Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-08
THE PEST SHIPS.
Further Outbreaks of Cholera on
Guaranteed Vessels
The Dead Taken TO swinburne Island
and Cremated-Dr. jenkins Takes
Further Steps to Intercept
Incoming Vessels.

QUARANTINE. S. L, Sept. Son board
the plague stricken Hamburg-American
line of steamships the Normannia,
Rugia and Moravia there is much ex-
element caused by the spread of the
cholera scourge.
During the twenty-four hours ending
at p. M there were three deaths on
the Normannia, six new cases among
the steerage passengers and two among
the crew Two of the Rugia's patients
have died and the three-year-old boy
aboard the Moravia who was stricken on
Friday has also been numbered among
the dead. More deaths are expected
and if there existed any doubt that the
disease aboard these vessels was not
cholera it has been dismissed now. In
the lower bay the passengers aboard
the quarantined vessels welcomed a
mild summer morning, which was ac-
companied by a cold breeze from the
north. Time hung heavily on their
hands, and precisely the same condi-
tions prevailed on shore at the upper
quarantine boarding station among all
who were on ships anchored there
awaiting developments. And the devel-
opments came soon enough.
Shortly after IL o'clock the news
spread through the Normannia that
| more deaths had occurred and others
| had been stricken with the disease.
The cabin passengers who had been so
| jolly all the morning became panic
stricken. They cried out against being
confined in pest ship and the ladies
| on board of the vessel were in a state
of great terror. Their fears were re-
lieved to certain extent, however,
| by the removal of the steerage
passengers to Hoffman island. The
| commissioner describes the feeling pre-
vailing among the passengers as of a
heartrending character. There was
some doubt among the passengers up to
this time as to the presence of the dread
! disease on board the steamer, but the
| deaths and new cases which occurred
| brought terror to the bravest hearts on
board of the infected vessel and they now
| fully recognize that the grim specter of
cholera is really in their midst.
| DIR. Jenkins arose early and an hour
before noon left for the lower bay on
the cutter State of New York He was
accompanied by the quarantine com
missioners Late in the afternoon Com
missioner Allen returned with the dis
| heartening news from the stricken yes
sells, leaving the health officer down the
bay. DR.. Jenkins did not return during
the day, Obut sent on shore a tele
graphic dispatch ordering the pest boat
Franklin Edison to proceed to the
stricken ships at once. She will proba
bly, remain there until the cholera is
stamped out effectua1ly. On her arriva
DIR. Talmadge, who was on duty at ear
ly morning, decided that the dead bt
removed to Swinburne island and there
cremated.
DIR. Jenkins early in the day saw the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a perman
emit headquarters in the lower bay from
which to board incoming ships, and &C
cordingly ordered the hospital ship S
D. Carlton to be towed down in tn,
horseshoe, which is the strip of waite
directly north of Sandy Hook. s,
The neutrality-suspicious. Co. was ad
vised of the step taken in regard to it
vessels, and tug was sent to Hoff
mann island, loaded with provisions
l-Dr. jenkins visits to the Rugia and Mo
ravia were short. He also visited tn
hospital islands and in the Afternoon
several officials of the New Yorl
city health department steamed dow
the bay on. a tug to see him. The pc
lice patrol reported early in the day 70
duty and warned all passing vessels s
keep a safe distance Masters of yes
sells of all descriptions began to realiz
the gravity of the situation, and CAV
the pest ships a wide berth