The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-04
TO GUARD AGAINST PLAGUE
UNITED STATES TO SUPERVISE SNIP
PING or COFFEE At SANTOS.

The Carroes Now Held Up Here Will Prob
ably BE Taken to some Other and NJ ore
Friendly Port-Coi. Murphy Of the Local
Health Board Infexible in His Attitude.
The Treasury Department. through the
Marine Hospital Service. will make provision
at once for the supervision OF the shipping Of
coffee TO American ports from the plague
infected port OF Santos. Brazil. DIR. Alvah II.
Doty. tho Health Officer Of the port, has made
certain recommendations TO DIR. Walter Wy
man. tho Supervising Surgeon General OF the
Marine Hospital Service. and no told n
reporter Of THE SJH yesterday that he
believed that DR.. Wyman would send
officers TO Santos Mt once. DIR. Doty
said that the general plan was to have our
officers watch the coffee from the time It was
baled on the plantations until II was aboard
ship and out to sea. to have the carRoes loaded
from lighters. and to have the ships thoroughly
dislnfected Just before they sailed. This rigor-
Gus procedure. DR.. Doty said. would
make IL impossible for any Santos coffee ships
To bring live germs OF the bubonic plague to
New York
Third Engineer Story OF the plague ship
J. W. Taylor. who was taken to Swinburne
Island on Saturday. has a mild form Of tho
plague. He WAS IN close companionship with
the two plague patients until they wore rc-
moved to Swinburne Island on Nov. 1S He
first complained OF a painful pimple on the lit
tie toe Of his left foot ten days later. As the
dislnfection OF the ship was not completed until
Nov. 20. the disease first appeared In Story
eight days after he was away from Infection.
From five to ten days s the period OF incu batlon
OF the plague germ. story has no fever nor
other c9nstitptioIel symptoms Of the plague;
probably not have had the plague. even in this
mild form. II he had kept his teet covered and
iSSt o Is sSpposed Was iHi"ctsd from some o
dirt in the cabin. Bacter illogical exam nation
Of pus from the new patient e being made
one million dol ars' worth ofsantos coffee now
held IN In the harbor. nobody seems to- know,
four lou Of the coffee, laden sRips@tRs v Tay.
lor. the Roman Prince. the la-sell and the Ra-
nns o sS% d, G ysGT no All s sh
Sss na lay Frey Fssd Sf n 9SSS O.
= Seek more friendly port Even he T %
boty. p prohibitiSs the docSins Of 1hps from
Santos. and compelling the discharge OF their
eareoe- on lighters, where the sonee must DO
make II advisable for them TO shun the port OF
New York.
JSyaS q ss @fm 2 S: g. he a9c Of n nSi hs
Lassell. said yesterday that they hal not de-
WSsbe %Fs the 81 sn'f
clearing OF their ships for New York. the agents
do not Know. The agents OF the RnRusa, tunch
Edys sent rep n, g to 2naTan , n,
regard TO the detention and dlsinfection regu-
latlons, When the agents representative
tho same treatment as the first plague ship. II
her cargo was discharged here. he said that
port. The ship agents are nleased BY the news
Of the intention OF the Marine Hospital Service
ss % he fsa Sfs at snS
pected coffee should be landed here. and that
would be subject to review by the municipal
duty !; to ,hs psSGpe q the city q +, Now
danger from the plague. There would be no
way for me to make any exn!anation i tho
sands OF our people died like rats, For fear
of mere loss OF money. or OF a vessels
OF som sng
have scientific knowledge when they haven't.
We know np.hns About how THIS n nIssS ne
ss,fS s u hs %sS! STSs
remedy Of exclusion. No. sir nobodyis capable
otgiylns an oninion ns 70 Nhen danger from
80 aSuEt he's got i: &oudn't look nice il
had let that man come into New York =
Although DIR. Doty and Col Murphy dislike the
idea that there IL any friction over the methods
OF keeping out the plague. II cannot be denied
tibet there Ia a clash between state and munich
pa authorities. and on both sidcs II 10 agreed
that there IL something wrong In state Of
afairs which forces an incoming ship 10 face
double quarantine. No one accuses Col. Murphy
OF doing ythlng else than what he believes to
be his duty. but the contention at Quarantine
is that the Colonel would see his duty
while, feeling keenly disappointed. as was
stated In THE SuS yesterday, over Col. Muir
phy'p refusal to accent the solid facts Of scien-
title r. search. does not despair OF the future.
He acknn wledRes that a precedent damaging
TO scientific progress has been established. bur
he believes that the rapid advance in bactern-
logical research will soon overcome general
prejudice bred Of years OF Ignorance. and that
the plague will then be nationally treated. DR..
poty pointed out yesterday that his action In
dorsement OF the United States Marine Hos
pital Service and that, in all frlendliness TO
Col; Murphy, for whose honesty OF pprpos. he
municipal officials who were not experts were
placing their opinion above that OF Federal
and state officers. who were devotinR their
whole energies TO the study Of the question OF
guarding the public health against Infectious
diseases