The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-04


more were taken i'll In the steerage. four
of them being childreu-Adolph Scholtz,
one year old: Willie harme. three years old;
Rudulph Hernich, eleven months old. and
Selma Harme. five years old.
DEVELOPED RAPIDLY.
The cholera symptoms developed rapidly
in these cases, as il did In the previous
ones, and In each the diagnosis OF the sur
geon showed the disease to be what he
termed cholerine. Nellie Harme rapidly
grew worse and died on Sept. /. On the
Same day there occurred death among
the first cabin passengers. Ja-
cob HeRemenn, forty five years
of age. had fallen i'll with
o severe form of diarrhea. Complications
led the ship's surgeon to diagnose his ill
ness as diabetes. All the remedies that
could be used were administered to the sick
man. but the physician's efforts were Of no
avail, and Hegemenn died on Sept. l.
There was no further appearance OF any
thing resembling cholera among the first
Of Mr. but another the dsssh
occurred in tho steerage from chol-
erine on the following day. The patient
who died was the child of Adolph Scholtz.
The cholera symptoms .r in his case were
broke out ON board the ship. Morris Bon
heiser, a storage passenger, fifty -nine
years OF age, showed symptoms of choler-
inc and was promptly isolated. One of the
crew. also Henriech Frank Heiser, was ta-
ken i'll 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 being promptly
isolated. No further deaths occurred on
the voyage. All who had been taken down
with the disease. however, were still kept
isolated when the Normannia arrived at
this port early this morning.
The Normannia came In through the Mar
rows soon after o'clock. Her sister ship
the Rugia, baa already been boarded aud
sent down to the lower bay when the repre-
sentative OF the health Office boarded the
Normannia. He remained on board only q
few minutes and then returned to his own
boat and was rowed back to the
the Normannia to follow the Rugia
down the bay as soon as he learned OF the
deaths and sickness on board. The big
steamship obeyed promptly and passed be-
the Rugia had gone down. She took up her
position in the lower bay. we'll below Hoff-
man island and little to the eastward of
the ships already there.
The Rugia. the other pest ship Of the
Hamburg American Packet Company,
which arrived in port to-day with cholera.
left Hamburg on Aug. 81. She had ninety
eight cabin and 4S6 etscrage passen gers on
board. She touched at Southam eton on
her way ovor. The first death occurred a
thirty-ninc years of age, and Bertha Koenig.
Of the same age. were taken Ill about the
same time. They both died on Aug. :S.
The symptoms Of their illness were alike
and such that the ships surgeon immedi-
ately pronounced the disease to be choler-
Inc.
SPREAD IN SPITE OF PRECAUTIONS.
Captain Leithauser. the commander of
the Rugia. and the surgeon did everything
to prevent the spread of the disease. but
the ignorance and reoklessness of the steer.
age passengers made their efforts of no
avail. Other cases of illness of similar
kind soon appeared. and seven moro pas
sengers were taken down with the disease.
Elem PoCaski, twenty.seven years old:
Paul Koenia, eight years old; Johanna Bust,
aged fifty -four Aurien Peters, aged sixty
two. and Kosmio Dispsli: an Italian.
thirty-four years of age. were still in the
hospital when the Rugla was 81 ted Oft
Fire island. Two more deaths. besides
those mentioned above, occurred on the
voyage. The patients in these cases were
Rosie Sterr. thirty years old. and Edward
Sterr The symptoms In their cases devel-
oped very fapidly, and the doctors were M
able to do anything to ease their sufier-
ings. They died on Sept. !.
The RugiR arrived Oft Fire island early
this morning aud came in through the Mar
rows to the quarantine station just after
daybreak. She was the first vessel board
ed by Drs. Jenkins and Tallmadge. As
soon as they inquired whether there had
been any illness on board Sid had ascer-
tanned the true state of affairs they or
dered the ship to the lower bay. She
weighed anchor at 6:l0 o'clock and took up
an anchorage q little south of the steam
snip Morayia.
1t was IL O'Clock when DR.. jenkins ad-
mitted the reporters. He said: Gentle
men, according to my reports there were
nine cases Of cholerine on the Rugia. There
are five convalescents and four deaths.
On the NOrmannia there were five Deaths
the Moravia there is ono additional case. so
far, OF cholerine. IL Is an eight-year.old
boy"
DR.. Jenkins has issued the strictest kind
OF orders, and under no circumstances will
he allow any one to approach the vessel
quarantined. Further cases are anticipated
on the MOravia, although the two con-
valescents were reported doing well this
morning. The patients on board the
Normannia, Rugia and Moravia would.
ferred aS to 's1 sWnburne ISLAND at es onos
Although the diagnosis in each case was
cholerine. DIR. Jenkins did not doubt that
this scorrge was cholera. He says he con-
tinues hopeful of keeping the disease in
the lower bay. However, the worst may
be expected. as III 1887 there were over fifty
deaths on the hospital islands and very few
actual cases when the steerage was trans
ferred. At II o'clock the Doctors tug
boarded the City Of Rome and Umbria.
MORE PEST SHIPS OK THE WAY.
Even q worse state of affairs is antici-
pated on the two additional vessels ex-
pected from Hamburg within the next
week. They left later than to-day's ar
rivals, and when the disease had made
greater ravsges In Hamburg. Almost all
OF the dead and sick on the Rugia and Nor
MAMMA hail from Hamburg or nearby
ports. few were residents of this coun-
try.
The quarantine officers are in . state of
nervous excitement. IL must not be under
stood they are frightened, but they were
hoping for the best. and the Normannia
was ex pected to get by safely. What to do
with the saloon passengers on this vessel Is
q question. DR.. Jenkins has not yet de-
cided. The steamboat Blackbird came
down with a crowd to get off two passen-
gers on the Umbria. but failed. They used
influence with the government officers, but
this made no difference.
DR.. jenkins early this morning had tele-
QrRphed for Prof. Herman Biggs, consult
inx pathologist of the health department,
aud Prof. WIN. Wells, professor of bacteri'
ology of John Hopkins University. They
waiting for lunch, DIR. Jenkins took them
down to the steamboat wharf.
What will you do with those stricken
with tha dleeaso on the RuQia NOrmaDni0