New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
MORE CASES IN THE BAY.
ANOTHER SHIP HELD AT QUARANTINE
TWO DIE ON THE HELIGoLAND-oNE SICK on TIL

TWO DIE ON THE HELIGOLAND-ONh DIX oN 1jiE
scANpIA-A TALK WITH DIR. JENKINS.
AT Quarantine yesterday the ull OF the previous
two DAYS was succeeded by bad news tank snip
arrived in the morning from Altoona, German port
near Hamburg. and reported two cholera deaths among
the of thirty five men. Just before she "rii,eu
the yellow flag was hoisted the plague ship ecahu'
and n y,oy was found by the Health Oihcer who
answered the summons suffering from true Aslauc
.holera. ~
The ship which made such an unwelcome aooi''ou
oatte gloomy feet Of pcstridden ships already heo
n Lover Quarantine the German tank steamer
He1icoiand Happily she bore no such tao OF terror
IS tie ships which before her. But her story
was bad enough for out Of her crew two had ded
In agony on the way and their bodies had been hut-
redly cast into the where so many choera ueao
had been thrown by preceding ships The snap was
an empty tank steamer, and for ballast she carried
I'm her tank the worst possible material water winch
had been pumped up from the River Elbc, the river
which carried infection 70 the town of Hamburg
In her case every one on board knew what terrible
llsease II was that had carried of the two men on
he day before port reached the tanks were
.mptied OF the Elbe and salt water was puihpeu
n. The plague attacked other person on the snip
The Hcigoland. Captain DinklaSe sailed from Ailo
Ia on August o. August 80 one OF her crew, whie
It work. suddenly seized with violent cramps ana
had 10 be carried below. The doctor saw at once
that the case was one Of true Asiastlc cholera $50
lated his patient. and did what he could to reheVe
hin, But all his efforts proved in valn ana on
August 81, after twenty hours terrible suffering ne
died His body was hastily sewed up In canvas and
cast into the sea- Then day OF anxiety. III
I the evening Of September the doctor was called
again hurrledly and in the forecaste he found The
carpenter suffering from the scourge. Again there
came the feversh work Of lighting the disease,
isolatlng the patient. throwing away his
bedding, and trying to save his life Again the
struggle IN vain. far as the victim was con-
ccrned Iac treatment prolonged his life little
more than It did that Of his mate but he too, died
In agony after suffering for twenty-fo hours The
rest Of the voyage was one Of suspense ana anxiety
But fortunately care and sanitary precautions pro
vailed and the ship arrived at port without having
even another Of Illness .
She was boarded as she passed sandy Hook,
and after the captain had told his story she was Or
dered 70 Lower Quarantine, where she now lies with
the other plague ships. The two men who died were
August Michael Boandes and the carpenter, IT, d.
leafnann.
On the scandal child ten years DID, a boy named
sloInan Eltowitch taken Ill early yesterday
morning When DR.. Waser boarded the vessel IN an
swer 10 tie yellow flag, found the boy was suffering
from true Asiatic cholera. lie was In bad coidl-
ton and was at taken to swinburne Island.
Dr. walsers Official report Of his trip yesterday
among he plague ships was made at 80 p. 1t Is :
september IA. 1892.
Steamship Rugia-ony cabin passengers on board
all well. Ordered the baggage from hamburg direct
TO be steamed and dsinlected; all other baggage
washed with b-chloride. Passengers ordered to re-
move TO the New-Hampshre, but Impossible on ac
count OF swell.
Steamship Scandla-Examlned again all the passen-
gers found sOloman Elltowitch sick with cholera ;
taken sick this a. m. Had all the apartments fim
gated aud washed with bchoride. and over 5000
pieces Of the passengers clothing washed and rsed
with bi-chlorde solution. The passengers In cOnsc-
Quence very lightly dressed.
Steamship WyOmng-Examlned again all the pas
sengers; all we'll Fumlgation and dislnfection pro-
crossing.
Steamship Moravia-psssengers all examined and
all WE'LL no sickness or death since the LIST OF Sep
TENDER
Apart from the and the deaths on the
new arrival the chief topic OF discussion the re
port that cholera had appeared in New York City.
DOOR jenkins asked:
Are you surprised TO hear that the cholera has
appeared In the city,"
Mo- was the answer: al have always thought that
the possibility OF the appearance of cholera in New
York City was a grave one 10 say the least"
Have you idea 10 how the cholera might
have originated In the city p
"No. cannot say, OF course, until the history OF
each case has been carefully traced
"Do you suppose" he was asked, that II Is pos
the butchers or others who took supplies to the
plague ships or went there any business what
ever
He answered "No. I don't think It probable
None OF the people who took anything to the In
fected ships was allowed to board them. The sup
ship 49,, -, ,.uo ,o.n ANNA u,,,.,.,
between the passengers and Of the infected ship
Might not some infected person haTe expectorated on
the transfer boats and borne the disease?"
alt is possible" said the Doctor.