Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-14
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
TuE CHOLH.:A IN Naw YoEN.

TE3E IItOD.s.-A ~ y ~ Aos-f1-
New YORK, Sept. little health
board officers this afternoon discover
ed a genuine ease OF Asiat;c cl 0 era in
this city. President Wilson and d..
Edison are now in consultation regard
ing it. Who the patient is or The loca-
ton have not been made public. but
the health officials promise particulars
shortly.
The board Of health announced this
afternoon from meteorological cxam;-
nation made by Professor Bigg on the
bodies of several suspected cholera pa
ticnts there have been FIVE deaths lront
Asiatic cholera in the city Of New York
between September 6and yesterday.
FIRE ISLAND, Septl4.-rhe Norman
Mas quarantined passengers at the
Surf Hotel passed night that they
will never forget, so long as they live.
\ heavy southeast storm prevailed al!
night and The sea ran very high, the
wind shaking the roofs and bending
the trees. Sleeping was out Of the
question, for shutters and doors banged
from sunset 10 sunrise. The great bag
between Babylon and Fire Island is
whipped nto foam, and green, tumbiing
waves DEFY the braye5t OF baymen to
launch their craft while tie gale pre-
walls, and it is said that this kind Of
weather is liable 10 prevail for u week,
The Normannia's passengers axe all
chartered at the hotel. Niurmurs OF
dissatisfaction with the food are heard.
a small boat left the cepheus yester-
day evening and approached the pier
with bic batch OF kilograms to friends
and relatives of:he detained passengers
on the steamer when the me' pressed
forward and refused to allow them tc
be handed to DR.. yought The mes
sagcs were therefore dictated to the
newspaper men, who took copies and
transmitted the kilograms to New York
The soldiers and sailors at Babylon
had been quarantined in parlors, bed
rooms, Railways, aud on the verandas,
in barns, stables, outhouses, bowling
alleys, and ice houses, but they did not
seem to mind It in the least The 18th
AID 69th regiments were marched at
daybreak through pelting rain and
bowling wind to tie dock preparatory
to being embarked for Fire Island. as
it is learned that the main body Of the
naval reserve was unable to land at Fire
Island last night. owing to the weather
which prevailed, the Pegasus, being
forced to put back to New York last
night on account Of the storm.
The soldiers this morning are as hun
CRY as wolves and at ! o'clock were
wandering all over Babylon seeking
what they could devour. If the
weather confines as nasty for Il week
as the baymen predict. there will not be
much chance Of landing the Sixty-ninth
regiment and the naval reserves. In
spite of the suggestion of the sheriff
that the troops be Withdrawn, the Gov
ernor insisted that the soldiers and
sailors shall remain here until ali dam
ger of interference with the State au
thorities has passed. There is no
doubt that the baymen are very angry,
but it would seem that one company of
troops on Fire Island would be suli-
cient to meet any emergency that
might arise. The leaders Of the riot
are so well known that there Will be no
difficulty in fixing the blame for the
disturbance where it really belongs.
QUARANTINE, Sept. fittings are
very quiet here after the last few days
of excitement. The news Dr.. jenkins
gave out to-day ought to cheer the
Normannia's cabin passengers. He
said he would almost certainly release
them tomorrow. As regards the cabin
passengers of the Rugia, they would, if
nothing developed, be transferred to
the New Hampshire and from thence
landed on Fire Island as soon as ac-
commodations could be arranged. No
arrangements have yet been made for
the % cabin passengers of the Scandal,
but health officer jenkins says he is
considering the feasibility of putting
them on board the Cephcus and anchor
ing her in the lower bay. No cabin
passengers will be landed on Sandy
Hook.
QUAEASrINE, s. /, Sept. 1.-THE
tank steamer Heligoland, which ar
rived last night from Alton, on the
Elbe a little below Hamburg, and is
now anchored in the lower bay, had
two deaths on board among her crew,
from cholera.
SANDY Hook. Nj, Sep. 1.-THE
camp at this place is being put in con-
dition for the reception Of quarantined
passengers. 1t will be lighted with
electricity all night long. To-Day more
carpenters and laborers will be put to
work furnishing the state rooms in the