The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-25
IF CHOLERA COMES.
Hoboken Is Well Prepared
to Fight 1t Off. But Not
Jersey City.
L0NGSHOREMEN FRIGHTENED
1t Is Hard to Get Them to Handle
Cargoes From Hamburg
and Antwerp.

The announcement that genuine Asia
Werp and other European ports from
which steamers arrive almost daily in
this city and Hoboken created no little
uneasiness last night, and it would not
take much to cause many of the wealthy
residents along Hudson street which bor-
ders on the river front to leave their
homes. No doubt they would do so at
the first appearance of the terrible di-
sease.
The news Of the awful spread of the
disease at Hamburg caused the most ex-
citement. On River street along the
water front and on all the piers where
'longshoresmen congregate, feeling of
distrust prevails. The dock officials,
while laughing at the suggestion that the
dread disease might be brought over on
one the steamers, admitted that it was
possibility and it was evident that they
did not relish the position. They all re-
LED on the vigilence of the authorities at
quarantine to carefully examine all in
coming steamers from the infected ports.
LOCAL PRECAUTIONS.
The local Board of Health of Hoboken
became cognizant of the state of affairs
last night and while their powers are
limited they have determined to do every
thing they can to prevent the disease
from reaching the city. The members of
the Board. DIR. Simon, Clerk Laverty and
inspector Granelli, had consultation this
morning
''There will be little danger Of the disease
reaching the CITY," said one of the MEM
a lpftff I'M, CTfrxv hIfzvuc
reporter. "The health authorities at
Quarantine are known to be thoroughly
efficient and capable and 1t will be next to
an 1mpossibility for an infected person to
escape their scrutiny. The Board has
Issued orders to prevent the landing of all
rags from infected ports as the
germs of the disease lurk in them
more than anything else. Inspector
Granelli has also been Instructed TO dis.
inject all merchandise arriving from the
infected sports. The sanitary condition
OF this city at present is first class. There
are no nuisances, the streets are clean
aud water supply is first class. Then
again the cool weather is almost upon
US and cholera does not flourish except in
hot weather. l think that no alarm need
be felt"
GENERAL ALARM,
Notwithstanding the assuring tone of
the members of the Health Board, every
'pody along river street is talking about
the cholera. This street is made up prin-
cipally of saloons and transient boarding
houses. This morning longshoremen
gathered in the street and with serious
faces talked about the cholera. From
what the men said there may be difficulty
in getting the loDgshoremen to handle
baggage or merchandise arriving on the
steamers.
"One thing you may be certain Of"
said one of the 'longshoremen, sand that
Is that not one of the 'longshoremen will
hanSse bale of rags on the Hamburg
Jersey City. of COURSE is not as much a
centre for ocean steamships as Hoboken,
and there may be said to be less danger.
Still Antwerp Is one of the European
cities In which the dread disease has an
peared and Ghe Red Star line, whose pier
adJoins the Pennsylvania Railroad depor.
has couple OF steamers a week plying to
this port.
AT the Office of the County Board of
Health this morning was informed that
no action had been taken by that Board
rs yet-of course not-as it had not been
deemed necessary. If the cholera should
ever get a start in this city there is no
doubt but the devastation would be
frightful, owing to the many nuisances
and the foul drinking water. This CITY is
r prepared to ward off an attack as well
a. IHoboken. where the streets are clean
and the drinking water pure.