The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-01
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

1HS Hist anu secunu-Ciass passengers OF
the Circassia were taken off last night and
brought to the city. The steerage pas
sengers were taken to Hoffman island to-
day and given bath, after which they
were again placed on the Circassis and
will be detained at the lower bay for sew
eral days. DR.. Jenkins informed
the people of the Red Star line
last night that the cabin passengers
could be taken OF the Friesland. When
the steamboat went down to take them off
the custom-house inspector refused to let
any of the passengers take away their
hand bags, and only seventv-fivs of the
passengers would leave without them.
The Friesland was released from quaran-
tine this morning and came up to the dock
at Hoboken, where all her passengers will
be landed. The Italia was also released
after an inspection as her passengers did
not come from cholera infected port.
The White Star line steamer Teutonic got
into quarantine at Ill o'clock today and
will undergo close inspection before be-
ing allowed to so to her dock.
At the office of the Cunard line cable
dispatches were received stating that all
communication with Hamburg had been
stopped by the Liverpool authorities.
There is some apprehension that the
Cholera will have harmful effect upon
the prospects of the Worlds fair, so far as
foreign exhibits are concerned. Many ex-
hihits are TO come from districts which are
now infested with the scourge, and it
might be dangerous to accept goods sent
here under such circumstances. 1t is sug-
gested that it might he we'll to postpone
the exposition for another year.
A new source of danger from cholera
lies in the fact that passengers of steamers
arriving here eat food and drink water
taken aboard at foreign ports, both Of
which are likely to be infected with the
germs of the disease Under such circum-
stances quarantine here of two or three
days would not be sufficient safeguard
against cholera. The matter is now beng
discussed by the board of health, and
some action will probably be determined
upon.
Cholerine is thus described: There are
certain premonitory symptoms. These
consist of a general feeling of uneasiness,
weakness, nausea and diarrhea. The
elections at first, though frequent, are
natural. Cholerine is naturally caused by
eating overripe fruit, and while it may de-
velop into Asiatic chotera il is not al
ways necessarily precursor of that dread
disease. The quantity of unsound food
or rotten cheese which must be taken into
the system To produce cholerine must be
large. 1t differs from cholera proper in
this. rs single germ of Asiatic plague
introduced into the intestines takes rapid
course and the whole mucous membrane,
IN the course of couple of days, Is eaten
away.
President Wilson, of the health board,
today remarked that he was not surprised
that cholera had arrived. and the city off,
cials were prepared to fight it. The board
today issued q circular to all vessels,
ferries, steamboat offices, factories, ETC.,
where large numbers of people are likely
to meet, ordering that adjoining waiting
rooms or in factories there should be set
aside an air tight room. These will hc
temporary places of isolation should cases
of cholera suddenly develop. Closets, ETC.,
are to be inspected daily. The board
has also fitted up dustproof
room where archaeological examinations
will be made. 1t is supposed cholera dis
charge will be cultivated until the presence
or absence of germs Is made positive. All
discharges sent by inspectors will be ex-
amined in this room.
The city editor of the New York World
and four of his staff of reporters, on the
towboat J. w. Hustled, attempted to visit
the steamer Moravia in the lower bay.
They were placed under arrest by DIR.
Talmadge and brought before Health
Officer Jenkins. As they did not succeed
in boarding the steamer the health officer
discharged them. The health officer will
in future arrest and punish any and all
unauthorized persons found going along
side vessels in quarantine.
DR.. Jenkins will make thorough inves-
tigation tomorrow to determine the cause
of the deaths on board the Morayia. DIR.
Jenkins denies emphatically report that
he pronounced the sickness on board the
Moravia as being Asiatic cholera. A full
report will be given out tomorrow after
noon.
There is now no doubt that the twenty
two persons who died on the steamship
Moravia, which arrived here Tuesday
night from Hamburg, died from the dread
disease Asiatic cholera. The health officer
of the port of New York, DIR. Jenkins,
practically made this admission tonight
| when he returned TO quarantine after hav-
ing spent the afternoon on board the
piaugue- stricken vessel. This Is DIR.
| Jenkins version of the Moravia's condi-
| tion:
| visited the vessel and made general inspec-
| ton OF the people. found them all apparently
well, except two convalescent patients. DR.
| Israel informed me that there had been no ono
| on board III on the vessel for days. most of the
| cases became i'll short time after they sailed,
| and some died in less than twenty four hours.
| The last death occurred on the 18th. Ten cases
occurred within twenty-four hours alter
| sailing OF the twenty-four people stricken
| twenty-five died. No temperature was
| taken, but the surgeon judged that ths
Temperature of the patients was very
| low from the touch. The patients, the ships
| surgeon said, were debiliiated after long rail-
| road rides before en- baykatiun ~ Hamburg. DIR.
! Bryan took some bedding from one OF the rooms
| In which two patients were. This was some
| what soiied, and offered very good subject for
examination. He viii probably know whether
| il contains chotsrs by tomorrow. | ordered the
| captain to thoroughly disinfeet everything and
| everybody on boari. The Moravia will be sent
| to lower quarantine tons9k3ov, when the pas
sengers Will oe taken to Hd9snan island for dis
/ infection. They are certain TO bs held five days
| ut least We are uncertain whether the disease
| 10 Asistic cholera or not.
DIR. Jenkins stated that the discharge OF
| the patients was Characteristic Of Asiatic
| cholera. and he knew no other disease
which had the same characteristics. The
| statement is pretty conclusive evidence
that DIR. Jenkins believes the disease TO be
| genuine cholera, but he did not wish 70
| say SO In as many words.
THE PRESIDENT CALLED BACK,
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