The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-11
CHOLERA IN QUARANTINE.
Tie Authorities EndeaIOrins 10 Prevent
its Reaching Land.
TIE EPIDEMIC INCREASING In EUROPE.
The Check Given IL I'm Russia Only Tenn
porary-Strict Sanitary Measures
Being Taken in other Places.


words. suffice this morning TO tell that
thc cholera plague baiiled in IFS attempt
to -aiu foothold on our shores, knock
el ai ihc quarantine gate again last night
with yigor. increased a hundred fold
over any previous effort. Up to sun
down yesterday a summary of the record
nj tl. scourge on the Morayia, Norman
r.s Eusia and Wyoming, while at sea
and since arriving in port, approximate
/, was as follows.
Total deaths at sea, 81; total deaths
ir rou 49,. sick in port, 40; total num-
I.r of cases. 93. This does not include
t1ss who are isolated as suspects uu-
Tr pr Bvr0n's charge. on Swinebun
Island The much-eXpected Scandia, also
of tha Hamburg American line, WAS OF
Ire Island $40 > o'clock, and soon after
dsrs came 90 anchor ia the lower quar-
alune grouheS.
lNIgNsg EXCITEMENT.
NO report was expected until this morn
60 bsr,use of Dr. Jenkins statement
81 tle evening talk shat he had expected
- bnar nothing til morning. When,
r.r-fora at / o'clock this morning DR.
i,r.r rap0r,ed the fact that he was ad-
,l.ed MAI there were AZ deaths in 4
t.,.l of 1.0~J souls on board, and that
a.. WAS going TO the ship from Swine
burn Island 20 bring off seven additional
eases. there was intense excitement at
9lo health officers home. When Or. Jen-
Aims gave out the facts as received, this
made the grand total for the five ships
under surveillance rs follows:
Deaths at sea, 63; deaths in port, 20;
sick I'm port, 80. Grand total, 133. The
IL oh Narho
died on the Wyoming while she lay at
Upper Quarantine, and who with two
children was transferred TO Swineburn
Island. when the ship arrived at the pes
thence roadst6ad, also died at Swine
burn hospital during the evening, and
her demise is included in the above sum
mary.
THE NEWS ARRIVES.
During the evening frequent telegrams
were received from New York, demand
iug definite adyices as to the condition Of
affairs aboard the Scandia, but, owing
80 the lack of facilities, it was impOssi-
to obtain any definite information, and
none was expected after DR.. jenkins
statement.
Shortly before 1 o'clock, however, those
ON watch at the quarantine telegraph sta
ton saw one of the operators 90 by a
crcuitOus route to the Doctor house
in the bluff, and when the lights were
turned on there was a wild scramble
ior the perch. In response 10 the clamor
of admittance the reporters were admit
ted, and as the operator received the re-
ply on the wire the facts were given out.
DEATHS AND ILLNESS.
Iu brief the story was % deaths, di-
Nviued as follows: % in steerage, 1 in
cabin and among the crew. Total num-
Der of souls on board, 1,OS6, divided as
follows: steerage, 9ol; cabin, 2S; crew,
y.
The situation on the pest-laden steamer
Scandia is even worse than reported early
this morning On returning to Swineburn
Island about IL o'clock from a visit 10 the
Scandia, DR.. Byron reported two deaths
and four new cases on board that vessel,
making a total of "a deaths and Is cases.
The eleven new cases were removed 30
Swineburn Island.
Following is list of the cabin passen-
gers on the pest ship Scandia: Mrs. A.
Braren Mr. and Mrs August Degenhadt,
Mrs. Susan Fiege, Heinrich Hebrank
Joseph HerschOwitz, Mrs. Theresa JOr-
dan and child, Mrs. Sophie Kirsch and
children, Mrs. Fanny Klein and children,
Heinrich Lachtrup, Emanuel Moses, Je-
cAel SlDermann and family.
BODIES BURIED AT SEA.
The first death on the Scandia occurred
OH tle third day, and from that time until
lr arrival there were was no cessation
of The deaths. The bodies were buried
ut sea. The work of fumSating the
Scaudia was begun long before daybreak
this morning at DR.. ByTOn's orders. Dr.
Jenkins visited the Scandia this morning
and examined every person on board.
The task was an arduous one, immigrants
alone numbering SSl, more than We're
ever brought here 10y any Of the Ham
burg liners. Much uncomplimentary cri-
ulsm was called forth by the fact that
the SC8ndia, which is a small steamer,
carried SO many persons under existing
circumstances at Hamburg.
The passengers are for the most part
Rl,sian Jews All classes were allowed
10 lutermingle during the trip.
The Normannia's passengers which are
nov being taken off by the StOnington,
VIII be removed at once TO Fire Island
and lodged in the Surf Hotel
Ihe health officer says that DR.. Byron,
IL his latest dispatch says he will COM
ie'e the census of deaths and cases in
lle lower bay as soon rs possible.
THE SURGEON Ill.
Dr. Byron says that the surgeon Of the
Wyoming has been taken off that steam
tr suffering with black vOmit. and re-
moved TO Swineburn hospital. The Doc
tor reports that on Swineburn IS
Wnd there are - cases and 65 suspects
At ll.1J o'clock DIR. Byron telegraphed
ffom Swineburn Island to DR.. jenkins as
follows.
Am back with two dead and eleven
cases from steamer Scandia. Told the |
captain not 10 move from lower Quaran-
tine
The only yellow flag flying at II o'clock |
this morning is on the steamer Scandla, |
winch arrived last night from Hamburg, |
am ana IS anchored among the pest ships III |
the lower hav.
AT go L. NJ. the yellow flag had just |
Dg'n hWsted on the steamer. The crew |
ihe w william Fletcher has refused to |
transfer The passengers Of the NOrmannia |
aSr ia hugla, and have deserted.
ne steamer, StOuingt0n and the New |
hampshire left HObOken at 0:30 for |
sy"eI quarantine. The steamer StOnlng
'0u pissed quarantine AT l1:3O o'clock |
D'uAl TO the lower bay 10 take passen-
gers from the Normannia.
DR.. JENKINS DENIAL.
IT. jenkins said this morning that the
statement that he had re fused assistance
IRON the Marine Hospital or any other
source ina relieving the passengers on the
Injected ships IN the lower bay was un-
TUE. lie was willing to receive assist
SAce from any one, and thought it likely
u case the Marine Hospital should not
'ollutarily tender assistance that he
would be- compelled 10 officially call on
Aein for aid. The mail received at quar-
outline during the past two days, intended
4yf passengers on The detained ships has