Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-18
ITALY AND U. S. CO. 0-0PERATE
Former Will Detail Naval Surgeons
to Ships Coming Here.
ORDERS TEN-DAY QUARANTINE
Federal Authorities Working With
Health Officer Doty at Port
of New York.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Fear of a cholers
invasion has been considerably allayec
here by vigorous precautionary measures
The governments of the United States
ard Italy are cooperating with the New
York health department. Italy has de-
tailed surgeons of her navy to all ships
bound to America from plague-infectec
ports. to prevent the spread OF infection
among passengers and to aid the quaran-
tine officers when ships arrive here.
--he federal authorities have sanctioned
a ten-day quarantine for such vessels
and have sent here several medical ex-
perts. including Assistant Surgeon Cen
eraI L. r Cofer from the Pacific coast
and DR. II Won Ezdorf. who Is In charge
Of the United States Marine Hospital al
Mobile
Since no ship is scheduled to arrive
here from the Mediterranean for two
days. the health officers of the port were
able to devote all of their attention today
10 the meteorological examination OF
about GOO passengers Of the steamers
Moltke and Perugia. still in quarantine.
The sixth victim Of cholera died ySster-
day.
The state Investigation of Health Officer
botys management of quarantine. resum-
od here today. has gained unexpected I'M
Portance through the cholera situation.
DR.. Doty Hopeful.
The health officer Of the port. DIR. Alvah
II. Doty. looks on the cholera situation
here as increasingly favorable. He issued
the following bulletin this morning:
At Hoffman Island conditions are sat
iSfactory. There have been no further
cases Of cholera among the passengers or
crew Of the steamer Moltke. detained
there. Reports from Swinburne Island
Hospital state there have been no further
deaths. The condition of the passengers
and crew of the steamer Perugia also is
satisfactory this morning. No represent
ative of the public health and marine
hospital service has appeared at auaran-
tine up to $50 today.
On the whole. the general condition of
the cholera situation looks very favora-
BILE"
DR.. Walter wyman said today that the
public health service Is keeping a vigilant
yatch on the whole situation. and that
there had been no Developments today.
The bureau was expecting hourly report
rom its representative at Naples, who Is
ernment informed frequently Of the stu
ation in Italy.
No Cases Outside New York.
SO far no cases have been reported
other than those discovered at New York.
Nevertheless, a close watch is being kept
on every ship that makes harbor any,
--here in the United States which might
POSSIBLY carry a cargo of human misery
in the shape of this dread disease.
We have frightened up all along the
Inc from Baltimore to Boston" says Sur
ceon General Wyman, and every port
and every vessel is being thoroughly in
,pected.'
The most rigid quarantine is in force
at New York. Inspection abroad has been
strengthened. Detailed instructions have
been issued to all health officials as the
best means of facing the menace
Because of the choler- in Italy Secre-
tary MacVeagh today cabled orders to the
T@venue cutter practice ship 1tasca. at
Aarselle, to strike the port of Naples
from its itinerary. The Itasca has on
board thirty cadets from the revenue
cutter school at Fort Trumbull, Conn.
The Itasca will proceed from Marseile to
Gibraltar, and then home.