The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-01
NO c HOLERA YET.
New York and Jersey City
Still Safe and No New
Cases in Port.
HORRIBLE MILL CREEK.
A Standing Provocative Of Pes
tilence-0ther Vile
Nuisanees
HAMBURG RAGSREJECTED
Inspector Benjamin Will Not Have
Them Unloaded in Jersey City
A Pest House Designated.
HAMBURG RAGSREJECTED

Health inspector Benjamin was nOUlu eu
at four O'Clock yesterday by a member of
the Sanitary Police that the ship Sorrento,
hai1ing from Hamburg, was lying at the
sugar house dock loaded with rags. The
inspector went to the pier at once and
found the Information correct.
The rags were consigned from Hamburg
to Felix Solomon & Co., of No. 80 Nassau
street, New York. The Sorrento had
gone to Brooklyn to unload but the
Health Authorities of the City of Churches
OBJ 1ected to possible cholera germs being
discharged into their midst and the cap
tain was refused permission to unload.
The ste amer had passed Quarantine and
had a clear health bill, but the Brooklyn
authorities disregarded this when con-
sidering the welfare of the health OF the
city.
The Captain of the Sorreuto when as
sured that he could not leave his rags in
Brooklyn had the incredible impudence
to steam to this CITY yesterday and make
fast at the sugar house wharf. Health
Inspector Benjam decided to follow the
example of the Brooklyn health author
tiles and he gave positive orders 60 the
Captain of the Sorrento not to unload.
He detailed two policemen to watch the
vessel with orders to make arrests if any
attempt was made to place the rags In
this city. The tive policemen today re-
ported to Inspector Benjamin that the
Captain of the Sorrento had consented TO
take his ship away. 1t is not known at
present what port he will take the rags
to.
The agent of the Sorrento said that his
ship had sailed from Hamburg on August
IL, or a number of days before cholera
was discovered in that city.
RAGS FROM ITALY.
1n-
3ormed of the presence OF the Sorrento in
this city, his sanitary police notified him
of the arrival OF the Roman Prince at the
foot of Morris street. The vessel came
from Leghorn, Italy, and had on it 140
bales of rags. The Inspector forbade the
tailed men to watch the vessel.
Today Ipspe ctor Benjamin was assured
that the Ro man Prince had a clear bill of
health from Quarantine, and that no
cholera ca ses had been reported from
Leghorn. He issued q permit to the Cap
tain to unload,
It is claimed that the germs of cholera
cannot be carried in rags, but this claim
has been disputed by the New York
Board of Health autho rifles.
OFFICIALS CONFER.
President Feeney and Inspector Benja-
min called on the Mayor today and con-
suited with him in relation to what
cholera. These three officials have held
frequent consultations concerning this
subject since the danger from 1t became
apparent, and all are anxious to protect
the city as much as possible. The sani-
sary police allowed the Inspector by Com
missioner Feeney after consultation with
the Mayor, has begun an active WORK in
disinfecting places where cholera would
find good foothold, aud these places are
principally on Railroad avenue, in the
Polack region in Gammontown. the
neighborhood of Mill Creek, where the
Italian colony is located, and through all
that portion of the city from Henderson
street east Wherever in these tenement
house districts it is believed necessary to
use d1sinfectants, they will be Hberally
used. The Mayor will interpose no OBJ
lection to paying for the necessarles to
protect the city from the scou rge.
A PEST HOUSE IF NECESSARY.
In regard to a possible outbreak of the
scourge in this city, Inspector BENZ min
said that the Board of Health
had secured large building on
the west side of the hill to be used
for a hospital where the cases of cholera
may be isolated. He declined to make
known the precise location Of the build
ing but said it would have to be adequate
for all demands that might be made. No
patients executing those suffering from
cholera will be admitted to this hospital.
work NIisances are being constantly
abated. Yesterday truck load of musk
melons that were over ripe were
seized on Railroad avenue and dumped
into the river. Several small loads of de-
cayed tomatoes, peaches and other fruits
and vegetables were seized in the tene-
ment house districts and destroyed. The
work of repairing the Railroad avenue
sewer will probably be completed as soon
as the Board OF Finance directs the work
TO proceed. and when it Is finished
frigntful dsease-breeding place will be
removed, or at any rate danger much
1essened.
HORRIBLE MILL CREEK.
Among the greatest pest breeders in the
city is Mill Creek. aud nothing but its
absolute obliteration can prevent its
being a nuisance Of serious nature.
This creek originally ran from The
Hoboken line TO the gap at the foot of
Jersey avenue. During The past ten
years this has been changed. and the creek
now Only runs from the north side of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at the Point of
Rocks. Furth er north railroad companies
and private Individuals have filed in this
creek 80 that it no longer GIBBS and flows
with The tide, but forms
pools on the meadows which
are infinitely more DISASTROUS
to health than the original condition of
the creek. Before the creek was partially
4ilGQ III, lie UEOAeu DUCK NEWARK avenue
sewer, aud the broken Ravine avenue
sewer emptied their refuse into the creek,
which distributed 1t with a generous
profusion all over the meadows, where 1T
fesJered In the sun and created disease
These two sewers have since been repair
ed and do not interfere with Mill Creek
The condition of the meadows. however,
from the Hoboken line TO Newark ave-
nue., is today very bad.
But below Newark avenue the tide in
creek rises and falls. The channel be-
sius Mt Wayne and Prior streets. near
the Pennsylvania Railroad. and flows
through the poorest district in the city,
where the Italian colony is situated on
Merseles, Colgate and First streets, and
an equally squaiid lot of citizens in the
neigiboring streets. The creek crosses
the line of Merseles street. where, if ex
tended, the street would iutersect with
Mo tgomery street. A culvert has been
built here by the Board of Freeholders,
but the creek is not filled In at this point.
The creek passes beneath Montgomery
street. and in winding way crosses the
Meadow between Montgomery and Grand
streets, spassing through culvert be-