The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-15
STILL DYING.
Three Deaths and Four New Cases on the
Steamship Wyoming.

three Deaths and Four New Cases on the
Steamship wyoming.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 10.-Fear and uu-
rest was plainly written on the face of
Health Officer Jenkins and his assist
ants, caused by the anticipation of the
arrival Of the Wieland from Hamburg.
which dropped anchor in the lower bav
at'an early hour, but this feeling of sus-
| pense was to some extend allayed when
the health officials boarded the shin and.
after most careful investigation of
every one of the 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 the infected port of
Hamburg, but subsequent official re-
ports conhrmed the news that the shin
was free from the pest.
lhe otficial record of the day was
three deaths and four new cases. as fol-
lows:
The Dead.
OnHhe Wyoming-Elias Pepper Pers-
sor, aged years, and Victoria Elrader
Perssor, aged g months.
On the Normannia-Car Blessing.
aged %, one of the crew.
New Gases.
On the Wyoming-Two Russian chill
dren whose names could not be learned
and also the mother of the Perssor chill
dren.
On the Normannia-Adolph Weiss.
aged n Zone of the crew., removed to
Swineburn island.
Guessing at tho Cause.
The exact cause of the death of the |
two Perssen children, who are Swedes. |
was a mooted question during the day,
and no accurate information could be |
obtained iG regard to the events that |
led up to their demise. DIR. Jenkins in
making the official announcement of |
deaths, asserted they were smothered
and ridiculed the statement that thoy
were victims of the scourge. He subse-
quently said that the children died from
natural causes, and asserted that there
were no symptoms indicating cholera.
The mother of tho children was also
taken i'll with unmistakable signs of
the pest, as were also the two Russian
children, whose cases the physicians
diagnosed as diarrhoea. Not being sure
that this was correct and desiring to run !
10 riSh, DI' jenkins ordered the Wy0m- |
'ng, which had been lying in upper
quarantine for twenty-four hours, to the |
over bay. This action, it is believed.
'hows plainly that the ship is infected.
Later in the day It transpired that the
mother reported to the boarding officers
hat the little girl had been i'll for eight
lays and she had appealed to the ships
urgeon several times to make an exami, {
lation. The boy had been only ailing {
or two days, and both had been allowed
bout the decks. 1t is this exposure of {
he others on board that determined the |
ction of the health officer on the side
t safety, and so tho Wyoming was sent I
'elow. The mother has diarrhea, which
egan last evening, and both the chill. G
rem had suffered from the same com {
laint for several days.
AS reported by the mother the cir
umstances Of the journey were as fol o
ows; Starting from Tournum, Sweden. Q
hey went by steamship TO Hull, thence C
y train to Liverpool, where they were Q
uartered for three days In the lodging 3
ouse OF the steamship company until d
he time for embarkation on the Wyom- n
lg. There were no Russians In the D
arty on the journey TO Liverpool. No d
ne.Yas III Whila they waited there. nor s