Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06
A DEATH ON THE NonMASSrA.


Fresh cases and more deaths was the bad re-
port from lower quarantine on the return o,
Health Officer jenkins Of New York yesterda,
afternoon. Not only had deaths occurred
among the sick on Swinburne Island. but new
cases and new deaths had taken place on board
the fumigated and supposed-to-be-disinfect
msil steamer Normannia.
All the immigrants had been removed from
the steamer, she had been fumigated and the
crew and cabin passengers were looked on a,
absolutely safe. They were isolated from the
dreaded disease. it said. and there was
thought but little chance of any outbreak. and
forced Quarantine and a dreary waiting for
release was all that was looked forward to or
expected.
But half day has made a great change on
board. New cases have broken out on board
and one death occurred before the fresh victims
could be removed to the hospital on Swinburne
Island. This time il is the crew that hsye been
attacked. Otto Engel. one of the stokers. whose
quarters we're IL close proximity TO those OF the
immigrants, il dead. after few hours illness.
lie vas only twenty years of age
william Glueaf. nine.een wears cld, and Tbeo
LlnnlZek. twenty-three years. also stokers are
down with the disease. They we're removed st
once to the hospital az Swinbu-ne Island where
they viii be under the charge Of Drs. Byron
and Albeit
In consequence of this fresh outbreak CT the
cnoiera all the stol:ers Of the Ncrmania. seventy
III number. were at once tran sferred TO Hoff-
man Island. where they joined the steerace pas
eengers who had made the voyage with them.
Ihtir quarters we're cleaned and disinfected,
ana now there are oniv cabin passergcrs o.ii-
cer~. deck hands and stewards on board the
steamer
VI course the stoser' like the steersge pas
Sc; gers, have but little intercourse with ;he
cccla passengers vino remain on board but the
deck crew have naturally mingled with the
tackled.
Had as things were on board The Normannis
tnev were equally so on board the Rugia the
deaths and fresh cases being the same on boat d
both steamers. Johanna Bu-s a female steerage
Passenger. died yesterday. Sunday she wa.
We'll and had not even been reported
among the sicA up 20 che time the news Of heI
death arrived.
Joserh Pjekoska, thirty years old. and
lelcrIch Steer. lad of five. are the two new
cases thar make up the disastrous list OF the
stea!ne" Rugia.
The Moravia was much luckier. no nes cases
ana no deaths beng she record on the first
hsrbinser of cholera at the Fort. l.. conse.
q1erce o. tits the passengers board were
mlch choered ard hoped that on board
their vessel ri all events the cholera haG
been stamped cut. a hope in which Dr. Jenkin.
"hN we o.NeT neailn o-cceTs as fully In
duiged in.
After the steamers came the islands. and
.n.iCs there looked black. one death had &C.
Cured or Swiaburne Island. that of the little
Horn baby tina, WAS taken ill SUNDAY. The
death ci the baby COMPLETED the whole of the
ch..~ren IL the family. There is. however.
some slight doub: ABOUT this as q girl of five
vers stated 20 be Selma Horn. was reported
IL OF HatTrtsr ard no notice has vet been re-
ceiyed OF her death. The report will be verified
by DIR. Jenkins TO-DAY when he visits the islands
Ma old man. name unknown. war taken down
at Hoffman Island and removed 10 Swinburne
Leland.
DE- jenkins returned shortly after o'clock
and had long consultation with Charles Fos-
ter Secretary of the Treasury. who had come
down TO the quarantine station on board the
revenue CATER ChInGier. He was accompanied
by Collector Hendricks, Teirol II. Brown.
agent OF the GUARD Steamship Comrany. and
some other gentlemen.
ne Only result OF the conference held was
mat lr. Je,ikins reiterated his statement. that
he Was IN perfect accord with the purposes OF
;h- presidential circular.
Pr Jenkins stated that he thought lac could
eiicctually Keep ;he cholera bioczaded where i,