The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-09
NEWS FROM QUARANTINE
More Deaths Report 4 from SWIM
burne Island.
FOUR OF THE STEAMERS RELEASED.

n The Government Has Placed tho
Receiving Ship New Hampshire at
~ the Disposal of the State Author
ities--The Cholera Losing Its Hold
on Hamburg.
y QUARANTINE, Sept. 9.-The fourteeth
day Of the special quarantine against
scholera was very busy one for the
s health officers. During the afternoon
the Elbe, La Bourgogne, the City Of
3 New York aud Waesland were formally
released and made haste to their piers.
Z The passengers on these ships, as soon as
their anchors were clear of the bottom,
gave vent to their joy by long continued
4 cheers, and on the French liner the
steam fog siren at the bow gave forth
three weird shrieks, presumably ex-
pressive of the feelings of freedom.
Positive information has been received
here from q tug captain that a child
died. after the days report had been
made, at Swinburne Island.
Yesterdays official reports from the
lower bay is as follows: New cases
4 Normannia, Franz Albrect, aged "a;
30; Gustave Neumann, 25; Alex D'Audile,
"a; Carl Crunch, 81. All are among
the crew. Rugia, Gustav Wellschoefer,
Il 1year; Johann Podritskai, A; Telona
+ Koneschin, 30.
Eight persons, who were exposed to
patients of the same families were re-
moved to Swinburne Island and isolated.
Carl Blunig, aged 50, one of the Nor
= mannia's storage passengers, was re-
moved from Hoffman Island to Swim
burne Island.
@ Swinburne Island, deaths - Elfrida
Bchultz, aged years, from the Rugia,
admitted Sept. B.; Henry Frankel 80,
from the Normannia, admitted Sept. A.;
jacob Kessler, 49, one of the crew of the
NOrmannia, removed from Hoffman
Island Sept. A; Christine Hansen, 10,
from the Rugia, admitted Sept. 5.
Miss MerIies, the nurse, is better.
Aid from the Government.
"A WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The navy de-
u pRrtment has assumed charge of the
quarantine patrol Of the New York har-
Il hn. II will place ,in officer from the
n Brooklyn navy yard in charge of The pa-
irol vessels III the lower bay. The old
receiving ship New Hampshire will he
turned over to the state authorities for
use as a hospital or for the detention of
cabin passengers. The old monitor
Nantucket will be used as a sort of flag
ship and place of rendezvous for the pa
troll boats.
General Grant. the acting secretary,
has decided to tender AGO tents to the
treasury department for the use of per-
sons from infected ships on Hoffman and
Swinburne islands.
James G. Kellogg, of Louisian, United
Bates consul at Stettin, Germany was
yesterday suspended from duty by Sec
raary Foster, of the state department,
iDF negligence in performing his duties
during the cholera inspection. The nc
ton of Secretary Foster grew ont of a
complaint by the health officer at New
York Aug. that Consul Kellogg was
absent from his post, and that the in
Gpection of vessels from Stettin was very
lax.
No Cholera in the United States.
Cholera has not yet succeeded in get
ekng a foOthold in the United States, and
while there is'an evident feeling of safety
and satisfaction among treasury officials
at the situation, still their exertions have
not been relaxed because OF apparent
security from the pest Strict compli-
aRce with regulations is eXncted of all
officials and quarantine is still enforced
with rigorous exactness. To supplement
and strengthen the regulations now in
force Surgeon General Wyman todGy
Issued another circular giving directions
for the disinfection of the baggage and
personal effects of passengers.
United States Consul Bradley at
Southampton telegraphs that the Ham
burg steamship Columbia has been en-
tirely proyisioned at Southampton and
London. United States Consul Burke
at Hamburg telegraphs. STEADY de-
crease of cholera last few days.
BERLIN, Sept. "a woman who ar.
rived in Berlin was seized with cholera
yesterday. She was removed to Moabit
hospital.
Owing to the cholera the emperor has
oountermanded the orders for the mill.
tary maneuvres to have been held in
Wurtemburg.
The Princess Henry of Prussia, grand.
daughter of Queen Victoria, caused
the following telegram to be sent
20 the executive committee of the
ralief fund in Hamburg: Her roya'
lighness, in the face of the grave calam
fly that has befallen Hamburg, wishe:
to know whether money, victuals OIL
clothes are desired to meet the increased
demand Of the sufferers" The commit
tee then thanked her royal highness AMI
accepted the offer.
Cholera Losing Its Hold.
hAMbbINft otlJls htic Gu
fresh cases in the city yesterday, or /.
less than Wednesday, 81 less than Tues
day and SO less than on Monday. Thi
steady decrease has raised hopes that BY
the end of the week the authorities cal
Faithfully report that the cholera is los
ing lis hold. The number Of deaths wa
SdS, or less than Wednesday, 10 les
than on Tucsday and 42 less than Oh
Monday There were 49s burials yester
day, or t8l less than Wednesday. Tn,
dead wagons and grave diggers are still
-, far behind the requirements of the city
and 45O bodies were piled up last even
ing in mortuaries and hospitals.
PARIS, Sept. 9.-The cholera, or chol
erine, is gaining ground in Paris AM
vicinity, although not sufficiently t
cause any signs of public uneasiness
The official reports show that up to mid
night, Wednesday, there were 1t2 ney
cases, of which 56 were fatal. In Pari
yesterday there We're SO cases and
deaths; in the suburbs 20 cases and
deaths are reported.