Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-12
MAKING THE BARRIER SECURE.
Almost Perfect Arrangements to Keep
Cholera Out.

Cholera Out.
NEW YORK, Sept I2.-Matters as regards
quarantine are getting into efficient shape,
and yesterday it may be said that the bar
rier against the cholera had become nearly
as perfect as it is possible to make it. This
was the situation in brief on Saturday;
The Stonington was in commission. The
New Hampshire was ready for service.
Fire island had been purchased. The work
of preparing Sandy Hook for the reception
of passengers was being pushed with vigor.
Additional quarantine physicians had been
appointed, and the consulting staff of ply
sicians selected by the chamber OF com
merce committee and accepted by DR.. Jen-
kins. What is quite as important as any
thing was the assurance made certain
beyond all question that funds will not be
lacking for every measure designed to
make quarantine effective and the incon
venience of those quarantined as slight
possible.
Pushed the Work Sunday.
On Sunday the good work went on.
Some of the Normannia's cabin passengers
had been put on the Stonington, but Sun
day they were transferred to Fire island,
Then the placing OF the Rugia's passen-
gers on Hoffman island and the arrival of
the old frigate New Hampshire at the
lower bay for use of the cabin passengers
of such of the ships as may be determined,
were the progressive features in the work
of caring for the unfortunates. Owing to
the strong southerly wind prevailing out
side it was deemed unsafe to send the
Stonington to Fire island, as it was feared
she would prove unseaworthy. Accord
ingly DR.. jenkins suggested the iron
steamboat Cepheus and she was chartered
md 4
O'Clock she arrived at the upper station,
having on board the commissioner and
the chamber of commerce relief commit
tee, headed by Seth Low.
Making the Welcome Transfer.
Accompanied by DIR. Jenkins the Ce-
pheus Immediately proceeded to the hos
pital at Sandy Hook, where the cabin
passengers of the Normannia, who had
been on the Stonington since Saturday
night, were taken on board. AT $50 the
Cepheus started for Fire island in the face
of a strong sea. After inspecting the pro-
gress of work at the refuge station at
Sandy Hook DIR. Jenkins turned his face
homeward on the yacht Fra Diavola, and
at O'Clock as he climbed the stairs of the
bluff at the quarantine station he prom
ised news to the reporters in half an hour.
The doctor telegraphed the governor that
he had possession of Fire Island and be-
lieved the measures taken would keep the
also announced that a committee from the
chamber of commerce had told him that
Camp Low at Sandy Hook would be Of
fered as soon as ready for the reception OF
we'll people.
Relief for Storage Passengers
1t was with much joy the Rugia's
messengers received the order yesterday
to be transferred to Hoffman's island. 1t
was not pos< bile before on account of the
occupancy Of the Normannia's steerage
passengers, but through the energy OF DR.
Walser. another building has been pre-
nared so that they can be attended to and
at the same time be kept from contact
with those of the Normannia. This is the
most important step that has yet been
made in relieving the distress on the
two ships first q arrived, Rugia ana
Moravia. r.
Things Look Pretty Hopeful.
On his arrival last evening from an IN