The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-14
CHOLERA IS HERE.
Brought Into New York Harb0r
by the Steamship Morayia.
The Progress Of the Plague IN
Europe and Asia.

The caolera scourse which has been alarm
ing Euro1e has reached the Port Of New
York at last. It's advent was by no meals
.uue1pected, and the wonder was that it ha
been delayed so long. 1t reachei there on
board the Hanhure American %t"amShi'
Morava which vessel came into port with
her passenger list os 3Sn persons depleted by
twentv-.wo deaths during the voyage fra.H
Ham.ur1, Germany.
The Morav.a left Hamburg with $50 pas
saooers on boar, Tn4v were all steeraGe
passengers and man7 OF them had been in
Hamburs for several DAYS prior to the SAIL
ing of tne steamship. Most or them we"e
from Poland, but there was strong repre-
sanitation Of Russian Hebrews, AustrlanS
and Prussians.
The Moravia hal been scarcely thirty-si1
hours QUE ot port when little gill was
stricken with diarraoea and nausea. Sna
was removed to the ships hospital. A rev
inu-es later another case was reported.
Some Of the more intelligent OF the pas
senpers had been informed before they lef5
Hambur. that cholera had reached tns
city, and in ,smuch as they knew tnat an
enide nic OF some kind mad broken out on
board. they became very much alarmed.
The first patient died on the second day out
and was Immediately dropped over the side
with scant ceremony. A few hours later
the second death occurred, and then for
eight DAYS death ru!el the ship. and the pas
senpers became almost panic-stricken.
The ships surgeon, DR.. Israel. and the
ships officers strove to stem the spread OF
the q. .ague. but day followed day and IL oe-
come almost @ necessary inc dent In the
daily routine OF the boat to push out the
planS and sen1 a cauvas-covered ana
shottei fl cure gliding into the ocean with
inst n few PRAYERS by tho Captain as a
m att ar of form. Finally tae steamers OIL
dcars succeeded, by almost superhuman 81,
forts, IN )ntinng che plague to tn; nos 2ltat
and that part of the vessel which haa oeen
isolated especially fo- the SICK.
OF tn, twenty-five pass angerS VINO died at
sea. twenty were children and Two were
adults. A..
The piagua-saip came u, through the
Narr,ws and dropped anchor Off the Quar-
antine Station under the heights OF torC
Wadsworth. Her formal report OF arrival
and of her voyage was sent on ana
at once telegraphsd to New YORK Clty.
Nothing in the report gave any indication
of the true state OF affairs on board. 30
she swung all night at her anchor, and IN
Che early Inorning DR.. Talmadge, one OF the
Health Officers DEPUTIES, went on board her.
Two minutes conversation with the SHIPS
doctor caused o deputy to send the QUAR-
antine tug back to the saore torDr. jenkins.
DIR. jenkins at once ordered the Moravla
to pet up her anchor AMI 60 down to the
Lower Bay. She went out through the
Narrows dying yellow flag which showed
that shs was Guaranteed and warnei all
craft to keep away from her. In the Lower
Bay she anchored of doff nan Island.
During, tue day the vessels passengers
were most rieidly inspected, but no traces
of cholera were found among them.
Two women, who looked as though
they had passed through recent Illness
were sent to tue hospital as suspicious cases;
The shin was thoroughly disinfected and
fumieat,i Than the passengers and crew
were returned on board ths pur;fiei snip
and detained there to await Developments.