Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-05
DR.. Jenkins Wants a Guard About
the Infected Vessels.
REPORTERS AND OTHERS KEPT OFF.
Decrease Of Cholera Cases in Ham
burg.
c AN ADIAN PRECAUTIONS.
DIR. JENKINS WANTS POLICE.
Determined to Establish q Guard Abou
the Infected yessel.


NEw YORK, Sept. 5.-The situation at quar-
antine as far as any information has been OBJ
tanned is practically unchanged since Dr. Jenkins
returned from the islands last night and re
ported two additional deaths on the Normannia.
one on the Rugia and one on the Moravia. No
communication whatever has been made from
lower TO upper quarantine. Dr. Jenkins has
sent request to Mayor Grant for six patrol
officers. who will be stationed at quarantine and
arrest any person or persons endeavoring TO
communicate with the vessels in the lower bay
All the passengers in the steerage of Nor
MAMMA have been transferred to Hoffman
Island, where thev will remain under obserya-
ton. Six cases of cholera were transferred TO
the hospital on Swinburne Island. This leaves
the Normannia with no sick on board and with
no steerage passengers.
The Moravia has sick. but her cabin and
steerage passengers are on board.
No fresh cases are likely to break out on the
Normannia now that her emigrants have been
removed and that their quarters have been
thoroughly fumigated
The steerage passengers on Hoffman Island
are, of course. liable to develop the disease,
but they will at once be transferred to the hos
pital at Swinburne Island if taken sick.
HOPE SOON TO LAND.
The cabin passengers Of the Normannia may
! look forward shortly to a definite announce
ment as to the date on which they will be per-
mit;ed to land, ar the time they will be kept on
board will be stated number Of DAYS after the
last deaths occurred on board the ship, which
ought to be the two yesterday.
The steerage passengers of the Rugia will be
| taken on shore today and kept under observs-
| tion in the same manner and the steamer will
| be thoroughly disinfected. The same proceed
ure will obtain in the case Of the Morsvia-
VESSELS AT UPPER QUARANTINE
At present the vessels at upper quarantine
are La Bourgogne from Havre, Fulda from
Genoa, Darmstadt from Bremen and the Bril-
liant (oil tank) from Hamburg.
The Bourgogne will be visited by the doctor
today and some decision may be reached as
| to the cabin passengers. The strong affidavits
| OF the different inspection bureaus and strong
Endorsement of the consul at Havre. who
/ good as gave her clean bill of health and
| probably would have done so had not Hayre been
| declared an infected port, Will weigh strongly
| with DIR. jenkins. There is possibility of
| their being released today. and consequently
| there is likely to be some clash between federal
and health authorities, il is said that the col
lector of customs will not allow them to land
The Fulda is not likely TO suffer much incon-
venience as she came from Genoa and has had
no sickness and Italy is entirely free from
the cholera.
The Darmstadt, from Bremen, will probably
be put through a severe course, as she came
from Bremen, which. although free from
| cholera, is not far from Hamburg. and as she
has large number of emigrants on board.
The Brilliant (oil tank although from Ham
| burg, has only her crew. and they have had
no sickness she will probably only undergo a
sufficiently long quarantine 10 assure her being
completely free from the infection.
THF scANDIA ANxIoUsLY AWAITED.
The next vessels expected about which there
| is any anxiety are the Elbe and Scandia The
former left Bremen on August q and is due
tonight or tomorrow.
The latter, due tonight, was originally stated
to be going to Baltimore, but will come here
instead. She il likely to be full of emigrants
and may have cholera on board. She il the
first incoming steamer on which all ewes are
kept.
The Secretary of the Treasury is expected at
quarantine and NAV consult with Dr. jenkins
and afterward visit the islands.
TWO CASES IN BREMEN.
Agent Schwab of the North German Lloyd
line said that he had heard this morning there
were two cases of cholera in Bremen. This he
considered a very important announcement in
view Of the fact that Bremen is not an infected
port. He Immediately cabled the officer there
to verify the report The company have an
arrangement with the American consul at
Bremen tn notify the State Department at the
first outbreak. The Bremen line ships now
afioat are the Elba. Spree. Kaiser and Aller
The Kaiser Is the last steamer which brings
steerage passengers.
The Waesland and the Belgenland are the
only vessels of the Red Star line now ahoat
The former is the last of that line to carry
steerage passengers.
MAYOR GRANT AT HIS OFFICE
Notwithstanding that today is a holiday,
Mayor Grant was early at his post TO attend 20
any matter connected with the precautions
that are being taken to ward off the cholera.
At III Oclock he received the communication
from Health Officer Jenkins asking for trained
officers to assist in patroling Quarantine sta
tions and expressing a regret that the proper
officials had not been able To do the work AS
effectualy as possible. The mayor at once in
dorsed the request and sent to police head
quarters. where immediate action was ordered
The police commissioners met later in the
day snd voted to appoint q sergeant, a rounds
man and as many men are necessary TO
guard the quarantine station and prevent peo-
Pile from boarding or leaving the quarantined
vessels.
The fifty special physicians, who are to in
spect the city with a view to warding OF the
cholera or any other infectious disease were
sworn in this morning They began work at
once, first visiting the thickly populated tene-
ment districts; special meeting of the health
board was held this morning.
SECRETARY FosrER's TRIP
Health officer jenkins and Quarantine Com
missioner Allen later in the morning took the
tug State Of New York to Clifton where they
took aboard Secretary Foster, Surgeon General
Hamilton and the following members Of the
health commission: DR.. s. Mccormack, State
board Of health Of Kentucky, chairman of COM
mission; DR.. Baker, secretary state board of
health Michigan; DIR. Watson. secretary state
board Of health Of NewHampshire; DR.. Lindsav.
state board Of health Connecticut; DIR. Bryce
provincial health officer Of Ontario, Canada; DIR.
balch, secretary state board of health New York.