The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
GOTHAM GIVEN A SCARE.
. SUSPICIOUS CASE FOUND IN A
TENEMENT.

s,ck Man Has the Cholera-A Priest
Gables to Ireland Advising That
Immigration Be Stopped-No New
Cases on the Moravia.
NEW York, Sept. 1.-The steamer Mora
via which arrived from Hamburg Tuesday
right having had % deaths from cholera
among her passengers during the trip, was
ordered this morning down to the lower
Quarantine, two miles south OF Swinburne
Island. She lay in Graveseud bay last night
and at daybreak hoisted q yesow flag,
warning all vessels to give her a
vide berth No new cases Of
the disease have broken out among
her passengers. DIR. TallmadRe, after
working among the vessels in the upper
quarantine, this morning visited the Nora
via. He was met by Capt. Shiele and the
ships doctor. and the three made tour Of
the ship. The two women who were at
tackled with the disease on the voyage were
found to be on fair road 20 recovery.
Thew are convalescinR in an isolated part
of the ship. The Moravia's passengers will
receive bath this evening. The steamer
will remain below SwtnDurne Island until
the health officers are certain that
all trace Of the plague is removed
from her. DR.. Jenkins, before leaving
quarantine this morning 70 attend meet
ing of the city health board, said he was not
prepared to say to-day that the disease on
the Moravia was true Asiatio cholera until
Dr. Byron's examination of the infected
clothing was completed. He said no one
could say positively what the disease was.
Dr. jenkins announced this morning that
be was going to have four special harbor
police appointed to patrol the bay, with
orders to shoot any one attempting TO board
any Of the quarantinsd vessels This was
called forth by the attempt OF some re-
porters to board the Moravia yesterday.
All the big transatlantio steamers scheduled
to arrive up to-day have been heard from.
Their reports have been received and an
nouncement is made by the health officers
that these vessels are all clean and their
passengers in healthy condition.
The Veendam's steerage passengers were
this morning sent to Hoffman Island, where
the passengers will be bathed and their bag
gage and clothing disinfected, as Capt
NRndeFzee refused to allow the disinfect-
ing process to be accomplished on board the
steamer.
The steamers Gallia and Lahn are detained
until the five days quarantine required by
the health regulations have elapsed. The
Gallia has 275 Russians and Poles aboard.
The saloon passengers Of both steamers will
probably be allowed to land
The steamer CircasBian lex quarantine at
II o'clock this morning.
The Teutonic left for her dock at 1880
o'clock this morning
ANXIETY FOR TWO STEAMERS.
Some anxiety was felt for the welfare Of
the passengers on the Lain and 9alliG, as
many of their passengers were known to
have come through some Of the infected To-
calities. Both vessels came into port last
night. Coming from Bremen, and we'll
freighted as abe was with rotprnipg tourists
who were known to have passed through
many places IN Europe that have become
infected with the plague during the last
fortnight the Lain was regarded with
suspicion by DR.. Jenkins aud his
deputies. DIR. Tallmadge was directed to
examine every passenger, both cabin and
steerAge, and to see that the ship was fumi-
gated throughout. The morning papers
had got aboard the steamer before the doc
tors' boat pulled alongside and tine passen-
Il gers were not surprised, though they we're
much annoyed when Dr. Tallmadge an
nOunced that they were to be detained at
least twenty-four hours. There was CON
tiderable Rrumbling. The first cabin pas
sengers first marched in single file
before the two doctors, DR.. Sanborn
accompanying DR.. Tsllmadge. Each passen-
q ger was closely scrutinized. They were all
found TO be in good health. The examina-
tlon Of the second cabin passengers fol-
lowed with the same good result The ex
animation OF the storage passengers ocou-
pied considerable time and at its conclus
sion the doctors we're glad to inform Capt.
hellmers OF the Lain that there was
no sickness of any kind on board.
Capt. Hellmers informed the doctors that
q his passengers enjoyed exceptionally good
III health during the entire voyage, none of
II them suffering from any trouble except
seasickness. Capt. Hellmers was Snen in-
Structed to fumigate his vessel thoroughly
"a in in ba
permission to leave.
ALL WELL ON THE GALLIA.
The steamer Gallia was next visited. This
sa small passenger steamer of the Cunard
Line plying between Liverpool, Queenstown
and New York. No sickness was disoov-
cred, but the vessel will be detained day
OF more longer. The Gallia had 275 Russian
Jews and l40 Poles aboard. An unusually
close examination was made Of each one of
Them. and where even the faintest suspicion
attached itself to one Of the party the per-
son was taken out of line and re-examined
after every precaution had been taken the
uoctors consulted and came to the conclu-
SION that there was no occasion for alarm
from any of the suspected immigrants
Turlng their stay aboard ship the Russian
Jews will be kept separate from the others.
the Carcassia and Teutonio we're then
VISITED. On both ships the doctors found
mat their orders had been strictly carried
~ and as they believed there could be no
u.anRer in allowing both ships to 90 up to
sner respective wharves, they were released
and came up to the city this forenoon.
rev. Father Callahan of the Mission of
our Lady of the Rosary oabled to Free
,G, mlaN Journal at Dublin to-day as follows:
Ohoera here at last. Would advise all in
tehulng Irish immigrants to remain at home
uutlI the danger is past" Col. Stedder, su-
perlntendent OF immigration, said this
norhlng that he believed cholera would
qIN IlNuou6tedly get into this city
ne believed there is as great danger of its
Delug brought here by cabin as by steerage
passengers. He said the cabin passengers
LIQUID be quarantined as we'll as the steer
ss' IN order to protect the country from
The MoRAvIA's CAPTAIN ASHORE,
considerable excitement was occasioned
report that the captain of the Moravia
ous ashore on Staten Island last night
aa ealth officer Jenkins acknowledged that
~ rSu was the fact and said he Immediately
,ue uereo the captain back TO his ship. Jen-
6aa STATED, however, that the captain had
ba aa no intercourse with the infected part Of
me scene about the health office during
Pm be- morning was one Of intense excitement.