Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-01
intercourse by steamboats, with CALAIS and
Bouiocne. France. Three persons were
attacked by the disease and died IN short
cHoLERlNe AT NEW YORK.
A steamer watch rad Many Deaths Ar
rIves--The Situation Grave.
fBv telegraph 20 tho Dispatch.l


Hamburg, had twenty-five deaths on the
voyage (twenty children and two adults)
from disease which the ships doctor
calls oholerine. Thirteen were natives
of Poland, FIVE Of Prussia, ono of Austria,
and three of Hesse. All were buried at
sea. The FIRST death took place August
18th and the last on the 2eth.
The Morevia left Hamburg August 18th.
the day cholera was discovered there. She
is an emigrgnt ship Of the Hamburg
American Packet Company and carried 358
enigrants.
THE srRAnER ORDERED OFF SHORE.
DR.. Jenkins was summoned from shore
when his deputy, who first went aboard
OF the Moravia, learned Of the condition
Of affairs, and he personally interviewed
tho ships physician aud officers regarding
the disease ABOARD the ship. The surgeon
OF tho Moravia declared that the twenty
two passengers OF the ship had undoubt-
edly died of cholerine and DIR. jenkins
Immediately ordered the steamer of
shore. giving Captain Theile, her CON-
mander, instructions 10 anchor of Ho1-
man Island and TO remain there until he
received further orders.
After the doctors left the steamer she
weighed anchor and Immediately returned
TO the lower bay. the yellow flag, indi-
IL
flying from her toremast-head. On land
ing at the quarantine wharf DIR. Jenkins
and Dr. Talmadge, his chief deputy. went
at once TO tho formers house, on the bluff
overlooking the bay. and were in consulta-
tion for some time.
A SMALL PANIC.
IL was at first given out that the Moravia
had clean bill of health, and that the
doctors had been surprised at the clean
and healthy condition Of the vessel. The
return of the steamer 20 the lower bay
created no surprise or suspicion, as it was
believed that the immigrant passengers
on board were TO bo treated to d
bath at Hoffman Islands and then
landed for the fnmigation of the
ship and their clothing. II was not TIL
afternoon that the facts began to gain cir
culation. Then there was panic among
the people who had hocked down to the
shore 20 witness the operations Of the doc
tors on the vessels The story was at first
dlscredited, but DIR. Talmadge soon con-
frmed IT. Those whose business did not
detain them on the spot Immediately hur-
ried away from the health station.
IL was reported during the afternoon
that Or. Roberts, of the Health Depart
ment. had declared the cases on the
Moravia 10 be cases of true Asiatic cholera,
and sand he would make noreport until he
had made thorough investigation.
DB. JENKINS WORRIED.
DR.. jenkins ls hopeful that he will be
able TO keep the cholera away from the
city Of New York Tonight he is very
much worried man. he has ordered the
transfer of the Moravia's passengers to
Hoffman Island, and will not only make a
personal examination of the disease as it
il aboard the slip, but will also confer
with the health authorities OF this city
and consider ways and means to keep 1t
from entering the city. More vessels will
arrive from Hamburg this week.
Ii is probable that further deaths will
be reported and cases in their worse form.
it is nov conceded, may arrive within the
next few days. The situation is serious.
Unless all Immigration from infected ports
10 stopped it Is not believed that this coun-
try Is safe. and i. is believed now that this
step will be taken.
MORE DEATHS ANTICIPATED.
The ships surgeon called the disease
cholerlne, but that IS only another name
for the dreaded Asiatic cholera. DIR. Jen-
kins SAID the results were serious, and he
was fearful more deaths would follow.
The cholera broke out the day after the
ship sailed, and the first death took place
within twenty-four hours. The dead SUI
fered much pain, and their deaths were
those which are peculiar TO cholera.
At the present time there are three cases
of measles, and two women are recovering
from slight attacks of the disease. The
entire steerage comes from the infected
district.
THE VESSEL PASSED QUARANTINE.
The Moravls arrived last night at 10
O'Clock, and, strange to say, notwlthstand-
ing her terrible record of deaths for the
voyage, her captain passed through Sandy
Hook, up the lower bay, and through the
fleet of steamships which were anchored
of the boarding-station, detained by DR..
Jenkins's orders. She did not stop there.
but moved up several hundred feet north
OF the feet, within about eight miles Of
the Battery, and there dropped her an
chor.
No word was sent ashore oil night. nor
did any Of the quarantine officers board
her. Ii was early morning when they
started on their usual round to board the
vessels anchored IN the stream, and the
Moravia was the last one alongside which
Physicians Talmadge and Sanborn drew
up. IL was then after 10 o'clock, aud 1t
was known that the Moravia was from an
infected port.
QUEER OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Shortly after II o'clock the little tug
boat which does service for DR.. Jeuklns's
staff left the Moravia's side and steamed
for the blg Teutonic, which had subse-
quently arrived. In the mean time yel-
low Whitehall boat rowed by two men
left the Moravia's side and pulled Tor the
beach. When she reached the little wharf
fronting the department station Wllliam
Seguln. An daqche, hurriedly left her and
delivered sealed envelope to DIR. Jen-
kins. who opened il and betrayed no lndl-
cation that there was anything wrong.
Then the tug, with DR.. Taimadge aboard,
came ashore and there was q conference
with the health officer.
At that time, after leaving DR.. jenkins,
Or. Talmadge, who looked very much per
turbed, asserted that there was nothing
wrong with the Moravla and that every
one on board was enjoying good health.
Apparently acting upon orders from Ut.
Taimadge. which had been given on his
first trip, thore were signs OF activity
aboard. and the immigrants, as If expect
ing 10 be landed, could be seen hurrylng
up and down the deck, looking III the
direction of the Staten-lsland shore:
Within FIVE minutes after the Moravla
was boarded the second time she had
raised her anchor. gotten up her steam,
and turned her bow in the direction OF the
ocean. She made a long detour around
the fleet. hugging the Long Island shore.
and passing out Of the narTows tor the
lower bay shortly before noon.
DEsERvING INVESTIGATION.
A phase of the case of the Moravla which
deserves investigation is the action of the
captain of the ship in continuing the yoy-
ace TO this country under the conditions
which prevailed on his ship. If the dis
ease broke out on the day following his de-
parture from Hamburg, why did he not,
those connected with the quarantine de:
partment ask, turn back home, instead OF
bringing the disease TO new country
The Morayia is now anchored III Grave
send Bay between Fort Hamilton and Nor
toms Point. about 200 yards east of the
main channel. She 10 out OF the way OF
passing vessels.
THE DISEASE CHOLERA.
There is now no doubt that the twenty
two persons who died on the steamship
Morayia, which arrived here Tuesday night
from Hamburg, died from the dreaded dis
ease Asiatic cholera.
DIR. jenkins stated that the discharge OF
the patients was the ice-water discharge
characteristic OF Asiatic cholera, and
that he knew of no other disease which
had this CHARACTERISTIC. This state
ment was pretty conclusive evidence
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