Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-12
STANDING OFF CHOLERA,
More Steamers Arrived at
New York.
All the Newcomers Promptly
Guaranteed.
Fire Island Purchased by the State
Health Authorities.
An Attempt to Land Detained Passen-
gers There Resisted by Force
"A Serious State Of
Affairs.

by tuo AbSOcldteu freS5.l
New York, Sept. 11.--A number o
steamers arrived in the early morning
hours and dropped anchor in the lower
bay to await the arrival of the health
officers after sunrise. Among them are
the La Champagne, from Havre and
Cherbourg, and the Aurania, from
Liverpool. Both showed clean bills ol
health, and after being inspected, were
allow to drop anchor off the quarantine
station.
Other arrivals were the British
steamer Martello. from Hull, and the
Clintonia, from Shields. The steamers
| will be closely inspected, and If found
that cholera has made it's appearance
on board of any Of them, they will be
treated in each instance in manner
similar to that adopted in the case of
the infected vessels which are at present
undergoing quarantine.
| The steamer OLDHAM was released
from quarantine this morning.
TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS.
The old frigate New Hampshire left
her dock at Hoboken today, and, in tow
of two tugs, proceeded on her way to
the lower quarantine to take aboard the
Rugia's first-cabin passengers and the
Normannia's second cabin passengers.
The Stonington, which was rendered
by j. Pierpont Morgan, was carefully
examined today by the health officers
and others, and found to be unsea-
worthy. The Cepheus, of the Iron
Steamboat company, was therefore
chartered to remove the passengers from
the Stonington to Fire island.
DIR. JENKINs's MOVEMENTS.
DR.. Jenkins, in addition to his regular
rounds, took passage in the Cepheus,
and proceeded to the Normannia to
superintend the transfer of her passen-
gers to Fire island. He sent the follow
ing telegram to Governor Flower, in ex-
PLANTATION of his movements:
Have possession of Fire island, and
transferred first and second cabin pas
sengers of the N0rmannia; will be
| pleased to hear and act upon any eug-
gestions you may make. Have matters
in control. and believe will be successful
i keeping out the disease. We have
been successful in stopping 1t on the
Moravia, and checking in on the Rugia
and Normannia. The Scandia is being
disinfected, and new cases removed as
fast as they develop. / have compe-
tent staff, and will employ physicians %
emergency demands. Have accepted all
assistance offered, both from local and
national authorities.
"The Wyoming is not definitely
known to be infected with cholera, but
will hold her until we are perfectly sat-
isfied of her condition. At Fire island
1 have placed competent hotel man in
charge OF the Surf hotel, and compe-
tent physician to inspect and look after
the passengers. also appointed thirty
five special police to patrol Fire island.
IA committee from the chamber OF
commerce waited upon me this after
noon with q consulting board of ply
sicians appointed by them, and said
Camp Low, at Sandy Hook spit, will be
proffered me as soon as complete, for
the reception of we'll people. shall
also request and act upon any suggestion
by the medical consulting committee
appointed by the chamber of COM
merce."
NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
The number of new cases and deaths
is not large, the Scandia being the only
one to present further developments.
Marie Janowitz, aged 21s years, Annie
Olsen, aged 8, and Wake Merske, aged
Is years, were taken i'll today and re-
moved to Swinburne island. There was
only one death, that of Theodore Olsen.
3-year-old child, who was taken ill at
8 O'Clock this morning, and died at s.
There was another death on board the
Scandia, but it was not from cholera,
Marzinia Bursa, nursing infant, being
taken off by marasmus.
A ROW AMONG sTEERAaE PASSENGERS.
DR.. Jenkins returned late in the even
ing from down the bay, and calling the
reporters together after the reports
OF the cases were given out,
stated that on Saturday night
disturbance occurred among a
lot of Armenians, Turks and Hebrews
among the detained passengers on Hoff.
mans island, A native of Jerusalem
was stabbed in the left arm, but his in
juries are trivial.
He stated that the new quarantine sta
tion at Sandy Hook will be used as place
for the detention of steerage passengers,
and the New Hampshire will be used
for the Scandals first cabin passengers.
It has been decided to hold the steamers
Wyoming and Moravia for at least ten
days after all trace of sickness on board
has been lost.
DR.. Byron reported that outside the
new cases Of sickness, all the patients
at Swinburne island are doing we'll, and
DR.. Hynde, surgeon of the Wyoming,
who had been received at the island
three days ago, returned to the ship
perfectly recovered from his slight i'll
ness.
EVERYTHING o. K.
Following is the latest dispatch of the
night, received by DR.. Jenkins from
Swinburne island, at 8 80 p. m. "Have
just been round the ships. Everything
O. K"
TROUBLE AT FIRE ISLAND.
Citizens Resist tho Landing Of Quaran-
tined Passengers.
SURF HorEL, FIRE ISLAND, N. Y,
Sept. II. There has been more excite
ment In the last twelve hours, ct Fire