The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-10
WORST FEARS REALIZED.
qKIRrT.rWo CHOLERA DEATHS
on the Steamer Scandia, Which Arrived
resterdsy-Tbe Epidemic on the De
crease I'm Hamburg.

l:15 O'Clock. This morning Iir Jenkins
received the following from Swinebnrn
Island over the cable. signed Icy DIR. BY
rol:
Have visited the Scandil this evening,
and find the following: Total number of
passengers, 1,0S6-cabin, Is; steerasc,
9S1; crew. II. On the voyage there were
% deaths. of which there were % steer
age. / cabin and among the crew. l
ann now starting in our tug TO carry
seven cases stricken with the plague TO
tie hospital here on Swineburl lsiAnd.'
TBE coNPANY's r1NAL COUP.
The Scandal sailed from Hamburg on
August 2Jth. Ii had been vdriouSly re-
nnrted that she had about 500 steerage
rasengers. and it had been expected that
She would be the last coup for the Ham
h,,~c-American Company. AS the re-
mort tonight shows. the worst fears are
more than realized. No Sucn mortality
AS Uat which Captain kOpd has been
,owpe ed 10 report has therefore lceu r.
corded during the present reign of the
plague.
now has six Ships under the ban Of
health officers. viz. The MOravia, Kugia,
NOruannia, Nlvlah0, NluDDehhuk ana
the Scaldia.
The terrible report tonight certainly
iu,tifes the fears of the health officers,
lLd also their great anxiety TO provide a
stfa refuge for the souls that still retain
health aboard the vessels in the lover
r0ads,ead.
no CHOLERA REACHED LAND.
Quarantine. l.. J., Sept. 9.-Shortly be-
fore noon DIR. Jenkins returned from a
,i,it Co The GuiOn Line steamer WyOm-
INK which arrived here Tuesday. Two
cl dren were dead on board the vessel
last night The steamer has been sent
g. lower quarantine.
AT IL a. NJ. il was reported that two
children and their mother were sick on
the Wyoming with symptoms OF cholera.
Dr. jenkins says all those who have been
i1 contact with them will be sent TO Hofl-
man Island.
The United States ship New Hamp-
shire has been towed to the Hamburg
dock at HObOken. where she will be fitted
up at once for service at lower Quaran-
tine.
STEAMERS RELEASED.
New York, Sept. 9-The Stonington
arrived from New Haven this morning.
She viii be turned over 20 the Hamburg
steamship people. who VIII take her To the
Hoboken docks, where she viii be fitted
out and prOvisiOned. It is not expected
that shO VIII be In condition to receive
the NOrmannia's 5 passengers tomorrow.
The Anchor Line steamer Corean, from
Glasgow, which arrived on September
Sth at Z :35 A AZ. has been released and
proceeded to her wharf.
The German steamer Diamant from Al
tona, near Hamburg. which arrived IN
H. Har.Nff los l.Nafi
this afternoon. She Is an OIL TANK
S''In'' me steamship Spree from Bremen,
which arrived in quarantine September
7th was released today and proceeded
10 her dock.
The White Star steamer Britannia,
which arrived this morning from Liver
Donl. has 215 cabin and IA steera2e
passengers all we'll. She viii probably
10 up tomorrow morning.
MORE SICKNESS ON HOFFMAN, ISLAND.
Carl Blessing. thirty-eight years old,
Who was admitted TO SWin0bun Island
on Wednesday last, died at . o'clock this
morning Ad. Weiss, aged twenty-one
years, one of the crew of the Nor
MAMMA. was taken Ill to-day and was re-
moved 20 Swineburn Island.
At 3:25 T. NJ. yellow flag was
bo,sted on Hoffman Island. This means
more sickness there.
2.i5 Z. M-An well on the Wieidnd.
This statement has just been made 10y
DE- jenkins. 1t is based Oh report
from Dr. Walser over the Swineburn
Island cable. Or. Walser was sent -
Lower Quarantine this morning TO IN
ycstgate the Weiland, which came In
fying the regulation flag, the usual sig
Lal 1or inspection by the health Officer.
IL is now said the death OF the TWO
children on the GuiOn liner Wyoming
last night WAS caused by the fnmes CT
burning sulphur, which was beng use1
10 disintect the steamer.
qHE cRAuBER OF COMMERCE TAKES ACTION.
There was special meeting this at
tcuoon of the chamber of commerce 10
appoint committee 10 cooperate WIN
tie proper authorities in Wartlng Gil
cholera from the city and to take mea--
suIea t0 assist those Who were detaAed
ui.. ihe pest ships.
Secretary Foster was present by N
YaUon. and said that the Government
lao up to this time taken every precan-
u0n. aud he believed the State authorl-
t. had also done their duty faithfully.
,l Low. Austin COrbin, :. ID. Bah
c. and j. PierpOut Morgan were ai-
pointed a special committee to consider
t- matters pertaining 10 the cholera
BylI.m
S0EMANNIA PASSENGERS COMPLAIN.
I'll. committee on sanitation on board
tc Warantined steamer NOrmannia, con-
NNIc of Senator MCPHERSON, New Jer-
ss Thomas HeirrOth, julius LGIneberg,
J.. j. Godkin. X. NJ Thompson, a. Nj.
Ia.uerJ. ). ROsenthal and DIR. Il. Lange
la}e sent letter TO Governor Flower
of Sew York. stating that as Il committee
rIesoauug the first and second class
letsengers Of the NOrmannia, they cheer-
lAl submit 10 necessary detenuOn' pu'
D.. Obj. same time hold that they are en-
ul,i o. as much care from injection as
aus o,l4r body of healthy citizens Ihey
contend that they have been exposed TO
lection. and submit in proof the tacis
''i .0 official inspection OF the snip mas
in made since their detention at
O'Clock Saturday morning, that disihtee.
.is asked for and promised, nave hot
hren furnished, and that the work OF
o,hiertion be gun by the ship officers mas
D.n stopped; that the sick and dead nave
Dozen retained On the ship for an undue
ume and that fresh water has not beer
provided 90 replace that put on board
i'n the Elbe although application mas
Deem made therefor The committee con-
a-qe by declaring that there is 10 Illness
among the cabin passengers at present;
ana has not been any for eight days, ana
ask that the ship be put ia proper sam
,aIy condition so that they may De Ie-