Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-09-19
fro BE CONTINUED
TIE ARRIVAL OF THE HAMBURG
STEAMER.

STEAMER.
Scandal with Thousand passen-
gers crowded into her steerage-the
worst and flthiestlclass of immigrants
that come to this country-and with
death roll of thirty two en- route and
more cases developing, was the most
discouraging incident reported from
the New York quarantine station last
week. The sick were promptly re-
moved to Swinburne Island, and the
work of disinfecting the ship and all
on board Immediately began. At this
time of writing the Gordon establish
ed by the health authorities has not
been passed. The disease has been
restricted to the ships. No cases have
appeared in the city. The protests of
cabin passengers on board the stNor-
MAMMA stRugia'' and "Moravia''
against being detained on board pest
stricken vessels, led to measures of
relief. The Navy Department offer
Hampshire" for temporary quarters
during the period of necessary isola-
ton, and by the kindness of Mr.. J.
Pierpont Morgan, the Sound steamer
Bloomington" was also placed at the
disposal of the Hamburg Company as
a temporary home for quarantined
cabin passengers. Six hundred of
these were speedily transferred to
those clean and roomy, if not palatial,
quarters. The unexpected develop
ment of cases of cholera on board the
Guion steamer "Wyoming" after she
had been pronounced clean and unin-
fected, and, after undergoing brief
detention, had received permission
to land her passengers, was another
disheartening incident, and frightful
ly suggestive of the narrowness of the
peril escaped. At present there are
nearly thirty vessels undergoing de-
tention at the New York quarantine
station; and though the cases of sick
ness and death are not numerous, they
sufficiently SO to warrent extra
ordinary precautions. The very OBJ
vious duty of removing healthy pas
sengers from exposure, and provid-
cumstances will allow, has been furth-
er met by the purchase of Fire Island
by Gov. Flower of New York. The
main hotel on that island will accom-
modate about five hundred people,
and there are besides thirteen Gotta
ges. Two thousand persons can be
fed and taken care of. The passen-
gers transferred to the Buckingham"
and ssNew Hampshire'' will probably
be sent to this island despite the pro-
tests of the townspeople, leaving these
ships in readiness for further emer-
gencies. The seven hundred saloon
passengers of the "Wyoming'' will
also be transferred to Fire Island. For
steerage passengers barracks and a
hospital will be erected by the gener-
osity of Mr.. Austin Corbin, on site
on Sandy Hook, designated by the
government for this purpose. 1t will
be called Scamp Low" in honor of
President Seth Low, of Columbia. 1t
will be furnished with electric lights,
and strict patrol by U. s. Marines
will be established. With these pro-
visions there will be no hinderance or
uncertainty in the future in dealing
with infected ships. Abroad there
was a noticeable decrease in the num-
Der of new choleraic cases last week,
and also in the mortality.
General E. W. Whitaker of Wash
ington is the owner of part of the
flag of truce employed by General
Grant at Appomatox. The flag was q
large white towel, but piece of il
was cut off several years ago and pre-
sented to General Custer, who was
Whittaker's old commander. Whit
taker, as member of Custer's staff
received the flag on the occasion OF
the surrender from Captain Sims to
General Longstreet's staff. The use