The record-union., 1892-09-01

asserted that there was nothing wrong
with the Moravia, and every one on board
was enjoying good health.
He left the quarantine wharf,and the tug
seemed to put on an extra squirt of steam
in an effort TO get alongside the plague
stricken craft. Apparently acting upon
orders from DIR. lalmadge, which had
been given on the first trip, there were
signs OF activity on board, and the immi
grants, as if expecting to be landed, could
be seen hurrying up and down the deck,
looking in the direction of the Staten
Island shore, and occasionally waving
hats or handkerchiefs.
DESERVES INVESTIGATION
Within five minutes after the Moravia
was boarded for the second time she
hoisted anchor, got up steam, and turned
her bow in the direction of the ocean.
She made long detour around the fleet,
hugging the Long Island shore, and pass
ing out of the Narrows for the lower bay
shortly before noon.
The phase of the case of the Moravia
which deserves investigation, and which
should be looked into with thoroughness,
is the action of the Captain of the Moravia
III continuing his voyage to this country
under the conditions which prevailed on
the ship. If the disease broke out on the
day following his departure from Ham
burg, why did not he notify those con-
| nected with the quarantine department,
and turn back home instead of bringing
| the disease to the new country?
Representatives of the Associated Press
received message from New York at
the quarantine station stating that it was
| reported that DR.. Jenkins had pronounced
| the cases aboard the Moravia Asiatic
cholera. DR.. Jenkins was interviewed,
and declared that he was not prepared at
| present to pronounce an opinion.
| n
Gravesend Bay, between Fort Hamilton
and Norton'S Point, about 300 yards east
| of the main channel. She is out of the
way of passing vessels. She will be in
definitely detained. The passengers and
crew, even to the cabin boy, will be
landed ON Hoffman Island, and every
rag Of clothing will be disintected, and
every person bathed. When the ship is
cleansed she will be disinfected and the
passengers then put aboard and detained
| there for an indefinite time, being
obliged to land on the island daily for in
spection and baths.
NEW SOURCE or DANGER.
Before starting down the bay, Health
Officer Jenkins telegraphed Secretary of
State Foster, notifying him OF twenty
two deaths, from so-called cholerine. on
board the Moravia during her voyage.
There is some apprehension that the
cholera aboard will have a harmful effect
upon the prospects OF the Worlds Fair,
so far as foreign exhibits are concerned.
| Many are to come from districts which
are now effected with the scourge, and it
might be dangerous to accept goods sent
| here under such circumstances. 1t is
| suggested that it might be well to post
pone the exhibition another year.
A new source of danger from cholera
lies in the fact that the passengers of the
| steamers arriving here eat food and drink
water taken aboard at foreign ports, both
of which are likely to be injected with
germs of the disease. Under such cir
cumstances a quarantine here. of two or
three days would not be a sufficient safe
guard against cholera. The matter is
now being discussed by the Board OF
Health, and some action will probably
be determined upon.
SYMPTOMS OF CHoLERINE.
Cholerine is thus described, there be-
ing certain premonitory symptoms.
These consist of a general feeling of un-
| easiness, weakness, nausea and diarrhea,
and sometimes vomiting; the dejections
| at first, though frequent, natural. Chol-
crime is usually caused by eating over
ripe fruit, and while it may develop into
Asiatic cholera, it is not always necessary
| the precursor of that dreaded disease.
The quality of unsound food or rotten
| cheese which must be taken into the sys-
| tenn to produce cholerine must be large.
1t differs from cholera proper in this, as a
single germ of the Asiatic plague intro
duced into the intestines takes rand
course, and the whole mucous membrane
in the course OF couple of days is eaten
away.
PREPARED TO FIGHT 1T.
President Wilson of the Health Board
to-day remarked that he was not sur
prised that cholera had arrived, and the
city officials were prepared to fight it.
The board to-day issued circular to all
vessels, ferries, factories, etc, where a
large number of people are likely to
meet, advising that there should be set
aside an alright room. These will be
temporarily places of isolation should
cases of cholera suddenly develop.
Closets, etc., are to be inspected daily.
The board also fitted up "dustproof''
room, where archaeological examina-
tions will be made. Supposed cholera
discharge will be cultivated until the
! presence or absence of the germs are
made positive. All discharges sent by
| the inspectors to the board will be ex-
amined in this room.
NEWSPAPER REPORTERS ARRESTED,
The city editor of the New York World
and four of his staff reporters on the tow
boat j. w. Hustled attempted to visit the
steamer Moravia in the lower bay. They
were placed under arrest by DR.. Tai
madge and brought before Health Officer
Jenkins. AS they did not succeed in
boarding the steamer, the Health officer
discharged them.
The Health officer will in future arrest
and punish any and all unauthorized
persons found going alongside vessels in
! quarantine.
DIR. Jenkins will make thorough in
vestigation tomorrow to determine the
cause of the deaths on board the Morayia.
| DR.. Jenkins denies emphatically the re-
| port that he pronounced the sickness on
board the Aforavia as being Asiatic
cholera. A full report will be given out
afternoon