St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-04

Hegeman, but another death occurred
in the steerage from cholerine on the
following day. The patient who died
was the child. Adolph SchOltz. The
cholera symptoms in his case were par
ticularly marked
Two more cases broke out on board
the ship. Morris Bonheiser, a Steerage
passenger. tifty-nlne years of age,
showed symptoms of cholerne, and was
promptly isolated. One of the crew
also, Heinrich Frank Heiser,
Was Taken Ill
with the disease. All the cases were
attended to as soon as their existence
was known. and the appearance of the
cholera symptoms resulted in their be-
Ing promDEly isolated. No further
deaths occurred on the voyage. All
who had been taken down with the dis
ease, however, were still kept isolated
when the Normannla arrived at this
port early this morning.
The NOrmannIa came in through the
narroWs soon after O'clock. Her sister
ship, the Rugia, had already been board
ed and sent down to the lower bay
when the representative of the health
office boarded the Normannia. He re-
manned on board only few moments,
and then returned 10 his own
boat, and was rowed back to the quar-
antine station. He had ordered the
Normannia to follow the Rugia down
the bay as soon as he learned of the
deaths and sickness on board. The
passed between the forts within half an
hour after the Rugia had gone down.
She took up her position In the lower
bay, well below Hoffman island and a
little to the eastward of the ships al
ready there.
The Other Pest Ship.
The Rugia. the other pest ship, left
Hamburg on Aug. 81 She had ninety
eight cabin and 436 steerage passengers
on board. She touched at Southampton
on her way over. The first death oc-
Cured week after leaving port.
Carl Koenig, thirty-nlne years of age,
and Bertha KOenig, of the same age,
were taken ill about the same time.
They both died on Aug. %. The symp-
toms of their illness were alike, and
we're such that the ship surgeon lmme-
diately pronounced the disease to be
chOlerine.
Capt. Keithauser, the commander of
the Rugia. and the surgeon, did every
thing to prevent the spread of the
disease, but the ignorance and reckless
ness of the steerage passengers made
their efforts of no avail. Other cases of
illness of similar kind soon appeared,
and seven more passengers were taken
down with the disease.
Flein Pogaski, q years old; Paul Koe-
mig, 8 years old: Johanna Bust, aged
81; Aurion Peters, aged 62, and Kosmio
DiSpalo. an Italian, Sd years of age,
were still in the hospital when the Ru-
81 Il 81
Two More Deaths
beside those mentioned above occurred
during the voyage. The patients in
these cases were Rosie Sterr, 80 years
old. and Edward Sterr. The symptoms
in their case developed very rapidly,
and the doctors were unable to do any
thing to ease their SufferlngS. They
died on Sept. l.
The Rugia arrived off Fire island
early this morning. and came in through
the narrowS TO the quarantine station
just after daybreak. She was the first
vessels boarded by Drs. Jenkins and
Tallmadge. AS soon as they inquired
whether there had been any illness Oil
board and had ascertained the true state
of affairs, they ordered the ship to the
lower bay. She weighed anchor at 2:l0
and took up an anchorage little south
VI luS StedlllSulp MOIdNld.
1t was 1:15 O'Clock when DR.. jenkins
admitted the reporters. He said: "Gen-
tlemen, according to my reports there
| were nine cases of cholerine on the
Rugia. There are five conyaleScentS
and four deaths. On the Normannia
there were five deaths, and there are
now four convaleScentS. On the Nora
via there is now one additional case of
cholerine. 1t is an eight-year-oid boy"
DIR. jenkins has issued the strictest
kinds of orders, and under no circum-
stances will he allow any one to ap-
prOach the vessels Quarantined.
Further Cases Are Anticipated
on the Moravia also. Although the two
convalescents were reported doing well
this morning, the patients on board the
Normannia, Rugia and MOravia would,
| it was said probably be transferred to
Swlnburne island today. Although the
diagnosis in each case was cholerine, DR..
| Jenkins did not doubt that the scourge
| was cholera. He says he continues
hopeful of keeping the disease in the
| lower bay. However, the worst may be
expected, as in 1887 there were over
fifty deaths in the hospital islands,
and very few actual cases when the
| steerage transferred.
At IL O'Clock the DOCTORS tug was
boarding tuo Olly VI hOlIic duu OllDIlt.
| They were trying to get rid of them in
| order to have the harbOr clear for fur
| ther arrivals. Even worse state of
affairs is anticipated on the two addi-
tional vessels expected from Hamburg
within the next week, which left later
than today's arrivals, and when the
| disease had made greater ravages in
Hamburg. Almost all of the dead and
sick on the Rugla and Normannia hail
from Hamburg or nearby ports. A few
| were
Residents of This Country.
| The quarantine officers are In a state
| of nervous excitement. 1t must not be
understood that they are frightened,
but they were hoping for the best, and
the Normannia was expected to get by
safely. When the saloon passengers on
this vessel will get off is question DR..
Jenkins has not yet decided.
The steamboat Black Bird came
down with a crowd to get off two
passengers on the Umbria. but failed.
They used influence with government
officers, but this made no difference.
! DR.. jenkins early this morning had