New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-10
SICKNESS ON THE WYOMING.
SHE HAD RECEIVED LEAVE TO LAND HER
PASSENGERS

1T LOOKS As If THERE "ERE 'hoLb"N y"
Bo,RD-sAHDY HOOK SECURED FOR oUARAN-
TINE PrRPosEs-MoRE DEATH AND SICK
MSS DOWN THE BAY-THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE READY TO LEND IT'S MD
The hesitation Of the Acting Secretary OF war
In regard 10 permitting the use OF SANDY HOOK io'
quarantine purposes was ended yesterday py 'ie
action of tho President, and that place IS no"
available for passengers from detained vessels Inc
work OF preparing suitable accommodations on tne
Hook will be begun soon as possible
Three deaths one Of which was undoubtedV
from cholera, and two which were probably from
tha. disease took place in the quarantine h'"'
down the hay Yesterday. The wyoming, OF the
.1uon Line has joined the sorrowfu! totllla OF IN
,ectcd vessels anchored at Lower Quarantine. She
had been passed by the Health Officer THURSDAY
night. but Yesterday morning. before she could
rot ND 10 her pier, two suspicious deaths took
place in her Storage and she was ordered TO JOIN
the Normannia. Rugia and Moravia below the Hos
nita Islands II is 10 he hoped that the result OF
tho autonsv on the two children who died on the
Wyoming will prove that their disease was not
cholcro Another Of the crew of the Normlnnia
was taken sick with cholera. and three cases OF
whnt is suspccted to be cholera developed on the
Wyoming
The worl, Of preparing the Stonington and the
Ncw-Hampshirc for the reception Of th" caoih
passengers Of the Normannia and Rugia was
rapidly pushed forward yesterday and last hiGh''
Today il is promised that the imprisonment oi the
c.hi ,,..nrcers on these two infected ships will
| bo ovcr \ derufv health officer has been sent
10 City Island and regular quarantine station
ba, hccn established there The passengers oil ti'
Normannia have forwarded statement OF tler
| alleged grievances to Governor Flower. Inc
| Chamber Of Commerce Yesterday pissed r'soiu-
,ions Offering to 10 anything in its power TO a'o
the a,iarantinc officials. No cases OF cholera were
| report Il in the city
The fact that there were only two new cases
=, Iower Quarantine yesterday made the day
comp,ratiyelv easy one for the officials after th"
hustle and excitement occnsoned by the discovery
| OF Illness en- board the Wyoming was over. but
| while that trouble lasted things wcr" lively az
Tnnor Quarantine Here ship which had
| been living in the Narrows. under Dr jenkins
| eye. since carly in the morning OF september o.
| Sbc had been inspected by the Health oihccr
, fumigated. her passengers examined, ana graNeN
| pronounced all right" She had been aSalh
examined on the two c,.eding days, ana nothing
was found on boarG that was SUSPICIOUS 30
| she was cleared and told on Thursday evening
| that she might go TO her pier. Her cap'ah
gave the order to weigh anchor. but there was
some delay, and when the vessel was a. iaS'
ready 20 proceed it was dark and the captain
| decided to lie at anchor till daylight mat
delay hos perhaps saved New-fork City rom
an INVASION of the Cnocra. II the disease wilich
broke out in the -iceraGc during lhu'hd"v nig"'
proves 70 be cholera, and DIR. jenkins mas hoV
| denied but has merely refused to acKhowieuGo
| that IL is the citizens Of New-lorK VIII "o'
Layo him but Providence, to thank for their
| escape. ,r ,oro
Two children were the victims. They were
hro.ho, ard sieter, Elias Pepper Person, three
voors o,d and Victoria Eleador Person, six years
| old Tbov had come from Sweden by way OF LN-
| crnool and for a few days previous to the sail
| ina 90 the Wyoming had been living with their
| n,ropts in one of the cheap Liverpool iodSihS
bouses The work of the disease was swiit Inc
| sbin,s suroeon was awakened during the nlght ana
| found them suffering from what had all the aP-
nearancc Of cholera Asatica. Despite all ehor's
| 10 save them they died within few minutes oi
| each other Before morning three o.her persnS'
a mother with her two children, pecame seriously
| i'll and their symptoms also were thosc u VI.
| nlaruc DR. Jenkins was told at daypreaK, ouo
there ,vos some delay, and when he boarded tDe
| shin the revenue cutter Washington had put TWO
custom house officials aboard. AS soon DIS ~
Jenkins discovered that the disease iooKed 50 uai
ecrously like cholera, he ordered the snip oack u
Lower Quarantine In such hurry that 'he wv"
| custom house officers, George Orr anu l""ina'
| Rodgers. did not have time to leave the vessel
| and abe steamed through the Narrows and down to
Lower Quarantine with her two unwilling ana
| disausted passengers There nothing for H.
however. s1oept to grin and bear ii, and the two