The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-10
SIX PEST SHIPS
NOW IN PORT
Tie Scandals Arrival Makes
Situation a Most
Critical One.
SHE HAD THlRTY-TWO DEATHS
FROM CHOLERA DURING
THE VOYAGE.
Numr Err OF NEW CASES REPORTED

the Normannia's Passengers--sir Edwir
Arnold's Views on Cholera Chesapeake
Bay Guarded.
NEW YORK, Sep. TO- - The critical
period in the fight which New York is
now making down the bay to repulse the
insiduous advance of the Oriental scourge /
has arrived It's advent was heralded by |
a thrill of excitement at Quarantine last
evening when the news was flashed under |
the water from Fire Island that the long
dreaded steamship Scandia, having on
board 900 immigrants from the plague
swept city of Hamburg, had been
sighted.
DR. Byron boarded the ship after mid
night, and sent the Acknowledgment to
DR.. Jenkins:
"Have visited the Scandia and find the
following; Total number of passengers,
10SG Cabin, 28; steerage, 9S4; crew, n.
On the voyage there were 30 Deaths of
which 80 were in steerage one in cabin
and two among the crew. | am now trans
ferring seven cases stricken with the
plague to Swinburne Island"
The Scandia lies among bunch of in
fected vessels, about two miles below
Swinburne Island in Lower Quarantine.
Several days ago DIR. Jenkins was pre-.
sented with a cablegram by the agents of
the line stating that another of their
ships, the Bohemia, left Hamburg on
Aug. 81 with go steerage passengers, all
having been isolated from five to eight
days, and that the steerage and baggage
| were disinfected.
The Scandia, Capt Kopff, left Hamburg
on Aug. 2S, many days after the outbreak
of cholera in that city, and it had been
expected all along that she would have
the worst record of cholera of any Qk the
| incoming emigrant ships. She is the last
| but one to come with immigrants from
! Hamburg
The official record of deaths during the
day is;
WYOMING.
Eleas Person, aged years.
Victoria Person, aged months.
Mrs Person, mother of the dead chill
dren.
NORMANNIA.
Carl Blessing, aged 80 years; one Of
the crew
The following new cases are reported:
WYOMING.
Two Russian children; names un
known.
NoRMANNIA.
Adolph Weiss, aged 21 one of the
crew,
In the hospital on Swinburne Island
there are 20 cases now pending, viz; 33
males, 10 females and 18 children. OF
the total number IS are sick and 55 are
suspects.
After a careful examination of every
one of the 161 cabin passengers aboard
the Wieland, from Hamburg, the Health
officers reported them in excellent health.
This statement was doubted by many
persons, because of the fact that the Vie
land was one of the latest departures
from the infected port of Hamburg but
subsequent official reports confirmed the
news that the ship was free from the pest.
The following ships are now at the
lower quarantine: Moravia, Normannia
Rugia, Wyoming, Scandia and Wieland.
Speaking of the situation, DIR. Jenkins
said that it was slightly discouraging
1t is grave enough now he believes,
to justify the enforcing of the most
stringent quarantine regulations, until it
is manifestly safe to release any ves-
sci.
Heis extremely gratifled to find the
: health of passengers on the Wieland in
such excellent condition, and, although
the Scandia has the pest aboard, he
thinks that the efforts OF the health Off
cials will be successful in keeping the
scourge from the city.
Dr. jenkins stated this morning that it
had not yet been definitely decided to buy
g or rent Fire Island, but the chances were
? that the Island would be secured right
7 away. The hotel can accommodate al
/. most all of the cabin passengers Certain
= police regulations will be instituted.
Some of the passengers will be taken FROM
/ the Normannia and Rugia. He also
4 said that Sandy Hook would also
be used now that the consent of the
. War Department. had been obtained.
This action of the Department in sud-
denly reversing its ruling was brought
I about by peremptory telegram from
, President Harrison to Acting Secretary
Grant, directing him to turn over to the
y New York health officers such portion OF
the Sandy Hook reservation as Secretary
.. of the Treasury Foster might indicate.
a The New Hampshire, which was offered
:. DIR. jenkins by Secretary Tracy, has been
> accepted and fitted by the officials OF the
Hamburg line at their own expense. She
will have accommodations for 500 peo
pie,
/, In regard to the appeal sent to Gov
Flower charging negligence on Ihe part o.
the Health officials, DR.. Jenkins said it wa
false. Water had been taken out of hii
n own reservoirs and supplied the passen
gers on the Normannia daily. 1t wa
transported by the tug Manhattan. Hl
10 said il was the duty of the Hamburg com
pany to see that water was supplied thi
passengers on the infected vessels, an,
! that there was no interference or inter
, ception on the part of the health Officers
: when the company sent water taken from
: Croton Lake
3 On the contrary, he said he assisted
: them in every way possible, and he die
not hesitate to supply it himself. he ha,
!. sent disinfectants TO all the ships in tn
+ lower bay, and his assistants performe,
their duty faithfully Dr. Sanborn, h
20 said had personally disinfected the ship
thoroughly.
1t was absolutely false that dead bodie
with the knowledge of the physicians ha
,. | keen allowed to remain on anV shin