The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11

tott'tcations are erected everywhere.
The work of fumigating the Scandia was
begun long before daylight. Dr. Byron
| ordered il when he left the steamer with
| the sick last night. DIR. Jenkins visited
the Scandia this morning and examined
every person on board. The task was an
arduous one, for her immigrant passen.
| gers alone numbered 9sl. This is
one of the largest crows of immigrants
ever brought here by any of the Hamburg
lines. The Scandia is a small steamer.
and at quarantine this morning there was
considerable uncomplimentary criticism
OF the course of her agents in sending SO
many persons on her, considering the
state Of the city Of Hamburg at the time
Of their departure. The Scandals passen-
gers are. for the most part. Russian
Jews. They all boarded at cheap and
dirty lodging houses near the wharves in
Hamburg for some days before they went
on the steamer. All classes were allowed
to intermingle during the trip. Little
care is ever taken aboard these immigrant
vessels to keep them clean, the ships
crew being inadequate for the work and
the passengers themselves being indiffer-
ent TO their surroundings.
Today all the Wyoming's immigrant
passengers were removed to Hoffman
island, and there given bath. They Will
not be returned to the steamer. They
will be isolated from all other persons now
on Hoffman island. Their clothing and
baggage will be thoroughly fumigated and
disinfected. This morning the fumiga-
tion and disinfection of the Wyoming was
repeated, and it will be continued two or
three times every day during the period of
detention. The Wyoming was to havs
been cleared yesterday morning from
upper quarantine. and her immigrants
were to be landed at Ellis island today at
go r. m. The Wyoming's surgeon has
been taken to Swinburne island, suffering
from diarrhna and vomiting.
The quarantine commissioners this
morning received letter from Henry G.
Hopkins, cashier Of the United States Ma
tional bank, that State Comptroller Frank
Campbell had deposited $1,000 in that
bank subject to the order of the commits
| sion. to he used by them in de-
frayIng expenses in the work of prevent-
ing the spread of cholera. The quarantine
commissioners are limited In their juris-
diction and have no authority to act on
the purchase of Fire island or any other
location for steamship passengers No
such subject has been considered by them
| at any OF their meetings.
There are twenty-five cases of sickness
| on Swinburne island and sixty.three per.
sons who are not sick.
Secretary Foster was out early this
morning on business connected with the
| completion of quarantine at Sandy Hook.
| He left the Fifth Avenue hotel and pro-
| ceeded down town with DIR. Hamilton.
! He said he had expected to be able to
| leave when his family arrived here, but
| found that the public veal required his
| presence here for an indefinite time.
| BAY SHORE, l.. L., Sept. 10.-A large
| mass meeting was held here tonight, dele
| gates being present from ten or twelve
miles distant to take action concerning
| the proposed sale and use of Fire island
for a cholera station. resolution was
adopted instructing Health Officer Baker
| to board all vessels and employ
| the men and means required to prevent
any persons landing at Fire island
| from any and all vessels or transports
exposed to cholera. A telegram was sent
| to Health Officer Jenkins forbidding the
landing of cholera suspects, and stating
that force would be used to prevent it. A
| large number of men volunteered their
| services, were sworn in as deputies and
|
| dignation prevails, and an order was given
to use every lawful means to prevent the
use of Fire island.
SYRACUSE. Sept. lo-Gov. Flower today
authorized Health Officer Jenkins TO agree
to the terms of David s. S. Samis, owner
| Of Fire island. which the health officer
| wishes to purchase for a quarantine sta
ton. Samis demands $4,000 before pas
sengers are landed and $3.50. 900 guaranteed
| to be paid within six months.
| QUEBEC. Sept. 1O-The steamers Wan
derham. from Hamburg, and Labrador.
| from Liverpool, arrived at quarantine
early this morning. The passengers
landed, received baths and their clothing
and effects were fumigated. No symptoms
| of cholera were discovered.
| DETROIT, Sept TO- - The twenty-day
quarantine went into effect yesterday, and
| already sixty Italian and German immi-
| grants are held at Windsor, Ont,
| across the river from here. They ar
| rived late last night over the Grand
Trunk road, bound for Western points
over the Wabash line. The Italians came
| from Genoa on the Fulda, and the Ger
| mans from Bremen on the Darmstadt.
| They held no quarantine certificates and
| inspector Muikeron decided that they
| could not enter the United States. They
will be taken back TO Niagara Falls by the
railroad company.
! Sr. LOUIS. Sept. i0.--The health depart
ment of this city has appointed DIR.
| Moriand as inspector, to be sta
toned at the relay depot, East 81.
| Louis, to watch incoming trains and pre-
vent persons infected with cholera
or other contagious diseases from entering
the city Ali the trains from the West
and all trains entering st. Louis from the
north and south will be subject TO this in-
spection.
KAssAs Cry, Sept. i0.-The executive
committees of the Kansas and Missouri
| state boards of health are in session IN
| this city discussing the cholera situation
| and providing mutual arrangements for
the prevention or control Of the scourge
should it appear in the West.
CHICAGO, Sept. I0.-The cholera scare in
this city suddenly collapsed this morning
on the official announcement that Alber-
| tina Larsen, a Swe,ie immigrant who died
here last night, died of heart disease in.
stead OF cholera. This is the official report
| of the health authorities. There were no
| indications of cholera.
Among the cabin passengers who are
| auarantined on board the steamer Rugia
| In New York tarbor is Simon kreel-
sheimer of the firm Of kreielsheimer
Bros. of this city. He has been travelling
in Europe for about six months, and after
| ending his tour with a visit to his rela-