The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
STEERAGE PASSENGERS
For This Country-Information That
This Traffic Has Been Resumed
oniclally Transmitted TO the Treasury De-
partment-A Hotel Built mt Rotterdam
Solely for the Use of This class of
Furegncrs-Rate Increased.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 49, The
Treasury department is officially adj
vised by the Department of State that
stcerage traffic between European
ports and the United States, which was
discontinued on January last, has
been resumed.
United States Consul Gardner at
Rotterdam, in 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 embarlSation, 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-
tion, 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 inn
migration imposed by the United States
authorities. The rate for steerage in
1891 was 5000, while at the present
time it is S9l.2O.
The grade of persons going in the
steerage has also shown 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.. Homann, a Hamburg govern
ment surgeon, who uses the Hamburg
police department seal on his certif-
Gates of disinfection.
Further, the crews of vessels carrying
immigrants are medically examined by
DIR. Homann and DIR. Nash, deputy OF
| DR.. Jenkins, the health officer in New
York. These physicians issue joint
certificate as to this examination. All
passengers not travelling in the saloon
are medically examined before embark.
ing by DIR. Homann in his capacity as
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 certificste to that effect is an
neXed to the passenger manifesto OF
the vessel Both of the physicians issue
a certificate besides which declares the
passengers to be in good health and
free from all infectious diseases.
The bill of health, which is not de
livered to the steamship until all o1
these requirements have been complied
with, bears across it's face in red ink
the exact number of cholera cases and
deaths which have been reported to the
| Hamburg senate cholera commission
during the fortnight previous to the
date of the bill of health. All of the
aforementioned documents bear the
authorization of the United States
Consul Estes also states that all passen
gers coming from Russia and Austria
Hungary are obliged to observe quar-
antine of at least six days under police
surveillance before they are permitted
to go on board ship.