▁building ▁for ▁dis in fect ing ▁ships ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁hospital ▁for ▁ill ▁crew ▁and ▁passengers ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁phys ician ▁at ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Qu ar antine ▁Station ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁Hill ▁H ast ings . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁several ▁months ▁later ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Bay les ▁H . ▁Ear le ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Hospital ▁Service . ▁Ear le ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Pass ed ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁John ▁Mil ton ▁Hold ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Ass istant ▁Sur geon ▁Jay ▁T utt le ▁took ▁Hold ' s ▁place . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁anch oring ▁at ▁Ast oria ▁were ▁ins pected ▁for ▁inf est ation ▁and ▁communic able ▁dise ases . ▁When ▁either ▁were ▁found , ▁the ▁ship ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Kn app ton ▁C ove ▁where ▁passengers ▁went ▁ash ore ▁for ▁show ers ▁and ▁del ous ing ▁of ▁their ▁cl othing ▁and ▁b agg age ▁while ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁f um ig ated . ▁S ick ▁passengers ▁would ▁be ▁isolated . ▁To ▁f um ig ate ▁the ▁ships , ▁which ▁took ▁about ▁ 4 8 ▁hours , ▁p ots ▁of ▁sul pher ▁were ▁burn ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁ship . ▁Initial ly , ▁those ▁crew members ▁and ▁passengers ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁ill ▁sle pt ▁in ▁t ents ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁again . ▁From ▁ 1 9