The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-15
YELLOW FLAGS FLYING.
New York Health officers Detain
1888 Immigrants.
QUARANTlNED FOR TyPHUS'
Hundreds sent to Hoffman Island-Passen-
gers Angry ana Mutinous-Two New
Cases Found-A Strict Watch viii be
Kept all Around-Ch Chicago Alarmed.

New YORK, Fei. 15.-The steamers City
of Berlin, Belgenland and Russia were de-
tanned at quarantine all day yesterday
with view to making a thorough search
for possibly contagious diseases among the
| immigrants on board.
The City of Berlin, which arrived Sat-
urday, brought a number OF Russian Jews.
| among her $50 storage passengers. The
| Belgenland brought 235 and the Russia
$40 immigrants, among whom were people
from localities near the place from which
came the typhus-infected Russian Jewsto
| this port.
Drs. Smith and Jenkins examined each
I individual on the City Of Berlin, but
found no indications Of infection. II is
possible that all the people will be sent to
Hoffman island for 20 days for observa-
tion.
The steamer vigilancia, from Rio de ia
nerio, was also detained at quarantine some
OF the crew having been taken of with
| yellow fever at Bahia.
The three steamships reached quaran-
| tine shortly after sunrise, and Gu the dls-
covery made by Deputy Health Officers
! Drs. Andrew Smith and A. Nj. Skinner
that they had on board some exiles lrom
| infected Russian districts, the ships were
! refused permits without a personal pass
! by Health Officer Jenkins. When the
| latter arrived he found that on board the
| City of Berlin was a woman In the steer
| age i'll with a fever, which In its symptoms
! greatly resembled typhus.
| That at least temporarily settled the
! fate of the City OF Berlin, for DIR. Jenkins
ordered the yellow flag hoisted. Conster-
nation on board was general and the cabin
passengers particularly clamored to be
| allowed to land. They wefe in vigorous
health and had had no contact with the
steerage, but their request was refused
until a rigid examination was made of
them and their baggage thoroughly fumi-
/ gated. A tug from the line went down
and many of the friends of the passengers
went out in small boats from the quaran-
tine dock, but all were warned oil.
| The delay is serious for the City or Ber-
| lin as she is one Of the largest of the trans
atlantic steamships and is booked TO sail
| for Liverpool day after tomorrow. She
must unload and load in the meantime.
Late last night DR.. Jenkins decided to
allow the cabin passengers to land. Those
| from the City of Berlin were landed last
night and those from the Russia and the
Belgenland this morning.
| The other passengers from the steam
| ship were transferred to-day with their
baggage to Hoffman Island, where they
| will be detained for at least twenty-one
| days The unfortunate passengers were
greatly disturbed when they learned what
| disposition was to be made OF them, and
at one time il was feared there would be a
general mutiny. ~
DIR. Jenkins, at quarantine, last night
said II trust there will be no scare over
my action. With the exception of the one
woman i'll we found no trace of disease,
but in view of what has happened every
ship will be held and every immigrant
| examined until / am satisfied that he
brings with him no disease"
Two new cases of the fever were found
in the city yesterday.
Three New Cases.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Three new cases OF
| typhus fever were discovered this morn.
| ing In a tenement house on Lester street
Two were children who had been exposed.
On the Watch in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 15.-Seven Italian immi.
| grants exposed to typhus fever on board
the steamship Massillia were found hud
| died together in single room at the cor
ner of Eighty-frst and Lyon street yester-
| day afternoon. A guard was set over
them by the police and the health depart
ment was notified The location of the
| house is In Shadow, of Macaroni mill, in a
quarter thickly populated by the poorer
class of Italian laborers.
In This City.
The typhus fever case reported in the
NEWS Saturday has created n great deal oi
talk and some anxiety in the city, but al
noon to-day the superintendent of health
aud his assistants had not discovered any
new cases. Lingi Rinaldo, the Italian, il
being cared for at the hospital. OF the
! nine persons from the steamer who came
TO Rhode Island four were Armenians who
are stopping with friends on Washington
street above Dean and four went to Val
ley Falis.
Supt. Chaplin has received letter from
the Immigration commissioners stating
| thar two other Italians from the steamer
| came TO this city. The names given are
| Ant. (s,lpppsed to mean Antonio) CecciG
! and Dominica Gerber DIR. Chaplin Il
LOOKING for them but does not think they
| came 4fere.
DIR. King went to the house on
| Washing on street but found nC
evidence of the disease among the
house on Charles street where the
Italian was found also, but no other cases
have been reported. The men We're very
dirty and, like those in New York, in q
bad condition from the effects of the
voyage.
statement that the New York authorities
doubted that the disease was typhus that
IL was not always easy to tell in the ear,
stages whether il was typhus or not. IA,
thinks Rinald has IL. Rinald went to
work on the Cove land so that others be
side the Italians on Charles street have
been exposed to the disease.
The four Armenians VINO went To Vale,
Falls are very dirty aud ragged but non,
OF them were reported sick up to date
They have gone TO work in the Horsesho'
works. DR. Smith, the health officer o
Cumberland, is watching them carefully
Perhaps n Johnston Case.
Supt. Chaplin said this afternoon that h'
had found no new cases OF typhus in th,
! city. but understood from what he could
learn that the two other Italians who were
reported to have come here had gone u
Rfverpoint.
Nothing had been heard from River
Point. however, up TO the time OF writing
DIR. Chapln also said that he had word
from Johnston that there was an Italian
woman there who is supposed To have
come from this city and shows symptoms
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