Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-10
SIX PEST SHIPS
 NOW IN PORT The Scandals Arrival Makes the Situation a Most
 Critical One.
SHE HAD THIRTY-TWO DEATHS
 FROM CHOLERA DURING THE VOYAGE.
NUMBER OF NEW CASES REPORTED

Three Deaths on the Wyoming from Liv- erpOol, and One Among the Crew of the NOrmannIa Believed That the Real Fight With the Scourge Has Only Begun. Dr. Jenkins' Reply to the Complaints Oi the NOrmannia's Passengers--Sir Edwin Arnold's Views on Cholera Chesapeake Hay Guarded.
 NEW YORK, Sep. 10. - The critical period in the fight which New York is now making down the bay to repulse the insiduous advance of the Oriental scourge has arrived. Its advent was heralded by a thrill of excitement at Quarantine last evening when the news was flashed under the water from Fire Island that the long dreaded steamship Scandia, having on board 900 immigrants from the plague swept city of Hamburg, had been sighted.
 Dr. Byron boarded the ship after mid night, and sent the following telegram to Dr. Jenkins:
 'Have visited the Scandia and find the following: Total number of passengers, 1.096. Cabin, 28; steerage, 9S4; crew, IT. On the voyage there were 82 deaths, of which go were in steerage, one in cabin | and two among the crew. l am now trans | ferring seven cases stricken with the plague to Swinburne Island"
 The Scandia lies among 6 bunch of in | fected vessels about two miles below Swinburne Island in Lower Quarantine. Several days ago Dr. Jenkins was pre- sented with a cablegram by the agents of the line stating that another of their | ships, the Bohemia, left Hamburg on | Aug. 31 with 670 steerage passengers, all | having been isolated from five to eight | days, and that the steerage and baggage | were disinfected.
 The Scandia, Capt. Kopff, left Hamburg on Aug. 29, many days after the outbreak of cholera in that city, and it had been expected all along that she would have the worst record of cholera of any of the incoming emig. ant ships She is the last but one to come with immigrants from 1 Hamburg.
 The official record of deaths during the day is:
 WYOMING.
 Eleas Persson, aged 8 years. | Victoria Persson, aged months.
 Mrs. Persson, mother of the dead chill dren.
 Carl Blessing, aged 3S years; one of the crew
 The following new cases are reported HE3Sss& WYOMING.
 Two Russian children; names un known.
 NORMANNIA.
 Adolph Weiss, aged 21 one of the crew.
 In the hospital on Swinburne Island there are 70 cases now pending, viz: B males, 19 females and 1S children. Of the total number 15 are sick and 55 are suspects.
 After careful examination of every one of the 161 cabin passengers aboard the Wieland, from Hamburg, the Health officers reported them in excellent health. This statement was doubted by many persons, because of the fact that the Vie land was one of the latest departures from the infected port of Hamburg, but subsequent official reports confirmed the news that the ship was free from the pest.
 The following ships are now at the lower quarantine: Moravia Normannia, Rugia, Wyoming, Scandia and Wieland.
 Speaking of the situation, Dr. Jenkins said that it was slightly discouraging. It is grave enough now he believes, , to justify the enforcing of the most :. stringent quarantine regulations, until it is manifestly safe to release any ves- sel.
 He is extremely gratified to find the ] health of passengers on the Wieland in such excellent condition, and, although the Scandia has the pest aboard, he thinks that the efforts of the health off cials will be successful in keeping the scourge from the city.
 Dr. Jenkins stated this morning that il had not yet been definitely decided to buy or rent Fire Island, but the chances were that the Island would be secured right away. The hotel can accommodate al most all of the cabin passengers. Certain police regulations will be instituted Some of the passengers will be taken from u the Normannia and Rugia. He also said that Sandy Hook would alst be used now that the consent of thu ). War Departmenet had been obtained This action of the Department in sud r. denly reversing it's ruling was brought about by peremptory telegram from $ President Harrison to Acting Secretary Grant, directing him to turn over to thu New York health officers such portion O the Sandy Hook reservation as Secretary of the Treasury Foster might indicate. ], The New Hampshire, which was offered Dr. Jenkins by Secretary Tracy, has beel accepted and fitted by the officials of tn Hamburg line at their own expense. Sh will have accommodations for 500 peo pie.
 In regard to the appeal sent to Gov 1T, Flower charging negligence on the part o . r Ibuo I1ed9On DT OoIAlAS S1Au lb " eA IL false WaJer had been taken out of hi t- own reSeryeirs and supplied the passen r. gers onl the Normannia daily. It wa transported by the tug Manhattan. H = said it was the duty of the Hamburg com pany to see that water was supplied tn passengers on the infected vessels, an that there was no interference or inter ception on the part of the health officer when the company sent water taken fror Croton Lake.
 On the contrary, he said he assiste them in every way possible, and he di not hesitate to supply it himself. He ha d sent disinfectants to all the ships in th lower bay, and his assistants performe their duty faithfully. Dr. Sanborn, h said, had personally disinfected the shiI thoroughly. -..
 It was absolutely false that dead bodit
 with the knowledge of the physicians ha been allowed to remain on any ship.