The New York herald., 1921-02-16
II Day Quarantine Ban on
All Foreign Ships Off
Till Sunday.
3RD DEATH REPORTED
Aged Immigrant, Who Ar
rived Week Ago, Dies in
Hoffman Island.
OFFICIAL FRICTION ENDS
Steamship Lines Cooperate
With All Services to Ward
Off Disease.

fact that the United States Public
Health Service believes there is no
immediate danger of the plague
spreading to this country was seen in
the announcement that the twelve day
quarantine ban on all ships from Eu-
Sope viii not go into effect until sun
day.
1t is understood this delay is due
to the fact that the Government will
not take over the New York quaran-
tine station until the end of the week.
Other developments were the con-
tinued improvement of conditions at
Ellis Island, the announcement that
steamship companies win not oppose
any health rules the Federal authori-
ties may decide TO enforce, no matter
what hardship 1t works against them,
and the appearance of a better under
standing between local and Washing
ton health officials
Under present sailing schedules
about twenty transatlantic liners will
be delayed on the westward passage
from two TO six days. Only two fly
the American fag-the Old North
State and the Panhandle State of the
United States Mail Steamship COM
pany. They cross from London, put
ting in at Boulogne but may avoid
the twelve day restriction by dropping
the French port. Their average cross
ing is ten days.
An official of the International Mer-
camille Marine-White Star Red Star
and American lines-said yesterday the
steamship companies are marking time
until official notification is received, but
they will do whatever is required.
Commerce VIII suner.
"our passengers and ourselves will
suffer the delay" he said. ''ships from
Mediterranean ports take twelve days
or more to cross anyway, so only those
from Antwerp, Cherbourg. Boulogne and
other Channel ports will be delayed by
quarantine.
1T will affect commerce generally.
We cannot turn around fast enough
now in New York on account of the con-
gestion at Quarantine and Ellis Island.
Foreign trade will be slowed down and
1t will take longer for us to collect our
foreign debts"
The lines which will be hardest hit
by the twelve day rule are the French
and Red StaH lines. The White Star and
Cunard (Olympic, Adriatic, MIauretania.
Aduitania and Imperator) will probably
drop the Cherbourg call and sail direct
from Southampton to New York, IL was
thought. British ports are not included
in the order.
Cost Is $4,000 Day.
The Finland. iceland and Kroonland
OF the Red Star sail from Antwerp via
Cherbourg. Their average is nine days,
which would compel them on arrival
here to anchor IN the bay three days
more. The cost of lying idle, with the
added cost Of feeding passengers and
crew. runs from $500 to $4,000 a day for
these big ocean liners.
Frederick A. Wallis, Commissioner OF
immigration, went 10 Washington last
night TO confer with officials In regard
to tho general Immigrant and typhus
situation. He Is going at his own sug-
gcstion and It is understood he will seek
to smooth the squabble that has sprung
UP among Federal, State and city health
officers at this port
A despatch from Washington said
opinion there is that as the typhus sit
uation is well in hand no city health
inspectors will be allowed on Ellis ISL
and. The state quarantine Is consid-
cred sufficient and such examinations
should be conclusive to local health
authorities. The Department OF Labor
is said to be emphatic on this point
Commissioner Copeland admitted yes-
terday conditions had improved only
two out OF 450 immigrants arriving at
the Battery were found unclean and
uarrf1rt rr ole disease carriers. A
hany dimra ! from Ellis Island with
ehlcAfr as picked UP. however
r CetaetA lhought the typhus hunt
REQ lesstn the vigilance for minor
ualAdic7
hirI Victim Dies.
Ts rd phus victim TO die here
itui He We X was Schulin Halbert,
Noisn hv years old. who arrived on
ffe say tiui week ago. He died on
ieNnHa lFla a. the contagious disease
station, Onlt one of the three deaths
actually red in the city The thlr-
iN-1pe renia' Ing cases. all but one inn
mlsta ~, 81 doing well. according to
hr '~iahd Cofer, Health officer of
fHa
rhs comm soner said he had been I'm
'orre1 bv e New York, New Haven
Ana Aritf Railroad that two Sound
s.tauleft pe one tralnload OF imni-
Tauia RI Boston will arrive this
ftiVinink. stan or Health Department
physicians and inspectors will be at the
piers and the Grand Central Station TO
meet them.
The Cunard-Anchor liner Columbia.
from Glasgow arrived and was held six
hours at Quarantine. Twenty-six OF her
469 steerage passengers were taken off
there because OF elight ailments or un-
cleanliness.
Word from Boston last night was
that the immigration lid had been
clamped down there and several ships at
sea, previously directed TO put Off pas
scngers at Boston were ordered to pro-
ceed MS usual to New York.
Chicago and other Western cities are
reported alarmed at the typhus reports
from New York and are taking precau-
tions to meet immigrants arriving by
irain with health Inspections. A list Of
thirty-thrcc newcomers has been received
by the Chicago authorities. and while
ono detachment OF inspectors waits IN
- railroad station another Keeps y
night and day watch on the addresses 20
which the immigrants ara bound.