The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-06
MORE DIE OFF GOTHAM.
A STOKER, AN IMMIGRANT AND A
BABY THE VICTIMS.

Jenkins Hopes to Keep IL Out.
NEw YoRK. Sept 5.-Dr. jenkins has
sent a request Co Mayor Grant for six patrol
officers who WIN be stationed at quarantine
and arrest any person or persons endeayor-
ing to communicate with vessels in the lower
bay. All the passengers in the steerage on
the Normannia have been transferred to
Hoffman Island, where they will remain
under observation. Six cases OF cholera
were transferred TO the hospital on Swim
burns Island. This leaves the NormRnnia
with no kiok on board and with no steerage
passengers. The Moravia has no sick, but
her cabin and steerags passengers are
on board. No fresh cases are likely TO
break out on the Normannia now that her
immigrants have been removed and their
quarters have been thoroughly fufnigated.
The steerage passengers on Hoffman Island
are of course liable to develop the disease,
but they will at once be transferred to the
hospital at Swinburne Island IL taken sick.
FOSTER GOES TO QUARANTINE.
The tug State Of New York went TO
Clifton this morning to embark the secre-
tary and the states board of health and take
them down TO the islands to make inquiries
Into the state of affairs. Secretary Foster
was accompanied by Surgeon Hamilton,
late of the marine hospital service who
took charge of the quarantine arrange
ments against Florida during the yellow
fever epidemic In Jacksonville, Fla, in 1885,
NEW YORK NOT IN a PANIC.
The state Of affairs in New York, 80 far
as the threatened visitation of cholera Is
concerned, is as follows: There ia no real
scare feeling in this city in spite OF the ad-
ditional deaths from cholera on board of
the steamships detained at quarantine.
The health boards representatives, health
authorities and quarantine officials arc
working night and day In efforts against
any spread OF the much dreaded scOurse to
this city, but the public at
large. while admitting that the
situation is serious, is going about fits bust
ness as usual. IL is true tnat disinfectants
are having large sale aud that the people
are cleaning their houses and looking to
their drainage with more than usual care.
This is not done with any feeling of alarm,
but simply as a matter OF proper precaution.
The weather for days past has been de-
lghtfullY bracing and this hos great share
in calming the public mind and in leading
everybody that the cholera cloud will not
hover over New YorG bay for any great
length Of time.
QUARANTINE OFFICIALS ovEREGCITED.
The quarantine officials were greatly re-
Al6F6u 10 uuO EllhL LUbE6 Wefb no DeAL SUtpS
among the steamers arriving at this port
yesterday. These officers are overexcited
and overworked as 1t is, and any further
strain upon them would have hindered their
usefulness to a considerable degree. There
is no doubt that the passengers detained on
board OF the so-called pest shiI's are conSid-
erably alarmed and that they are In q
clear, cool weather, bright Sunshine
| and attention paid TO them by the
ships officers and the health authorities OF
the port go far TO make their lot less hard
to bear Every drop Of water used on board
these detained steamers is boiled before
being used, only hot food is partaksn Of and
disjnfectapts are freely spriukled about the
steamers Thus the danger of the spread OF
the disease on board of any of the qlaran-
tined vessels is very small
The following bulletin was posted at the
health department at 10 O'Clock, a. m:
No cases Of cholera have occurred in this city
and the city is more exc opt from contagious
diseases than at any time in several years. BY
order OF the board of health.
CHARLES G. WILSON, President.
Bulletins will be posted by the health de-
partnent here every morning and after-
noon announcing whether cholera has made
It's appearance ia the city or not.
sToKER sUCCuMBs.
NEW York, Sept. 5, 7P.M M.-Fresh cases
and more deaths was the report from lower
quarantine on the return Of Health Officer
Jenkins this afternoon. Not only had
deaths occurred among the sick on Swim
burne Island. but new cases, aud new deaths
had taken place on board the fumigated and
supposed to be disinfected mail steamer
Normannia. All the immigrants had been
removed yesterday and the crew and cabin
passengers were looked on as absolutely
SAFE 1t was thought that there wac little
chance Of any outbreak and q forced quar-
entine was all that was looked
forward to. New cases, however, have
broken out and one death occurred before
the fresh victim could be removed 20 the
hospital on Swinburne Island. The dead
man was Otto Ergell, one Of the stokers,
whose quarters we're in close proximity 70
those Of the immigrants. He was i'll only
a few hours. William Querf and Theodore
Zinnizer, also stokers are down with the
disease. They were removed at once to the
hospital at Swinburne Island. In conse-
quence of the fresh outbreak of cholera,
all the stokers of the Normannia,
seventy ia number, were at
onco transferred to Hoffman Island
for observation, where they joined the
steerage passengers who had made the voy-
age with them. Their quarters were cleaned
aud disinfected, and now there are only pas
seagers, officers, deck hands and stewards
on board the ill-fated steamer. Whether a
fresh outbreak Will occur - momentous
question OF course the stokers, like the
steerage passengers. have but little inter-
course with the cabin passengers, who re-
main on board, but the deck. crew have
naturally mingled with the stokers and at
any moment they may be attacked.
A DEATH ON THE RUGIA.
On the Rugia, Johanna Buss, a female
passenger. died to-day. Yesterday she was
well, and had not even been reported among
the sick up to the time the news OF her
death arrived. Joseph 2. Jekoska, 30 years
old, Hendriok Steer, little lad of 8,
are two new cases, that make mp the dis
astrous list Of the steamer RuRia.
The Moravia was much luckier, no new
cases and no deaths being recorded. In
consequence OF this, the passengers on board
were much cheered and hoped that on their
vessel, at all events, the cholera had been
stamped out
One death occurred on Swiuburne Island,
that OF the little Horn baby that was taken
i'll yesterday. The death Of the baby com
pleted the whole of the children in the
family unless 5-year-od Selena Horn, about
whom there is some doubt, is alive.
An old man, whose name Is unknown,
was taken down at Hoffman Island aud re-
moved to Swinburne Island. DIR. jenkins
on bis return from the new Quarantine