New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
SCENES DOWN THE BAY.
srsy DAYS FOR THE HEALTH oFFIClALs-A IN"
r1 LET GATHERED OFF QUARANTINE.

uTSY DAYS FOR THE HEhLih Or'AOA
FLEET GATHERED OFF QUARANTINE
At Quarantine yesterday the silent arPrehc"Son W
h noIo,s t,vo days gave place to desperate ACTIVITY
ard excitement when the new ships arrive" "" -
uorted the cholera aboard. The men VINO h''u
m c,,. IN ,bI, city had been doing hard WORK oc,oo'
,ut H. was Ms nothing compared with "na. was w.
v.st-rlay 20 quickly that u 'cemeo rs IL "'. D
hnd hardly had time to reach the CITY, 'us' u.""ss
IN the CITY departments, to the rcVeo"e ''' -
n steamboat comInnles and freight agents. "pp"e-
~ Tho scene and lay around the Quarantine oo.k'
wv wv w ,,,r mo, cam. ftom the hotels and gatl
cred In All eager group on the per- a'" VI. .,,
,ory tired and pale with dark rings under ue'r
vcs showing lack OF sleep rushed down 'ne o'"" 0'
which Dr. Jcnkins's house stands as mar" q" ~
conld 60 and jumped into the Heai'h c'"''' n
rhch a oncas started OF for the Lower BAY y" '''
LJun, around the station the std'eh lsH'n" -. ,.
40 o,hred I'm crowds and scanned the sea Dey"hd foi'
60, 60, ,h with glasses to catch glimpse OF the
liz, with their terrible load. The scene theh wa
most nicturc,uuc 1t could hardly have oeeh r'"ie"
had n hostile feet been reported IN sish'' V" Wv
,,u and aInit water Of the Upper BAY lay eN".
sect of bic steamships stately ana mouohiess. E''-
hcm hurried a larger fleet of what seemeu u"s 'o"'
hv comparison yachts, coasters tugs ana i"""'.e1
They flew all kinds OF fags. from the yeho" naS, ~
tool, nrcccdenc. Of everything else. To the Hon"'
coor of the United states Revenue service ana '0'
ali kept moving around WITHOUT cesS"''o'' 80
he early morning hours there were III a"."o' az r"
,,,re or Quarantine the city OF Rome 'mor'd' i"'
,tv OF Berlin Galia, Europe, Mohicah' fcue'""''
and Chatahoochee ,,, .os,yed
Tho ,,allla Lain and the tlty OF bcIh" i
ncrmi,slon early In the morning To 10 10 "0'' f.''
-, - ,.o-,d urohahy have been forced TO "a'I /"
mn longer before being allowed to pass ou"i"''
h,d the pest ships not come III anu "" " ,,,
.arv TO clear the harbor aS rapidly "' pv ".'
The srecragc passengers OF these SNIP nav "''
yashcd and disinfected. The "'"li"' =.
- ro,urncd on board from Holman isi""u ~
!, 20 II m on Friday and the Lam a"u wy
r.rlp messengers had been soruoo'u All" i",'e
,, ,h NIGHT and the morning. Ihree H''f"'
him c.nr I'm before o'clock In the mor."s' :
thcv were the Europe. from Lohooh' u,e ono',
,,.,n prIs,ol and the Federat on liohi 7o" ~
ncr,s They showed clean bills OF hea''" ""u -.
norted no sickness on board ih's "o'o p'
after the usual Inspection ,,, ,r ,hroe
,,I, ,uppe,s and black hull. and her red wafer h'e
.hovins ylyidy against the wilhhieu S"''a'' "
thc bay lay directly opposite Quarantine ''"'" 0''
staten Island. Her great bulk seemed U, 'Ao w
the entire channel. and she "aS suIFo"''u' -
..an,boats and yachts, which approached her IN
closely AS they dared The steerage passengers iof
ward crowded along the rail and looked mouFhiu"y
,o,v,rd the land They chcered the passing craft
I'm their different languages for time, Out al'er "
while the novelty OF this sight wore away anu 'es
became impatient and anxious to Know wheh 'n's
would be allowed to land. This ship too. proved
that Il Is an ilwind that blows nobody any Good se
vns allowed to 20 To her pier last night. The M
hrla Law all day northwest OF the City OF Rome.
She had a most remarkable list to starboard. when
mad. her look strange. she, too went TO her pier
last night.
The infected ships were ordered several miles away
from the Narrows. The position In which they are
anchored IS as follows: The nearest to Swinburhe
lsnd is the steamship Rugia; about an eighth oi
,a ou,h of her I'm a direct line, lies the Moravia
Then comes the Sbbenhuk southeast OF her, ana ABOUT
n ouarter of n nile distant lies the big Norrnahha'
the third plague ship. The ships show no yellow
sac for the masters OF incoming vessels all know
where the Lower Ouarontne Is, and when they sight
eight ships lying there they know that some infectious
90 contagious disease Is aboard. and avoid the place
The passengers on the steamboats, which ply In the
ovcr h,rbor all crowded TO the sides Of the craft 10
o. view OF the unusual spectacle, for II Is the first
lime In many years that such fleet OF pest ships
bns been detained in the Lower Bay. The
,cople on staten Island do not view inc
.hlns with such comparatively unlnterested curiosity
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