Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06
No Date Set for Releasing the
Cabin Passengers.
AT THE LAKE PORTS
POLICE ON GUARD.
They Chase = Newspaper Tug Away From the
Normannia.

her passengers. When the Golden Rod
attempted TO overhaul the Vosburg the latter
lost no time in heading for New York DIR.
jenkins Immediately telegraphed TO the col
1ector OF the port. Hendricks, requesting him to
have the tugs license revoked for violation of
quarantine regulations If this action could
not be taken the doctor asked that a warrant be
sworn out for the captains arrest.
1t was denied at quarantine this morning that
Brooklyn has anything TO fear from the steam
ship Elbro of the Wilson line. which reached
her wharf yesterday with q partial cargo of
rags from Hull, England, via Boston. VIM.
Seguine, one of DIR. Jenkins deputies, boarded
her and found after an investigation that the
cargo was all right and had passed the Boston
quarantine. There is absolutely no danger
from her, said Mr.. Seguine this morning.
The name of the nurse who is sick on Swim
burne Island is Adelaide Merries of 60 Avenue
A. New York city. 1t is now stated that she is
suffering from prostfation and not from cholera.
The steamship Corean. from Glasgow, now in
quarantine, has los cabin and lis steerage
passengers. The Persian Monarch, from Lon
don, also IN quarantine, has fifty-six cabin
and twenty-three steerage Passengers. All well
on both vessels. The Persian Monarch may be
allowed to 60 up today. The Corean's release
is indefinite.
NEW CASES.
DR.. Byron's report to DIR. Jenkins. divested
Of the errors of transmission from mouth to
mouth, is that exactly two cases and one death
have occurred on Hoffman's Island since last
nights report. DR.. Jenkins makes his regular
daily inspection tour and returns.
A representative Of the French line has made
some interesting remarks concerning the losses
to the various lines. He calculates the French
line loss to be Sl25, 900 per month and says it Is
reasonable to suppose that the Hamburg
American company is losing more.
DR.. Jenkins will decline the services of ex-
m Han ha.
present force adequate.
The time when the three best ships of the
Hamburg American line in the lower quaran-
tine-the Normannia, the Moravia and the
Rugia-will be allowed to proceed to the city
has not been fixed and cannot be yet.
1t will be a week at least before they are re-
leased, and most probably much longer time.
The two sailors, Theodore Limick and VIII
liam Quenf, who were stricken yesterday in the
forecastle of the Normannis. are now in the
hospital on Swinburne Island. The body of
their comrade, Otto Engel who succumbed to
the disease was taken ashore last night at Swim
burne Island. Last night the forecastle was
thoroughly fumigated every inch of the COM
partments and every article in it. closing with
the bedding and old junk that sailors collect.
Again this morning the process was repeated,
and later in the day it will again be gone
through with.
The sailors in the forecastle of the Normannia
are grumbling. The proposition TO transfer
all the Normannia 8 sailors to Hoffman Island.
where they could be bathed and cleansed and
gwen more attention than on their own vessel,
was met with streruousprotests.
WANT THE SAILORS REMOVED.
The sailors isolated from the passengers
by the full length of the ship. Some of the
latter believe that the presence of the sailors is
dangerous to their safety and have been asking
for their removal from the ship.
DR. Sanborn visited the Norrnannia this
morning Today her decks were crowded with
passengers who remained below only long
enough to get a few hours sleep. AZ tour
through the vessel was made in company with
Capt. Hebich.
On the return of the health officer to the deck
a number Of sailors were mustered forward
and ordered to prepare for transfer to Hoffman
Island
The Normannia's crew, including officers
stewards, sailors and stokers. number $50 with
todays transfer. Seventy of these are row on
Hoffman Island and will be kept there until
they are thoroughly cleansed. OF the remain
ing, who are still aboard the steamer, only the
stokers. fremep, oilers, sailors and steerage
stewards will be taken charge Of
by the quarantine officers The saloon
stewards will be allowed to remain aboard the
vessel. The steamer will not be left unguarded
by her crew, DR.. Jenkins having issued an order
permitting the crew to return 70 the vessel as
soon as they have been attended to by the Hotf-
mann Island attendants.
As soon as the doctor had finished his tour of
the vessel he went about among the passengers
assuring them of their safety
A big bundle of mail was brought out in the
doctors boat and was distributed among the
passengers. The doctor was again besieced
with applications for permission to go ashore
One family was anxious to leave the steamer and
continue their journey.
SAD CASE.
Theyare Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Tyson Of Balti-
more. While abroad Mrs. Tyson received
cablegram of her fathers serious illness
and urging her to return at once. Her father
is H. V. D. johnson. letter received BY her
yesterday stated that her father was still alive,
but sinking fast and calling continually for her.
She will not be permitted to land until all the
passengers of the Normannia are discharged
Passenger Agent Boas of the. Hamburg
American Packet Company received a cable
this morning relative to a statement Of Con-
gressman Jno. p. Sanford of Michigan and
others that the company's agents misrepre-
sented matters in connec aon with steerage
passengers On the Normannis. It reads:
Hamburg. Sept. 6.-Claim Normannia pas
sengers unjustifed. No assurances about
steerage are given, but on day of sailing of
Normannia newspapers reported our stopping
steerage traffic.
Another cable came to deny the claim that
the Columbia Of the same line had been pro-
visioned at Southampton with stores shipped
from Hamburg, as follows: ''Columbia has
neither luggage nor provisions from Hamburg
on board. nor will Bismarck or future steamers
have. American consul telegraphs this authori-
ties at Washington"
"How, foolish it would be, said Agent Boas.
s'for Us to send provisions from Hamburg when
they can be purchased 30 much cheaper in
England"
1t was denied this morning that passeneers
ON the qnarantined vessels were lacking in
provisions. The post Office boat officers state
they are willing to forward packages Of cigars,
&C., to those ON the detained vessels who wish
them.
The state board Of health met in executive
session at the Murray Hil Hotel this morning.
There were present Of the board members DR..
Thomas =. Dawes Of Syracuse, Dr.. j. W. Whit
beck OF Hochester, Dr.. J. ID. Bryant of this city
snd Dr. Louis Ralch Of Albany. The board in
tends to co-operate with the federal authorities
IN the defenss Of the Canadian line and also con-
suit .. what sdvics they should send out 70 the
local hsalth boards In case cholera should OBJ
tain . foothpld in the s1nte.
1hsrs was No mesting Of ths board of hsalth