The morning times., 1897-01-27
THE PLAGUE CANNOT ENTER
Ample Precautions Taken by
This Government.
THE QUARANTINE STATIONS
A Perfect Chain Has Been Estab-
lished on Both Coasts and in
the Gulf of Mexico-They Are
il Charge of Competent Officials
Under Surgeon General Wyman.

While the European powers are trying to
devise means to keep the bubonic plague
out OF their countries Uncle Sam can play
the part OF a disinterested spectator, for
no such danger confronts him. No matter
how much the dread disease spreads in
lands across the water it can never enter
this country. America s protected by
perfect chain OF quarantine stations,
through which no afflicted emigrant can
pass. The disease would be detected
and stamped out before the vessel having
the germs would be allowed to eater port
Col. John Deyereux, OF Charleston, S.
c., who is superintendent OF construction Of
quarantine stations, acting under direc-
tion of the supervising architect OF the Treas
ury, is at the National Hotel Col Deyer-
euX is here in connection with facilitating
the work at the Sopelo, Southport, and Fish
ernan's Island stations. He talked enter
tainingly TO a Times reporter last night in
regard to the work in which he is SO
greatly interested.
Il have just come up from Fisherman S
Island,'' he said, where Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman has provided one or the
grandeSt charities on the face of the globe
This Is an isolated bit OF land, right
in the jaws of the mouths OF Capes Charles
and Henry. Barracks have been erected
there to accommodate 300 people, with
separate apartments for an equal nuIuber
of men and women. 1t is provided with
every appliance known to modern science
for the diSinfecting Of clothing ami for
the cleansing of people who may come
here from foreign parts. The emigrautS
when landed at Fishernan's Island, are
passed through shower baths of hot and
cold water, and their clothes and effects
are thoroughly disinfected The cooking is
all done by steam and is fully up o the
best hotel equipment At the station there
are trained surgeons vino are constlutly
studying these diseases, and who are ON
the lookout for the latest discovered
remedies
The surgeon general iscertainly bristling
at all points and would give any fever ship
about as hard tussle as tie Indiana
would give a battleship The station in
Sapelo's Sound, ON the South Atlantic
Coast, near the Gorgia and Florida ines,
is located on Black Boards Island. which
was formerly a favorite resort OF Spanish
pirates.
The Pacific coast is also protected from
the plague by quarantine stations at san
Diego and san Francisco, Cal, and Port
Townsend, in Washington. These are
all equipped like the station / have de-
scribed and controlled by the same dis
ceraing Judgment and skiIiful management.
We have the same sort OF stations in the
South Atlantic, so that plague ships ap-
preaching this country through the South
seas would be met by facilities ample TO
cope with any disease that might present
ITSELF
What means have the authorities for
finding out that a vessel is infected?"
'.An ships coming from points where the
disease is raging are quaraHtined for thirty
days, or until Il is determined whether or
not there is any probability OF contagious
disease being aboard Vessels on which
disease has developed during the voyage
are also quarantined."
What safeguards are being used atNew
York?''
The whole coast on the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans and the Gulf of Mexico is
under the police regulations OF the quar-
antine and the watchfuI care of Surgeon
General WyTnan. In the Gulf of Mexico we
have stations at Key West, Dry TGrtugas
and Ship Island, where there are of
fcers on the alert all the time"
lis there any possibility of the plague
getting into this country?"
Il think it would be more difficult for
the plague to enter than it would be for
British fleet to get in, with the ar
raDgcments that the government has made
to protect Itself. The United States is
really a charmed circle defended by war
vessels on one side and skilled surgeons
on the other.''