The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-18
Instructions Issued to the Militia by the
Governor to Protect the Place.
The Sheriff and His Clam Digging Deputies to
Be Resisted to the End-How the Epidemic
Has Affected Germsny's Plague City.


SITUATION AT NEW YORK.
No New Cases Reported Yesterday - Five
Deaths In Aii-Tbe Quarantine Fleet
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE public interest
in cholera news is growing less sharp. The
people have lost the nervous appre-
hension that at tho outset prevailed.
Tho utmost vigor and vigilance are being
exercised officially. and the public seems
not disposed to shoulder anxieties that are
being borne to their satisfaction By the
authorities. To dwellers hero the quar-
antine measures of other localities against
New York arc read of with an amused In
terest. Mayor Grant has cent letter to
President Harrison calling his attention to
the sanitary condition of the city. and
asking him to use his authority In stop
ping immigration from cholera-infscted
ports.
Tho Health Board this evening Issued the
following bulletin:
No cases or suspected cases of cholera have
appeared In this city since the last bulletin. The
total number OF deaths from cholera In this city
up 10 date have been five. The first death was
on Sept. 9; the last on sept. 13. Or the three
cases heretofore reported as suspected. the fol
lowing is the biological report In the case or
Edward Hoppe, of No. l62 Madison avenue, as
reported by Herman X. Biggs and Edward X.
Dunham, we would respectfully report that the
bacterioiogIcal examination OF clothing stained
with deJecta from Edward Hoppe, who died on
Sept. II. has failed to reveal the presence OF
cholera Asiatlca.
The suspected cases now In the city are
the four girls from the steamer Friesiand.
in tho Willard Parker Hospital, and one
Joseph COmpr0vertZ. who was taken i'll at
3 A. NJ. to-day. The woman. Mary Conner
ty. sick with cholera at the Reception Hos
Al n-.o ~.
late this afternoon. came the official an
nouncement that there is no cholera In that
city.
The steamer Cephens left quarantine
this morning and went down 20 rhe bay TO
transfer passengers from the Wyoming to
Fire island. The passengers positively re-
fused TO be transferred, stating that the
vessel was not infected. Dr. Jenkins
says he will have them removed
tomorrow whether they Will or not. The
second-eabIn passengers OF the Wyoming
have written q letter protesting against
their detention and say ing there is no sck-
ness among them, and that no cases or
cholera have occurred on the ship.
mp from Swinburno island the record of one
death, that of Chate Bass. woman TWEEN
ty-eIght years DID, and native of Russia.
She came in On the Bohemia.
With the fleet in lower bay all was we'll
at o'clock, save for measles on the Bo-
bemis. which has two hundred children
aboard. All other passengers have been
scrubbed with soap, and the disinfection
OF the ship continues. All the immigrants
on Hoffman island will probably be landed
at Cam Low on Sandy Hook by tomorrow.
The big liner Fuerst Bismarck came
over the bar this morning clean as hound's
tooth OF cholera germs. She bad no steer
age people. bnt she carried 447 cabin pas
sengers. oil of whom are we'll. Among
them is Hon. A. @. Porter. minister at
Rome.
The Cunarder Etruria. which also ar.
rived this morning. was bosrded and all
were found to be we'll. She has o5S first,
and seventy-five second cabin passen gers,
and NO steerage. Among her .passenge
arc Dir. and Mrs. Augustin DAILY and Miss
Ada Rehan. Mr.. w. Lane Booker, British
CONSUL GO neral, and Hon. w. Endicott and
Mrs. Endicott
The Mohawk, of London, came IN, too,
with all well aboard. Ex-senator Ingalls,
was among the passengers. Fifty.sevcn
there were of the oabin passengers and
fifty five in the stecrage. Tho Inter were
and the Mohawk was permitted to come
up to tho city.
There are nearly four thousand souls de-
tanned down the bay and q feet OF ships
are at anchor, the Bothnia. Suevis and
City OF Chester having been added last
night. The Wieland will DO re-
leased soon, and the Morsvia will be dis
charged In day or two and her passengers
landed at Ellis island. The Wyoming is
logical examination. The Heiigoland will
be detained some days. The Bohemia
will also be hold. She has had no new
cases and no suspects since arrival.
The cabin passengers of the State of Me-
The steerage will come tomorrow. Every
one Of the Scandals Thousand passengers
was recl0thed to-day, and then transferred
to Camp Low. Their own clothing will be
disinfected and returned to them before
Dr. Sanborn. who returned from the
lower quarantine tn the upper quarantine
Tonight. reports that u new case had de-
veloped on board the Scandis. Tie
patient 70 Regime Weisskops. sixty-ivs
her to Swinburne island to-day. She Is
very sick with cholera and unlikely TO
live through the night.
AT late hour this evening DR.. jenkins
was Informed that the Wyoming's cabin
Passengers bad changed their minds and
were now ANXIOUS to 90 TO Fire island. The
CePheus Will transfer them ana tho cabin
passengers of the Rugia 10 Fire island to-
morrow. The only case of sickness on
board 10 that of O baby suffering from sk in
diseases. Dr. Byron has received news OF n
new case of cholera on board tho B0hmrmia.
The patients name Is Jeannette Chaimo-
WITT, twenty-eight years old. She WAS re-
moved to-day from the steamer where she
was aiiing. and taken TO Sw,nburne leland.
Regarding the action of the lslip Board
OF health IN ordering the sheriff IN take
possession and eject all occupants at Fire
island. DR.. Jenkins said: "Our men down
there are advised of the sitra alton and will
De prepared To resist any such action on
tho part of the citizens of lsiip There arc
tnirty-nvo State quarantine rulice. oil pro-
viced with revolvers. and I25 militiamen
under the command OF Captain Cochrane.
Deputy Health Officer Voight has Def. for
81. MN n
11:30."
Governor Flower decided Ia return 10 has
nome In Waterfown to-day. lie said: no
efate need not buy the Surf Hotel on Fire
island " IL does not care TO. Ofiers for the
property have already been made to n'r.
One gentleman said hc wouid make good
my cheek for ss00 600 on one days notice
and assume tho balance"