St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-10
CLAIMING MORE VICTIMS.
Four New Cases and Three Death:
Yesterday on the Pest Ships.

| SStSANoy OIh Vic 4 SSt 1fiss
| NEW York, Sept. 9.-Fear and unrest
we're plainly written Oil the faces of
Health Officer jenkins and his deputy
assistants this morning, caused by the
anticipation Of the arrival of the Vie
land from Hamburg, which dropped
anchor in the lower bay at an
early hour this morning, but this
| feeling OF suspense was, to some
extent, allaycd when the health officer
boarded the ship, and after most care
| full investigation of every one of 161
cabin passengers aboard reported them
| In excellent health. This statement was
| doubted by many persons because of
the fact that the Wieland was one of the
| latest departures from he infected port
of Hamburg, but subsequent official re-
| ports confirmed the news that the ship
| was free from the pest.
| The official record of the day was
| three deaths and four new cases.
Two OF the deaths were on the Wyo-
ming and the other was one or the crew
| OF the NOrmannla. OF the new cases
three were OH the Wyoming and one Oh
Normannia, which has been lying at
upper quarantine for several days, hav-
Ing come from Liverpool. The Wyo-
ming was sent to lower quarantine. One
OF the new cases Oh the Wyoming is the
mother of the two children who died.
She has diarrh9a, which began last
evening, and both children had suffered
from the same complaint for several
days. AS reported 10y the mother, the
circumstances OF tue journey were as
| follows:
Starting from TOurnum, Sweden, they
went by steamship 10 Hull, thence by
train to Liverpool, where they were
quartered fer three days i'll the lodging
! house of the steamship company until
the time fer the eHibarkation on the
| Wyoming. There were no Russians in
the party Oh the journey TO Liverpool.
No Que was i'll while they waited there,
| nor on Shipboard until few days
ago. The PerSSer Woman's sister
was one of the party. The odg-
ing house in Liverpool was located at
! No. IL Hardy street, and While there
has been no medical or sanitary super
vision by the steamship company, they
| were clean. On the steamship the
ship surgeon did not know they were
ill until 80 this (Frlday) morning. 1t
is fortunate i'll view OF the doubt at
tached to the case that the Wyoming
was not released from quarantine on
| Thursday evening, as had been tine
health officers original intention. She
| VIII liOh DS uN III lilC lOMCl lOuU-
stead till all suspicion is set at rest by
| observation.
The mother is reported worse tonight.
The doctor intimated that there was
| every symptom of cholera. Black vom-
| iting was frequent. He dld not believe
| She would live through the night.
| The passengers OIL board the Nor
MAMMA today sent an appeal to Gov.
! Flower complaining that the health de-
| partment had neglected to furnish them
| with pure water. This was accompanied
| by communication. signed by five
| doctors on board the infected ship, one
OF whom is Dr.. +. Beckman, of St. Paul,
| stating that no thorough inspection
of the ship had been made: that dlsln-
! fectants had not been furnished, and
that dead bodies had not been removed
from the ship. AT special meeting of
| the chamber OF commerce today COM
| munlcatlon was received from Dr.. Jen-
| kinS, asking its aid and cooperation,
and special committee was appointed.
Abram 5. Hewitt has generously of
fered the use of Plum island to the
health authorities, if they can use it for
quarantine purposes, in order to relieve
! the dangerous detention of passengers
on infected ships.
Ghe sound steamer Stonington has
been chartered and to her will be trans
ferred the flrst-class passengers on the
Normanuia and Ruggia. She has been
thoroughly fitted out for her new serv-
ice and it is expected will arrive in the
lower bay during the night.
Speaking of the situation this after
noon DIR. Jenkins said that 1t was de-
cidedly encouraging. 1t is grave enough
he believes, however, to allow the en-
forcement of the most rigid quarantine
rules until ii is manifestedly safe 10 re-
lease any vessel.
He was much gratified to find the
health OF the passengers OH the Vie
land i'll such excellent condition. and
unless the Scandia and Bohemia have
the pest he thinks that the efforts OF the
health officials will be successful in
keeping the Scourge from the city.
In regard to the appeal sent Gov.
Flower. charging neglect on the part
of the health officials, Mr.. Jenkins said
that they were false. Water had been
taken out of his own reservoir and sup
piled the passengers OH the Normannia
daily.
Dr. Sanborn said he had person.
ally Gisinfected the ships I'D a
most vigorous manner. 1t was ab-
solutely false that dead bodies,
with the knowledge of the physicians,
had been allowed to remain Oil any
| ship. 1t was contrary to instructions,
which were in no instance violated, and
the bodies were removed as soon as pos