Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-09
reprcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1srLrou.l

IsPkcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.1
NEW YORK, Sept S-To-day's news
from the cholera infected ships in the
Lower Bay was discouraging, for DR..
Jenkins report showed that IL new cases
of the scourge had appeared on the Nor
MAMMA and the Rugia and on Hoffman
Island, while four of the patients at Swim
burne Island had died since Wednesday s
report was made.
As has been the case for the last three
days, all of the new patients on the Nor
MAMMA were from the crew and the cabin
passengers have, up to the present, escaped
infection.
The first vessel visited was the Nor
MAMMA, where six new cases, all among the
crew, were found. They were Franz
Abredt, aged a. Adolph Meier, 25; Gotleib
Daumiston, SO; Gustav Neumann, 25;
Alexander D'Audile, "a, and Carl Crunch,
q. They were all removed to the hospital
on Swinburne Island. The first cabin pas
sengers were found all WELL but very
despairing at being kept on board the
cholera ship.
On the Kugia and the Moravia
From the Normannia trip was made to
the Rugia, and it was found that she had
three new cases developed on board during
the day. Gustav Wellshopper, aged only
year; Johann Podratka, A years, and Eel
ona Konesehin, 80 years, were the victims,
and all were in the steerage. They were
taken ashore to the hospitals Eight other
members of their families, who had been
exposed to the contagion, were also removed
to the island and placed in an isolated
building for observation.
The Moravia was found for the fourth
time TO be absolutely free from any cases,
and the doctor is now confident that the
cholera has been successfully stamped out
on board that ship. If things continue to
be as they have been during the last three
days on board the Moravia her passengers
may safely start to count the days to the
time of their release.
From the Moravia the tug was steered to
H Hoffman Island, and it was here found that
Karl Bhennig. 3S years old, one of the Nor
steerage passengers, had been
taken sick. He was removed to Swinburne
Island, where it was found that Elfrida
Schultz, years old, who had been admitted
to the hospital the previous day, had died.
She was one of the steerage passengers on
board the Rugia, and her death occurred too
late for the previous days report.
Some of Those on the Death List.
Henry Frankel, one of the crew of the
Normannia, had been sick less than "a
hours. Jacob Kessler, aged 33, a Norman
MIA steerage passenger, who had been taken
i'll on board and removed from Hoffman
Island on the 4th, was dead. Christine
Hansen, 10 years old, one of the Rugia's
steerage passengers, completed the list of
deaths. She was sick less than two'days
Although to-day's cholera victims have
been i'll from two to four days and the date
of their admission to Swinburne Island is
given in DIR. Jenkins report, their names
do not tally with any of those already pub
lished as the names of patients sent to
Swinburne Island DR.. jenkins said to-day
that the reports he has received are very
and he does not even know
how many patients are under the care of
Drs Byron aud Abbott at Swinburne
Island.
1t was given out semi-oficially at Quar-
antine tonight that there are about 20 per-
sons now under treatment on the island or
held as suspects.
The Navy Department Takes Charge.
The Navy Department will assume charge
of the quarantine patrol in day or two and
will place an officer from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard in command of the patrol ves-
sells The old monitor Nantucket will be
used as flagship and place of rendezvous
for the patrol boats.
The Spree will get her discharge early
this morning. The 'Dubbeldam and OLDHAM,
from Rotterdam, got in within an hour Of
each other little after dark. Their cap
tains reported all well aboard. The
Scandia from Hamburg did mot arrive.
aboard of her.
The Board of Health issued the follow
ing bulletin at 4 o'clock: "No cases of
cholera have appeared in this city"
Adelaide Merres, the nurse who had been
reported i'll, is much better. After an in
spectlon Of the crematories, which were in
full blast ready for the bodies of the cholera
victims, who are burned at night without
toll of bell or prayer read over them,
the inspecting party returned to the
Upper Bay. 1t was after o'clock when
the wharf was reached, and Swinburne
Island had an addition to its number of in
uaulsants, as Jalnes " hourKe, telegrRpn
operator, whose father was at one time Su-
perintendent of the Swinburne Island Hos
pital, had remained behind in charge of the
Western Union line.
The Upper Bay Looks Deserted.
The Upper Bay looks far more empty
than it has for long time. The French
line steamer La Bourgogne started up to
New York at LAO P. M, having
put in her full five dsys Of |
quarantine. The City of New York |
followed her at 800, but before starting |
Mrs Foster and her daughter, together |
with Mr.. Depew, we're transferred to the |
revenue cruiser Grant, on board of which |
Secretary Foster was waiting to welcome |
his wife. The Elbe left at the same time. |
both the latter ships having been more |
bulky than the French steamer, and got off |
With only one days quarantine, instead of |
i've.
Not only are new cases breaking out |
,very day among the steersge passengers of
he ill-fated Normannia and Rugia, the
ormer OF whom sre on Hoffman Island,
'ut 1t has now settled well among the crew
If the big express steamer, who
IRE on board. If anything can be
Idded to the horror Oh the situation,
{ is the fact that the cabin passengers, who |
AVE been free from any sign of the disease,
ire still kept like rats in trap, enclosed
within the sides of the steamer, with |
holera raging alongside them.