The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
DOTY WILL LET COFFEE In.
no LANDING, HEiLTH hoard SAYS,
WITHOUT WRITTEN PERNIT

IN. Health Omcer Meets tho Other Medi-
teal Member. Of the Hoard and II Il
surmissd That the Coffee VIII He Landed
All Right Eventualiy-Not to Burn II Is.
Just what will become OF the cnrgo OF cIifee
brought here by the rlreucinio tel BRUSH
s,eamcr j. W Taylor from tntos " nsenied,
bu there is very litto doubt that the coheo viii
be Ipnded There IL no shotgun quarantine
ber, aud the days OF n quarantine dictated ny
prejulco or insufncicnry oil Information long
ago gave way at this port TO qu0r.
antino based on scientific grounds,
bee uss OF that bisis was enabled 10 have
regari for commercial interests without In any
way mel, cing tnr pubic health While DR. Dogs
depiiie, ha sati 81, 81 themse veI that n danger
WIS to be appreheid.d from pormi ting the
1ayIor's cargo o;pa,s Quar,nun iaftcr sufh lent
care in Its discharge from tho ship. they with
hell hnal decision pen ling DIR. Doty's arrival
from Europa DR. D,ty arrived yesterday, and.
af,~r OF amiiing the circumstances ~ the case
and ho,ring tho I. ports OF lis deputies. fotchsd
tho same 90 o usion they had reached and Will
pormi the cargo to p ,ss Quaranhic.
Tho discharge OF the cargo into lig had
bogun on riiay, the wor. being carried on by
mon who put themselves under the jurisdiction
OF tho Health Oficor OF the Port and voluntarily
agreed TO DO amen abe to quarantine laws and
reg ulauoua That mea that they carry on
their work under the supervision OF tho Health
Oficcr. that they spend their ghts on
tho Quaranune Islands, and that they
will DO detained al Hoffman Island.
after tho completion oil their work OF dischnrging
tn, 1nylor's cargo. Tor the ful term during
which no bubo Iic plague. II Thy had In Their
work become infected " tn IL. mig gut develop IN
them The wpr< Of unloading tho cargo was
con tiuuei yesterday. DR. Doiy decided that /,
10, httF ha
tai 1, ng tho cyf,c. Is,caI Of cmptylng the
bogs and discnargGng the cargo in bulk inio
tho lighters he decided that the bags
might be piled on tho lighters, leaving
air space between eicn two. there 10
rcmaiI n uqara tine Tor eigh days in the open
air Tie Lays re ali new anu 40 far as any
taNen out up to yesterday. gu concerted we're
wholly clean. II any soiIcd ones were found
they were to be s.. out from the res. for separ T.
Santos. as tho disease broke out o.
board me ship alter ss sailed snd rns
tue cargo hold. al as here h I'd bgon no further
spread Of tao info 'uon siaco the ships nrhya.
cargo admis slon 70 the port especially as the
plas u. germ cannot survive In the open air here
he will turn the coffee over 10 the owners with
permiss sion for II 10 eater the rort What he will
do with tie ship after the expiration OF thatper-
cd, OF after h. is Il iish cd With the task OF dis
When D.. DOty turns over the cargo 10 the own
this CITY. be witnir the iurislct on Of the
Health Board as "a whoo o the day the Taylor
Healta, who attended the cn' nc5 mer,in.
OF the Quarantine Consulting Bo1rd made
ns;s by The srrSal q The IeSSe
ship and cargo should be exc!ud d All o ,ely
from u city, even u IL was re essary 10 burn
that he was not sure Of the bo.rl's power to
burn. or that power was vest Il ~ any public
but he 'el, sue that his coll agurs wSuld u"i';.
With him in any n'ccSsar measures - prevent
the landing n. r., lor's cargo IN the city
snou h. Health oifcer perGit 1t to pass
DR.. william T Jcnsin, OF the Health Board,
formerly Health oGicrr Of the Port, did not
wholly accept Dr. COsby's view, and in an in
teIview few days ago declared though without
With meiicai anorchi is Who wished t. bu;n
ships end cnrgo-s without reference 10 tie fui,-
tons q ssir1'iae aurann,ss Scsisria Pros
notified the owners OF the Taylor an her cargo
that tho cargo could not be landed in the ,itN
That this de erminatOn o tie hoarl IN Eht
have due weight President Murphy put h,
Gehsgsn and even policemen u the San ,ar n
Squad apd sent them nut 10 serve l.. Tn. SAN
Try p.iier with ON Is lnners Jenkins and
gsrding tho Taylor and her cargo Ine motive
lis sddressed ali ,hose dir c,iy in mt re w" IN
the shin 10 A. follows:
ITO The eon,i9nees. agents or orner, OF the ship
j. W. Taylor, or burners OF The cargo OF sdtd ship
now al Quarantine:
DEAR SIRs You are hereby rotiGed that
this u pertinent will not permit the ndiug VI
any OF the cargo VI coffee or Other merchs dis,
row on the ship j. W. Taylor " being trans,
ferrel TO Zig h,.r. witnn The limi Of any pier.
warehouse. or other place IN the city OF Greater
New TX unless on The aut orr y or perm ssion
In writing Of the Board Il Heath oil the lily Of
'MrcHArL C MURPHY"
Pre,ldent Murphy sill that this notice was
conflict He merely Desired tHe ship owners 10
know that the Hea tn Board would not, - II felt
landed hen. pe,a ,Gs ssiG5 rs largo 20 DO
Enen asked Il the Health Bari "sd not
si".ys h'is.oiGEe nHsSSpIel ,Ne iu,gmsnt
Iespondei thai this was nm entirely new " cas- ss
tina, the hui onic plague had never been on the
Board did no, propose 10 take any ,hnnces
,sis OF allSw;ns II. t, enter through
CITY. he SAID A, Sci MaIphys r quest
Drs. Jenkins and Cosby held a conference
6o,y, VINO is m.mbor y a. Board of vi" H"alth.
Co. Murphy said TIM, his ga in desiring .uch
the board fhs ' enc Was held %' a, I Do
P,y.s house: and Dr. Dry said a'terwar th,t
~ was his impression after conversation wi
th' ely Com missore; that the IIe'i;h Board
would not prevent the ian Ing of the coffee He
notified the owners yesterday after o IN OF hi
intention to turn the cargo over 10 them At the
end Of the light lays.
Tn" wor Of d sin Getting such part OF the shin
as Ia ce-rod - cargo was CONTINUED vester law
end will GO on nHu a.! III ergo is di-chnrg ed
Then II iE DIR Doiy's intenti' 10 dsir feet Tho
ship as whole. and Afer he IL through wi,
th,t WORK he will determine what disposition to
make ~ her.
ORA jenkins and Co.by will make a report
on their con f"rc1ro with DR. Doty ~ a sp~ci.
msetins Of the Bard o. Health Tomorrow
Passed Assistant Surge y IL ID Go Idi g. OF
the Unite States Marin. II "spitnl S,rvice was
at Quarantine "esterday Dr Geddings under
tho guidance o. DIR Do,y and his denu,ies has
Inspected the quarantine cs'abl shrert nd hs "A
nful undrrotandi7r Of the methods employ ed
In tho treatment OF the Taylor. her crew and her
cargo