The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-14

The New York quarantine Officers report
Ell Friday morning as RESULT Of their in
spection Of the infected steamships and Of
the hospital islands. that there were ten new
cases OF cholera-six Of the N0Tmanniss
crew, three Of the steerzse passengers on the
Rugia and one Of the NoFmannia's steersge
passengers on Hoffman Island. aud ihSi
there were four deaths on SSini -ne Island.
These figures bring up the aggregate Of oas=s
developed in the harbor 70 A and the deaths
TO twelve, the grand total Of deaths on the
three ships since they sailed being 46.
J. Pierpont Morgan purchased the steamer
stoninglon. and the 400 cabin passengers Of
the SOrmannia quarantined in New York
Bay, were transferred to il on Friday. There
are several new cases in the quarantined
| feet and few deaths.
New York harbor Is guarded as closely
these days as ever harbor was in time ofwar-
But the defenders are doctors, not soldiers,
and they are armed with famigators instead
Of FIRE arms.
FfRE BLAND TO BE UsED.
NEW YoEK. Sept, ia number OF lead
ing citizens on Fire Island, to-day telegraph
ed Governor Flower protesting against the
use Of the island for quarantiuing healthy
passengers from the infected ships. The
Governor replied that in his belief the
inhabitants of the island have nothing to
fear from the landing Of the passengers, who
be says are as healthy as the inhabitants
The Governor further directed Health
Officer jenkins 10 use the island for qaaran-
| tine purposes, and advised the State Board
of Health Of his action. The latter notified
the local Board Of Health Of Islip that the
latter body was poweriess 10 prevent the
occupancy ofthe island by passengers from
the cholera ships.
Governor Flower viii arrive here in the
morning 10 lend all possible aid in the work
Ofkeeping cholera from reaching the main-
land
AZ midnight the residents Of Fire Island
formed an armed guard to patrol the ooas;
and prevent the landing Of passengers from
the infected ships
A CHOLERA CIRCULAR
HARRISBURG, Sept. U.-Governor Pat
tison has had sent to the local boards Of
health and other authorities Of cities and
towns in the State, 5000 copies Of his
/ proclamation, nrging the introduction Of
/ proper sanitary measures as = pTecaution
against the breaking out of cholera. The
Governor expresses confidence in the ability
Of the State Board Of Health, assisted by
authorities Of the cities and towns, to prevent
cholera from invading Pennsylvania.
THE PLAGUE GETTING WORSE.
/ HAMBUEG, Sept, 1.-THE most conservative
Figures plao the number Of Gases untilio-day
al 1900 and the number OF deaths az 1000
The number Of burials was 457 on Saturday
aud to- day 492, or 50 far in excess Of the num-
Der ofdeaihs that the eity's hospitals and
houses are believed to be practically free from
dead bodies.
The want Of food among vorkingmen's
families Increases. and Social Democratic
organs call on the Government to allevi-
ate it. They say that there are Is, coo persons
in Hamburg who are absolutely destitute,
with hardly clothes to coyer them, and
neither money nor food from one day to the
next
NEW YORK, Sept. l2-More than a hun
red South bay cstboats, sharpies, sloops and
other small boats, each with ten or more
men and boys or board, were under weigh
al daybreak this morning and sailing from
ali points on the great South bay toward
Fireisiand.
In all the boats every man who had or
could borrow a gun or pistol brought it with
him, and the entire fo;illa carried perhaps
thousand armed men. OF these 500 or COO
came from Patehogue, sayville and the
country near them, go from Bay Shore, and
perhaps as many from Babylod. Every
man was either hay man or a sympathizar
and fully determined 10 prevent by force, if
necessary, the landing Of the quarntined
cabin passengers on Fire island Il Bay
Shore the feeling stands at fever heat, and
loud threats are heard Of treating LsHdload
Sammis. who sold tie Surf hotel 10 the state
authorities for a refuge, to 4 coat OF tar and
. feathers.