The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-01

Ing the department. station William
Seguine, an attache, hurriedly left her
and delivered sealed envelope to DIR.
Jenkins, who opened it and betrayed no
indications that there was anything
wrong. Then the tug, with DR.. Tall
madge aboard, came ashore, and there
was conference with the health off,
GERS.
AT that time, after leaving DR.. Jen.
kins, DIR. Tallmadge, who looked very
much perturbed, asserted that there
was nothing wrong with the Moravia
and that every one on board was enjoy
ing good health. Apparently acting
upon orders from DR.. Tallmadge, which
had been given on his first trip, there
were signs of activity aboard. and the
immigrants. as II expecting to be land ed :,
could be seen hurrying up and down the
deck looking in the direction of the
Staten Island shore.
Within five minutes after the Moravia
was boarded for the second time she had
hoisted her anchor, got up steam and
turned her bow in the direction of the
ocean. She made long detour around
the fleet, hugging the Long Island
shore and passing out of the narrows for
the lower bay shortly before noon.
phase OF the case Of the Moravia
which deserves investigation is the &C.
ton OF the captain of the Moravia, in
continuing his voyage to this country
under the conditions which prevailed on
his ship.
II the disease broke out on the day
following his departure from Hamburg,
why did he not, those connected with
the Quarantine department ask, turn
back home instead of bringing the dis
ease to new country? FtiF
The Moravia is now anchored in
Gravesend bay between Fort Hamilton
and Norton's Point about zoo. yards east
OF the main channel. She Is out of the
way of passing vessels.
Or. Jenkins is hopeful that he will be
able to keep the cholera away from the
city of New York. Tonight he is q very
worried man. He has ordered the trans
fer OF the Moravia's passengers to Hoff-
man Island, and will not only make q
personal examination of the disease as
1t is aboard the ship but he will also
confer with health authorities of this
city and consider ways and means OF
keeping 1t from entering the city.
More vessels will arrive from Ham
burg this week. 1t is probable that
further deaths will be reported and
cases, in their worst form, it is now con.
ceded, may arrive within the next few
days. The situation is serious. Unless
all immigration from infected ports is
stopped it is not believed that this
country is safe, and it is believed now
that this step will be taken.
New YoRK, Aug. 31.-TSpeciall-
"There is no cholera in New York to.
day." DR.. Cyrus Edison said this morn
ing There have been times when
thought it advisable to conceal the pres.
ence of certain cases of disease, but
the situation is far too grave for any,
thing OF that sort now. The moment we
know of the presence of cholera it shall
be announced to the public"
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 31.-[Specjall l.
Ohiclsl cholera returns show that since
the last report there have been 6,144
new cases and 2,741 deaths in Russia.
In st. Petersburg yesterday 1855 new
cases were reported and 81 deaths, de-
crease of l case and increase of 10
deaths compared with the returns for
Monday. Owing to the fact that tho
cholera epidemic is lessening in Sara.
toff and Vorouezh several Of the lazaretts
In those governments have been closed.
HAvRE. Aug. 3l.-ISpecialJ-T
number OF new cases reported here yes.
terday was IS, decrease of 6 com pared
with Monday. The deaths wore SO, an
increase of 16. Passenger steamers be.
tween Havre and Trouville, we'll
known French watering place, have
stopped running, owing to the prevail
ence of cholera here.
LONDON, Aug. 3l.-ISpeciall- There
is no denying the fact that the people
of England generally are begin ming to
be nervously apprehensive, that despite
quarantine regulations at various ports
hecountry is doomed to undergo another
siege of the cholera plague. That the
quarantine regulations. as at present
enforced, do not prevent the introduc-
tion OF cholera has been abundantly
proved, and many persons claim that
the only effectual method to keep the
disease at bay is to absolutely prohibit
all intercourse with the infected ports
abroad. or course this would entail an
immense money loss and considerable
suffering.
A large proportion of people, not only
In England but elsewhere, believe the
approaching autumn, with its cool
weather and frosts. will check, IL not
eradicate, the disease should it become
epidemic, but q high authority has
pointed out that this belief is erroneous
Prof. Affiick, medical examiner at the
University Of Edinburgh. in an article
on cholera says that in general, high
temperature favors the development of
the disease. but that some of the most
severe epidemics known have ragged
with the greatest fury ia winter There
is deep Indignation felt at the health
authorities for permitting the passen-
gers to land Monday last from the
steamer Peregriue, from Hamburg.
These passengers were carefully ex-
amined and as no symptoms of cholera
we're shown they were allowed to go
ashore, with the result that they have
introduced the disease into ono OF thu