Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-16
90 CHOLERA Is HERE.
Rroueht Into New York HarbOr
by the Steamship Moravia.
The Progress of the Plague in
Europe and Asia.

The cholera scourge which has been alarm
ing Europe has reached the Port of New
York at last. It's advent was by no means
unexpected, and the wonder was that it had
been delayed SO long. It reached there on
board the Hamburg American steamship
Moravia, which vessel came into port with
her passen ger list of $50 persons depleted by
twenty-five deaths during the voyage from
Hamburg, Germany.
The Moravia left Hamburg with $50 pas
SEN ers on hoard They were all Storage
passengers. and many of them had been in
HAMBURG for several days prior to the sail
ing of the steamship. Most OF them were
from Poland, but there was strong repre-
sentation of Russian Hebrews, Austrians
and Prussians.
The Moravia had been scarcely thirty-six
hours out of port when a little gill was
stricken with diarrhoea AMI nausea. She
was removed to the ships hospital. few
minutes later ANOTHER case was reported.
Some of the more intelligent OF the pas
sengers had been informed before they left
Hamburg that cholera had reached the
city, and inasmuch as they knew that an
epidemic OF some kind had broken out on
board, they became very much alarmed.
The first patient died on the second day out
and was, Immediately dropped over the side
with scant ceremony. A few hours later
the second death occurred, and then for
sengers became almost panic-stricHen.
The ships surgeon, DR.. Israel, and the
ships officers StrOve to stem the spread Of
the plague, but day'followed day and it be-
come almost a necessary incident in the
daily routine OF the boat to push out the
plank and send a canvas-cOvered and
shotted figure gliding into the ocean with
lust a few prayers by the Captain as
matter of form. Finally the steamers Of
ficers succeeded, by almost superhuman et'
El.,- %SN&I h. hos, TO-
and that part of the vessel which had been
isolated especially for the sick.
Of the twenty-five passengers who died at
sea. twenty were children and two were
adults.
The plague-ship came up through the
Narrows and dropped anchor off the Quar-
antine Station under the heights of Fort
Wadsworth Her formal report Of arrival
ana of her voyage was sent OH and
at once telegraphed to New York City.
Nothing in the report gave any indication
of the true state of affairs board. SO
she swung all night at her anchor, and in
the early morning DR.. Talmadge, one OF the
Health Officers deputies, went on board her.
Two minutes conversation with the ships
doctor caused tle deputy to send the Quar-
antine tug back to the shore fOrDr. Jenkins.
DIR. jenkins at once ordered the Moravia
to get up her anchor and go down to the
Lower Bay. She went out through the
Narrows flying yellow flag which showed
that she quarant1ned and warnei all
craft to keep away from her. In the Lower
Bay she anchored off Hoff nan Island.
During the day the vessels passengers
were most rigidly inspected, but no traces
of cholera were found among them.
Two women, who looked as though
they had passed through recent illness
were sent to the hospital as suspicious cases.
The ship was thoroughly disinfected and
fumigated. Then the passengers and crew
were returned on board the purified ship
and detained there to await developments.