The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-09

The official record of new cases yester-
day is as follows:
NoBnfANNIA.
Franz Albrect, aged "a
AdulphiMeier, aged 25
GOttlieb Danmishon, aged 80.
Alexander d'Audile, aged %.
! Carl Crunch, aged 21
All members of the crew.
RUGIA
Gustav Wellschofer, aged year.
Johnann Podritskai, aged A.
Ielona Koneschin, aged 30.
The following deaths occurred yester-
| day on Swinburne Island:
Elfrida Schultz, aged years, from the
steamship Rugia admitted Sept. 3.
Henry Frankel, aged 80, from the Nor
MAMMA, admitted Sept 4.
Jacob Kessler, aged 33, one of the crew
of the Normannia, removed from Hoff-
man Island Sept. 4.
Christine Hansen, aged 10, from the
steamship Rugia, admitted Sept 6.
Late yesterday afternoon the City of
New York and Wiesland were formally
released and made haste to their piers
| The passengers on these ships, as soon as
| the anchors were clear of the bottom
| gave vent to their joy by loud cheers, and
on the French liner the steam fog siren
et the bow gave forth three weird shrieks.
| presumably expressive of the feelings of
! freedom.
In the hospital on Swinburne Island
there are G7 cases now pending, viz: 33
males, 10 females and 10 children. Of
the total number 10 are sick and 90 are
suspects Dr. Walser has cleaned up on
the Morayia as well as possible.
Tho &C -
| record of the status Of affairs at Lower
! Quarantine, were the formal tender of
! the Sound steamer Stonington by Mr.. J.
! fierrepont Morgan, who chartered her at
his own expense that the cabin passen-
gers of the beleaguered Normannia NAV
| not longer be compelled to stay on the
infected vessel. The Stonington will be
here to-day and stationed at convenient
point, yet TO be determined upon. She
will be used for the purpose named until
the Normannia's passengers have been re-
leased, and afterward will provide a
home for tirst-class passengers on suspect
ships yet to come
The arrangement for the Camp of
Refuge at Sandy Hook had been pro-
, crossing all day, in ignorance of the War
Departments refusal of the site Secre-
tary Foster, who with Secretary Tracy,
yesterday morning:
"In all likelihood the Reading Railroad
will begin relaying its track on the
Point Immediately. This track when
finished, will, of course, greatly facilitate
the transportation of supplies
IF the plague continues for any length
Of time the railroad will, of course.
be used by refugees as they are dis
charged.
81 do not know who will pay for the
erection of tents, barracks, etc, whether
it will be the State or Federal govern
ment or the steamship companies.
However, there need be- no pres
ent trouble on that score. A
wealthy gentleman called on me and
offered TO undertake all construction and
stand all expense and take his chances Of
getting his money back from the party
liable therefor. am not at liberty to
give you the gentleman's name. He is
not a contractor.
"As understand the matter, only cabin
passengers are TO be put ashore on the
Hook. Whether there will be any differ
ence made between first and second cabin,
l don't know.
There has been some talk of the danger
OF the infection being increased by the
presence OF these passengers on land So
Tar as that matter is concerned | will say
that have the greatest confidence i'm the
discretion of Dr. Hamilton and DR.. Jen-
kins. They will consider that point thor
Oughly,"
But, when DR.. Jenkins and Surgeon
General Hamilton returned from SANDY
Hook the former found several important
kilograms awaiting him, and was made |
aware that there We're serious compliea-
tions which practically rendered mega
tory the entire work of the day. In an |
swer TO the telegram of the War Depart |
ment for tents, which were expected here |
by tonight, he received the following |
from Acting Secretary Of War Lewis A. |
Grant:
secretary Fosters telegram was re- |
ceiyed and an uufayorable reply sent him |
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. For this rea-
son the 4OO tents at our service have not
yeI gone forward, pending your advice"
Inc apparent conflict between the |
ehersetlc intentions OF Secretary Foster
and Secretary Tracy (who have been in
New YORK consulting for the benefit OF
the unfortunate people on the ships) and
tie wishes of the War Department were
shown by the following dispatch from
Austin Corbiu;
II am exceedingly sorry to get a dis
patch from the War Department saving
they had refused 10 the Secretary of the
Treasury the use of Sandy Hook for the
cabin passengers OF course, this blocks
any attempt on our part 60 erect barracks
there had the lumber bought and it
was being loaded, and it would have been
At Sandy Hook this evening A large
force of carpenters had been engaged, in
Guiding all from the Long Island Rail-
road, and IL is quite too bad that we cam