New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
NO NEW CASES AT QUARANTINE.
EVERY STEAMER CAREFULLY INSPECTED.
A FLEET OF VESSELS LYING OFF THE STATION
woEK OF THE HEALTH OFFICERS

A FLEET OF VESSELS LYING OFF THE STATION
woEK OF THE HEALTH OFFICERS.
There were no sensational developments at
Quarantine yesterday. The Moravia lay at her
anchorage in Lower Quarantine under guard,
there were no new cases aboard of her. and tho
two convalescent patients were doing well. No
new ships came in with cholera cases. every YES
sci arriving Yesterday showing clean bill of
health, with no illness among the passengers. But
the quiet at the Narrows the quiet OF stag
nation, and the fleet of big steamships lying In
idleness at their anchors showed the heavy tribute
which New-York was paying to save its people
from disease. During the day steamships gath
cred thick and fast. At one time in the after
noon there were five big passenger steamships,
the Lain, Veendam, Island, Gallia and City OF
Berlin lying in front Of Quarantine Station under
detention. Besides these five liners, there were
the steamships Santiago and City OF Augusta,
and the tramp steamship Minister Mayback. from
Flushing, Holland This fleet lay clustered
around Quarantine for long WHILE them one by
one as the Health Officers ended their exami-
nations, they raised anchor and came up the bay.
PASSING THE FIRST SHIP OF THE DAY.
The first ship which was allowed to pass to hcr
wharf was the British tramp steamship Amy from
Rio de Janeiro. She had clean bill of health.
Early in the morning transatlantic steamship
came in. 1t was the Island, Of the Thingvalla
Line, and she dropped anchor north Of the Lain.
Then the Royal Prince. British tramp steam
ship from Matanzas, dropped anchor near her. AT
o'clock in the morning another big steamship
came in sight 1t proved TO be the City OF Ber-
lin from Liverpool. She steamed through the
Narrows, went past Quarantine, and anchored
about three-quartcrs of mile up the bay TO the
northward Of all the vessels then lying at anchor
there The Island and the City OF Berlin were
naturally the objects OF much interest till the
Health Officers returned and reported all well on
board and no suspicious cases The City of Ber
lin had aboard 400 cabin passengers and 500 steer
age. She sailed from Liverpool on August "a.
Late in the afternoon Mr. Wright of the Inter
national Navigation Company, called at 9uaran-
tine and had long talk with DR.. Talnadge. lie
declined to say what he wished TO learn. Mr.
Kirk, Of the 1nman Line, went down also. lie
made arrangements with the Quarantine officials
10 release the cabin passengers the quaran-
tined City Of Berlin and they were brought to the
city Last night. The ship will be detained at Quar-.
antine for time.
TIE ISLANDS EXPERIENCE
The Island also showed clean bill Of health,
and as she in perfect sanitary condition she
was released and passed up the bay. She had
fifty cabin and 81 steerage passengers on board
This steamship was the cause Of some excitement
at Quarantine late in the afternoon and DR.. Tall
madge thought trouble was in sight between his
department and Federal city officials up
the bay. The Island had been released from
quarantine early in the afternoon and steamed
up the bay at once She was almost forgotten
when man who was looking up the bay through
q glass. sang out: by jove the Island has
been ordered back Here she comes under tow
She soon hove in sight and anchored near the
Galla. There was no boat at the pier for Dr.
Tallmadge to board her and he was at loss to
account for her return Suddenly the United
States revenue cutter City of Washington came in
sight under full steam. Her captain hailed the
Island and explained that he made mistake in
ordering her back to Quarantine. The steamship
then started back to her pier.
Tho veendam was also released from Quarantine
and went to her pier This left the Lain, Gallia
and City of Berlin at Quarantine. The steerase
messengers on the Gallia were taken 10 Hoffman
Island and washed and fumigated. The pasSen-
sers of the Lain will be taken there to-day, and
the passengers of the City of Berlin will follow
tomorrow.
The steamship City of Rome arrived at Lower
Quarantine late last night and was held short
time after she had come to anchor the report
reached the Quarantine station on Staten Island
that she was all right and had no sickness aboard
Il Ia not believed, however. that she had been
boarded by a health officer. The report was prob
ably unofficial
The MOrava is being cleaDsed thoroughly and
disinfected, and her passengers are being washed
and fumigated on board After the Storage
passengers Of all the other vessels have been
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