Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-24
DR.. CUMMINS LETTER
Copy Of Communication from Com
mander Of Federal Quarantine sta
ton TO President Powell Incorporate
ed in Lenthy Petition.

quarantine at this port, the speclai
committee Of the Chamber OF Com
merce submits for the consideration
of the states chief executive some
impor ant data which was not furnish
ed the governor when the chamber
first requested that the state quaran-
tine be abolished several months ago.
In this data Is included letter
| from Or. Hugh S. Cumming, passed
assistant surgeon in command OF the
United States public health and ma
r1ne hospital service at Fort Mon
roe. to President w. Lee Powell. OF
the chamber, advising him that the
closed quarantine for Hampton Roads
ports will be lifted on october I. The
chamber relies upon this letter to
convince the governor that the fed
eral authorities take every precaution
possible To protect this port from the
danger of contagious diseases being
brought here by steamers from for
eign ports.
Following is the complete petition
to ehe governor:
ITO His Excellency, VIM. Hodges
Mann, Governor of Virginia,
Richmond, Va.
Dear SIR
The Newport News Chamber Of
Commerce through its committee
hereunio specially appointed. would
respectfully represent unto your excel
lency that heretofore in the month
of May of this year. it presented to
your excellency the following resolu-
ton:
"'Be It resolved. That the Newport
News Chamber of Commerce petition
the governor of Virginia to adopt reg
ulations exempting from inspection on
and after July /, 1910, all vessels COM
ing to this port which have been in
spected or admitted into this port by
the United States Marine Hospila Il
and Public Health Service station at
Fortress Monroe
with this resolution there was
submitted to your excellency the
stenographic report of a meeting in
; Norfolk in which the opinions OF NUM-
bers of physicians upon this quaran-
tine service were expressed. Amongst
these physicians were DR.. Hope, for
merly quarantine officer in Norfolk;
DR.. Field. deputy and state quarantine
officer at Norfolk; DIR. Norfeet. DR.
Old. DR.. Gwathney, once deputy qrar-
antine officer to DR.. Field: DR.. Ruff
fin and Dr. Grice. who freely express
ed their views upon the advisabiiity
either of abolishing altogether the
state quarantine, unless indeed the
station was SO equipped and rendered
efficient that no inspection would be
necessary by the United States hospi-
ial service, or otherwise that the rules
be so modified that the burden OF
double quarantine, even though nomi-
nal. should not be imposed on ship
ping entering the port. In that re-
port was likewise submitted the views
of DR.. Hancock and also of DIT.
Schenk. the present quarantine ON
GER. There is also contained in mat
report much information on the equip
|, ment and conduct of the hospital STA
ton at Fortress Monroe. given by
; DIR. Cumming and Dr. Wertenbaker,
of the marine hospit& service.
Along with the report OF the meet
, ling in Norfolk was also handed You,
copy of the daily newspapers OF
Newport News, containing a report OF
a public meeting in our chamber,
wherein were given the various views
: of numbers of our physicians on this
| subject. Amongst those were DR.. 5,
Nv. Hobson. former state quarantine
: officer at this port; DIR. Aaron Jeffrey
I then assistant state quarantine officer ;
i DR.. T. J. Kagey, Or. T. J. Sims. and
IDr. w. F. Greasy, present state quar-
antine officer.
with this resolution and the steno
graphic and newspaper reports men
toned. ihere was also submitted &c
, your exceliency the quarantine regu'
ilatiSns as formerly ordered by the
4 Elizabeth River board OF quarantine
commissioners and as adopted by bis
/, iexcelIency. Clsude a. Swanson while
governor of virginia. likewise certain
amendments made 70 those regula
tons in the month o. April or Nay
= 1910 bv the quarantine commissioner
/ at Norfolk.
! Your excellency in granting par
? Of the request Of the chamber - SCI
\ Tout in its resolution. amended these
D quarantine regulations so as that
; those governing the port Of Newport
News would conform TO the reguis-
lions governing the port Of norfolk
which ports are now subject to like
J. quarantine regulations. Under these
regulations as amended and now N
n force. all vessels from foreign ports