The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04

which lett later than today's arrivals, and
when the disease had made greater raw
ages in Hamburg. Almost all the dead
and sick on the Rugia and Normannia
hail from Hamburg or nearby ports, few
being residents ofthis country.
Quarantine officers are in state Of ner-
vous excitement. 1t must not be under
stood that they are frightened, but they
are hoping for the best, and expect to
exclude the disease. When the saloon
passengers on the vessel will get off is
question DR.. Jenkins has not yet decided.
DIR. Jenkins early this morning tele-
graphed for Professor Herman Biggs, con-
sulting pathologist of the health depart
ment, and Professor William Wells, pro-
fessor of bacterioiogy Of Johns Hopkins
university. They arrived shortly after
noon, and without waiting for lunch DIR.
jenkins took them down to the steamboat
wharf
What will you do with those stricken
with the disease on the Rugia, Normannia
and Moravia. doctor?" a reporter asked.
1--WE WILL" he replied, remove them to
Swinburne island just as fast as we possi-
bly, can." DIR. Jenkins proceeded to SWIM
burne island and then to the infected
vessels in lower quarantine. Preparations
were begun for the transfer of the patients.
At p. m. the Normannia's mail having
been thoroughly fumigated, was placed on
board the steamboat John Il. Moore and
taken to New York. The steamer Umbria
left quarantine for the pier at $3.50 this
afternoon. All the first and second-class
passengers were transferred from the City
of Rome about O'Clock, and the steamer
left for the pier at 6 30 p. m.
Tomorrow DIR. Jenkins proposes to es-
tablish quarantine patrol in the lower bay
and keep passing vessels and newspaper
tugs thousands of feet from the Rugia and
Normannia. a fisherman attempted to
land on South beach this morning, but the
police would not let him. He came to DIR.
jenkins for permission to land his boat.
DIR. Jenkins told him that he and all crafts
would have to stop working and fishing in
the bay hereafter, and will issue an order
to that effect.
There was great excitement at the Office
of the Hamburg American Packet Com
pany when the news got out that
the Rugia and Normannia had arrived
with cholera on board. Hundreds of per-
sons called in search Of Information about
friends or relatives and passengers on the
ship. Every clerk in the company's office
was kept busy for hours answering ques-
tions. Many letters were written to per-
sons known to be on board and left at the
company's office for delivery through
quarantine officers who go on board.
| Other letters were addressed to the cap
| tains of the ships, asking for information
about persons who were supposed to be on
board. When asked how long cabin pas
sengers would be detained at quarantine.
| the clerks in the company's office promptly
hat ho "A
tanned more than five days. probably not
so long. They did not say on what in
| formation they based the statement. They
even intimated that the vessels might not
be detained as long As five days. Captain
Bordenhauser, of the Hamburg American
Packet Company, went down to quaran-
tine today. He reported that he went
alongside the steamship Stubbenbuk. The
| captain of the steamship told him all of
passengers were well and none had died of
cholera or anything resembling cholera
during the voyage. DIR. Danborn also told
1 him all were well on board. The ship
| Carlton will be taken to the lower bay to-
| morrow, and will be headquarters for
| police squad, which will patrol the waters
| to see that there is no communication with
the detained steamers.
| A number of steeragc passengers, who
have been under the supervision OF the
health authorities for several days, were
released today from Ellis island. There
were 765 steerage passengers from tho
Royal Netherlands steamer Veendan. and
$50 passengers on the Copenhagen steamer
Island. The Lahn's passengers. to the
number of 4s3. were also among the de-
partures Those who were brought by the
Gallia and the Inman steamship City of
Berlin are still detained.
The Brooklyn Eagle today said:
Great excitement was occssioned at the health
| Office last night when DIR. Edward Gretter
| ported that he had asuspicious case In q tenc-
ment house at 2s5 johnson street He said Lucy
| Cordtes, q married woman, "a years old, was
| dying from disease that had many symptoms
| OF cholera A health inspector was sent To make
| immediate examination The result OF his visit
was a report that the patient was suffering from
| cholera morbus. Mrs. Cordtes died at oclock
this morning, and again there was fiutter of
excitement when DR.. Gretter sent In certifi-
cate to the effect that cholerine was the cause
OF death. Later he appeared at the health Office
| and explained that he used "Cholerine," Ger
man word, by mistake for cholera morbus. but
the woman really died from cholera morbua
DIR. Gibier, of the Pasteur institute, has
been experimenting for some time to de-
termine if cholera germs possess the vital
ity to live in salt water or ordinary sea
water. He conclusively demonstrated
that germs can exist in salt water for sew
eral days at least, and possibly for week
or two. He is, moreover, authority for
the statement that cholera germs props-
gate in salt water.
| Dr. Jenkins went to lower quarantine
| and upon his return it was learned that
three more deaths had occurred on the
infected steamers. two on the Normannia
and one on the Rugia. The child which
was taken sick on board of the
Moravia today Is still alive. but
in critical condition. Official
contradiction is given to the rumor that
there is sickness on board the Stubbenhuk.
The bodies Of passengers who died from
the disease will be removed TO S1inburne
island tomorrow morning. Other pas
sengers will also be taken Oft the steamer
and put on Swinburne island. The bodies
of the three persons who died today will
| be crernated on Swinburne island tomor-
| row afternoon.
The steamer In Bourgogne, OF the French
line. has arrived. Being on the suspect
list she was sent to join the Normannia
and others at lower quarantine anchorage.
The captain had not heard Of any cholera
in Hayre, and reported all well.
| The Herald says the three cholera vic.
tins who died on the Normannia and
Rugia today were cremated late tonight al
| Sginhurne island.