New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
TAYLORS CARGO STILL AT QUARANTINE.
WATCH BEING KEPT OVER THE LIGHTERS TO
PREVENT THEM FROM LANDING.

WATCH BEING KEPT OVER THE LIGHTERS TO
PREVENT THEM FROM LANDING.
The plague ship j. w. Tayior's cargo Of coffee is
still tied up in lighters off Quarantine, and the
prospects OF its being landed here are as slim as
ever Three Of the seven lighters which hold the
Taylor's cargo have completed their disnfection
period OF eight days and. as far as the Quaran-
tine officials concerned, have been set free TO
20 where they please. The Board of Health re-
mains obdurate however, in its resolve that the
coffee shall not be landed in this city and It's boat
the Cyrus Edison relieved the police boat Patrol
Yesterday In keeping a close watch over the ight-
ers TO see that they stayed where they were Inc
Patrol and the Cyrus Edison will keep alternate
guard over the imprisoned lighters from now on
Busk & Jeyons the agents in this city OF Lam
port & Holt TO whom the Taylor belongs took no
further action Yesterday to secure the landing or
the cargo DR.. Doty said that he did not under
stand the statement of President Murphy OF the
Board OF Health to the effect that the seven nght
ers when they had been rid Of their Inflated cargo
would have to undergo another dsinfection before
they would be permitted to go about their business
in New-York Harbor. DR.. Doty said the lighters
along with their cargo had already undergone
Thorough disinfection and that they needed no
other
There are now four coffee laden steamers from
the plague infected port OF Santos, Brazil detained
at Quarantine They are the j. W. Taylor. the
not one Of them will be allowed to tie up at any
wharf in this port II the latter three steamers
discharge their cargoes here they Will have to do
It by lighters as the J. W. Taylor has done and
II they take on a return cargo they will have TO DO
that also by lighters and in midstream The agents
Of the Roman Prince the Lassell and the Ragusa
are waiting TO what becomes of the Taylor s
cargo before they make any effort TO discharge
their own cargoes here II the Taylor's cargo is
not allowed TO land. seems certain from present
Indications these three steamers will probably
sail away and try to land their cargoes In some
other port
DIT Doty says that II any one Of the steamers
returns to Santos she will have to do her I'M
loading and reloading there in midstream. and also
undergo disinfection there before she will be al
lowed 10 land in this port again. Dr. Doty said
Yesterday that he was trying to arrange with the
United States Government TO have inspectors sent
10 Santos and other plague stricken ports from
which steamers sail for New York, In order 10 have
proper supervision OF the disinfecion. loading and
unloading of such steamers in those ports.
Coffee merchants still agitated over the effect
which the present complications VIII nave on the
brazilian coffee trade They say there are three
hundred thousand pounds Of Brazilian coffee from
santos bound for this port and already here off
Quarantine. and they look upon the probable hoiu-
ing up of all this merchandise as grave matter
story the engineer OF the j. w. Taylor, VINO was
taken TO Swinburne Island on Saturday, suffering
from n swelling on the little toe OF his left foot.
which excited suspicion. is still on the isiand; Dut
has developed no general symptoms or hubonlc
plague DR.. Doty said yesterday that ne expected
no such symptoms. but wished 10 have n bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination made as matter or pre-
caution, as Story's pimple was In existence when
the Taylor arrived here.