Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-05
REACHED A CRISIS.
The Struggle to Head Of the
Cholera King.
KNOCKING AT THE NATIONS DOOR.

An Epidemic Raging Aboard Ship in
the Lower Bay at New York-Three
Vessels Infecteds-Several Deaths Since
I They Came to Anchor-Bodies of the
Dead Cremated-A Fight. Going on in
Which the Whole Country Is Inter
&ested-The Report from Hamburg
aGives a Gloomy Picture.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The events at
Quarantine since last report have been
quite exciting. First was the arrival of
the Normannia and Rugia, from the in
fected ports in Europe, crowded with pas
selgers aud reporting a long death list.
Five had died on the Normannia, one of
whom was probably a victim of diabetes,
but the others undoubtedly of cholera,
though diagnosed "cholerine." Four were
lost on the Rugia. All the victims were
buried at sea. A feature of the cases on
the Normannia was that one death oc.
CURED in the second cabin. On both vessels
others were sick and they were both or
dered to the Lower Bay at once.
A Regular Cholera Colony.
Collected here are the Rugia, Norman
MIA and the Moravia, and yesterday it de-
veloped that it is a colony of cholera. For
on board these three vessels yesterday the
disease spread rapidly. During the
twenty-four hours ended at 8 p. m. there
we're three deaths on the Normannia, six
new cases among the steerage passengers
and two among the crew. Two of the
Rueia's patients died, and the 3-year-old
boy aboard the Moravia who was stricken
on Friday has also been numbered among
the dead. More deaths are expected. All
the bodies were sent to Swinburnes island
md IRON, tod Tha Gif.E frnr Sfa rod
to Swinburne's Island hospital.
Normannia Passengers Frightened.
The steerage passengers on the Norman
MIA were all transferred to Hoffman Island,
there to undergo a cleansing process, and
to enable the ship to be disinfected. While
this was going on the saloon passengers
on the Normannia were in badly fright
ened condition. One gentleman walked
up to DIR. Jenkins and told him that he could
ia $500 on board IN an instant if permission
would be given to charter boat and remove
the cabin passengers to Ter, when she couli be
anchored north of the pest grounds until they
could be released Every one of them believe
that the Normannia is an infected vessel. and
this has produced among them the greatest
anxiety. DIR. jenkins could not say that this
would be done, but promised to earnestly con.
slider the proposition. Every one on board has
been fged to keep up a stout heart. but lot
withst n6iae thsy. ass.aHturasiv aiAru1ed.. md,
of eou le, there is little attempt made to con-
they ate all dieting themselyss-e
will Meet Them at Sar<fy Hook.
DIR. Jenkins early in the day saW.the advisa-
billy of establishing permanent headquarters
in the lower bay from which to board incoming
ships and accordingly ordered the hospital
ship, s. d. Carlton, to be towed down to the
horseshoe, which is the strip of water directly
north of Sandy Hook. The police patrol re-
ported early in the day for duty and warned
all pa ssing vessels to keep a safe distance. Mas
farS of nf balan a
realize the gravity of the situation, and gave
the pest shi pS a wide berth. DIR. Jenkins had
promised the new paper men that he would
see them late in the afternoon. and at O'Clock
they were still awaiting his return from the
lower bay.
Orders for the Pest Boat
DIR. J enkins arose early. and at noon left for
the lower bay on the cutter State of New
York. He was accompanied by the quarantine
commissioners. Late in the afternoon Com
missioner Alien returned with the dishearten-
ing news from the stricken vessels, leaving
the health officer down the bay. DIR. Jenkins
did not return during the day but sent ashore
a telegraphic dispatch ordering the pest boat
Franklin Edison to proceed to the stricken ships
at She will probably remain there until
the cholera is effectually stamped out
The Health Office Pretty Busy.
Health Officer Jenkins aud his staff. from
early morning until late at night, labored
ceaselesSly. The fleet of vessels anchored moi n
of the narrows had all been dismissed. except
ing the prrivsls during the night. These were
the French liner, La Bourgogne, the Fulda
from Genoa, and the Panaman from South
American ports. During the morning and
later in the day they We're reinforced by the
arrivals of the Darmstadt from Bremen and
the Brilliant, an oil tank steamer; Capt. Kellar
from Altoona, small port near Hamburg, and
the Italian transport Garigliano, having on
board the Columbus statue.
Two Good Suggestions.
DIR. Cyrus Edison city sanitary superinten-
dent said last evening that something ought to
be done to prevent communication between
people on the quarantine ships and others. The
health officer he said, should arrest all offen-
ders at once. At meeting of the Central La
Dor Federation Health Officer jenkins de-
noupcedi for permitting cabin passengers to
land from European steamships while occu-
pants of the steerage are detained, and a reso-
luton was passed demanding that both classes
for the protection of the city and country.
Relieves I: Can be Kept Out.
Dr. John M Bryon. the bacteriulogist who is
in charge Of the bacilh culture experiments of
the cholera patients on Swinburne island. has
been coming and going between lower quaran-
tine and the city every day since the arrival of
the Moravia, but hereafter he will remain at
Swinburne until the last germ of cholera is
stamped cut, He said cholera should be
stamped out in the lower bay in five or six
weeks, without reaching the city at all.
Declares 1t the True s:hoierx.
Said he: II have made a partial examina-
tion of matter from one sick chamber which
was five hours old. Although The culture which
I have begun is not yet complete. / q Il satisfied
that the germs under my mi, roscope are the
NINA bacilli and the disease on the three
shil in the lower bay the Moravia. the Nor
man mia and the Rugia. Asiatic cholera and