The New York herald., 1921-02-18

their own garments are found TO be
Invested with vcrnsin and burned at
Eiiis Island.
IN an effort TO cooperate with tl.e
Quarantine authorities. the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine announced
yesterday that It would at once install
upon all its ships system OF disli.
gage and clothing OF passengers con,-
ing from typhus infected regions.
Drums. which can be filled with steam,
viii be placed on the companys ships
now in port on both sides of the ocean.
Supplementing this method OF cleansing
tncir effects. passengers VIII recei e
disinfect,ns baths.
The s0o-odd Immigrants who arrived
at the Grand Central Station freIn Bos-
ton yesterday were met by force ~
Inspectors OF both sexes under the d.
rection OF Dr. Frank J. Monahaa,
Deputy Health Commissioner; doctors
and squad Of police. Until the pres.
.,,t en,erxency Ia over the crews VIII
vorl, IN shifts and remain on duty con-
tsruolsiv. A room ON the upper lever
OF the station Is being used ior inc
examinations. -
national Mercantile Marine ihspec1p.s
Yesterday when they were forced 10
submit to medical examination because
thev had travelled on tho same tram
from Boston with immigrants. one
sought TO pass the police lines but was
dragged back protesting. After that AL
submitted TO the inspection gracefully
McCue aud Humphrtes Held Up.
state Senator Marty McCue, Joe
Hu-nphrics and number Of boxing ians.
who calne in on an early train from New
Haven after benefit there Tor Austln
Rice on Tuesday night. were held up py
the health authorities because they had
travelled on z train which was bringing
Immigrants. One policeman recognized
the party and. after they had convinced
the doctors they mad not been near tne
aliens. they were released.
DR.. Leland f. cofer. Health Officer OF
the Port received no orders to transfer
the quarantine station on staten Island
from state to Federal authority. Hc
said that conditions on the steamship
san t3uisto had improved so much that
nc thought the passengers could Dc
landed tomorrow.
City Health Department physicians
examined 75 second cabin and LAT
steeragc passengers on the He d. ltaha
at the foot OF West Fifty-hlth street.
North River. and found them free OF
NrlE1ltll anu Ul5chrt.
The American steamship Manchuria.
from Danzie with iio caoin and 1,213
steerago passengers. was diverted from
this port to Boston by wireless orders.
She is due there Monday. It Is under
stood that her passengers were not de-
loused before enbarkation, and II may
be necessary to detain her for twelve
days under the new anti-typhus reeula-
tons. although orders putting them into
effect had not been received here UP ts
iast night.
DR. Copeland said that inspectors had
canvas ssed every house within five blocks
OF the home OF Bernard Bard. Boston
road. The Bronx. who was taken tc
Vordham Hospital on Wednesday after
Il was found he had typhus. No other
cases were discovered.
Army officers at Camp Dix New Jer-
soy. objected % the proposal TO use the
camp as 2 dciousing station for ifnni-
grants They said IL would endangei
the health of the 10000 officers and mon
OF the First Division stationed there
Tne Camp Dix delousing plant Is said
70 De the largest IN the world. and the
War Department may be asked TO au-
thorize the removal of some of the ap-
paratus to New York city and other
Atlantic ports for use in the present
emergency