The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-05
SIX DIEO THE PLAGUE.
Passengers in Quarantine Sue
cumb to Cholera.
FLOATING CHARNEL HOUSES.
Pitiable Scenes of Terror Among the
Panic-Stricken Travellers.
Cremation OF the Dead At Swinburne
Island-Detroit Tending or the
Pest-More Immigrant Ships Sail
for America.
FLOATING CHARNEL HOUSES.


companied by Quarantine Commissioner
Allen and Professor Baggs, went to the
lower quarantine this morning and on
their return 1t was learned that 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 the Nor
MAMMA. two on the Moravia and one on
the Rugia. All the dead were
taken to Swinburne island and Gre
mated. 1t was also ascertained that
six cases of the disease were sent
to Swinburne island today. The steerage
passengers on the steamer Normannia
have been transferred to Hoffman island.
The panic among them today is described
by eye-witnesses as something frightful.
They cried out against being confined in a
pest ship and the ladies on board the ves-
sci are in the greatest terror. Their fears
were relieved to . certain extent, how
ever, by removal to Hoffman island. The
commissioners describe the terror prevail
ing among the passengers as Of heart
rending character.
There was some doubts among the cabin
passengers as to the presence of the dread
disease on board the steamer, but the
deaths and new cases which occurred to-
day brought terror to the bravest hearts
on board the infected vessel, and now all
fully recognize that the grim specter of
cholera IS really in their midst
All the steerage passengers from the
Normannia were transferred to the re-
ceiving hospital on Hoffman island. The
sick OF the NOrmannia. FIVE in number,
were sent to Swinburne island hospital.
The bodies of four OF the victims
were cremated today, and the other two
will be cremated tomorrow.
The steerage passengers were in
state of frenzy at being compelled
to remain on the vessel, and said
that if it would aid them to get off the ship
they could get 5000 together in minute
They were only quietcd down and relieved
from their terror OH being landed on Hoff-
man island. There cannot be any doubt
of the virulent nature OF the disease.
Heinrich hammers, who died today, was
only taken ill this morning. Antonio
Herla. on board the Rugia, was also only
sick for about twenty hours. The last re-
naming child of the Horn family. an in
fant few months old, is no. expected to
live through the night 0ftEse Whole FAM
lily of children, five in number
ten days ago. this little one,
which is sure to die, is all that the
parents have left Following is the official
list of the new deaths on board the Norm
ania: Emma Horn, steerage, aged 80 years;
died today after five days illness. Helm
rich hammers. aged Al, steerage steward.
The latter died while in transit to the hos
pital. He had been nursing cholera
patients. There are no new cases.
On board the Rugia, Antonio Herla,
aged Il years, steerage passenger, died
today. He was taken ill yesterday. The
new cases on board the Rugia are: Chris
tine Hausen, aged 10, and Peter Hansen.
aged years.
On board the Moravia, Abraham Schnei-
der, aged years. died in transit. There
are no new cases.
Now that the Normandia steerage pas
sengers are ashore, their portion of the
steamer will be thoroughly fumigated,
and, in fact, disinfected, this afternoon.
DIR. jenkins thinks the cabin passengers
are perfectly safe. DIR. JENKINS was down
at the cholera-infected ships from IL in the
forenoon until O'Clock in the evening.
DIR. Byron had long talk with news
paper men today. The mos. important
statement he made was that he was in
his own mind convinced that tie sick peo-
pie on board the Normannia, Rugia and
Moravia were suffering from Asiatic chol.
era, though he had in the examinations
and experiments been unable up to the
present time to discover any baccilIi.
The La Burgogne saloon passengers are
not likely to be detained long, in fact it is
nnSSlhia that tbou
row. Seemingly, the health commits.
sloners do not think there is anv
fear of their carrying the infection.
or any necessity for them to get disin-
fected after visiting the cholera ships. All
the steamers from Hamburg and Havre
Will be stopped at the lower quarantine
and detained as long as it is necessary. The
Brilliant, an oil tank steamer from Ham,
burg, will be disinfected here. She had
no sickness and has clear bill of health
The mails from the Normanaia, which
We're brought up to the postofficss here last
night, have been distributed and that
for lnianS points sent on its way.
Postoffice officials say the mail raatter was
thoroughly disinfected before being
brought up to the city.
The steamer Stubbehhuk, Captain
Benohr. from Hamburg, which arrived on
Saturday morning, came up from the lower
quarantine at 80 o'clock this afternoon
and is now anchored off the upper ouaran.
tine. She was thoroughly fumiwated and
sent to the pier today. All on board ara
we'll.
Three large steamships with Immigrants
on board arrived today from Europe but
there Is no evidence of cholera asoong the
passengers. They were the North German
Lloyd steamship Funda, from Genoa or,
August a, with els passengers tE,e North
German Lloyd steamship Darmstzdt, from
Bremen. on August ~. with sso
emigrants. and the Frencn shin
Ia Bourgogne. from Havre. on An.
gust -, with 40 emigrantz. The
health officers boarded the three
steamers At the quarantine station. whore
they were detained. and after rx.aking a
careful examination reported thai all on
board were well. The health officer cava
permission to land the cabin passengers of
the steamer Fulda today. and thay were
transferred TO a steamer which brourh.
them tn the city. On the Darn.gtadt a
child died on the voyage from ;nffsmation
Of the iangs and was buried At sea
on DR. jenkins finding the La Bosrgovne
absolutely free from disease of any kind
he decided 20 release the cabin nazAeneers
al the earliest possible moment. which
according 10 Mr.. West, agent OF tgle line
is tsmorFow.
\ report was circulated today II AZ Sem
aior Mcpherson. Of New Jersey. had
landed and had been seen in Jerseg City.