New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-10
SAYS HE ESCAPED FROM THE NoR,iANNrA.

THE STORY OF NAN IN MINNEAPOLIS DIS
CREDITED AT THE HAMBURG LINES OFFICE
Minneapolis, Sept. 9.-Georgc S. Weaver, who says
he was passenger across on the quarantned steam
ship Normannia, at the Nicollet House to-day.
lie says that he escaped and swan ashore. Weaver
Is the European agent of the San Frandsco Tea
Company, and he returning from Of his
periodical trips aboard the Normannia Sickness, he
saws, brou among the steerage passengers almost
before the ship had left her dock and the invads in
creased In number all the way Mr.. Weaver
was found by a reported for "The Journal In tho
lobby of the Nicollet House this moning.
How did you get away, Mr.. weaverl' was asked.
Well. | saw how the thing being run and
knew absolutely that there not the slightest
Every In the cabin absolutely healthy as
OF this minute, and made up my mind 10 90 ASHORE
On Monday afternoon ut O'clock, or thereabouts,
got hold Of nfe-prescrver and planted 1t away up
In the bows under some cordage. couple Of
the crew saw me with the thing but did not seem to
pay much attention to me. There was another ship
Just arrived anchored close to u.s. but don't know
what her name was. She q much smaller ship
than the Normannia. l saw that she sat pretty low
in the water and had half dozen lines hanging
over her side. When it got dusk got into my
life prcserver and when there was nobody watching
climbed over the bow and got down into the bow.
chains. / meant to swim to the steamer a little
way OH Dut INC CuIreuI WIS 100 HuCu lor Iuc, ana
l went swimming Of ON top OF 1t at terrible rate.
was afraid to yell because II had been picked up
by any Of the Normannia's people should have got
into trouble.
at was dark when started and the water was
cold ice. Drowning woald have been the
best l should have got out OF II except for q
piece Of luck. / could see a ship Of some sort
right in front OF me, and the first thing knew her
cable hit me. l got hold Of the rope and howled
for help. Inside Of ten minutes l was aboard OF
her. My trunks and everything but my ready money
remain on the Normannia. gave the fellows
who picked me up SIS to land me- and went ashore
in pair OF greasy blue everalls and hremans
Jacket.
The people pinned up in that ship Hike SO
many convicts. without means Of getting any food
except that which was brought on the trip, and
which Is OF course regarded with suspicion BY the
Az for the alleged expert opinion employed In es-
tabshing the presence OF the disease, IL was all In
the eye OF the chief OF the Health Department In
New-lOrk The inspectors and couple OF doctors
would come aboard the steamer every morning ana
inquire how people were SICK Then without
even the most casual effort establish the nature Of
the disease, they would Isolate the unfortunate peopa
who taken Ill with the excitement and nervous.
resulting from the presence OF cholera and hang
yellow Gag over the stern
At the Office Of the Hamburg Line yesterday 1t was
said that no such name George ). Weaver ap-
peared on the first second cabin Storage pas
senger lists nor Was there a Uf that name
among the crew Of tina steamer