The sun., 1895-03-26
CARLISLE BROKE TIE LAW.
QUARANTINE IGNORED BY THE
SECRETaRY AND HIS PARTY.

Saturday Before the Vessel Had been
tpry OF the Treasury. Assistant sccre-
tary Hnmiin. and Surveyor OF the Port
Maguire Made Themscive, Liable to
Fine and Imprisonment An Omcer DE.
rpntched 60 the Hotel to Detnin the
Landed Passenger Explanation De-
manded from Collector Kiibrcth aud the
ship's Omcers by the Health Onieer.
John G.. Carlisle, Secretary OF tho Treasury;
his son, William X. Carlisle; Charles S. Hamlin,
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury. Customs
Department, and row Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury; Surveyor OF the Port Mcguire, and
Capt. Watkins OF tho steamship Paris, all com
mitted most serious offence against the Quar-
antinc laws last Saturday, and have made them
selves liable to term Of one year in State prison
or fine Of So, 600. or both. 1t is not yet certain
whether they will be prosecuted but 1t is proba-
be that their prominence will save them.
Di all the health regulations governing the
port of New York, those most rigidy enforced
relate to the taking Off Of any passenger OF a
ship from foreign port before the ship has
been boarded by the Health Officer or his dep
uty, and has officially been passed through
Quarantine. Secretary Carlisle and his party
In spite Of the law. transferred William X.
Carlisle. who was returning from a European
trip on the Paris. from the steamship to \ reve-
nue. cutter and brought him to this city. Tho
transfer was made without permission Of the
Health Officer, and before the latter's boat was
even alongside the steamship. Tho Paris
rived at Quarantine early on Saturday morning.
Secretary Carlisle. who had come to New York
steamship had been sighted off Fire Island, and
he went aboard revenue cutter, accompanied
& S M beoFe the Hea
Officer Doty's boat, tho Roswell p. Flower. In
charge OF Dr. L'Hommedieu. the deputy Health
Officer had started out at sunrise to inspect the
vessels that had come in during tho night and
anchored according to law. The Doctors boat
ship Greece at G14 O'Clock in the morning, when
the Paris dropped her anchor. The deputy
ing tho ship and crew. He would have finished
his examination probably within ten minutes.
a af So te hIe ss
the Secretary could have taken his son Off the
boat without violating any law The Customs
but whether they informed the Secretary of 1t
or not is not known.
officers and one Of the, party boarded the
steamer, and before the health boat had left
ladder to the revenue boat, which cast OF and
headed for New York. The deputy Health
Oficer did not learn until the cutter was so far
away that there was no hope Of catching her
that she hnd taken off one Of the Pars's passen-
gers; He did not learn anything at all about it
r,
all he found out was that a passenger of the
name OF William X. Carlisle had been sent of
he had finished inspecting the ships in Quaran.
tine. the deputy Health Officer went ashore and
pr noy OF had cd the law
and and he notified Collector Kilbreth Immediately,
and asked that the matter be Investigated at
once and that the passenger pe apprchended.
The Collector sent word back that he had not
GERS to assist In landing q passenger He also
informed the Doctor that the passenger was the
was averse to doing anything that would annoy
the Secretary, but the law was SO explicit that
s hs
asked M that Mr.. Carlisle be detained until deputy
Health Officer could examine him. Collector
Kilbreth despatched an officer to the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel at once. The Secretary had been
stenin.hip: The hotel people said that the Sec
rotary and his party had driven 10 the hotel in
before the arrival Of the officer. departed for
Jersey City. where they intended taking train
the officer started post haste for Jersey City.
but the train bearing the Secretary and his son
had started before he got there. The Collector
whereupon the Health Officer made out formal
complaint, directing it to the Collector, and ask
wrote a letter to the officers OF the American
line and to Capt. Watkins, notifying them them OF
tine sA and imprisonment for permtting '' it. ~
There are three sections OF the Penal Code
bearing on the subject; The first is section 3ol:
Capt; Watkins in. allowing Mr.. Carlisle. Mr..
Hamlin, and Mr.. Mcguire to board the Paris In
section Capt. Watkins can bo punished by i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year and by fine
ton on the case is 39a. and provides for tho
punishment OF persons landing from steam
ship before the visit of the health officers This
is the section
A person, who, being on board any vessel at
the time OF her arrival at the port OF New York.
or assists in unlading or transhipping any por
tion of her cargo before such vessel has been Wis
ishable by imprisonment not exceeding one year.
or by a fine not exceeding $4,000 or both"
Doy san the hold Mr. fse!n wns
passenger on the Paris. and was landed before
hrd 90 o tho eode
case is 304, and refers TO going on board yes
sells at Quarantine grounds without leave" Tho
"a person who goes on board of or has any
communication or intercourse with any vessel
sengers of such vessel, without the permission
Of the Health Officer, is punishable by imprison-
eIceeding e Ing two thousand nd dollars or both" NV
Under the foregoing the Health Officer can
punish Mr.. Carlisle. ST.. Mr. Hamin. and Mr.
THE SUN reporter visited Or. Doty late yester-
day afternoon at Quarantine. My action in
tho law on the subject. and have particularly
wished TO avoid annoyance to Secretary Car
Isle. The violation of the law was plain and
81 deliberate that could not have acted other
wiso am satisfied that Collector Kilbreth
had nothing whatever to do with tho violation.
and that he did not know anything about 1t
until he received word from me. have had an
unofficial talk with the Collector, and from that
gather that the customs inspectors, were over
Jealous tn favor the Secretary and deliberately
Violated the law. knowing that they were VIC
lating it. They are thoroughly familiar with
the Quarantine law. 1t Is possible that Sec
retary Carlisle and his party were not familiar
with 1t. IN which case II was certainly the bus
mess OF the customs officers to inform them. 1t
would not have delayed the transfer more than
twenty minutes TO comply viii the law, and
that could hardly have been OF moment. My
Official communication to tho Collector regard
ing the violation has been In his hands since
Saturday, and | expect answer Tomorrow
l will not make my letter public before then"
" Have you received an explanation from
Capt. Watkin I" asked the reporter.
II have not received an Official answer vet
! expect that also tomorrow. CnOicially !
have heard from both the Captain and the oni-
GERS Of the line, and what ! have heard bears
out the idea that the customs inspectors are very
much TO blame in the matter. They went aboa rd