Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-04
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Further cases are anticipated on the
Moravia also, although the GONZALES
cents were reparted as doing we'll this
morning. The patients on board the
Normannia, Rugia and Moravia would,
it was said, probably be transferred to
Swinburne island today.
Although the diagnosis in each case
was cholerine, DR.. Jenkins did not doubt
that the scourge was cholera. He says
he continues hopeful of keeping the dis
ease in the lower bay.
WORSE THINGS ANTICIPATED.
An even worse state of affairs is an
ticipated on the two additional vessels
expected from Hamburg within the
next week, which left later than today's
arrivals, and when the disease had made
create. ravages in Hamburg. Almost
oil of the dead and sick on the Rugia
and Normannia hail from Hamburg or
nearby ports. few are residents of this
country.
The quarantine officers are in state
OF nervous excitement. 1t must not be
understood that they are frightened,
but they are hoping for the best, and
the Normannia is expected to get by
safely. When the saloon passengers on
the vessel will get off is question DR..
jenkins has not yet decided.
EXPERTS SENT FOR.
DR.. jenkins early this morning tele-
graphed for Prof. Hermann Biggs, con-
sulting pathologist Of the health depart
ment, and Prof. VIM. Wells, professor
of hacteriology in Johns Hopkins uni
versity. They arrived shortly after
noon, and without waiting for lunch,
DR.. Jenkins took them down to the
steamboat wharf.
f'What will you do with those stricken
with the disease on the Rugia, Norman
MIA and Moravia, doctor?" reporter
asked.
"We will," he replied, "remove them
to Swinburne island just as fast as we
possibly can."
DR.. Jenkins proceeded to Swinburne
island and then to the infected vessels
in the lower quarantine, and prepara-
tions began for the transfer of the
patients.
MAILS FUMIGATED AND LANDED.
At 8p. m. the Normannia's mail hav.
ing been thoroughly fumigated, was
placed on board the steamboat John E.
Moore, and taken to New ork.
The steamer Umbria left quarantine
for the pier at 5 80 this afternoon.
All the first and second class passen-
gers were transferred from the City of
Rome about 5 o'clock, and the steamer
lest for the pier at 6 80 p. m.
Tomorrow DR.. Jenkins proposes to es-
tablish quarantine patrol in the lower
bay and keep passing vessels and news
paper tugs. thousands OF feet from the
Rugia and Normannia. A fisherman at
tempted to land on South beach this
morning, but the police would not let
him. He came to DR.. Jenkins for per-
mission to land his boat. DIR. Jenkins
told him that he and all crafts would
have to stop working and fishing in the
bay hereafter, and will issue an order to
that effect.
ANXIOUS FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
There was great excitement at the
Office of the Hamburg-American Packet
company when the news got out that
the Rugia and Normannia had arrived
with cholera on board. Hundreds of
persons called in search of information
about friends or relatives and pas
sengers on the ships. Every
clerk in the company's Office was
kept busy for hours answering
questions. Many letters were written
to persons known to be on board and
left at the company's Office for delivery
through the quarantine officers, who 90
on board. Other letters were addressed
to the captains of the ships, asking for
information about persons who are sup
posed to be on board.
When asked how long the cabin pas
sengers would be detained at quaran-
tine, the clerks in the company's Office
promptly answered that they would
not be detained more than five days,
probably not 30 long. They did not say
on what information they based this
statement They even intimated that
the vessels might not be detained as
long as five days.
THE STUBBENHURK ALL RIGHT.
Captain Bordenhauser of the HAM
burg-American Packet Steamship COM
pany went down to quarantine today.
He reporte that he went alongside the
steamship Stubbenhurk. The captain
of the steamship told him that all Of the
passengers were we'll, and that none had
died of cholera or anything resembling
it during the voyage. DR.. Danborn also
told him all were we'll on board.
The ship S. D. Carlton will be taken
to the lower bay tomorrow and will be
headquarters iona police squad which
will patrol the waters to see that there
is no communication with the detained
steamers.
A number of steerage passengers who
have been under the supervision of the
health authorities for several days, have
been released from Ellis island. There
are 765 steerage passengers from the
Royal Netherlands steamer Veendam,
and $50 passengers of the Copenhagen
steamer Island. The Lahn's passengers,
to the number of 4S3, are also among the
departures. Those who were brought
by the Gallia and Inman line steamship
City of Berlin, are still detained.
A SCARE IN BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn Eagle said today:
"Great excitement was occasioned at
the health Office last night when DR..
Edward Gretter reported that he had
suspicious case in tenement house at
236 Johnson avenue. He said Lucy
Cordtes, a married woman, "a years of
age, was dying from disease that had
many eymptoms of cholera. A
health inspector was sent to make
an immediate examination. The
result Of his visit was report that the
patient was suffering from cholera NOR
bus. Mrs. Cordtes died at O'Clock this
morning. and again there was futter
OF excitement when Dr. Gretter sent in