Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-03
ANY Vessel With sickness"
Aboard is Subject to
inspection.
MASHED HAND OF MAZE
DELAYS NORWEGIAN SHIP
Shipping Men, Who Relied Upon Gov.
ernor Mann's Assurances, Sorefy
Observation-Disclosures Of Com
merce Committee Called to Meet
Or. Greasy Upheld by Regulations.

Following the arrival of the Nor
wegian steamer Romsdal at this port
yesterday morning at o'clock from
Baltimore. Md, the discovery was
made that Joker" had appeared in
the new quarantine regulations for
this port, which were promulgated
last week by Governor William
Hodges Mann and which became eff
fective Tuesday. The Chamber OF
Commerce asked the governor to
adopt rules for this port that would
exempt from the State inspection
all vessels previously inspected or
admitted by the United States quar-
antine officials at Old Point Comfort.
The governor assured the chambers
committee that he would put Newport
News on a footing with Norfolk. and
II was supposed that the new local
regulations would exempt from State
inspection ali vessels arriving from
domestic ports.
IL developed yesterday, however,
that all vessels coming to this port
which have any cases of sickness of
any kind whatsoever shall be inspect
ed by the State quarantine officer. II
seems that the first officer of the
Romsdal was slightly indisposed and
was suffering with a mashed hand
when the steamer arrived here yes
terday. The pilot who brought the
vessel into port anchored her within
the quarantine anchorage below
Chesapeake & Ohio coal pier No. 10
and had tho Vn11nW 1ou h.
foremost. The pilot had copy of
the new quarantine rules and he ad-
vised the captain to have the State
quarantine officer inspect the ship,
stating that unless he did he might
be liable for the fine of $500 or i'm
prisonment of from one to six months
IN jail, which is to be imposed upon
any ship master who violates any of
the new regulations.
Says Officer Wasn't III.
Captain Nelson, skipper of the
Romsdal, said last night that the frs.
officer OF his ship was not i'll and
that he was merely complaining be-
cause of too much of good time"
he had at Baltimore The RomsdaI
stopped at the federal quarantine sta
ssCft az OiQ Olut. lut leuPIdi UOClOI
came aboard, looked at the first of
ficer and told the ship to proceed as
everything was alright on board.
Joseph Reyner, local sa:pcaandler.
received word when the RomsdaI
rasSed Old Point and he sent one of
mis- launches to meet her in the har-
Dor. Knowing that the vessel was
from Baltimore lie had no idea that
she would be subject to the State
quarantine and the launch put out
down the harbor. When the vessel
was sighted. the man in the launch
saw the quarantine flag flying and he
returned to Old Dominion pier A and
sent for DIR. Greasy. the State quaran-
tine officer. DIR. Greasy was taken TO
the vessel on the launch and insp
ed her.
Chamber to Investigate.
The fact that a foreign vessel
coming from an un-iBfected Ameri-
can port had been held up and in
spected soon became generally known
N shipping circles and II was brought
TO the attention OF the officials of
the Chamber of Commerce. Chair
man r. VI. Lett, of the committee on
l'ort charges and usages. which has
oeen handling the quarantine situa-
ton, called a meeting OF his commit
lee Tor III o'clock this morning AT
which time this matter will be taken
up II is practically certain that the
chamber will again appeal TO the
governor for new regulations as the
ones now In force are but a sIigh, i'm
pfovement. IL any. over the old ones.
IN discussing the quarantine mat
Ter last night. Captain Nelson. OF the
homsdal, said that under the exist
ing REGULATIONS. every steamer enter
: ing this port which has a case Of
headache. too;h-ache. Indigestion or
any other ailment in its crew must
run up the yellow flag on entering
port and wait for the State auarzn.
the ofhcer to come aboard and in.
sDect- Shippers OF incoming ships vii
! take no chances. for a maximum dnc
OF $500 Is provided for a violation
Of the rules.
When asked about the insuec,fo.
OF the RomSdsl yesterday. Dr. Greasy
told reporter OF this paper shs, he
oid not propose 20 BE- questioned fo-
me satisfaction OF Dr. A c Ioreu =