater part of il
being water.covered at high tide. Resides
another important question, in regard to
the United States rights in the premises
under the present status, arises. As
i'll the case of Fort Delaware title to
which was vested in the general govern.
nent only while a garrison is maintained
| there, so also in the case Of Reedy Island,
| Delaware gave il up to Uncle sam on the
| condition and for the purpose of light
| house. The deed Of surrender stated that
| as soon as it was not used for that purpose
! it should revert to the STATE Already the
| government lighthouse board has given up
| Reedy Island light and the shore range
4 light is being used. it Is understood, as
permanent substitute, Reedp Island then
/ in fact does not belong TO the United States.
1t is Delaware property. Any disposition
| of it. therefore, or i'll any proposition for
its use for public purposes, the Delaware
Legislature has first to be considered.
The quarantine conference, IT is under
stood proposes TO finally settle the matter
this week The present idea, as well Il.
can be gathered is to make Reedy Island
tine tiisinfecting station and to transfer
whatever fever patients there may be Il
the hospital below l.ewes across from thu
inner breakwater The point IS about
mile below Lewes and between it and Cap
IIenlopen Light. All ships will be inspected
off LeweS.
lations as issued by the new Secretary o
} the Treasury, and which affect Delaware
are as follows
: steam vessels from a suspected or in
fected port where yellow fever prevail
may be allowed to enter At the port d
Baltimore and ports north of Bait
more after five days from date of d.
parture from such ports, without disinfet
ton or detention unless in bad sanitar
. condition or with bad sanitary history. |
d either ease they will be detained in qua
antine five days after disinfection. III
{, regulation to apply to the North Atlanti
i coast only"
The following addition to Article Of tt
e Quarantine Regulations of February 2itl
d 1893, has been issued by Secretary Carlisl,
IS inspection Of passengers taken 0
g board vessels touching at intermetliat
!. foreign ports, and subject to inspectio
c under the provisions of Article |, shall |
e made by the consular officer of the Unite
States at said port in the manner pr
e scribed for inspection at the port of depa
le ture. In case there shall be no consul,
ID officer at such port, then the inspectid
" shall be made by the local health office
he Certificate of such inspection shall be mac
er by said inspecting officer, and shall be d
I'd tached TO and become d part of the vessel
ne bill Of health.