The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-27
CARLISLE In TROUBLE
For fragrant Violation Of New
York Quarantine Law.
Ne IS CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
He Went fn q Revenue Cutter to Meet
His son and Took Him From
an Uninspected steamer.

New York March %.-CoIiec;or Eilirefa
has received from Surveyor J. z. Mcclure
"a report OF the alleged violation 81 ne
quarantine law committed ~ the Secre-
tsry OF the treasury. John g. Carlisle the
guest OF the officials 81 the customs &C.
fsaFfmsnf Tire collector pos refuses
10 make public the contents OF the d0eH-
rsent The trouble has arisen or account
Of the secretarv-s anxiety 70 care for his
son. The young man arrived Ia port last
Saturday on the American line steamship
Paris. after months tour abroad ne
secretary went down 20 Quarantine ~
revenue cutter and took MS son on the
steamer before the passengers lad neen
inspected by Health Officer poty- THIS
constitutes violation OF the state law.
hence the trouble Much To the annoy
auce Of Collector Kilbrafh. the matter be-
came public, aRd he asked Surveyor Nc
aaire for report. 4 reporter called on
Collector Eflbfefh just after the document
wss handed hin and while he VAS per-
using IT, He admitted that II was the
much sought after report. bat refused 10
dseuIge the contents. Neither would be
state what action IN the matter VAS in
tended
Health Ofleer Doty has received no of
eIaI reply 20 bis letter to Collector KiIbreth
and Capt Watkins. Of the American line
steamer Paris. in relation 10 the landing
OF ". X. Carlisle. who arrived on board
mat vessel from Southampton and who
was Transferred 20 the revenue cutter
Hudson prior 70 the visit o. the health
officer aboard the Paris. Nj. Doty was
not at quarantine this afternoon. having
made n visit 10 the city Private secre-
tsry Hall stated that an answer was
hourly expected 20 the communication sent
yesterday 20 the collector and Capt. Wat
kins. Mr.. Doty. says Secretary Han. Was
IN the first place very 10th 20 crtticise
the action Of Secretary Carlisle or Mr..
Kilbreth, but che violation Of the quaran-
tine Law was so fragrant that ne was COM
PEELED 10 take cognizance Of It.
Washington City. March za.--So one In
the treasury department today would say
anything about the violation OF the quar-
entine laws IN Secretary Carlisle taking
his son William of che Paris steamship
without permission OF the health officer.
W. X. Carlisle. when questioned. said
that n there has been any violation OF
Quarantine laws he was ignorant OF Il.
Ills father reached the ship when she was
lying TO At anchor. and. coming aboard.
waited about half an hour for him 30
dress. As soon ~ he was ready he left
the ship and came up the harbor Ia the
cutter with the secretary. Mr. Hamlin.
and a customs officer before whom he
made his customs declaration.
One singular feature Of the matter.
W. n. Carlisle thought. was the fact that
the New York weighed her suehor and
srnmeiia tely followed the cutter 10 her
dock. There certainly VAS not sufficient
time between his leaving the ship and her
weighing anchor for the quarantine Of
ficer 10 make any EXAMINATION. and Il =
his opinion that the examination. IL any
was made. was concluded before he left
the ship. 4 prominent official. In speak
Ing OF the matter. said that II the secre-
tary had violated any Law. IL had been
done hundreds of times before. II was
very common thing for passengers 10 he
met ny friends and come with them into
the city without any examination Al the
most there could not have been more than
a technical violation of tho law.