The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-04
THE PASSING THRONG.

Simon Krefelshsimer, Of this city, returned
yesterday from Europe. He was one Of the
ninsty-ivs cabin passengers Of the Hamburg.
American steamer Rugia, who spent many days
face to face on that ship with tho
"scourge of the East" - cholera 1--WE
he said yesterday. until we were .
good way from Europe. Our steamer left Ham,
burg on August II without trouble or detention
OF any kind. We touched at Havre ana there
were surprised at the long delay: didn't know
why We had to stay there whole day to 90 six
hours loading. Tnis was August %. We have
reason to think this was caused by the efFsort to
get a clear bill OF health from the consul at
Havre, which was refused Leaving HARE at
IL p. m. OF the 23d, We steamed to sea without
thought of anything People were sick, of
course, but we supposed it was sea SICK
Vomiting and paleness and a wish to
die are not unusual under tho circumstances,
you know. About Eve days out middls-ag
woman In the Storage died, and we went for
ward to the gangway to see an ocean funeral
Then we found ropes dividing the steeraga Wig
orously from us and entirely preventing COM
munication. Then 1t occurred to US that some
thing was seriously wrong We reached inner
quarantine on September 2, with two deaf and
seven sick aboard, and these were left aboard
for forty-eight hours, too The steerage passen-
gers, about $50 in number, were taken To- HOif-
man island on September TO- They made mo-
tiOns on three occasions to take us cabin psssen-
gers or and finally made up their minds to do
so on the 10th, when we were sent 10 the
United States ship New Hampshire. Frofa here
we were finally released on the 18th, after
Q total detention of seventeen daya During
all the time from leaving Hamburg til dis
charge from quarantine not a single cabi. pas-
senger was sick. The Storage passenger were
poor people who Were used to & vegetable diet
only, and the plentiful supply OF good, strong
meat that was dealt out on the Rugis, e was
thought, induced oyereating and weakness of
health. thus rendering them easy subjects of
the disease am convinced that 10 healthy,
careful person need fear cholera; / would 60
through an epidemic cheerfully."
Alex Dunsmuir, the coat king OF Wells gton
on Vancouver island, is a guest of the Northern
He is returning to Victoria IRON a trip 20 San
Francisco. "The coal business" said BE, ais
dull at present. and l do not expect that Il will
improve Tor year so. We at present eripioy
about 90 miners in our mines, but thegs are
about l,soo people deriving sustenance from
them" Speaking about the expectations Of the
citizens OF Port Townsend OF striking the sama
Goa fields as those at Wellington Mr.. Dnns.
muir said: 'I don't say 1t to discourage them
In their efforts, but they are certainly mistaken
In their hypothesis. The formation at Port GOWN.
SEND is tirely d terent from that at WeIl.gton
nnd the coal, and that 10 the only
reason We have any trade with this couatry ),
Mr. DunsInuir thinks that without stiynu: s,fng
foreign immigration into this region the settle
ment OF the country will not be so rapid as most
people suppose. "If the Nicaragua cana. were
built IL would help the Pacific coast very uch.
rs foreign capital would find its way much
easier into the country by means of shippisg d.
rect between Europe and this region. Hun.
dreds OF millions of money are absolutely rot
ting in the Londen vaults for want OF iavest-
ment With security You can there get AL the
money You want for ~ per cent. but as Eor in.
yesiments, English hnsnciers have been slitten
by too many worthless schemes on this ado of
the water. Some friends OF mine In sa1 fran
cisco borrowed three millions on real es.ass Sc
cur.ty az p.er cent aud loaned IL out agais, at
per cent The trouble 10 . want Of confidence
man must be of known integrity aud financial
'oiidiFy 10 go; at the English purses. but once
he has access % them he can &c, all the rrouey
10 wants for worthy enterprises"
K. Norton Middleton, Of South Pittsburg
Tenn. and j. II. Everett ana Russell Homau, Of
Ass York VIE hare been making tour al shs