The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-15
HAVE NO FEARS
OF AN EPIDEMIC
New York's Health Board Con-
fident of Keeping Chol-
era in Check.
NO CASES REPORTED IN THE CITY
SINCE WEDNESDAY.
NO RELAXATION OF QUARANTINE.

Dr. Jenkins Astonished at the Develop
ment of the Plague, and He Says He
Cannot Imagine How IL Entered the
Metropolis - Normannia's Passengers
May be Freed To-Day-Stormy Voyage of
the Pegasus- Another Infected ship in
Port-Panic in Prices After the Health
Boards Report-A New Case on the
scandia-scourge Steadily Abating in
Hamburg
QUARANTINE, Sep. 14.-Viewed from
the Health Officers official residence this
morning the cholera scare is not the
pleasant picture of progress in stamping
out the disease which has existed for the
past few days. The report that actual
cases of Asatic cholera have existed in
New York the last week, in spite of the
daily official bulletins to the contrary,
spreads wet blanket over the DOCTORS
keeping the scourge from passing the
ocean gateway.
The flash of Encouragement which
spread DER the face of the Health Officer
when told of the official admission made
by the New York Board of Health yes
terday afternoon was certainly natural,
while his instant exclamation: 81 don't
believe it got in by quarantine" simply
voiced the belief of all who have been
stationed here and watched the en- force
ment of quarantine regulations.
This is the list of deaths to date in the
order in which they are said to have oc-
cured;
Charles McAvoy, died Sep. at $40 10th
avenue
Sophia Wigman, died Sep. 10 at 76S 18th
avenue.
William Wigman, died two days after
his wife.
Charlotte Beck, died Sep. 13 at ], ,764 2d
avenue
Minnie Levinger, died Sep. II at All
East 46th street
All these deaths were reported to the
Board of Health and investigated with
the utmost care. All of them were Of a
suspicious character
Nothing but the decision of the micro
scope was needed to complete the diagnos-
is of Asiatic cholera, and that diagnosis
! Prof. Biggs has now made.
He communicated his decision to the
Board of Health, and President Wilson
| summoned President Martin of the Police
doors the cholera wa announced.
Two physicians of DR.. Moreau Morris's
staff are on duty in each of the infected
houses. Their orders are never to leave
the house. One physician must always DO
there
Medical Commissioner of the Health
Board, DR.. Bryant, said to-day:
81 do not think that the disease will be-
come epidemic This, "he says, 'is almost
assured from the fact that no suspicious
cases have occurred since Wednesday,"
"There seems to be but little danger, Z"
said he, $50 far, and the public need not
be alarmed. Every precaution has been
taken by the Board of Health to combat
and crush the disease wherever it may ap-
pear"
DIR. Edison of the Bureau of Contagious
Diseases is also of the opinion that there
will be no cholera epidemic here.
81 think its spread will be less than
typhus fever" " said he. GAS to where the
cholera came from that is the question
we are trying to solve. 1t is in the city,
and it must have come from some out
side source. IL must have passed some
quarantine l think within "a hours we
will have run down the direction from
which the disease came. There may be
cases of sporadic cholera over the CITY, but
l think the disease will be speedily over
come"
The Chamber of Commerce up to 8
o'clock a m, reported that Treasurer
j. Pierpont Morgan had secured $92, ,230
in subscriptions TO the Quarantine
Emergency Fund.
The details of the day here have been
few but important, viz: The arrival of
the tank steamers Heligoland, reporting
two deaths at sea; new case on the
Scandia; the arrival of the State of Neva-
da from Glasgow, the first ship amenable
to the 2Oday rule of the Treasury circu-
lar, and DR.. Jenkins statement that in
spite of cholera cases in the city there will
be no dimimution in the stringency of
quarantine regulations sum up the Incl
dents of yesterday
To-day the transfer service which beg an
with taking the Normannia's cabin pas
sengers to Fire Island is being continue d
in earnest. The Rugia's cabin people will
be placed on the New Hampshire and the
Wyoming's cabin will be taken TO Fire
Island If Camp Low is ready before
night the steerage people of the Norman
mia, who have long been on Hoffman Isl
and, will be moved there as will also
those on the Moravia, from whom en-
couraging reports have been received daily
OF late.
The Normannia's cabin baggage which
Is partly on the ship and partly on the
Stonington will be thoroughly disinfec-
- ted to day and sent to town as quickly as
possible. Steamer Wieland of the Ham
burg line will be released to-day, while
the ill-starred Normannia will be moved
to Upper Quarantine where her car
go will be discharged into lighters. II
! is the Health Officers present intention
not TO allow the Hamburg express
steamer to 90 to her dock.
DIR. Jenkins statement that he will re.
lease the Normannia's passengers now al
the Surf Hotel on Fire Island some time
to-day has thrown the unfortunate
people into a wild state of joyful expec
fancy and if anything should happen
that this promise could not be fulfilled
the disappointment could very likely bI
better imagined than described.
The unwilling guests of the hotel ar,
making the best of their situation, bu
they are anxious to get away and nothing