The New York herald., 1921-02-19

HlnsS, Surseon-Geheral or the United
States Public Health Service. asking
what measures ara being taken OF con
templated to protect the people OF the
State against the admission of the dis
ease.
The typhus CAGES IL was explained in
the telegram, occurred in a family that
sailed from Naples December 16 and
arrived al New York January 5. The
first case developed on January 16, the
second about two weeks ago and a third
member of the family is now i'll. They
are kept under strict quarantine at
Cortland
In announcing that an appropriation
will be asked to remedy conditions at
the port Of New York Assistant Secre-
tary La Porte Of the Treasury Depart
ment said enlarged facilities would per-
NIT incoming passengers TO be handled
more rapidly and thoroughly. Reports
here and abroad. Mr.. La Porte added
indicate the typhus situation Is well in
hand and the danger has been checked.
Dr. Burr Ferguson, surgeon of the
Public Health Service. was transferred
yesterday from Rotterdam to lie Harve
in connection with the enforcement of
American quarantine regulations on out
ward bound ships.
The twelve day quarantine order will
be put into operation Monday on the
arrival at Boston of the Manchuria from
Danzig with 1.20O passengers. After
being cleaned and fumigated the pas
sengers will be isolated for twelve days
on islands in Boston Bay which are
being made ready. The Manchuria was
not put through the cleaning process be-
fore sailing.
Many Divegted to Boston.
MI. =
bound for New York but diverted by
wireless to Boston. Others are the Zee
land, from Antwerp and Cherbourg, with
1900 passengers, and the Lithuania
from Libau, with the same number They
are due Monday and Wednesday respec-
lively, and if 1t is found that they
were not properly guarded against
typhus their passengers will also be held
twelve days.
Commissioner Copeland said there has
been some criticism of the Health De-
partment using policemen at the Bat
terry to halt newly arrived immigrants
Yesterday a delegation Of editors of jew
isl newspapers called OH him to protest
against what they called the indignty
of this measure. Dir. Copeland told them
he was just as sorry as they were that
It was necessary, but 1t is the only thing
he can do since the Government refuses
to allow his men on Ellis Island.
An investigation was made by the
Health Department of an immigrant
train which came from Boston by way
of Hell Gate Bridge and discharged its
passengers at the Pennsylvania station.
There were no health officers at that sta
tion, and the immigrants got into the
city without being inspected. At first Dr.
Copeland thought it was a deliberate ef-
fort TO evade the inspection, but New
Haven Railroad officials explained II was
an oversight and would not occur again.
Resolutions approving DR.. Copeland's
measures to keep infectious diseases out
of this State were received yesterday
from the Medical Society of the State Of
New York. A letter from the Womens
Forum commencing his activities was
also received.
WAsHrNGToN Feb. 1S.-The immigra-
tion restriction bill is to be taken up to-
morrow in the Senate with the eXpecta-
tion of disposal in a few hours. accord
ing to plans announced In the Senate
to-day by Senator Dillingham;, Repub-
lican (Nt), in charge of the measure.
The Dillingham; substitute for the
Johnson bill had top position in the
Senate calendar to-day. but was laid
aside during the day to permit the