The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
POLICE WATCHING COFFEE.
FOUR SHIPLOADs or 1T FROM sIN-
TOS SOW ~ THE BAY.
They sny nj Quarantine That the Murphy

They Say nj Quarantine That the Murphy
York.Crosby Boycott Puts Us Back u
Hundred Years-Conec ships May HIVE
to Go to ualifax to Land Their Cargoes
The $4,000 bags OF Santos coffee lying on
lighters in tho bay oil Clifton. Staten
Islnnd. will got mouldy II the ship agents
who brought 1t here on the bubonic plague
ship j. W. Taylor don't ship il of to some
other port. Col. Michael G. Murphy.
the President Of the Health Board. told
n reporter OF THE SuN most emphaticaly
yesterday after he had sont tho police
boat Patrol down to Clifton to see that
no coffee was landed. that the Taylor's case
was settled for all time. Not n coffee bean
would be let ashore As for other ships bring
ing Brazilian coffee here. Col Murphy would
only say that no ship which might bo infected
with disease would be- allowed to dock at this
port, and any cargocs which might be- infected
must be taken TO some other port. whatever
might be the decision OF the Health Officer u
the port.
Col Murphy thus establishes II double quar-
antinc. Yesterday morning Dr. Doty. Health
Officer OF tho port. tecrhoned to Col. Murphy
that at noon he would release from Quarantine
the first OF the seven llghtcr- carrying the ray-
lors cargo. The coffee Oh this lighter, Dr.
Doty said. had becn exposed to the air
for eight days and was IA rec from
disease germs AZ any coffee IN New York.
Col. Murphy Mt once despatched the police
boat Patrol to Quarantine to carry out the
Health Boards order prohibit NJ tho land nv
Of the coffee Dr. Doty met the Patrol at
Quarantin" and told ~" loirc sergeant In
charge that thr rIncc- adeu lighters were wing
on Gr2P lock the hear " the Tan ~ meg" H omG a
was mad" ty III" ship agents To muy" tn" TO-
sH's M4 sGhtSr an ,he EoIa na n?ninS -
ton oyer night until relieved this morning by
Fairly in tho morning. another cofrcc-Iaden
ship came into port from Santos This was
tn" British steamer Iassell. Cant, Lewis.
nrnGnG nngarD twrnty,tonr tnQ ,h hasS on
the ]. W. TAILOR. Tn" I.nssrll has no sickness
aboard, but Or. Doty viii holl her in duarsn-
tine. In accorlahcs with the ruling he mn
icctcd and will NOT bc allowed to. 50 to dock.
care to run the risk o. dischurGing It. after It
has been eXgo.cl 10 the aiE tor cisR! days ~
will say about landing the coffee from the l.as-
sell or from the Roman Prince. which came in
/ from Santos week ago Col Murphy was un-
! The INssrll's appearance Yesterday morning
was surprlse to somo o, lhH cole" OF. r,at9rs.
/ port that day with sick ness aboard one news.
n"nGH5 from 81 T"Y %r sh @c
/ Indl"-. SAYING that thu ship was qnarnntn"d
/ tnNre on frltlaNs hUOtn'E ItItT ndu NtF 'lurT-
nn,ned. at Naurittus around gu the "'h"r
s.de OF the earth. II wasn't eNra,u.i
sG~ ,nS as'G III s%, theme Sme a nH' nc n
! operators on the Coffee Exchange who have
been hoos,ins the commW9itT S;nrr thc scare
| the local coffee market wsr" ten 10 Nttc"n
: points higher YESTERDAY morning. hIOt coNc"
fortnight
The prohibition on santos coirce-the double
qaarah!nc-w!I !9rc. the mrgriet; 70 naa
. other mort Of entry They fear that ~ N z
American ports will follow in TIE stap- Of S"w
York hg'k { JTIrSGns' ae"p's ., tie Lam an
Col Murphy to pass the COTE" from their ships
though I'll" Health UtIlcor fthr rnr, as-od II.
Rather than hay" any irGrnIe th"y 49,
lsh port, Halifax, for instance. where
they would b. 9 1. to land it without
s s9E T p in T %rf Tss n3% 's sS sai
tho Health Boards action gave tho port black
Four coffee. laden ships from Santos were
Aging the yellow iias AZ Quarantine la-t night
when the German, steamer Ragp.a. Cant;
Prince AMI the LasseIl sh. left santos Tho
day aft"r the LaSselI sailed. The LasmsnH
E'oFS' |arle a. Ivy We" the a S2' onsG@r TL
mpornlnsp RI" lNgrrSSa i. yGGnccgGi to
dSge vSse OF the ss% ns " no tns
TaV!or. sailed from Santos for this port on
here. and il the Health Board follows the
precedent it has estahIish"I, all these ships
VA H "a the s' TSISr c, '1s will been
released from quarantine on "Wednesday. br
tS SI ou, nf hs @ a"S az sS a arsm
would be- free TO 10 what they wanted - with
It, The Heath Onc.r did not believe that Cwl
corYcc ships, however and as lar a. he could
see ship. from Sant.. might as well go "a
j " Taylor was not completed. he said an 4
tn" captain and COOK; who are vel again
shtp would be fumigetcl again TO max" sure Of
" the already thorough Immigration. fhr"c
was found Yesterday. They arcat the punran.
When CO.. Murphy Pr Cosby and Pros ident
TGrk Of !"s r%G Ono "nTG g;, srSr5 II;
Quarantine believed that these gentlemen
WOULD modify thciT vicTs when they became .Hn
are aonr I" stand Ey the,r Tsi
views Tn" feeling a, Quarantine IL ono Of keen
pEnrI nS Tic al" Hsah HHI "n n Fot
DR.. jenkins o. the Health Boari. DR. Doty's
I%redecessor, shaics us d,i,.Hsrno,ntmncn zen,
The pt.c"dcnt established ky the Health
Board oi New York" said au oniclnl at quar-
nntine yesterday. puts us back a hundred
years \ hundred and twcnty-nvc years arC
ships were sunk by the british Government
Government knew nothing about disnIcctton
/ But England now thinks that our quarantine
here has teen too strict. aud what must he the
opinion Of foreign experts on this now r"-tri"
tom OF what valu" il scientific study IL W,
throw It's results to the win Is, II
develOuing methods 81 killing germs. Of deaf
ing with diSeHsc. unit now "" know what ",
can do. We know. for instance. that III" Tay
lor' i cargo OF coffee Is absolutely free from
germs We know that as well IA We know ",
AFRO living. nut here III" results OF hcicntl0,
research are tossed aside, md officials o' thl'
great city 20 back to methods OF the days ~ Is
norancc It's II blow 10 science, let alone o.
effect on tho commerce Of III" port
Bubonic plague germs "" are. well nrlunntc.
with. for "" stabbed them Tor year aud
hall in our own laboratory There's no guess
work about II. This Quarantine station II
here to protect the puhlic health. but wha
good is n iluaratin", II Tho Hearth Oflcor's de-
cisIon. hascd on scientific kuuwlrdgcoI pu
aside to apease popular camor.'
A deputy collector will probably he sent Iowr
the bay tomorrow To- take the oath 81 the not
ing master OF tho Taylor SO that sh" can Goa
ut Quarantine and rlcar 'or som" other port
The entry OF the vessel will not enter her cargo
Col. Phelps. Deputy Collector IN charge q
the law division, will have conference to
morrow mOrnlnE with President Murphy n