New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-09
AMONG THE DETAINED VESSELS.

The Narruws for the first time In several days,
were comparatively clear Of ships yesterday. There
was still feet there. but TO people who had become
accustomed to seeing from twelve to twenty big
ocean steamships lying at anchor on Upper Quaran'
nne the Narrows looked as II there was nothing out
of the ordinary there. At O'Clock yesterday
morning there were lying at anchor above the Mar
rows the steamships spree, City of New-York, La
noirgocne Cherokee, Elbe. Stubbenhuk, Waesland.
Wyoming Corcan, Ravensdae, and Diamant. The
Dubbedam cane up in the afternoon, and anchored
OF Quarantine with picturesque crowd OF immigrants
clustering along her rails.
At II a. m. the revenue cutter Manhattan, which
has been lent to the Quarantine officials returned from
her regular morning trip among the detained shipping
In the Upper Bay and the CHEEKY cry of DR.. Tall
madge rang out across the waters: GAN well in the
Upper Quarantine"
The Cherokee which arrived late on Tuesday night
was cleared early yesterday morning. The Trinidad
and Ravensdals also passed up early. At about
80 O'Clock the Elbe started up steam suddenly aud
wen, up the bay. The steamship wsesland
allowed to 20 to her pier at 80 p. IN.
The revenue cutter u. 5. Grant came down carly
and anchored ahead Of the City OF New York. AT
rs D. IN. the cutter dropped gig and took several
Of the City Of New Yerk's passengers aboard. They
were Mrs Foster, Miss Foster. Miss Rusk and
Chauncey NJ. Depew. few minutes afterward the
meauc hoy wall of the big steamships fog horn broke
the silence that lay the fog hidden feet and then
the anchor came up slowly. white mass of froth
broke under her stern and she started of proudly,
watched by thousands Of envious from the other
steamships which not lucky. The revenue
cutter looking small alongside the bulky ocean steam
ship, got up anchor and escorted the ship up the
bay.
Before the City Of New-York had got fairly under
way the French ship La Bourgogne had her anchor up,
and she followed her closely. Her decks were black
with passengers. shout OF Joy greeted the nrst
revolution OF the big screw. They waved gay and
unregretng farewell to the people at the quarantine
station Before La Bourgognc started from Quarantine
letter Of thanks presented TO Captain lie Boe OF
the ship. II signed by 200 cabin passengers. In
the letter the passengers expressed their sincere thanks
to the captain for the he had taken Of them on
the voyage, and to the watcbfulness Of him and his
subodinacs they ascbed the fact that no disease had
broken cut among them.
The black steam yacht with the yellow funnel which
excited so much interest Wednesday night account
of her strange movements among the quaantned ships
appeared again yesterday. and through glasses hei
private pennant was found to be red crescent and
star on q white field, the penaant Of j. Pierpont
Morgan. The yacht the Corsair. Mr.. Morsans
wife and daughter on board the Spree AL are
we'll on the spree, according TO report.
What aroused much discussion at Upper Quaran
fine Yesterday was the letter which the captain OF the
Ruga wrote to the New Yorker Stats Netung" ana
which appeared in that paper yesterday. Though ohe
official information given out at Quarantine had poem
that all the sick from the paguenected ships were
taken to Swnburne Island at once. the captain OF
the Rugta said that his sick were left on board Tor
three DAYS after the ship anchored In the Lower
Raw Dr. Jenkins Acknowledged the truth OF the
charge last night but said that the patients mad been
thoroughly Isolated and he thought they were as wei
OF MS they would have been In the hospital on SWIM
burne Island. translation Of the report OF the cap
tain Is as follows:
cightysec0no
trim sailed from Haue August e. 1892. Arrived at
Sandy Hook September B. 1877.
The Ruria sailed from Hamburg Sunday. August H.
witt. 90 cabin and 800 steerage passengers and also with
freight on board. nrst everything was pleasant We
had fine weather in the Ocean and the Channel
and on August % anchored OF Havrc. AT haNre
completed load took on coal and wafer anu "So
took ON 10 cabin and 1875 steersgc passengers "hch We
allied from Hamburg we had suspicion that there was
any danger cholera threatening our ship or even inc
town and my only fear was that we might not niu
Hayre in good sanitary condition On the day Oh which
we arrived. August %. we heard rumors about Ohe
cholera In sequence which the American Consul
there first feel inclined to indose my clean Dill
a health Hamburg On the evening II that day ~
10 O'Clock we continued our voyage At first we hsd
western breeze and high seas which maze most oi
the passengers seasck then variable winds on the
banks vicinity. and fogs but toward the END "f me
voyage under the American shore. @ smooth sea and
beautiful weather
As regard. the outbreak Of cholera. the nrst serious
cases appeared on August 20 and 80 the sixth and seventh
days the and on August 30 We all kne" that we
had gnant cholera board As soon as we realized
this ve did everything possible TO isoat. the cases which
bad appeared We turned the quarters under the after
turtle back deck Into q hospital the after spar deck
the hrst had appeared WAS oisihiccVu anu
boarded up while those who had occupied IL were psceu
where they kept under constant Observation We Then
had the strongest possible hope that our method OF isolation
had been successful till the night before we feached Ne"
York City. when lost all hope OF keeping he epueme
under control. We reached Sandy Hook on September
ahed
80 In the morning, and were at once oloe'ca DacH 70
Lower Quarantine by DR.. jenkins.
Yesterday after having been anchor for three days
nv sick were taken first time after my hospital
accommodations taxed tn their utmost There Is
positively not enough done Tor US from Sew'forh The
aeat OF my passengers bad ana may become
II the people not soon taken on caon assch
gers and up this time not been Ill RON
cholera log that you Will do for us what you con- Tor
we are at this tine dependent on your mercy.
Reports for Hamburg JENKINS took ashore ON Sun
day 1t be doped that they have been forw'rded
IN connection with the fact that there are cases
of cholera continually appearing among the Ruea's
seerage passengers the repor, OF the captain Is ex
tremely Interesting, II nothing else Dr. Walser came
I'D from the RuHa last night on the tug State OF
New York. At Quarantine s,atOn.h he refused 10 say
anything about the state OF affairs there Dr. Waser
/, the ply sICian who voluntarily went to The ship
20 care for the patients. He Is resident Of New
Brighton, s. l.. and a member Of the Board of Health
Of that place. lie Is an "o mah Vi n'"cPe"uo'''
means. and though he was appointed one OF Dr.
Jenkins's deputies IT understood thar he went 10
the Ruga more a matter OF generosity and charity:
on Wednesday night wien he was hailed by one OF
the rugboat captains In the quarantine service and
asked whether he wished to leave the ship, he said
No I'm aboard now, and propose to see II out"
His return last night therefore excited surprise.
Another Improvements which vas finished yesterday
was the completion OF the to- graph wire between
SWlnburne and Hoffman Islands and Dr. J,nkins's
house at Upper Quarantine. This Will enable news
70 he sent 10 the proper place at once. and the
police at Lower Quarantine will also De able 10 make
reports and call for assistance or supplies as they
are needed. !, =,
superintendent Byrnes went down the bay on the
t1 )alzell early I'm the day. His familiar face made
tbs men mt Quarantine feel as II they IN town.
for the police lines OF New York City now seem 10 in
.Iuda tLe Ioyer I!ay. Two taken
IN the Lower Quarantine yesterday. There was re-
mort that a number OF nurses would come from the