The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10
SHIP FULL OF CHOLERA.
THE scANDIA REPORTS 80 DEATHS
ON THE VOYAGE.


Island-The Hamburg Steamer VIE
land at Quarantine, But No Sick
nass on Bosrd-One New Case on
Rosrd the Normannia-Deaths on the
wyoming-An Appeal TO the Gov
srnor-A Detention Station at Sandy
Hook.
QUARANTINE, s. l., Sept. 10. 1:S0 A. M
Or Jenkins has Just received the following
,slsoram from Hoffman Island: IAN ia
valI with the ships but the Scandia. She
has 9s1 steerage passengers. The Scandia
a. full of cholera. She had total of 80
deaths on the voyage, including 90 in the
steeraRe, 2 in the second cabin and in the
first cabin"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The following changes the dreadful aspect
of the matter: CDR. Bryan has Just tele-
0raphed TO DR.. Jenkins that he has been on
hoard all the ships. The Scandia, which
arrived tonight has 80 cases Of cholera; 30
in the steerage, 3 in the crew and In the
cabin. He has started of 10 take seven
oases ashore to Swinburne Island.
The Scandia left Hamburg Aug. 81 with
1886 souls, 9s1 steeraSe, "a cabin and a
crew OF II. Before she had been many
DAYS out cholera had broken out. and before
she arrived the pest was fairly raging on
board her, 80 cases occurring in half a week.
OF these 80 succumbed before she arrived at
lower quarantine anchorage.
One by one, by couples and by threes, the
bodies Of the unfortunate victims were
dropped overheard.
DR.. Byron boarded the vessel at mid
night. There were still seven virulent cases
on board and these DIR. Byron removed 10
Swinburne Island.
The Scandia is the first vessel TO arrive
probably be the hardest cholera importer to
fight of the lot .-t-.-
THE wIELAND AT QUARANTINE.
NEW YoBK, Sept. 9.-News telegrsphed
from Sandy Hook and quarantine this
morning is to the effeoU that the Hamburg
American line steamship WieIand, which
passed Sandy Hook shortly after 6 O'Clock
this morning, reached the lower bay at 7;1S
o'clock aud there anchored and holsted yell
low flag, indicating that she had sickness on
board. The Wieland is not one of the first
same size and build as the Rugis, which is
now In the lower quarantine. The Wieland.
however, like the Rugis, carries both cabin
aud steerage passengers, and, no doubt, has
her usual full complement of the latter. In
addition a yellow flag was also again
hoisted on board TIE steamship Normsnnia,
where SO many saloon passengers are de-
tanned in spite of the fact that the scourge
seems 10 be attacking the steamships crew
aud steerage passengers alone. 1t was,
therefore, relief to know that Sandy Hook
also telegraphed that the dreaded flag had
not been hoIsted this morning on board the
Rugia or Moravia, and hopes are enter
tanned that further outbreaks OF the disease
on board of these two steamers may be
stopped.
The White Star Line steamer Britannia
from Liverpool, passed Sandy Hook this
morning, and as she did so the signal ire
port me all well" was duttering from her sig
nal haly ards.
Though this news of another cholera ship
In port increases the gravity of the situation
at quarantine there is no alarm felt in ofticial
circles mere, and the health authorities still
feel confident Of being able TO keep the dread
invader from landing on our shores.
The cholera record up to this morning,
without counting the cases which may be
announced to-day, was as follows: New
v
terday 4, total deaths in this port Is, total
deaths Oh Iessage to this port 81, sick and
under treatment l6.
TWO DEATHS ON THE WYOMING.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 9-There have been
two deaths Of steerage passengers, aged 2S
and months, on board the Wyoming. DR..
Jenkins sent q mother and her children 10
Swlnburne Island for observation; diarrhoa
egi7en as the disease. The patients ceue
from Russia. The victims are Victoria
Pearson, aged % years, and Elias Pearson,
aged 6 months. DR.. Jenkins found two
children and the mother, OF the same fam
Ay, sick with cholera symptoms. and he has
sent them TO Swinburne Island. They had
only been three weeks out of Russia. All
who have come in contact with them will
De sent down to Hoffman Island for exami-
nation.
The Joseph Johns arrived from Hamburg
and anchored at the upper quarantine
one left on Aug. 20, and reported all well
Ano no sickness among her crew.
AN APPEAL To THE GOVERNOR.
The following appeal to the governor was
o'dsy forwarded to the executive at Al
To the Hon. r. ?. FIotoer. Governor of the
STATE OF Nelo York:
Inc undersigned committee. representing the
Nrst and second cabin passengers Of the steamer
SSOEnannla. now in quarantine at the port of
Ne" 1ork, respectfully show that, as good oiti-
zens' we cheerfully submit to such detention as
may oe deemed necessary by sanitary experts
1oF the preservation of the public health but
we %e nold that while undergoing such necessary
SeLehtion we are entitled, at the
nands Of the authorities, to as much
Tt, ue as any other body Of healthy
s otstlzens, as any persons innocent Of crime, and
I al Isunerlng discomfort reduced to a minimum;
S au 70 inns end no expense should be spared or
vsSSohaole aSoh precautions neglected. but that
ucn measures have not been taken and 500
btsohs, mostly citizens of the United States
d daVe oeen exposed to infection to their own
tp9user ana the danger of the public. To show
oSi0 oI.s 70 De fact we have been detained since
beSUk slTUk saturday morning by the powers of the
oeeyuI eiyu u oincer and yet during that time no
.1ciaI inspection of the ship or visit TO the eich
ro& nas Deen made by that officer, or any one
oTpese.qttlng or him, No scientific expert
other aid has been furnished tc
upetntend the dsinfectlon of the ship
tai tuls I work has been left entirely to the cap
an az @ ahd his crew. The disinfectants asked fol-
~ LFomlsed have not been furnished SO thai
oqswork WORK OF disinfection begun by the shipi
UrT59 CgIs mas been stopped No means have beer
oe3lYlueu Tor communication with the heatl
IaSooL with the result that the sick and deaC
49,, oeen retained on the ship an undue time
tboeu water has not been provided TO replace
snt 41 placed on board from the Elbe, although
vgagyaeatlon has been made there for It and The
clesn TANKS or the ship have been emptied
Caineu neu and otherwise made ready to re