The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-09
THE DREAD SCOURGE STILL
KEPT UNDER CONTROL.
NO ALARM AMONG new WORKERS.
The People Believe That the Health
Authorities will Succeed in Keeping
Out the Pestilenrc-Com Mite
man kerens in Quarantine
Mr.. Blaine Believes in
stern Measures.

NEW YORK, Sept lin spite Of adj
ditiOnal deaths from cholera on board
the steamers detained mt quarantine.
the people of this city feel no alarm
for they know that the health board
representatives., police authorities and
quarantine officials are working night
and day in their efforts to guard
against any spread Of the much
dreaded disease to this city The public
at large, though admitting that the
situation is serious, are going about
their business as usual, 1t is true that
disintectants are having a large sale
and that people are cleaning their
houses with more than the usual care,
but this is not done with any feeling
OF alarm; but simply as matter of
proper preyaution.
The quarantine officials were greatly
relieved to find that there were no
pest ships among the steamers arriving
at this port yesterday. These officers
are ovcr-cXcited and ovcrwOrked as it
is and any further strain on them
would have hindered their usefulness
to a considerable degree.
There is no doubt that the passcn.
gers detained on board the so-called
pest ships are considerably alarmed
and that they are in decidedly unen-
yiabIe position, but the clear, cool
weather, bright sunshine and attention
paid to them by the ships officers and
health authorities of the port go far
to make their lot less hard to bear.
Every drop of water used on board the
detained steamers is boiled before he.
ing used, only hot food is partaken
of and disinfectants are freely
sprinklcd about the unfortunate
steamers, Thus, the danger of Il
spread of the disease on board Of any
Of the quarantined vessels is very
small.
DR.. Jenkins Lot Not Easy.
Dr Jenkins, chief health officer OF
the port is probably the most worried
man in the world The reporters
alone make life hardly worth living in
his case, and now criticisms Of his
conduct are beginning to pour in from
all sides The following is Il sample
of the communications sent to the
newspapers:
TO The Editor: Why is DR. jenkins the
autoClat who dcliCs the authorities of the
United States! Why are the lives Of PEG.
pie placed in d ngcr by the dccrc3' Of II
person who is not an eminent ply stefan, but
who owe, his position TO h brOthGr-n-laW,
Richard Croker, who isHt present diCatorOf
Now York City! If the people knew the
autcccdents of DR.. Jenkins, do no, think
hc would long remain where he is. but u
competent physician or board of physicians
would be given the proper authority.
INVESTIGATE.
To-day Labor day, was a holiday
and New Workers enjoyed it to their
utmost Crowded excursion boats
passed the cholera ships on their way
to Concy Island and Rockaway and,
were it not for the alarming news on
tanned in the newspapers nobody
would believe that such Il thing as
cholera was being talked of, much less
apprehended,
Secretary of the Treasury Foster
and the state board of health went
down to the quarantine islands this
morning to inquire into the methods of
preventing cholera introduction into
! the states. He was accompanied by
eX-Surgcon General Hamilton of the
| hospital service and who took charge
of quarantining arrangements against
Florida during the yellow fever cpl
demc in jacksonville, Fla, in 1888.
Dick Kcreus In Hard Luck.
Committeeman Il. c. KcrenS of Mis-
souri,, member of the Republican
national executive committee, is
supposed to bc on the Normannia.
lie left his home in St. Louis
about week ago to come
to this city and 60 on duty at Re.
publican headquarters. He also in
cidcntaliy intended to meet his son
Earnest, who is passenger on the
Hamburg American steamship Nor
MAMMA. Chairman Carter yesterday
morning early received a telegram al
the Plaza hotel as follows:
| am on board the Normannia.
X. G. KERENs
Mr. Carter could not understand it
He could not realize that Mr.. Keren'
had gone to Europe and returned Sc
soon, and he began to telegraph st
Louis Replies from there said thai
Mr.. Kerens had left that city
for New York several day
ago. ''The only way car
explain it" said MIR. Carter, lis tina
Mr., Kercns came here, got tug anC
by some means got aboard the steam
err 1t is likely that he did not hav,
influence enough to get off and Their,
he is quarantined We wan
him at headquarters. If the choler;
lasts on board that ship am afraid w,
will not get his services for some tim
to come. We will have to raise thu
quarantine blockade | am thinlting.