The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-06
Interesting Talk with DR.. Byron, the Bacterio-
logical Expert. Who Has Gone Into
Exile to Study the Plague.
How Asiatic Cholera Affects People, and
How the Disease Is Treated.
Chaunoey n. Depew Likely to Bc Detained at
the Pestilential Islands-Blaine's Views
on Keeping Out the Scourge.
THE PEsTFUL STEAMERS.

THE PEsTFUL STEAMERS
Several More Cases and Deaths Among Pas
isengers of the Quarantined Vessels
New YORK, Sept 5-The cholera infected
steamer Normannis has three new cases.
one of which died. He was Otto EnReL
aged twenty years, one Of the crew. The
two other csses are Wilhelm Gueuf, aged
nineteen, and Theodore Zimmzek. twenty
three years old. both of the crew. The
Rugia has three new cases, Of which one
died. The other cases are Hendrick
Sterr. aged five years; Josepha
Piekoska, aged thirty years, and
johanna Buss. aged fifty-four years.
These three people were of the fami-
lies of other patients which preceded them
and have been issolated sInoe arrival On
the Moravis there were no new develop
ments. Among the Normsnnia's passengers
on Hoffman island one new case was trans
ferred to the hospital on Svinburne island.
months At present the vessels at the up
per quarantine are: La Bourgogne, from
Havre; Fulda. from Genoa; Darmstadt,
from Bremen. and the Brilliant oil tank.
from Hamburg.
The Brilliant has only her crew. and, as
they have no sickness, she will probably
only undergo q sufficiently long quarsn-
tine to assure her being completely FREQ
from the infection. The next vessels ex-
pected about which there is any anxiety
are the Elbe and the Scandia. The former
lett Bremen on Aug. "a and is due to night
or tomorrow. The latter, due tonight,
was originally stated to be going to Balti-
more. but she will come here instead. She
Is likely to be full of immigrants and may
have cholera on board. she is the first in
coming steamer on whom all eyes are kept.
The Morgan line steamer Elsal arrived
this morning from New Orleans. The
Atlas liner Aline got In from Hsytian
ports and the Clyde line steamship Iro-
quois from Jacksonville. The freight
steamship Mirands arrived this morning
from Halifax. She left the other side be-
fore there was any outbreak of cholera in
that vicinity. She was fumigated at
dock. All of the cOastwise steamships
were allowed to come mp to their docks
after having been visited by the health
officers and all on board found we'll.
DIR. Tallmadge made another visit to the
steamers La Boursogne. Fulda. Darmstads
and Stubbenbuk this morning. He re-
ported that no sickness had broken out
since his last visit. He ordered the Darn
stadt to be fumlgated again, although she
had been disinfe before. 1t has been tho
custom to fumigate but once, but the health
officers have decided to fumigate more
often In some cases.
DEPEw MAY BE QUANANTINED.
DR.. jenkins has announced that the City
of New York, from Liverpool, which Is due
Wednesday, will be detained until the
baggage of all passengers is fumig gated. If
there are cases of sickness aboard, or il
there were any deaths ut sea. the cabin
passengers will be held for from two
to i've days. or perhaps longer.
and daughter of Secretary OF
State Foster are among the passen gers.
but DR.. jenkins says no exceptions will DO
made to the rule. and they and sheir bag
ment as others. No one will be allowed TO
board the vessels except quarantine of
ficials, and no passengers or baggage Will
be allowed to- leave the vessel until Dr..
Jenkins has given PERMISSION.
Captain Bartenhaueer, superintendent or
the Hamburg company's docks at Hoboken.
went down in q tug this u1ornina to take
supplies to the detained ships On bis re-
turn he brought With ,ha him number Of
the Normannia. These had been given
to him by health officer Jenkins.
They had been written In Dr. Jenklns's
Office from copies taken by himself from
the ships. DE-. Jenkins had taken precau-
tlons. and felt justified in sending them to
Hoboken to be transmitted. When the
messenger from the steamship company
entered the Western Union Com
paDy's office wit with the the ,s tslearans
refused to receive the messages. and two
teiegra pliers in the Office became excited
when the matter got TO their ears. The
steamship messenger insisted that the tele-
grams be received, and he was forcIblY
elected from the office. The messages are
at the Hoboke docks, with little prospects
of their reaching their destination to-day.
The Worlds tug made another trip 10 the
plague ship Normannia, and received
another batch of messages, prior 60 the en-
foTcement of Dr.tJenkins's order that the
passengers should hold No communication
with the outside world. Among the mes
ssges was one from Charles +. Grainer. OF
Louisville, KY. who Is q passenger pn the
Normannia. Dir. Grainer Is Louisville
alderman. The note Is as follows:
We left southampton Saturday. Aug. 81, hav-
ing fine list of first and second cabin passen-
gers. with everybody in good spirits except those
passengers who had the word In writing from
the Hamburg officers OF the vessel. saying
there were no steerage passengers aboard
the Normannia. The vessel, Notwithstanding,
having left Hamburg with not less than 400
steerage passengers. Twas told at the Office or
the Hamburg American line In London that
there would tie steerage passengers aboard.
wanted TO know this as / was ready 20 20
aboard the Umbria. which called the same day.
carrying none but first and second class passen-
gers. l was misled by these statements, which
were utterly false. and bought my tickets
over this line 1 have the satisfaction
of knowing. however, that this company Will
never get me 10 cross by its line again. There
has been no cholera aboard this vessel
40 the ships surgeon says We have
had pleasant voyage from the
first day out. Everybody in the first cabin
Is IN good health and anxious to land
again in Gods country" We may have TO stay
here four or FIVE days. While we are getting
along very WELL are very anxious TO be re-
leased from quarantine. G. 4. GRAINER
WHAT JENKINS WILL DO.
There 10, apparently. no conflict between
<ha Stafe AMI federal authorlfies IN fha