St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-04

telegraphed for Prof Hermann Biggs,
consulting patholOgist of the health de-
partment, and Prof. William Wells.
professor OF bacteriology of John Hop
klns university. They arrived shortly
after noon, and, without waiting for
lunch, DIR. Jenkins took them to the
steamboat wharf.
What will you do with those stricken
| with the disease on the Rugia, Nor
mamma and Moravia, ,doctor?" a reporter
asked.
I'VE wilI," Ire replied, remove them
to Swinburne island just as fast as we
possibly can."
"Will you order the floating hospital
S. d. Gatlln on duty?'
II do not know yet; will determine
on my return"
will DIR. Biggs and DR.. Wells assist
you?"
Yes"
How soon will the saloon passengers
on the NOrmannia get up."
IL don't know"
Are they much alarmed?"
IL was only aboard for few minutes
and cannot say"
Steamers Passed
DR.. Jenkins then practically ran off
and boarded the cutter State of New
York. He proceeded to Swinburne ISL
and and then to the infected vessels in
lower quarantine. Preparations were
begun for transfer of the patients.
At p. H., the Norinannia's mail hav-
ing been thoroughly fumigated. was
placed on board the steamboat John E.
Moore and taken to New York The
steamer Umbria left quarantine for her
pier at $50 this afternoon. All the first
and second-class passengers were trans
ferred from the City Of Rome about 5
O'Clock, and the steamer left for her
pier at $50 p. IN.
Tomorrow DR.. jenkins proposes to
establish quarantine patrol in the
lower bay, and keep passing vessels and
newspaper tugs LOCO feet from the
Rugia and Normannia.
A fisherman attempted TO land onSouth
Beach this morning, but the police
would not let him. He came to DR..
Jenking for permission to land his boat.
DR.. Jenkins told him that he and ali
his craft 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 company's office when the news
got out that the Rugia and Normannia
had arrived with cholera on board.
Hundreds of persons called in search
of information about friends or relatives
who were passengers Oh the ships.
Most of the inquiries were about the
cabin passengers. Many persons eX-
pected friends on the Normapnia who
were hurrying home on account of the
cholera. The big list OF cabin passen-
gers on that vessel shows that many
Americans who had intended remain
ing in Europe until later in the season
had strrted home on the first ship tn
which they could get passage. Every
clerk in the company'S office was kept
busy for hours answering questions.
This afternoon a representative Of
Charles Frohman called at the Ham
burg-AmerIcan Packet company, inouir-
ing anXiOusiy about Lottie Collins. He
said she had been ON the Normania.
He also said that Miss Johnstone
Bennett, whois to take the leading part
in the production of Jane" at the
Standard theater Monday evening, had
sailed from Havre and will arrive here
tomorrow. The vessel. will, Of course,
be detained for several days, and the
play will have to be postponed until she
is released.
Among the Passengers
on the Normannia were Lottie Collins.
A. M. Palmer, wife and daughter; E. l..
Godkin and wife, Hon. A. Wellington
Wallace, Prof. Xavier Scharwenka and and
Mr.. and Mrs. &. S. Van Rensselaer,.
Digby Bell, ,JOsenhine Knapp and Laura
JOyce-Bell were also on board.
Many letters were written to persons
known to DO on board, and left at the
company's Office for delivery through
the quarantine officers who go OH board
Other letters we're addressed to the
captains of the two ships, asking for IN
formation about persons who were sup
posed to be on board. The agents
promised to get the letters delivered on
shipboard,and they were forwarded this
evening.
When asked how long the cabin pas
sengers would be detained at quarantine
the clerks in the company's Office
promptly answered that they would not
be detained more than five days: proba-
bly, not so long. They did not say on
! what information they based that state
ment. They even intimated that the
vessels might not be detained as long as
five days. This appeared to satisfy
many inquirers, but others wanted to
go down in tugs and bring off their
friends who were cabin passengers
| without delay.
Had to Take Them.
mdndStF-SuTtlS, Wnen asked why MS
line persisted in bringing immigrants
from Hamburg, after stating that his
company would ship no more of these
| people from the infected port, said:
1.-The steerage passengers were
booked and were in Hamburg awaiting
transportation. We had to take them.
] The railroads would not carry them out
of Hamburg. and what else could we
| do? The Bohemia, which sailed Thurs
day, will be the last vessel to bring over
| immigrants while the plague lasts. Her
steerage passengers have been in quar-
antine for from fivs to eight days.
There was no sickness afhong them,
and their baggage and everything was
thoroughly fumigated before they
sailed"
Capt. Bordenheuser. of the Hamburg
American Packet Steamship company,
went down to quarantine today and re-
turned to the company's Office at 5
o'clock. BE reported that he went
alongside the steamship Stubbenhuk,
| which arrived from Hamburg this
morning with 232 Steerage passengers.