The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-17
RumOrs of New Cases Prove
False on Investigation.
THE DEATHS ON THE BOHEMIA.
Cabin Passengers of the Normannia
at Last Permitted to Land.
Ohio Decides to Quarantine Against
New fork-In Hamburg $500 Per-
sons Have Died and the Disease II
Increasing.

NEW York. Sept. l6.-During the past
twenty-iour hours at least thirty cases of
suspected cholera have been reported ut
the health department. Mrs. Maria Spo-
satl, who was reported last night as suffer-
ing from cholera, was examined and found
to be from the disease. DIR. La Bouchere
reported this morning that an Italian in
Sullivan street last night was taken with
vomiting and diarrh1a, and died in two
hours. The case will be investigated.
DIR. Edsen says there is little doubt that
Mary Conneriy, taken from 692 Second
avenue yesterday, has cholera. She is
sinking rapidly. John McAvoy. a street.
sweeper. was found suffering with cramps
today. He was taken to st. Vincent's
hospital. His case is being investigated.
The health department bulletin reports
that the meteorological examination of
the intestinal contents from the body of
Charlotte Beck, who died September l3,
revealed the presence Of spiriilum of
Asiatic cholera. So far the board of health
has been unable to trace the origin of the
cholera cases which have occurred in this
city.
The people of Green Point, l.. l., are
needlessly alarmed over the report that
two Russian women escaped from the
pest ship Moravia and went to join their
husbands at Green Point. A search of the
records at Ellis island today revealed that
the women came here ON the Gallia on
September 4.
The health board has appointed twenty
five more physicians as sanitary inspec-
tors, and increased the disinfecting corps
by six more men. They also asked for a
detail of policemen at all houses where
there are suspected cases OF cholera
The medical staff of the peni-
tentiary at Blackwell's island deny
the story that one of the convicts is
sick with cholera. 1t is said the prisoner
is only suffering from colitis. with merely
dysentery symptoms. The Chamber of
Commerce cholera emergency fund today
reported total of $3.50, ,771.9i. According
to the health board there has been no cases
of cholera in Brooklyn yet. The case of
the Polish girl, Josephine Eiker, who died
under suspicious circumstances yesterday,
is officially announced to have been
cholera morbus only.
Thousands of men and women were on
the Hamburg company's dock at Hoboken
when the Cepheus hove in sight with the
Normannia's cabin passengers today. The
vessel soon tied up, and as the passengers
ran down the gang plank they were well
coined by friends in waiting
Excitement ruled this morning in the
offices of the Hamburg Packet
Company. Yesterday the offices of the
company were in an abnormal condition.
Few people inquired for missing friends,
and the clerks were able to get at some of
their work, so long neglected, but this
morning there was a run upon the offices
by those who wanted news from the Bo-
hemia. Agent Cortes was early at his
desk.
al consider" said he, the report of all deaths,
all children, from the Bohemia. as good news
i question very much II they are genuine
cholera cases. The Bohemia left Hamburg
August 81, after most rigid measures had been
taken looking to the prevention of a cholera
outbreak. Not only was the baggage and steer
stesrage passenger was subjected to quarantine
of eight days before being allowed to go on the
vessel"
There are 6S2 steerage passengers on the
Bohemia. The cabin passengers, of whom
there are seven, are as follows: Fritz
Tott, Fred Kuennecke, Mrs. Bertha Kuen-
necke, Charles Hartung. Mrs. Hortense
Hesse and Samuel Bernardo and son. The
officers of the Bohemia are: Captain, +.
Schroeder; first officer, f. Miller; Sec
ond officer, J. Falck; third officer,
+. Deppling; physician, d. Wendland. The
Bohemia is another Scandia. The eleven
deaths on the voyage are given as due to
gastro-intestinal trouble by the doctor,
but according to all appearances they are
Sx,< mi, tntt nhn t~rA
the plague-stricken city of Hamburg Sep
tember 3, and three days later Sara Dister
was taken ill. 1t was no case of infantile
disease. The woman in question was 25
years of age, and her little child
Beshe was taken OIL the same
date. Next day Rewke Wessli,
a grown woman, and two children
succumbed. So it went on day by day.
There were two on the sth, and then a
stay of four days, when again n case was
recorded. The twelfth day saw only one
death. and then the pest rested until the
day Of her arrival, when three children,
aged 1 to 8. died within few miles of
port. On her arrival there were four sick
on board, and they have been removed TO
Swinburne island by DR.. Byron.
The morning was clear and chilly. and
it is becoming evident that frost is not far
away. No symptoms or panic from chol-
era are reported from any part of the city,
and everybo appears most hopeful. The
street-cleaning department is hastentng its
efforts, and the odor of disinfect-
ants is upon the air everywhere,
showing that individuals are doing
their part The funds for protection
are piling up daily. Behind all local effort
is proven the strength Of the state and its
blunt and positive executive. He said in
an interview that he "did not care damn"
for votes lost or won by any action taken
by the governor in a case like the present
cholera trouble. The people have ell read
this statement of Gov. Flower, and they
feel more than ever reassured.
QUARANTINE, y. Y, Sept. 16--Dr. Byron
teiegraphs that he has visited the Boz
hernia. There are 633 steerage passengers,
ten cabin passengers and crew of seventy
seven aboard the vessei, all apparently we'll
The condition of the vessel as regards
cleanliness is firs.-rate. The dead are:
sara Dister. . years old. died September 6;
Rsshe Diaser aged 3, died september 8; Rewks
wessli aged -. died September Z; Jankel
Faskodich, sged l year, died september 2:
Marianne Rodonsk, aged 2, died september z:
sehancs Friedman, aged 5. died september 3.
schiendall Bass, aged ], died September 5;
Mosche Bass. aged 4, died September IL; selig
I4pshon. aged /, died September Is; Taun Men,
delsohn sged 8. died September Is; i4sb Men,
delsohn, aged 5, died September Is.
Cholera Sexyes In Jersey City.
JERSEY CRY. Sept. l6.-Ihis city had
three cholera scares last night and this