The record-union., 1892-09-09
At THE QUARANTINE.
Many New Cases and Several Death
Reported.

Many New Cases and Several Deaths
Reported.
New York. Sept. S.-There were six
new cases on the Normannia to-day
Franz Albrecht, Adolph Mier, Gottlieb
Damishon, Gustav Nouman, d. Daudile
and Carl Grumish-all among the crew.
On the Rugia the new cases were Gustav
Wellschopper, John Pooratsllia and Eel
ona huneschin. Eight persons who
were exposed to the patients of the same
families were removed to Swinburne
Island and isolated for observa-
ton. There was but one new case on
Hoffman Island, Carl Blunnig, a steer
age passenger. He was removed 10 Swim
burne Island. He was one of the Nor
mammals passengers.
Swinburne Island deaths: EIfrida
Schulz, Henry Frankel, jacob Kessler,
Christine Hansen. The nurse is better.
DR.. Jenkins states that Sandy Hook
will be used for placing immigrants on.
lie thought that the old unused sheds of
the Central Railroad OF New jersey
would be used, which could accommo-
date 800, and the same number of tents
could be used.
Or. Jenkins said he expected the Ston-
lngton down tomorrow evening or early
the day alter, when The cabin passengers
would be removed TO her. The New
Hampshire, soon as she is ready, will be
used Tor the cabin passengers of the Ru-
gIa. The Storage passengers viii be re-
moved 10 Hoffman Island.
Cholera on board the Moravia has been.
to all appearances, stamped out. The
City of New York and the La Bourgogne
have left for New York
Chauncey NJ. DepeW, his secretary and
the wife and daughter of Secretary Foster
were taken off the City OF New York on
the cutter Grant and followed up.
The steamer Elbe left the quarantine at
o'clock this afternoon. The Belgian
steamer Waesland, Captain Grant, from
Antwerp, which has been among the
quarantine fleet in the upper bay, was re-
leased this evening by ORDER of the health
authorities, and proceeded TO dock.
1t is reported at the Maritime Exchange
that cholera has appeared in Mexico.
y cablegram from Vera Cruz has been
received stating that four officers and two
sailors Of the British steamship May at
that port are sick aboard that vessel.
Sanitary superintendent Dr.. Cyrus
Edison has received the following cable
from Hamburg from DR.. Seibert, who is
studying cholera there: The Hamburg
method IN handling cholera is detective.
The situation is exaggerated. Disease is
on the decrease"
The Quarantine Commissioner took
down to-day hundreds OF suits of leans to
be uSeu bS men enl1SrantS during tumi-
cation; also hundred Mother Hubbard
wrappers to be used by women.
The difficulty experienced in obtaining
necessary telegraph operators has now
been overcome and third of those who
are necessary to complete the CORPS are
expected to volunteer TOR service to-day.
This done, complete returns from the
islands will come in at short intervals for
information of the public. Large stores of
gasoline for lighting the islands, brandy,
ciaret, alcohol and other necessaries We're
taken down this morning to the quaran-
tine by Commissioner Allen.
The following letter, written on the
Normannia on September 9TH, was re-
celved in this city to-day at the office of
the Evangelist from Rev. Daniel w.
Fisher, ID. D., IL. d., President of Han
over College, Indiana:
ON behalf of the cabin passengers of
this Inflated ship, appeal for help. We
arepertectly willing 10 be quarantined,
but IN the name of humanity and of civil
lzauon, not to speak of Christianity let
the quarantine be at least rational and
not barbarous. We have not been sick in
the caoln, except in one case, which seems
10 nave Gad almost no choleric SYMPTOMS
ana that occurred two DAYS ago. We
nave succeeded in getting the steerage
away, hut the crew cannot be removed
The ship must have them aboard. One
after another they sicken Under these
circumstances we scarcely dare to hone
ultimately that we shall escape. At any
rate, when can such quarantine end?