Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-10
news BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
new Cases OF CHOLERA.
Scandal Arrives With the
Scourge on Board.
GOVERNOR FLOWER ACTS PROMPTLY
Fire Island to be Used for
Cholera Patients.
CLEVELAND STARTS FOR HIS HOME.
Democrats Will Investi-
gate Peck's Report.
NEW CASES OF CHOLERA.

gate Peck's Report,
NEW CASES OF CHOLERA.
The Scandal Arrives at Quarantine
With 9SI Storage Passengers-
Many Deaths on the Voyage.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 10, 1870 a. m.-Dr.
Jenkins has just received the following
telegram from Hoffman: "All is we'll
with the ships except the Scandal. She
has 981 Storage passengers. The Scandal
is full of cholera. She had total of thir-
ty-two deaths on the voyage, including
Twenty-Five in the steerage, two in the
second cabin aud one in the first cabin.
1:45 A. M.-Dr. Bryon has just tele-
graphed to DR.. Jenkins that he has been
on board all the ships. The Scandals
cases of cholera, he says, comprise twenty
nine in the steerage, two in the crew and
one in the cabin. He has started to take
seven cases ashore.
PRECA MEASURES.
Chamber of Commerce-Deman nd
for Quick Relief for Passengers on
Infected Shfps-Fire Island to be
Used for Quarantine Purposes-One
Death and One New Case on the
NormanDsa-An Well on the Wie-
land-The Steamer Spree Released.
NEW YORK, Sept. "a special meeting
of the chamber of commerce was held
this afternoon for the purpose of tender
ing to the state and city authorities the
cooperation of the chamber in preserving
the city from the ravages of cholera and
especially to emphasize the Importance of
the prompt removal of all passengers
from the stricken ships. The call for the
meeting was signed, among others, by
Seth Low, John b. Inman, Henry Clewes,
Charles s. Fairchild, J. Pierpont Morgan,
D. o. Mills and August Belmont. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Foster was in at
tendance, and Alexander E. Orr presided.
Seth Low offered series of resolutions,
which were adopted. These commended
the successful efforts of the authorities in
keeping cholera out of the city; deploring
the necessary precaution of keeping pas
sepgers and crews confined on board
the stricken vessels for almost a
week while the cholera continued its
deadly work in their midst; places on rec
ord the chambers hearty appreciation of
the energetic action of the federal govern
ment, the state authorities at Quarantine
and the health department of this city.
The resolutions also declare that in the
judgment of the chamber humanity de-
mauds the immediate removal from strick-
en- vessels of all persons whose duty does
not compel them to remain on board and
that the spit of Sandy Hook is in every re-
spect the most suitable place for quaran-
tine camp in this emergency; that the
chamber has learned with satisfaction that
the use of Sandy Hook has been granted
cepted by the Quarantine authorities, and
provide for the appointment of a commit
tee to cooperate with the authorities, both
state aud national, in every possible way
Samuel D. Babcock spoke against the re-
moval of the passengers to another steam
boat, and favored their being sent to some
place like Fire Island or Sandy Hook.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles s.
Fairchild said we had right to keep
these passengers quarantined for any time,
but we had no right to imperil their lives.
j. Edwin Simmons was opposed to trans
ferriDg the passengers to Sandy Hook, be-
cause it was a cold barren waste, but
favored sending them to Fire Island.
Secretary Foster said the government
stood ready to do anything possible to pre-
vent the invasion or infection, and also to
relieve the people detained on the infected
ships. 1t has rendered what aid it could
give to effect both purposes. He was in
favor of removing the passengers to Sandy
Hook, as it had been recommended by en-
inent medical authorities. A camp and
hospital could be established there. The
New Jersey Central railroad had offered to
build it's road to that place and telegraph
lines there would be rebuilt.
Austin CoTbin had promised to have
temporary houses erected there in two
days. The government did not intend to
stop at any question of expense, and he
would employ all the resources at his COM
! mand to carry out all the steps that might
be necessary to secure safety and comfort.
President Low said he wanted it to go
out to the world that the chamber did not
| wish to provide for the cabin passengers
| alone. They were equally SOLICITORS for
the steerage passengers and crews.
Vice President Orr assured Secretary
Foster in the name of the chamber that
| they we're all prepared to uphold the finan-
1 SAoh al IL VI eIo 6oNO4ALAoAu.
The following was the com mittee ap-
pointed in accordance with the resolution:
| Seth Low, Samuel D. Babcock, j. Pierpont
| Morgan and Austin Corbin.
A telegram received from Health Officer
Jenkins was referred to the committee. 1t
| appealed to the city through the chamber
| for some place to which he can remove the
passengers detained on vessels at Lower
| Quarantine and stated that every hour i'm
| perilled them.
FIRE ISLAND TO BE USED.
ALBANY, Sept. Ex-Governor Flower to-
day telegraphed DR.. Jenkins: 'You may
purchase or rent necessary land or build
ings on Fire Island for quarantine pur-
poses. Do not hesitate to do all that is
needed to meet the emergency and make
| the passengers as comfortable as possible. u
| ONE DEATH AND ONE NEW CASE.
| QUARANTINE, N. Y, Sept. 9.-The boat
Manhattan returned from Lower Quaran-
tine at o'clock. Mr.. Seguine, DR.. Jen
kins' secretary, reported that he had only
been to the vessels and not to the islands
There was one death and one new case
among the Normannia's crew. They were
Edward Weiss, aged twenty-one, who was
taken ill to-day and sent to Swinburne Isl
and, and Carl Blessing, aged thirty eight
years, who died at 8 am. Mr.. Seguine re-
ports that though he did not visit the isl
ands he saw the yellow flag hoisted OF
Hoffman.
| ALL WELL ON THE wIELAND.
There are 161 cabin passengers on board
the Wieland and no steerage. All ar,
well and there has been no sickness on tn,
voyage.
STEAMER SPREE RELEASED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Steamer Spre
from Bremen has been released from
Quarantine. At the time the Wyoming