The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-10
DEVELOPMENTS FRIDAY.

the hospital, and Mrs. Person died during
the night
DEVELOPMENTS FRIDAY.
Suspicious Cases on the Steamer Wyoming
New Patients aud Deaths.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal
QUARANTINE, Sept. 9-Fear and unrest
was plainly written on the face of Health
Officer jenkins and his deputy assistants
last night. caused by the anticipation of
the arrival of the steamer Wieland. which
dropped anchor in the lower bay at an
early hour this morning. but this feeling of
suspense was to some extent allsyed
when the health officials boarded
the ship and, after a most careful
investigation of every one of the 161 cabin
passengers aboard. reported them In excel
lent health. This statement was doubted
by many persons. because of the fact that
the WIeland was one of the latest depart
ures from the infected port of Hamburg
but subsequent official reports confirmed
the news that the ship was free from the
pest. The official record of the day was
three deaths and four new cases. as follows:
Deaths-On the Wyoming: Elias Pepper Per
sor, aged three years, and Victor Elader Per
Blossing. aged thirty-eight years, ono of the
Grew.
children. and Also one of the Persor children.
On the Normannia: Adolph Weiss, aged twenty
one, one or the crew, removed 10 Swinburno
island.
The exact cause of the death of the two
Persor children, who are Swedes was q
mooted question during the day, and no
accurate Information could be obtained in
regard to the events that led up to their
demise. Dr. Jenkins, in max ing the official
announcements of the deaths, says that
they were smothered. and ridiculed the
statement that they were victims of the
scourge. lie subsequently declared that
the children died OF natural causes. DIR.
Jenkins ordered the Wy oming, which had
. eeon lying In upper quarantine for twenty
four hours. to- the lower bay. This action.
1t is believed. shows plainly that the ship
is infected.
Later in the day it transpired that the
mother of the Person children reported to
the boarding officers that the little girl had
been i'll for eight days, and she had ap-
pealed TO tho ships surgeon several timss
TO make an examination. The boy. had
had been allowed about the decks. 1t is
this exposure of the others on board
that determined the action of the
health officer on the side of safety,
and SO the Wyoming was sent below. The
evening. and the children had been suffer
ing from the same complaint for several
days. On the Wyoming. the ships
surgeon did not prescribe for them during
the voyage and did not Know they
IL Is fortunate, in view OF tho doubtful
character of the cases, that the Wyoming
was not released from quarantine on
Thursday evening. as had been the health
be detained in the lower rOadstead till all
suspicion is set at rest.
THE QUARANTINED FLEET.
TWAS expected that the Britannia, which
is lying at upper quarantine with $50 cabin
and 700 steerage passengers. would bel re-
leased from bondage this afternoon, but at
q late hour she was still anchored. In ad-
dition to the Britannia the following ships
are lying at upper quarantine: Joseph
John. OLDHAM, DubdeIdam, Stubbenhuk
aud Dimont The following are at tine
lower quarantine: Moravia. Normannia,
Rugia. Wyoming and Waeland.
Dr.Jenkins has to-day been in communica-
tion With the Attorney general at Albany.
with view to securing o legal opinion which
would Justify him in seizing Fire Island.
The Do ctOr believes that To bo the mosr
convenient ald is sure that it could be rem
dered more comfortable than Sandy Hook.
Two additional nurses were sent to
Swinburne island to-day, which Professor
Byron believes arc sufficient In the present
emergency.
The Stonington, to which will be trans
ferred the tirst-class passengers on the
Normannia and Rugia. has been thoroughly
fitted out for her new service, and, it is re-
ported, Will arrive IN the lower bay to-
night.
Dr. jenkins said, tonight. in discussing
the situation. that IL was decidedly encour-
| aging. 1t Is grave enough ho admits. no W.
ever, 10 justify the enforcing OF the most
| stringent quarantine regulations until it is
manifestly safe to release any vessel
| In regard to the appeal sent TO Governor
! Flower charging negligence on the
| part of the health officials, DR.. Jenkins
| said that they were false. Water had been
| taken out of his own reservoirs and sup
| piled to the passengers OF the Normannia
| daily. 1t said that 1t was the duty of the
| Hamburg company to see that meals and
| water were supplied to passengers on in
fected vessels. He had sent disinfectants
assistants performed their duty faithfully.
| 1t was absolutely false that dead
| bodles with the knowledge of the
physicians, bad been allowed to remain on
| the ships.
DR.. jenkins said he did not know how
long the Wyoming would be detained in
| the lower bay. but thought 1t likel! that
| after those persons who had been brought
into contact with the two children who
died last night bad been removed she
might be permitted to go TO the upper
quarantine. He said that the death of
tho two children had been caused
J by sutfocation by sulphur used In disinfec-
I tion. The condition of Mrs. Person. the
mother of the two children who died on the
/ Wyoming. is reported worse tonight The
| Doctor intimated that there was every
symptom of cholera. Black vomiting WAS
frequent. He did not believe she would
live through the night. The Wieland will
be sent TO the upper quarantine o-morrow
! as there are no signs Of cholera am ong her
passengers.
The cholera record. up TO this morning.
| without counting the cases announced to-
day, 10 as follows:
New cases Yesterday. 10: number of deaths
/ yesterday. !; total deaths in this port Is;
total deaths Oh passage TO this port. 81;
sick and under treatment. III. These totals
can. in turn, be distributed In tho
following manner: Moravia-22 deaths at
sea, In port total OF % sick, 2; total cases,
| 25. Normannia-Five deaths at sen, in
port, a total OF IL; sick, "a; total cases. 81.
| kugla-Four deaths at sea, In port q
total Of o; sick. IA; total cases. % Totals