Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-30
QUARANTINE RULES.
Revised Regulations as 10 Vessels
C.mlS from Infected PylS.
ALL by WAY or rnEcAuuoS
Important Nod nsaroi, Both a. to The
Passengers aud Luggage aud as
tOFrtieht and Crews.

tOFrtisht and Crews.
wAsuNGroS, April 30 THE revised
regulations 10 be observed Ut foreign
porte, At sea, aud at maritime quamn.
tlues Of the Uuiiud States and nlso
Canadian aui Mexican borders, sub.
mitted by Surgeon General wymau,
Of tue marine hospital service, 10 the
secretary Of the treasury, have been
signed by the secretary. The additions
anu amendments made arc the result
Of the exp, fionCo o. the nisnnu h0spi.
tai bureau duung the pati year
Tho regulations 60 BE- observed nt
foreign ports take effect la said ports
ten days after they have been posted
in the office Of the United States con.
Eul according 10 law, aud 90 previous
quarantine regulations 10 be- observed
in foreign ports viii ihou roafo 90 be-
operative. Dr. Wymnn hna made tho
following memorandum Of iho changes
madt
Aruclu2 removes tho provision re.
quiuug the inHIccilOn 90 DO made With
IN ulx huufs before gliliug nud makes
other prJyHi9us M TO- national cIu.
crfuiuK the inspection. The foguln.
lion with regard % rags has been
changed no AH 90 allow new Cuttlugl 20
come in without being clafseI as rage.
Certain articles OF merchandise, such
nH wool, hair, etc, from diHiflclH where
cholera prevail, uud hidtr not chrmi-
cally cured, muy be- shlppri with.
cut diHiuiccu1u, ulter bcius lrii thirty
DAYS removed from possible uAtlsurU
Hides chemically cured may lr
shipped 90 any time. Hereafter cover
iupa OF merchandise shipped from or
through an Injected port % place, will
have 10 be- disiufrcied only when tho
consul or medical officer mas reason
20 believe that they have become iu.
iuc,0d.
Win regard 20 Storage passenger,
proylti1u DE- made INA the uuW Tcguiu.
lions Tor allowing the lmmirauH vino
come from healthy districts nuI nfu
simply pasaiug through the Infected
city, % DO 20 provided they are carried
through without any danger Of luirc.
ton and no communication ia allowed
with toe infected locality.
VITA ltugitd 90 ifUah fruits, under
the prtHtnt regulations they may Uu
shipped under such sanitary supuf-
vision as will unAblo tho Inspector ~
certify that thoy have not beou CA.
posed 10 Injection AZ 10 Incd fuiiH,
etc, which come nom rrui1iu PORTIONS
Of the world, mo- restriction 10 placed
upon their shipment other thAu that
which will require Distinction or ~.
iuall 90 allow shipment oi ,ho same 10
the consul or medical officer believed
that they were Injected.
Under the new regulations certain
food products, such Af uusaltod meats,
Bausages, dressed poultry, cheese,
bread, etc, coming ifJm UholerA In.
ieclod localities, may be- shipped
II the consul or mrcical officer
Il tatlsllei that they were not exposed
10 infection Ia cholera districts. Here.
toiOro they were forbidden absolutely.
There IL added a provision i0Tbidding
pruons, excepting quarantine officers,
customs OilluUra Or nguua Of vessels
boarding a vessel untIlailctinsprcuon q.
New requirements are made with
regard 10 pilots, tluIr detention Ia
quarantine anu the dIhiuiJCiiOu OF thu
uuuuHgo whou nCcuuary, Regarding
detention OF passengers ln account VI
cholera, tho new regulations require
constant surveillance OF the detained
passengers by physician and iothids
direct communication between the
yhyaiCinu or hospital "a tyulauts Anu
those that aru buld ugdgr huspiCiOn Ia
quarnnti e. in other words, 10 requires
physician 10 DO especially detailed
Tor the caro- Of tic sick, VINO
shall have no communication
with the we'll. The new fogula.
tons also forbid direct communication
between any person detained VA quar-.
tue anu any ono not Ia quarantine
except through tue quarantine officer
or by his order through hiH agents.
Tho period VI detention on hoard OF a
vessel Injected or suspected OF being In.
ieutcd with yellow luyor, 10 fixed Al
| i've Jays from the 0upletiOn uf the
disiufuuti0u, Instead % three days un.
der thu old regulations, which was pot.
m,ttrd, provided all packed effects OF
passengers and crew, aud tho vessel
| itself, were handled oKuluhiyely by
quarantine employee The new
regulations require that baggage
coming from An objected yellow
| lever port 90 any port Of the
United States south OF the southern
/ boundary Of Maryland shall be- disln-
| ieUtud NJ the quarantine 40 tue port OF
arrival, unless 10 baa beun disinfected
at tho port OF departure by United
! States medical uili1ur Ur uniess II 10 In
bond for transit TO some point north
u the southern boundary Of Mary.
land.
The new regulations require
stopping ut quarantine oi all cases OF
lepf0sy, anu u alien PASSENGERS, 10 be
treated In accordance with tho immi-
grafton act; u alien mOmbors Of a crew,
10 be- taken by the vessel on her OUT
ward voyage. lhis regulation In the
main was formerly in existence under
department circular NO. 1850, dated
December 10, ls9A
Special provisions II made for the
condition Of tho tfuit trade IA southern
ports to permit the same under sanitary
| regulations,
In the Earthquake,
LONDON, April aJ.-lhe loss Of lie
by last wgek'4 earthquakes In Greece