The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-27
YELLOW FEVER IN SANTIAGO
Number Of Cnsrs KCporn d-K.gu Ions
AN I" Disinfcct'on of EnEgngr

pital service, to day received cable
from DIR. Park. tn" qnnrantinc officer
at Santiago, reporting the existence
at that port of II cases Of yellow
fever and four dcurhs from that
cause. This is not the first report
the Marine hospital service has ro.
coivod of the cXistrucc Of tho scourpc
vt Santiago. Five days ago came
tn" FIRST report OF the upprurancc of
tn" f"vcr. On that day five cases
we're reported. There has not boon
time for NAL report since the ont
hroak. In addition to tho number
Of eases and doaths Dr. Parks cable
today conveyed tho information thu,
tho American troops had evacuated
the barracks and that thoir bedding
and baggage were being disinfcctod
aboard the Marine hospital bark
"Rough Ridor,' which is iittcd With
comploto disinfccting plant. The
fact that tho season had advanced
thus far with the "ppcaruNcc only of
few cases Of yellow frver led to the
general hopo that the improved san.
'tnry conditions of Santiago, IIubnnu
and other Cuban cities since the
American occupation might result in
preventing al outbreak.
Tho following regulations have
been issued by the treasury depart,
mcnt concerning the tlisinfcction of
baggage FROM Cuba:
|. Hereafter all baggage and per,
sonal effects, including hand bnggnge
of passengers leaving tho island OF
Cuba shall bc labelled 10y the quar-
antino officer ut the port from which
the vessel sails. The label shall boar
either tho word "disinfcctcd' or the
words "inspoctcd and passed." or
"inspccted and passed to northern
tcrrtory.'
2. All said baggage or personal Of
frcts destined for tho ports of the
United States south Of the southern
boundary Of Marylnnd shall ho dis
Infected and bear the "disinrectod
label. Bagg"ge shipped through a
southern port, bnt checked to n point
north Of the southern boundary OF
Maryland, with such precautions as
may be hereafter required to prevent
its being opened on route, may be
labeled "lnspcct'l and passed for
northern territory" But any such
bagg"gc presumably infected, or con
corning with the quarantine officer
at the Cuban port may feel in doubt
shall bo disin(ccted.
3. All baggage above described,
destined toports in the United States
north Of tho southern boundary 0
Maryland, shall bear tho label "in-
spccted and passed. or "disnfcctcd'
as the case may be. Baggngo or
personal effects bound for ports in
the United States north Of the South
rrn boundary Of Maryland and whose
ultimate destination is proven to the
satisfaction OF said quarantine Officer
to be point north Of the southern
boundary Of Maryland, and not in.
tended thereafter, to be shipped to q
point sonth Of the southern boundary
OF Maryland, may be labeled GIN
spoctcd and passed." But il any
such haggag" is presumably infected
then, though bound to Il norlhcrn
port, it shall ho di,infcctcd, and any
baG0ng" bound for tho northorn port
CONCERNING which tho quarantine
officer may feel in doubt, may in his
discretion be disinfcctcd
!. 1t is further CT tered that any
baggage or personal effects from the
island of Cuba arriving at any port
IN tho United States during tho sea.
son OF close quarantine, April to
November l5, not labrlod with either
the "inspccted" or "disinfcctod" label,
shall DO disinfoctod nt the quarantine
station at the port of arrival.
The foregoing regulations will np
ply also to any port in Puerto Rico
should yellow fover appear in said
port.
The quarantine officers in Cuba
and Puerto Rico charged with the
labelling Of the rgyago rs above,
shall rx rcisc care and their discro.
ton as to disinfrcting all bagsagc
coming from other ports or interior
places.
The regulations are to ho in force
until November -.