Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10

The Allen line steamer Corean, from
Glasgow, detained for six days, was re.
leased today and is on her way to hel
wharf.
The White Star steamer Britannia,
which arrived this morning, has 2l5
cabin and 714 steerage passengers. All
are we'll. She will probably go up To-
morrow morning. The Prince William,
the Saginaw and Alsatia all went up
today. The Spree from Bremen, will be
released soon.
The yellow flag has also been hoisted
again on board tbs Normannia, where
go many saloon passengers are detained
in spite of the fact that the scourge
seems to be attacking the steamer crew
and steerage passengers.
The latest reports are that there was
one more death and one more case to-
day among the Normannia's crew at the
island.
HEALTH OFFICERS STILL CONFIDENT.
Although the news that another chol-
era ship had arrived in port increased
the gravity of the situation at quaran-
tine, there is no alarm felt in official
circles, and the health authorities are
still confident of being able to keep it
from coming ashore.
DR.. Jenkins said last night that there
had been no new cases aboard the Mo-
ravia for several days, and he was con-
fident the disease had been stamped out
aboard that vessel.
The British steamer Joseph John,
which left Hamburg August Goth,
passed Sandy Hook for New York at
$3.50 this morning The vessel registers
but 1857 tons, and is of the tramp spe-
cies of steamers. She reports all well,
and that there has been no sickness
among her crew of twenty-five men.
THE NoRMANNIA PASSENGERS PETITION.
An appeal was today addressed to
Governor Flower, signed by committee
OF physiciane, in behalf OF the first and
second class passengers on the steamer
Normannia, protesting against being
kept prisoners aboard that cholera-in-
fected ship. Among other charges
against DR.. Jenkins is the allegation
that the health officer only visits the
vessel every two or three days, makes
no systematic and regular inspection
and that dead bodies remain on the
vessel dangerously long time before
their removal by the health authorities.
In conclusion the petition says:
1t seems inconceivable that 500 here
tofore healthy people should be quaran-
tined on board an infected chip, and
that it is impossible to place them at q
place thus far not infected. The petit
tioners emphasize this point much the
more because from all appearances the
measures taken to disinfect the Nor
MAMMA have been incomplete and void
oil the speedy, energetic and systematic
mode of proceeding which is necessary
to efficiently counteract the damaging
influences to which all are exposed. In
reference to these points they submit
the following facts
\ Fret Az no time havethere been "a
sciiities to remove the sick Immediately
after an attack of cholera.
Second-Dead bodies have been kept
on board for twenty-four hours ana
more.
Third-At no time has an official thor
ough inspection of this ship been made,
nor have any measures been taken with
regard to disinfecting, except such as
were possible with an insufficient sup
ply of disiniecting material carried on
board.
Notwithstanding material has not
been furnished promptly, in spite of the
requests of the ship authorities. Their
demand, made on Saturday, September
Sd, to place on board ship an expert to
supervise and carry out thorough disin-
fecting, has not been complied with.
Fifth-The water supply of the ship
has not been taken care Of in a proper
way, although by Monday morning the
tanks were clean and ready to receive q
fresh supply of water. Such is not on
board at the present hour. A supply of
fresh water Immediately after the ar
rival of the ship should have been made
the main point of sanitary Importance.
If, therefore, in spite of such condi-
tion of things, the passengers should be
obliged to remain in quarantine on
board the Normannia, the undersigned
deem it their duty to demand the exc
cution of such sanitary measures, under
the supervision of official experts, as
are apt to remove the danger to which,
under the given circumstances, the oc-
cupants of the ship are constantly ex-
posed.
(Signed:) DIR. F. E. LANG.
New York city.
DR.. E. B. GRUNING,
New York city.
DIR. v. SnLo,
New York city.
DR.. W. E. BENGARTz,
Beverly, Mass.
DR. E. BocKMANN,
st. Paul, MINI.
DR.. J. E. BLoMEN,
Hopaticon, N. Y.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ACTS.
A special meeting Of the chamber oi
commerce was held this afternoon to
cooperate with the authorities in cholera
precautions. A communication was re-
ceived from DR.. Jenkins, in which he
appealed for some arrangements which
would render it possible to remove to
the shore the passengers now detained
on vessels. Each hour of delay inn
perils them," he said.
Secretary Of the Treasury Foster
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