Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-05
news By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
VICTIMS OF CHOLERA.
FrightfuI Panic Aboard the
Normannia.
SENATOR PLA1T SHOWS HIS HAND.
Very Little Consolation for
the Democracy.
SULLIVAN IN The CRESCENT CITY.
The Poet John G.. Whittier
Critically Ill.
SENATOR PLAT SHOWS HIS HAND.
SULLIVAN IN The CRESCENT CITY.
THE DREAD CHOLERA,

THE DREAD CHOLERA.
Death Claims It's Victims in New
York Harbor-Women Frantic BE.
cause Imprisoned in a Pest Ship
The Mails Fumfsated and Delivered
Mrs. Potter the Only Passenger of
the Scythia Allowed to Land In BIOS.
ton-Heavy Mortality In Russia.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 4.-Cholera claimed
number of victims on the infected steam
ers during the day. Three deaths occurred
on board the Normanis, two on the Nora
via and ono on the Rugis.
Six persons i'll with the disease were sent
to Swineburne Island to-day.
The passengers in the cabin of the Nor
MAMMA have been transferred to Hoffman
Island. The panic among them to, day is
described by an eye witness as something
frightful. They cried out against being
confined on a pest ship, and the ladies e.
peoially were in state of greatest terror.
Their fears were relieved to a certain ex-
tent, however, by their removal to Hof-
man Island.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Fulds. which arrived this morning, sailed
from Genoa August 10 and from Gibraltar
August 80. She brought 80 cabin and 41s
steerage passengers, all of whom were
found to be in perfect health. These pas
sengers are from the Italian provinces,
where no cholera is supposed to exist.
Very much to the surprise of the cabin
passengers of the Fulda they were trans
ferred to New York this afternoon in the
steamer Rosa.
The doctors have returned from the
on board. One child died on the voyage
from Inflammation of the lungs and was
buried at sea. The Dsrmstadt has 80
cabin and 2S4 steerage passengers.
The oil steamer Brilliant carries q crew
of thirty five men. They were all closely
inspected by the health officer who found
them perfectly we'll. The Brilliant will go
to her berth in the morning. The steamer
brings out 343 first and 70 second cabin
passengers and 467 emigrants. The cap
tain had not heard of any cholera in
her cabin passengers are Miss tombstone
Bennett, who is due to open in "Jane" OF
the Standard thester in New York on
Monday; General Barlow, Professor Moses
Trut Brown, Mrs. Hicks Lord, Miss May
Wright and number of clergymen. The
mails of the La Bourgogne have been fumi
gated and the passengers baggage is about
to be put through the same process.
The steamships Umbria and City of
Rome were released this morning and their
steersgs passengers were landed at Ellis
Island.
The steamer Stubbenhuke came up from
lower quarantine this afternoon and is now
anchored off upper quarantine. She will
be thoroughly fumigated and will then be
sent to her pier. ALL on board are well.
Health Officer Jenkins received from the
La Bou1gogne communication from the
United States consul at Havre enclosing
stamps by the president of the chamber of
commerce and the special board of inspeo-
tors at Havre, certifying to the fact that
the vessel had been disinfected and was in
good sanitary condition, and that the
health of all on board was good; also q
statement by the director of the bureau of
hygenie declaring that the cholera is sbat-
ing in Havre. In view of these documents,
Health Officer Jenkins himself finding the
steamer absolutely free from disease of any
kind, decided to release the cabin passen-
| gers at the earliest possible moment which,
| according to the agent of the line, is to-
morrow.
THE NoRMANNIA's MAILS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The mails from
| the cholera infected Normannia, which
were brought to the postofice last night,
have been distributed and that for inland
| points sent on it's way. The postoffice
| officials say the mail matter was thor
oughly disinfected before being brought to
| the city.
INCOMING STEAMERS.
| QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 1.-The Guion line
steamer Alaska sailed hence to-day for
New York with 313 saloon passengers, 161
second cabin passengers and crew OF
251 men. The Cunard line steamer Aura.
MIA also sailed hence to-day for New York
She has on board 40S saloon passengers
165 cabin passengers and a crew of 251
men. All aboard both steamships were IN
the best of health. The American consul
visited the vessels and issued clean bill
of health to each.
| Five hundred steerage passengers who
were booked to sail on the Alaska remain
in Liverpool and seventy-6ve others arr
here. They will be taken to New York by
the Nevada, which will probably sail from
Liverpool on the 18th inst. The Inma1
line is arranging to send the steamer
Indiana. The White Star line is to use tn
Adriatic. Many of the steerage passenger
, paid the difference in fare and took passag
in the second cabin, while others had thei
money refunded. The authorities are ex
ercisipg the greatest precautions, as is in
stanced in the case of the City of Rotter
dam, which is expected to arrive to-nigh
at Cork from Hamburg. The authoritie
there have sent out a tug to intercept tn
steamer off the port and send her to Bel
fast, whittier the bulk of her cargo is con
signed. 1t is intended to have her process
thence to Dublin, where that portion of he
J cargo destined for Cork can be discharge
and cent by train.
| BITTER COMPLAINTS AGAINST QUARANTINE
BOSTON, Sept. 4.-The Scythia after bs
, ing fumigated was released from quarar
tine to day and arrived at her dock at 6 l
, m. OF the steamers passengers Mrs. JAIME
Brown-P Potter was the only one allowed
land, she being taken off at quarantine at
) o'clock by a tug that went down the ha
Dor especially for that purpose. The otht
:, passengers were brought up from quaral
tine by the police boat Vigilant at o'clocl
They were put on the Scythis, where the
will be detained until tomorrow. The il
termediate passengers bitterly complain
their treatment at quarantine. They clai
that the fumigation was improperly don
- the steam running their clothing. They 81
that when their clothes were taken fro
them they we're given blankets to W.T.
about them, and that these blankets we
filled with vermin.
AToTAL OF NEARLY G, 900 CASES.
HAMBURG, Sept 4.-The ambulanc