Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-10
WHEELING. VA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1892
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addition the yellow flag has also again
been hoisted on board the steamship
Normannia, where so many saloon pas
sengers are detained in spite OF the fact
that the Scourge seems to be attacking
only the steamships crew aud storage
passengers.
The White Star line steamer Britain
mic from Liverpool passed Sandy
Hook this morning and as she did so the
signal report me all we'll" was flutter-
ing from her signals. The cholera
record up to this morning, without
counting the cases which may be an
nOunced to-day as follows:
New cases yesterday 10, number OF
deaths yesterday 4; total deaths in this
port 10; total deaths on passage TO this
port 81; sick and under treatment 10.
These totals can Ia turn be distribted in
IN the following manner: Rugia,
deaths at sea, 5 in port, 9 total deaths, IA
sick; total cases, %. Total deaths at
sea, 81; deaths in port, IS; total deaths,
46; total sick, 40; total cases, 100. DR..
Jenkins said last night that there have
been no new cases Of cholera on the Mo-
ravia for several days, aRd he is conf
dent that the disease has been stamped
out aboard this ship.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September g.
/ The Secretary of State to-day received
telegram from the United States Con-
sui at Southampton, saying that the
agents OF the Hamburg-American line
are not forwarding steerage passengers,
but are forwarding second class passen-
gers by Colombia and other steamers
from Southampton.
The attention OF the Treasury De-
partment was to-day called to the fact
that pillow marked "Moravia," and
presumed to be a portion Of the infected
bedding cast away by that vessel on its
recent tragic voyage to New York, has
been picked up on the Jersey coast op-
posite the course taken by ocean
steamships.
The matter was first reported to the
State Health authorities and they took
prompt action. All the articles were
destroyed by fire, and orders were given
for the immediate establishment Of an
efficient patrol along the entire coast
for the destruction by fire on any article
found on the sea shore that might pos
Si6ly contain cholera germs.
Acting Secretary Spaulding said to-
day that in view OF this efficient action
Of the State authorities he did not see
that anything remained for the Govern
ment to do In the matter.
The crews of the life-saving stations
will cooperate in these precautionary
measures.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, September o.
Gov. Flower to-day authorized DR..
Jenkins, health officer of New York,
to rent steamer TO take passengers
from the NOrmannia IL possible; If not
possible, to purchase such a steamer
and to inform him of the conditions OF
purchase by telegraph. Gov. Flower
left this city at S o'clock to-day for
Albany, called there by important tele-
grams in relation to taking Fire Island
for refuge camp for cholera.
J QUARANTINE, September ALI are
well on the Weiland is the report to DR..
jenkins from Dr. Watts, who was sent
/ 10 investigate. The Allan line steamer
COrean from Glasgow, which had been
detained at quarantine since September
s, was released at noon, and is proceed
ing to her dock.
DETROIT, Mich, September s.-The
board of health yesterday purchased
the steamer Milton d. Ward for use as
cholera hospital. She will be thor
oughly renovated and fitted up for SER
vice and then anchored al point some
! five miles down the river.
HAMBURG, September 9.-The official
cholera figures continue TO show a very
material decrease in the number of
deaths. Yesterday, according to the
official returns, there were 393 new
cases and 215 deaths. Compared with
the figures issued for Wednesday yes
terday's returns show a decrease of 262
new cases and 100 deaths.
QUARANTINE, September 9.-The
White Star steamer Brittanic, which ar
rived this morning had 215 cabin and
TIA steerage passengers. all are we'll.
She will probably go up tomorrow
morning. The Spree is expected to go
up late this afternoon. The Prince
Wilhelm II, with nine passengers, the
Saginaw with "a, and the AlSatia with
no passengers, all went up to-day.
New York, September 9.-Secretary
Foster has Just received a telegram from
the Acting Secretary Of War, giving the
Governments full permission to use
Sandy Hook as a quarantine station.
Work will begin at once.
New York. September 9.-The Ham
burg-American line steamship Scandia,
Capt Kopff, from Hamburg, arrived at low
er quarantine this evening, and was de-
famed there as all ships from that port are.
At midnight there were no definite reports
from her. The steamship Spree from
Bremen has been released from quarantine.
LONDON, September 9.-The Berlin
correspondent OF the Times says:
II is difficult TO reconcile the state
ment that the cholera is abating In
Hamburg either with private accounts
or with the official statistics. The dis
tress in that city is increasing and is be-
coming as serious as the. epidemic itself.
Princess Henry has appealed to pub
lie charity on behalf Of the stricken city
of Hamburg, and has telegraphed to
the Hamburg Health Committee to In
dicate its requirements. The commit
ranly thu prinpaSS