The sun., 1895-03-26
IMPROVEMENTS At QUARANTINE.
DR.. Doty Devises Means or ExpeditinE the
Commerce OF tho Port.

Commerce OF tho Fort.
Health Oficer Doty is residing at the board
ing station Mt Quarantine. and is giving his per-
sonal attention to all the detail. of inspection OF
vessels and the improvement OF the Quarantine
plant. Early in DR.. Doty's incumbency, in Jan
uary, consultation was had with the managers
and agents of the principal steamship compa-
nies in the transatlantic passenger trade to
certain what efforts on tho part Of tho Quaran
tine authorities could be made to facilitate tho
prompt inspection and clearance of passenger
and other vessels at night. AS a re-
suit of this consultation DR.. Doty de-
vised the idea Of inspecting immigrants
by aid OF powerful electric lights. This
was to be done by having a detached cluster Of
burners arranged 30 portable that it could be
carried on board Of n steamer and attached or
connected with q switch or other apparatus
with the electric lighting system OF tho steam
ship. To perfect this arrangement all Of that
class OF ocsan,GonG PASSENGER s n; vessels known
ing arrangement OF switches to permit the con-
nection of DR.. Dotys cluster of burners. This
system will 90 into effect immediately,. and all
arrive az Quarantine before O'Clock in the
evening.
prompt boarding of ali vessels subject to quar-
antine man is stationed in such a position
that he can sec the approach of incoming
pear around the corner OF Fort wadsworth. 1t
Is his duty to give immediate warning of the
approach. and the boarding boat promptly goes
toward the vessel, which 10 not compelled to
anchor, but proceeds at slow speed with sufil-
cient hcadwny to keep storage way.
DR.. Doty has requested several OF the leading
physicians of New York city to act as a con-
sulting board on matters pertaining to the Quar-
antEe. The grounds at the Quarantine station
being graded. terraced, and planted with
sod. the trees are being trimmed and many other
improv vements added. At convenient distances
lights have been placed, rendering this hitherto
especially at night. unapproachable place moro
easy OF access. The boats have been painted
and repaired &cd thc place has h.o,.7inlproVeu
in many particulars. The Quarantine nag OF
yellow floats from one staff and tho State flag
from another. and at night u large electric light
suspended from the tower of the Administration
building illumines the waters of the bay for
many yards about the docks and wharves.
On April all OF the force of men employed
by the State at Quarantine will appear in new
uniforms and the strictsst discipline will pre-
vail. No person except those employed at the
station will be permitted to GO on board of the
boarding boat to visit incoming vessels. This
boat has been fitted with an apartment for
the isolation and transfer OF patients
with contagious and infectious diseases,
and another for the disnfection OF
clothing worn by employees who come in con-
tact with such persons. In the new building
medical library and a meteorological laboratory
are to be established, and the whole department
will be fitted with all OF the improved appliances
that medical and sanitary science can devise for
the protection of the public health and tho bene-
fit OF the commerce of tho port.