Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-01
DR.. CARTER nONORED
Ordered to Cuba as Health En-
voy'
and Remove Scccsssity For SOUTH
cru Extraordinarily Fight yellow
Fever From Birth.

iIcaSu ile possesses interest fo- a great
many friends OF Norfolk and surround
ing communities. where DR.. Henry r.
Carter is well and favorably known.
having been stationed here several
years as Marine Hospital surg con:
DIR. III. II. Carter. who is in charge
of the Marine Hospital Service Of Lou
isiana and Mississippi. received orders
yesterday to report at once to Washing
ton. where instructions would be given
him before his departure for Cuba as
officer in charge OF the service on the
island.
The government decided day or
two ago to leave to the care of the
Marine Hospital Service the quarantine
system 10 be established in Cuba and
PHeFte-Rico The winter is rapidly
growing to an end, and the time will
shortly arrive when action will be nee
essary to insure protection to the
Southern ports from tropical fevers.
Although the orders did not stipulate
the duties which the physician Will be
called upon To perform, it is generally
understood that he will supern,end a
system of fumigation and disinfect ion
throughout Cuba.
DIR. CARRIERS SYSTEM.
A%'''' IAsSi III. 1dTItT nclu Il lOnE
consultation with DIR. Souchon presi-
dent of the State Board of Health. upon
the plan to be established. DR.. Carter,
ior years, has suggested TO the depart
ment the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
stations in infected ports. and having
| vessels leaving these infected ports
th0roughiy fumigated and disinfected.
During the cholera of 1898 the depart
ment adopted this suggestion. and YES
| SelS were allowed 10 leave freely from
Hamburg, Naples and other ports
where the disease ragged That wear
there was only one case of cholera
| brought to the quarantine station at
New York. Previously there were five
ships from one infected port, which no,
only brought cholera to the quarantine
station of New York, but introduced the
disease into the city. He took the posi-
ton mat vessel leaving an infected
| port after being thoroughly cle,,ned
ana fumiGated, would be much less
iiapie to transfer disease than n vessel
winch came from an infected port to n
port OF this country to be cleaned and
| fumigated.
rms is the system to be adopted and
GstapHsned throughout Cuba and
| iuerto Rico. In Cuba there will he
pants where vessels can he thoroughly
disihfected before their departure If
sucn an establishment was located in
havana harbor, away from the infect
ca section, and ships were not allowed
10 iand at an infected wharf, eXccDtinr
uhuer the most special circumstances
me uanger OF disease being hrourbt
| mere would be greatly reduced Tho
crews or vessels would have TO be llent
on board also. Not only would tho
sanitary conditions be greatly improved
ana the danger of sickness be reduced
~ a MINIMUM nut the commercial adj
vantage would be extremely preat
Ut. carter thpupht
should date from the day Of fulnisation.
! MS would shorten the time shins rn
| nihliieu IN quarantine ana would save
the snip great deal of money. When
vessel Is detained several DAYS i'm
quarantine the shippers of freight ara
| INC ones who are made to pay the i'm
creased eNpenses by Increased freight
charses. If ports rules were for nv
DAYS detention. and Il vessel spent Two
| or three days at sea, the shin woIild
| save these days and the money neces
| S,"S 10 meet expenses during the time
! the vessel lay in the quarantine sto
ton For the South such n ,nrns,,ra
| would mean Il great deal AS the situn-
tloh now stands ships enter the Marin
etn p"fis without detention, from front
cal ports, because the people of Tho
North know that sickness is entirely
The Louisiana Board of Heolth :, =.
understood. thinks favorably of ,bis
system and doubtless il will on in,n
effect during the coming summer son
son. "c"
EQUIPMENT.
DR.. Garter stated that there is 3,
| barge ana a good deal of machinery, - +,
santiago de Cuba, and II plant viii he
! constructed there. y contract has hem
gwen Tor big plant at Havana. This
pant VIII arrive in Havana. accordjnr
10 the contract, on the LIST of Mnrci,
me plant spoken of is one of inc
hirsest ever constructed and is mos,
modern and complete. DR.. Carter Is
looking for great deal more fever in
IiaVaha this season than ever befnr.
IL the army begins improvements i'm
sanitary conditions there will notur,,I,,
ne an increase for there will he con-
siuerabIe tearing up necessary. Tho ar
rival or thousands of Americans rrneb
from foreign country, will also have ;,
tehuehcy 10 Increase the disease. Active
steps VIII be necessary and tho ,,o,,-
eminent intends to take these stems In
time. S'ePs III
Or. Carter is strongly in favor of tho
lIiniSatlon At the infected Dort ond Ia
iieVes this VIII remove almost ali A.
ger or the transfer for disease The
o'her advantages speak for them
selves"
Norfolk and Western Earnings.
Following are the earnings ana an
Grating expenses of the Norfolk ana
western halfway for the month Of De-
Ctmbar ISoS