Evening journal., 1892-09-08
MORE CHOLERA VICTIMS
The Yellow Flag Again Hoist
ed at New York.
CHOLERA IN NEW YORK

The Death Of New Yorker Attributed
to the Disease By Physician but
Pooh-poohcd by the Health Authori-
ties Grape Onmipresent In Hamburg.
How other Cities Fare.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
QuARANTrNF, Sept. s-A dispatch re
eeived at noon fron Sandy Hook says that
the Rpgia, the Normannia and Hoffman
Island hoisted the yellow flag this morn.
ing.
According TO the code Of signals ar
ranged 10y Dr. Jenkins yesterday this
means that the scourge has fastened on
more victims
Until tho official report comes from the
vessels and island IL will be impossible TO
| learn how many have been taken i'll or
whether they arc doad
A death Is reported this morning of a
cholera patient on Swinburne Island as
having occurred last night When the
official report is received it is supposed
there will be further additions.
The government tug. Narkeeta Is
patrolling the sound of Willet's Point.
with orders TO stop all vessels from for
eign ports
will be released this afternoon.
Cabin Passengers to BE Transferred.
DR. Jenkins has made tho statement
that the steamboat Stonington has been
chartered by Pierpont Morgan for the
cabin passengers Of the Normannia and
will be anchored Off Sandy Hook The
training shir New Hampshire, win be
used for the transfer of the Rugia's pas
sengers to Sandy. Hook
Reported Cholera in New York.
NEW YoBK, Sept. s.-Dr. Robert
Dcshon, Of this city, sent to the board OF
health late yesterday afternoon, certih
cate that Charles McElroy, of Tenth ave
nue, had died Friday Of Asiatic cholera.
5 McElroy was plasterar and is said TO
have worked on the steamship whArves.
Yesterday his body was removed to the
temporary pest house after what was al
legged 60 have been q secret autopsy.
An Omcial Denial.
The health authorities are certain that
d he did not die from Asiotic cholera, not
o withstanding that Dr. Deshon so dag
nOsed the ease An autopsy has been
j. made and all that Dr. Wilson, Of the
health department, will say Is that the
Z man did not die from Asiatic cholera.
ohoiera in Rotterdam.
WAsnlNorog, Sept 9.-The state de-
partment has advised the treasury de-
e partment that Vice Consul Nisser,a at Rot
VI terdam, had cabled the presence Of case
j OF cholera in that port
Canadian Immigrants Detained.
" sAuLr STE MARIE. Mich, Sept. s.
"a Thirty.two Swedish immigrants from
~ Liverpool by the Allan line steamer Cir
!. cassian and the Canadian Pacific r. r.
70 and bound for the northwest were quar-
W antined at the Canadian Zoo yesterday
by Deputy Collector of Customs Carleton
j. who acted ON instructions from Wash
a. ington They are in good health, buI
ri will be held just over the border for on'
j7 dny. and washed and thoroughly disin
le fected and their baggage fumgated.
as No Immigrants for Quebec.
o. QuEDEc, Sept s.-The provincial gov
Ia ernment has issued a proclamation
sr giving full force TO the by
er laws adopted by the central medica
w board. The proclamation provides Drlen.
r. that no passengers whatever may be per
be- mitted 10 land from infected ports II
d, any part of this province and that no i'm
at igrants. mo matter where hailing from, ar
le to be landed here
Hamburg City of Grape.
e. HAMBURG, Sept s-several hundre
bodies are awaiting burial, and in a mum
IN Der of cases whole families,have perished
and have 90 be inferred by the author
ties
OF The sanitary officials recommend tina
Io funerals should be simple and withou
d. flowers, pals or any other aceessorie
pm likely 10 spread the plague. This nd
30 monition is not necessary in the case O
many Of the dead who go the grave witt
Nv out even a mOurner.
ed The warm humid weather is favorabl
IN to the cholera and the end is yet appal
entity far ia the distance
~. Fewer Cases and Deaths.
IS The Official cholera report for yesterda
m shows that there were 655 new cases
rt- decrease Of forty from Tuesda,
er The deaths were 315, decrease {
elf eighteen compared with Tuesday. 1t
aw believed that this report is probabl
at ,oa.or. fho t~s1th than fhocn hpfDro 4