Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-08
SHIPS WITH CHOLERA.
Steamers Arrive in New York with
the Scourge On Board.
strict Quarantine Regulations Being En-
forced-SeveraI Deaths from the
Dlsease-The situation in
the Old World.
cHoLERA-INFEcTEp SHIPS.

CHOLERA-INFECTED SHIPS
NEW YORK. Sept. 5.-The steamships
Normannia and Rugia both arrived
at this port from Hamburg Saturday
night, and both reported that deaths
from cholerine had taken place on the
voyage. Both ships are now detained
at quarantine, as is also the Stubben-
hulk, which also arrived from Hamburg
1t was 11:15 o'clock at quarantine
when DIR. Jenkins admitted reporters
He said: Gentlemen, according TO my
reports there were nine cases of chol-
crime on the Rugia- There are five
convalescents and there were four
deaths. On the Normannia there were
five deaths and there are now four
convalescents. On the Moravia there
is one additional case of cholerine. It
is an s-year-old boy"
At IL o'clock Saturday night DIR.
Jenkins returned TO quarantine from a
visit to the infected vessels in the
lower bay. He found that there were
two more deaths on the Normannia and
one more on the Rugia.
There were six deaths in quarantine
Sunday. The cholera feet in the low
er bay was visited during the after
noon by Quarantine Commissioner
Allen, who said that three of the six
deaths occurred on the Normannia, one
on the Rugia and two on the Moravia.
QUARANTINE AT DETROIT
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 5.-Dr. Duffield,
in his capacity as health officer of De-
troit and backed by the authority of
the United States. has decided to estab-
lish twenty days quarantine at De-
troit The decision was made after
reading a telegram from Quebec, CIV
ing the report of the international
health commission upon the Canadian
quarantine station at Crosse isle. As
soon as this order is enforced immigra-
ton between Montreal, Quebec and
Detroit must cease.
TIE SITUATION ABROAD.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-Not until the past
week has Europe realized the full
measure of the awful calamity which
has befallen the old world in the
cholera epidemic. More than $50, 600
human beings in Europe have already
persisted of the pestilence That
estimate probably is far too low.
1t is based almost solely upon the
official reports from the infested dis
trlcts, and those reports, there is grave
reason for believing, in many cases
have fallen far short of the truth.
More than nine-tenths of the victims of
the scourge have been Russians, and
about the details of its terrific work in
that country the world knows almost
nothing,
VICTIMS OF THE PEST.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The Normannia
had three new cases of cholera Mon
day, one of which was fatal The vic
tim was Otto Engel, aged 20, one of the
crew. The Rugia had three new cases,
of which one died, Johanna Buss, aged
81. On the Moravia there were no new
developments. Among the Normannia's
passengers on Hoffman island one new
case was transferred to the hospital on
Swiuburne island. There one child
died Monday, aged months. At the
present time there are eight sick per-
sons on Swinburne island, the doctor
says.
Boarders are leaving the hotels along
VIZ Htio4N AANd HhtAi I'll tiAAt III AdI Sc
numbers, owing to the presence of the
pest ships. They fear that the cholera
may spread to Staten Island and the
island will be quarantined There is
apparently no conflict between the
state and federal authorities in the
matter Of OBTAINING vessels. Or. Jen-
kins declares that he will hold ships
from infected ports for not only twenty
days, as directed in the presidents
proclamation. but thirty or forty days
il necessary. The board of health has
issued an official bulletin declaring that
no cases of cholera have occurred in
this city and that the city is now more
exempt from contagious diseases than
at any time in several years. The
death rate last week was 90. IS in 1,OO0
being the lowest death rate in this city
in any week since November, 1891.