The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-04
MORE CHOLERA SHIPS.
SEVERAL CASES AND DEATHS ON
THE VOYAGE.


Yet-The Health Authorities vigilant
IN the Extreme.
NRw YORK, Sept. 3-The steamers Nor
MAMMA and RugiA both arrived at this
mort this morning from Hamburg and both
renorted that deaths from ''cholerine" had
taken place on the voyage. Both ships are
now detained at quarantine. A repors that
there had been several deaths from cholera
on board the Rugia was received about 10
o'clock. That report said there had been 80
deaths during the trip and that there were
10 cases on board the ship in quarantine
The Hamburg American Packet Com
pauy's officials said that there had been
some deaths from oholerine on both bhe Nor
MAMMA and Rugia, although the number in
the case of the latter had been exaggerated
in the report first received. The report that
there we're % deaths on the Rugia was obs
tained in this way: A health officer boarded
the steamer Chattahoochee this morning
and 1t is said, told one Of the passengers
that there had been % deaths from cholera
during the Rugia's voyage, and that there
were still 10 cases on board.
THREE DEATHS ON THE NoRHANNIA.
The representative of the Hamburg
American Packet Company said that ac-
o0rdinR to the statement OF Health Officer
jenkins, whom he had seen an hour pre-
yously, there were three deaths
among the steerage passengers on the
NormannIa from cholerine, three steerage
passengers were still sick from the disease,
and also one Of the crew. In addition to the
deaths in the steerage, there was one death
among the first cabin passengers from
diabetes and one death in the second cabin
from diarrhRa.
On the Rugia. according to the officers Of
the company, there were four deaths from
cholerine among the steerage passengers and
there are four still sick from the disease
The first and second class passengers on the
Rugia were reported to be all we'll and
there had been no sickness among them.
The first class passenger who died from
diabetes on the Normannia was Jacob
Heinemand, but when he died and
where his home was the representative Of
the steamship company could not
say. The second cabin passenger who
died from dlarrh@a on the Normannia was
Carl Hegert, aged 81 years; nothing further
was known about him.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
The names Of the steerage passengers who
are known to have died on the Normannia
from oholerino were Ottillie Storm, aged II
months. who died Aug. 80; Willie Storm,
9years, who died Sept. l Adolph Scholz, |
year, who died Sept. 2. The names of those
who are still sick from the disease on the
Normannia are; Heinz Farke, stoker, aged
80 years; Rudolph HoFhison, a steeraRe
passenger, aged II months; Selma Horn, a
steerage passenger, aged years. aud Marie
Barishsen, Storage passenger.
Ihe names OF the steerage passengers
who died from 'choleriner on the Ruaia
are: Bertha Hoenig, aged 80 years, Aug.
Is; Carl Hoenig, II years, Aug. %; Rosine
Starr, year, Aug. 81; Edwin Starr, Aug
30. The names Of those who are still sick
from the disease on the Rugia are: Helene
Baynoski, n years; Paul Hoenig, 8 years;
Sophia Buss, 81 years; Rosina DispIar
Avior Peters, 60 years; Kosima Dispeas, "a
years.
On the Morsvia child OF years has
cholera.
The representative Of the Hamburg
American Packet Company was unable at
1890 o'clock, Immediately after his return
from the quarantine station, to give any
particulars of the deaths on board, when
they occurred, whether the dead were
children or adults, or both. IL was pre-
stn he said, that the vessel would be
usLsi-ed at quarantine for some days and
1t Was impossible TO tell when the first and
second cabin passengers would be permitted
The health officer corroborated the report
UI the steamship agents as to she number of
UeaIns and sickness on the Rugia and
Sormannla There were no cases on the
Stuobenhuk.
A CONFLICT AVOIDED.
Collector Hendricks has decided under IN
sruc4ons from Washington that any ship
passed at quarantine by the health officer
Sau De permitted to enter and proceed to
uer per- and thus is averted a conflict be-
t%een the health authorities and custom
officers.
M. NO cases c1 cholera so far have been res
ported in New York CITY.
tuere was no session Of the health board
.I,aay. President Wilson announced after
g5.l T;As with City Sanitary Superintendent
,+i.ison' Dr' Z. f. Roberts, chief of the di-
'lo.on OF contagious diseases, Cen Clark
ano Maj. Billiard that the department was
na war Iooting and ready for any emerS
holcy. All the contracts for the floating
aaIetIo on East Sixteenth street are
IIsleu and the mechanics are busy.
ro.lt|3 oooalie necessary to give thought to the
tiole H. duration of surveillance up to win
Ss.a;l, eilu so g, a contract was made for steam
us 'ne entire floating hospital.
POLICE ON THE WATCH.
.Iesberday the commanders of the pre-.
saS anu we're told by President Martin
iioo oe 59upt. byrnes that all rested on the Do
ps,9 apartment as far as information in re-
sna 70 the condition of houses
ssa I streets was concerned, and a
FaaS lu every precinct was ordered.
srsI commander to-day picked out sev-
az bo.. ol ms most intelligent officers to make
tho ousG oo, 20 10 mouse visitation and report on
inC, IISnuitlon of the premises, after warn
nssii iiIoeeseholders not to underestimate the
VA Wa VI ". tue city. The policemen on patrol
o1 10 ulrected to do as much as they could
in .o sueT oeats, and to be especially careful
fara.p rting the condition Of all thorough.
coro1. Co.'s system of instant telegraphic
srra 'unloalon has been established to in
toD prompt reporting of cholera informa-
ARRIVALS OF STEAMERS,
thu ~ addition to the three Hamburg ships
foraoot.t arrived at quarantine during the
vt,b oh the British steamer Federation
and "a cargo OF coffee and no passengers
fora .ne .e City OF Rome from Glasgow be-
nnmbne CHOLERA appeared, with a large
Tba.ooer OF cabin and steerage passengers.
yovaS.. was no sickness aboard during the
rivjse 4he freight steamer Europe ar
all" WIN Two passengers aboard and was
arrl,o9 70 proceed to her pier. The Michigan
vysra ,et =. from Bristol, England The vessels
and fo'!aIued az quarantine for disinfection
be edstnill cation. Cabin passengers will not
gnnsal9ed gnn"a+L long except where cholera has
wbera ~ as on the Rugia and Normannia,
dsva tue tne passengers will be- detained five
o,,; Cr more. The Umhria arrived with
o!cknesH aboard and her paseanor orara x,i n