The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-01
CHOLERA OFF NEW YORK
. sTUAMER ARRIVES AFTER HAV-
ING "a DEATHS.

q, Those Who Died We're Children.
slow Work in Boarding the Vessel.
Nav York, Aug. 31.-The steamship
Morayia, which arrived here to-day from
Hamburg. had % deaths on the voyage.
on children and adults, from disease
wbich the ship doctor calls cholerine.
Tbirteen we're natives of Poland, five OF
Prussia one Of Austria and three Of Hesse.
All were buried at sea. The first death oc-
curred Aug. 10 and the last on Aug. 20.
The Moravia was ordered down the lower
bay.
The Moravia left Hamburg Aug. IS, the
day cholera was discovered there. Sne Is
an immigrant ship Of the Hamburg Amert-
can Packet Company, and carried S58 immt-
UrantA DR.. Jenkins was summoned from
The shore. When his deputy, who frst went
aboard of the Moravia, learned OF the condl-
tiop OF affairs, he personally interviewed the
ship,s physician and officers regarding the
disease aboard the ship. The surgeon OF the
Moravia declared that twenty-five passen-
gers of the ship had undoubtedly died OF
cholerine, and DR.. Jenkins Immediately
ordered the steamer of shore, giving Capt.
Theilc, her commander, Instructions to
anchor of Hoffman Island and TO remain
there until he received further orders.
After the doctors left the steamer she
weighed anchor and immediately returned
to the lower bay, yellow flag, indicating
that she had contagion on board, nylng
from her foremost head.
DANGER NOT SUSPECTED.
On landing at the quarantine wharf DR..
Jenkins aud DR.. Talmsdge, his chief deputy,
went at once to the formers house on the
bluff overlooking the bay and were in con
ak ArGk
given out that the Moravia had a clean bill
OF health and that the doctors had been
surprised a. the clean aud healthy condition
Of the vessel. The return of the steamer to
the lower bay created no surprise OF sus-
pioion, as it was believed the immigrant
passengers on board were TO be treated to
bath at Hoffmau's Island aad then landed
for fumigation of the ship and their cloth
ing. 1t was not until afternoon when
the facts began to gain circulation.
Then there was panic among the people
who had flocked down TO the shore to wit
ness the operations Of the doctors on the
vessels. The story was at first discredited,
but Dr. Talmadge soon confirmed IL. Those
whose business did not detain them at the
spot Immediately hurried away from the
health station. It was reported during the
afternoon that DR.. Roberts OF the health de-
partment had declared the cases on the Mo-
ravia to be cases Of true Asiatio cholera, but
the health officer denied the story, and said
he would make no report until he had made
thorough investigation.
DR. JENKINS HOPEFUL.
DR.. Jenkins is hopeful that he will be able
TO keep cholera away from the ctty OF New
York. Tonight he is a very much worried
man. He has ordered the transfer Of the
Moravia's passengers to Hoffman Island,
and will not only make per 5onal exemina-
A. n - . ,oK-g-
but be will also confer with the health
authorities of the city and consider ways
and means to keep it from entering
the city. More vessels will arrive
from Hamburg this week. It is probable
that further deaths will be reported, and
cases in their worst forIn, 1t is now con-
ceded, may arrive within the next few days.
The situation is serious, unless all immigras
ton from the infected ports is stopped. 1t
Is not believed that this country is SAFE and
1t is believed now that this step will be
taken.
NEW YORK NOT INVADED YET.
There is no cholera in New York to-
day" DR.. Cyrus Edison said this morning.
There have been times when l thought 1t
advisable to conceal the presence Of certain
cases Of disease, but the situation Is far too
grave for anything OF that sort now. The
moment we know of the presence OF cholera
1t shall be announced 70 the public"
MORE DEATHS BxPECTRD.
The ships surgeon called the disease
cholerine, but that is only another name for
tee dreaded Asiatic cholera. DR.. Jenkins
said the results were serious, and he was
fearful that more deaths would follow. The
cholera broke out the day after the ship
sailed, and the first death took place within
tWenty-four hours. The dead suffered
much pain. and their deaths were
those which are peculiar to the
cholera At the present time there
are three cases Of the measles
and two women are recovering from
slight attacks OF the disease. The entire
steerage comes from an infected district
The Moravia arrived last night at 10 O'Clock
aud strange to say, Notwithstanding her
terrible record of deaths for the voyage, her
captain passed through Sandy Hook. up the
lower bay and through feet of steamships
which we're anchored off The boarding
station detained by DIR. jenkins orders
She did not stop there, but moved up several
hundred feet north OF the feet within about
eight miles of the Battery and there dropped
her anchor.
NO WORD sRNT ASHORE.
No word was sent ashore all night mol
dld any of the quarantine officers board
oer. 1t was nearly morning when they
SCN Oh bu6lI Usual IOuuu W DOhHO JuS
vessels anchored in the stream, and the No
tavis was the last on which the physicians
Drs. Talmadge and Sanborn, drew uI
alongside. 1t was then after 10 o'clock anC
was known that the Moravia wa
rom an infected port. 1t wal
after IL O'Clock when the littl,
tugboat which does service FOL
Ut, Jenkins staff left the Moravias sidt
aud steamed for the big Teutonic, whict
nad subsequently, arrived. In the mean
Time yellow Whitehall boat rowed by tive
men left the Moravia's side and pulled fol
1ne beach. When she reached the littl
wharf fronting the department station
"hllam SeRuine, an attsche, hurriedly lef
Ger and delivered a scaled envelope to DR.
Jenkins, who opened it aud betrayed no in.
Gcatlons that there was anything wrong
Then the tug with DR.. Talmadge aboart
came ashore and there was
oonference with the health officers
at that time, after leaving DR. Jenkins, DIR
Ialmadge who looked very much perturbed
asserted that there was nothing wrong will
the Moravia and that every one on boarC
was enjoying good health. Apparently
acting upon orders from Dr. Talmadge whicl
mad been given on his first trip, there wer
signs OF activity aboard, apd the immi
grants, as if expecting to be landed, eoulC
oe seen hurryinR up and down the deck
I0oklng IN the direction Of the Staten 1slant
shore.
HEADED FOR THE LOWER BAY.
Within five minutes after the Moravii
was boarded for the second time she hat
QOlSted her anchor oot I'M rtaarn and tpruaf