The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-02-12
COPELAND FORCES
HALT Immigrants !
IN WAR ON TYPHUS.
go Ryndam Steerage Pas
SengerS From Ellis Island
Seized at Battery.
KEPT AT FERRY HOUSE.
Order For Further Inspection
BY City a SurpriSe-Quar-
antine Lines Tighten.

Health Comm issloner Copeland. with
100 city policemen and twenty-five
men and women medical inspectors
under Dr. II. McAdams and DR.. Louis
l. Harris OF his department. to-day
began seizing all immigrants landing
at the Battery from Ellis Island, 70
put them through AN additional in
spection.
DR.. COpeIand's action was a sur
prise. He announced that until al.
danger Of bringing Contagious and
infectious disease epidemics into the
United states has ended every immi-
grant landing in New YORK city will
undergo rpld inspection regardless
of previous investigation by other
authorities.
The first contingent Of immigrants.
who came on the Rhyndam OF the
Holland America Line rcacher the
Battery soon before I o'clock There
were 236 passengers, who debarked
at the Barge Once. They were inn
mcdiately horded into tile 39th Street
Ferry building by the policemen.
The Immigrants had been through
4 series OF inspections at the hands
OF port health authorities, Ellis Island
doctors, and many had been through
fumigating and steam plants. DR..
Harris, Director OF the Bureau OF
Preventable Diseases, said DR.. Cope
land had ordered that any suspicious
cases be sent TO one OF the city inst-
tutiOns
The Immigrants were taken to the
upper moor OF the ferry house and
there the men and women were sep-
arated ipto different groups.
As there was much confusion at
theset and another ferry load is due
from Ellis Island later In the day, IL
IS probable the inspection will con-
tinue we'll into the night
The Ryudam passengers had twice
been refused admission to Fills Is
land and finally were accepted after
two compartments OF the steamer
were turned into sfumiga ting rooms
and the immigrants were cleansed-
DR.. Copeland said:
Il had hoped to simplify the pre-
ceedure necessary for the admission t.
TO the city OF New YORK OF imml-
grants 10y having representatives of
the Health Department stationed at
EaHs Island. Failing In our effort to
make this Arrangement, the Health
Department, has taken the ground
floor OF the Ssth Street Ferry at the
Battery and converted II into a re-
ceiving station 20 inspect the immi-
grants. Medical and sanitary IN
spectors Of the Health Department.
will inspect the immigrants and make
such examination or their effects as
to satisfy the Now York City Hearth
Department that they are ut persons
10 mInEle with the population.
I'VE have been led to take mis-
stand because OF our sad experiences
OF last week when he found two pa
ticnts WIN typhus fever. who had
been sent to Long Island College Hos
pltal. supposedly suffering from
pneumonia.
Later one OF the second cabin pas
sengers az the Presidente Wilson.
from which the other two were taken.
was found in Harlem Hospital sufer-
ing from typhus. The list of pas
sengers given to US by the officers
Of the Presidente Wilson was 80 de-.
fectiye as rega rds addresses that uve
were unable 70 locate more than Is
per cent OF the passengers who hand
cd giving New York city addresses.
$50 detective and unreliable vas the