Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-09
THE DREADED SCOURGE
CHOLERA ENTERS NEW YORK IN
A HAMBURG STEAMER.
The Rugia, Normannia and Morayia at
Quarantine.---A Number OF Deaths
Reported. cholera News.

Quarantine Number OF Deaths
Reported. ---Cholera News.
The cholera scare in New York CITY
and throughout the country received
fresh impetus when the steamer Rugia
and Normannia, from Hamburg arrived
in New York harbor. There were nine
cases on the Rugla, four of which
proved fatal. On the Normannia there
were five deaths.
Three more deaths occurred on the
day of the arrival of the vessels and it
was not until then that the passengers
were informed of the presence of the
dread disease among them. The deaths
occurred in both cabin and steerage
and there was panic on both steamers
when theAnatter became known. Both
vessels were ordered down the bay and
were strictly quarantined.
Further cases are anticipated on the
Moravia also, although the two conva-
lascents were reported doing well. The
patients on board the Normannia,
Rugia and Moravia have been trans
ferred to Swinburne Island. There is
hopes of keeping the disease in the
Lower Bay. However, the worst may
be expected as in 1887 there were over so
deaths on the hospital islands and very
few actual cases when the Storage was
transferred.
The day following the arrival of the
steamers the quarantine officers again
went TO lower quarantine and on their
return it was learned that the cholera
had claimed a number of victims on
the infected steamers during the day.
The startling fact was made public
that three deaths had occurred on
board of the Nornannia, two on the
Moravia and one on the Rugia. All
the dead were taken to Swinburne
Island and cremHted. 1t was also
ascertained that six eases of the dis
ease had been sent TO Swinburne
Island. The cabin passengers of the
steamer Normunnia were transferred
to Hoffman Island. The panic among
them is described by eye witnesses as
frightful. They cried out against
being confined in a pest ship and the
ladies on board the vessel were in a
state of the greatest terror. Their
fears were relieved to certain extent,
however, by their removal to Hoffman
Island. The commissioners describe
the terror prevailing among the pas
sengers as of heartrending character.
Michigan People ON Board.
On the steamer Rugia is Christian
Kern of the Kern brewing company, of
Port Huron. On the NoImannia, on
which eight cases of cholera are re-
ported, one of which Is a first cabin
passenger, are Mrs. Henry Howard,
John Howard, Miss Jennie Doig. Mrs.
5. l.. Ballentine, Misses Emma Ballen-
tine, Katie Ballentine, and Bessie San
born, all prominent Port Huron people.
The Epidemic in Berlin.
The public alarm in Berlin. occas-
toned by the cholera is fast dying out,
owing To the limitation of the disease
in an epidemic form to the Hamburg
district. the confidence that is felt in
the vigilance of the authorities and
cool weather and abundant rains.
Cases resembling cholera are rife
enough, especially in Charlottenburg.
The water works in this suburb of Ber-
lin provide only scanty supply of
muddy water. The sanitary conditions
of the place are otherwise had. The
undoubted cases of Asiatic cholera that
nave been taken To the Moabitc hospi-
tai are all traceable to Hamburg. Pres
ident IIarrisonS circular is mainly re-
garded here as justifying more rigorous
measures TO stop Russian or other emf
grants from entering Germany. Hence
forth the frontiers will be closed alb
solutely against Russian emigTants.
Russia Still Suffering
The statistics of the cholera epidemic
in Russia show that throughout the
whole of Russia the past week there
were 6,673 new eases of the disease re-
ported and that 2,714 persons died
from the pestilence. In ST. Petersburg
100 new cases and 81 deaths occurred
in one day. These 81 deaths, however,
only comprise the mortality given in
the hospital returns. During the last
few days the number of unregistered
new cases and deaths, which are chiefly
confined to the people of the well-to-do
class, has increased and especially on
the islands in the river Neva.
Canadian Quarantine Inefficient.
The steamer Cremon from Hamburg
arrived at Crosse lie, Quebec, and was
placed in quarantine. The Crcmon left
Hamburg the day after the breaking
out of the cholera at that place. There
was no disease on the vessel, but her
passengers were given baths and their
effects and luggage disinfected. There
are 33s bales of rags from Hamburg on
board the Cremon. These rags were
burned, an. orderin council having been
passed forbidding the transportation of
such refuse into Canada from infected
ports. The greatest alarm prevails in
Quebec. 1t is well understood that the
quarantine arrangements are entirely
inadequate. Should n vessel arrive with
the disease on board the worst must be
feared.
Growing In Hamburg.
hall &c IIa,, -,
day took to the hospitals 325 cholera
patients, OF whom 1877 died, and this is
only fair average. Five hundred and
twenty-eight cholera cases and $40
deaths, not previously reported, were
registered in pursuance of police or
ders. This makes a total of 5,623
cases aud 2,5ls deaths.