The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
NO RELIEF To COFFEE MEN.
yElLTH BoARD UOULDNr SAT- YEs
OR NO YESTERDAY.


A hearing was given to the Health Board yes
t,Gny by number OF men representing shipping
,I coffee trade interests OF this port The cit
,sris had gone to tho boards Offices to DO heard
4, the hoorG's invitation on the question Of tho
prnl,r rrEulato TO bo observed regarding cof-
fee md ships arriving here from Santos, but
+ gel, readily uansposcd themselves into listeners
VIII Il rnne to a choice between listening OF
. my away. Among those who coming TO talk,
,,,u.irrd 10 hear were Thomas l.. Mcintyre Of
N.Intytc y Wardwcll President James H. Toy.
lor j., the Coroe Exchange. John G. and James
\ S,sgcr Of the John G. Seager Company. agents
nj the Prince Line Of steamships Edward W.
O Five ct Funch. Edge Il Co, James ~ Jarvio
ind Herman SiclCkcn. Only two, j. NJ Seager
anil Nlt Edge were called to express their views,
,rI each had got about three minutes talk In.
uu.u tnr session resolved itself into a colloquy
between the members Of the board which con-
uuu,d for two hours After that Commissioner
York when President Tayl " sought 10 put some
questions asked II the coffee men wouldn't give
,l, hoard chance to speak. and President Muir
MY, with grave lace, said that as tho meeting
ynsin the interest Of the coffee men and two hours
hal been given up TO them, the board would not
reauirc their attendance longer
Mr. Edge who was the flrst called by tho board
.nid tina, the steamship Ragusa 1, not an in
fected ship but IL held in quarantine a. pro-
,.u,ion,ry measure aud that DIR. Doty will TO
I.ns, her cargo after II has been ligthered and
,,p,s.d 10 the air for eight days Mr.. Edge
said
we do not fetl authorized. with q duo reg ard
for the interests Of the owners OF the cargo, to
lighter IL unless we have some assurance from
YOU as 10 whether II would he allowed TO land
,.t,r having been discharged from quarantine
bv the Health Officer"
TO, Murphy-Iiow could this Board tell
whether there In disease in the cargo unless Is
is T-I ON lighters? This department only wants
H. J now what the condition OF the ship and cargo
Health on,cer Doty--Mr President l dom,
think this gentleman should be Put on the stand
as sanitary expert his testimony a. 70 that
would amount 70 nothing and would simply en-
Cnl Murphy-T would no, emharass tho board
Mf J NJ Seager explained the status Of his
uniniected vessel quarontined a. a precautionary
measure, hut perhaps worse of than the Ragusa
ard the Government now will not clear II for any
other port because there IL no prescribed formula
Tor issuing TO II a clean bill Q. health Other
thorues are ready 10 receive ship and coffee.
Dt jenkins took occasion 10 remark that he
had Tahe, sysiy Plague 10 ie pS pr
SUPERIOR advantages here for dealing with iufec-
tiuus diseases IN quarantine and preventing
Wv We Do ' no, think Your board Is treating u.
fairly in putting US on . footing with the Tsy'
% an SAD asss ssas'i Ia. no. y
Mr Seagu-tias this board NOT declared
tina, santos eonse shall not DO landed
Col Murphy-No si' No, sir.
Nr Scager-Did | not address a ettor 70 tho
board ,hi. day week asking If our cargo could
Col Murphy-Youg got an answer;
MI $ aErr-l 50 understood the nnswu.
4 Me- ak@rN 4ATa
on Santos cuiee BE Lind enough TO conGno
yourself TO your own case This Board has never
paruesh cargo is capable OF transmitting
ltr York las distinctly as a cigar between
this Board to tell you In advance whether after
your ship IS released by another authority tho
board viii permit it to land We'll. IL won't tell
Dr D'ty-.I think 1t Is wholly fair for thi. gen.
t-nag TO ask whether aiter the State discharges
tn ship this Board will allow up here.
Mr.. York-Ther- is one layman on this board
VIII cells that he is justified in dealing with each
SsS SGDSs ns hS TS H.9D doctors de-
hgrs" ~ Tor the layman TO US" horse sense
Mr SsassImto ~, ship Y ,.cr e, ship MI
Col: Murphy Should dsen- get IL who would
Dr r. ~ rrsp5nsbl. oT, # lie SSS GOO 90 n r.ss
dents her. o. Or Dotyj. noi2 900 know any thin &
pr D,y--I think they would hold me res pom.
sihlr ! am authorized by law to decide ques
tons II the Board zee that any rrecaution.
th'' hanld be taken are not taken then the Board
NJ y7rS That's wha, we're doing
IN noy-Iiaye you any evidence ths. every
prec"uu1n has not been taken
Mr. York Nc, nor that they have Laymen
ha'" q sy"rriSe horse sense without saying that
That's what will -, haying tussle with ths
c;;r = TO t3c end. What The pull does or what
m rh wSn ND ~ a..
whole hnS Over to you as Health Oficrr: bu, In IN
~ board. whdo I'm a member youll only DO one
r", will never vote Tor the admission Of the ship
Lr ,L2,y,, Iiayc YOU any respect for tho opin.
Sir York-Y-s
In Lc,y-ileve you any rospee, for tho opin.
ions Of the authorities Of the Federal Govern
Mir York--Not so much didn't know EN-
D- I'o,y explained the treatment Of q yellow
fever shIp here, how the cases we're taken OF and
the hip disnf,c,ed and sent to the city In perfect
confidence TIA, there could be no infection SINH
larry his Office acted in the case OF a plague
ships cargo what have done is 10 remove ny
Tean"ce .! Tue cargo TO the public health" said
crsion by the FEDERAL Government, Dr. Prudden.
and every sani,ary expert know Of throughout
the country The Taylor's cargo Ii Just as clear
as Dr Co'bys coat" Or. Lofty proved his con.
tisntr 10 Is onposing Colleagues coat By rub
M York t0nd ceao-All you've said doesn,
Change my m nj ono Iot
Col Murphy Iorfn't coffee absorb thi ngs,
Df lJoty -hTeen coffee absorbs water. ofcoursa,
but not germ"
The Colonel Int You must ackno Wedge thu,
Nah<orhs! Doesn't ASK those coffee men here
DOESN'T II absorb the mel OF oil and spcos,
and do they not ciInl; to IL?
~ Iloty tchoAlng moment but laughing
The COlonrl-Well,
~. Doty An odpr Is not living org anism
me iolp7el iOONcd relieved and other seemed
10 l""l glad that lhrro wasn't so much lfc in tho
room ~ unahHOTbsd olors might Indicate
ab-ufhcd'
~ Doly-H You wore under water two hour
ana thai Tact was certified " me would sign
statement that you were dead without seeing
y"u, b"cause know tn, laws Of nature. 9Th,
plonel looked dubious Those germs cannot
!i'f under tho conditions have subjected thon
~.
MI York-whsn doctors disagree hnvina
reference TO Dr., Cosby differing from Drs. Doty
hhl JrnkinS laymen have to -xorcise--
,,W Doiy forced to IL At last) There Isn't any
u'i,I'n." b'tw"cn sanitary experts At ell
Of ,ucturr
The Colonel 10 DR.. Tcty)--Do you say you
KNOW more about II than other members Of III,
Dr. Duty temphatcally) L do say | know
n 'G about this question than other members o.