The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-22
A DEADLY CARGO,

Tho Bohemia, from Hamburg, Arrives at
Qaarantine-During Her Voyage There
Were Eleven Deaths from Cholera-Au-
othaf Case In Now York. @ - IA. ?
New YORK, Sept. 16.-Tho steamer
Bohemia has arrived in lower quaran-
tine. 1t carries no cabin passengers,
but 6S2 immigrants. 1t reports eleven
deaths during the voyage. all of them
children under 9 years. The captain
says the cause of death was diarrhea
and not cholera. The last death
occurred five days ago. 1t is not known
whether any are sick now or not. The
bohemia left Hamburg September 3.
She was spoken by the Trave 500 miles
out Wednesday, and said then that. all
were we'll. Her passengers are from
the infected districts of Germany and
Russia.
NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-Mary Connerty,
aged 10, who came from Ireland six
months ago, was removed to the recep-
ton hospital Thursday from the tene-
ment 602 Second avenue, suffering from
what has been announced as genuine
cholera. The case was reported to the
health department by DIR. c. J. Kane,
of 673 Second avenue, who was called
in to attend the sick girl. Inspector
Dillingham; of the board of health de-
clared that the patient had cholera. 1t
is not known how she got the plague.
Immigrant passengers on the steamer
Friesland, which arrived here on Aug
ust 90, seem to have brought the disease
to little Minnie Levinger, who died on
Sept. II. They are traced back to
Antwerp, which they reached from
other cities in Europe, no doubt
infected with cholera When they
reached quarantine there was reported
no illness on board, and after few
hours detention and so-called fumiga-
ton, they were permitted to proceed.
From the steamship pier the passen-
gers scattered over the city and the
country. -Four young women of the CON-
pany went to All East Sixteenth street,
where little Minnie lived. There is
reason to believe the infection was in
their clothing: that they innocently
carried it about with them, esca ping it's
dangers themselves, and that from
their clothing the child got the disease.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-1he presi-
dent will not issue a proclamation re-
stricting immigration-at least, he will
wait to give the steamboat companies
chance to carry ont their written
guarantees made to the secretary of the
treasury Thursday. As soon as it be-
came known that the attorney general
would give an opinion in favor
of the president restricting immi-
grafton formal notice was sent to all
the steamboat companies by the secre-
tary Of the treasury notifying them
that unless they stopped carrying
Storage passengers and only brought
bona tide first and second-c]ass pas
sengers the president would issue
proclamation sending back all
such steerage immigration. The at
torney general sent his opinion to the
president at Loon Lake and everything
was ready for the president to promul-
gate his edict. The steamship COM
panies became alarmed. and through
their attorney gave Secretary Foster
the written guaranty of AL the steam
ship agents that no Storage passengers
should be carried by tn, steam
ships until congress assembled
or the cholera epidemic ceased. The
secretary communicated with the pres
ident at Loon Lake and the result is
that the proclamation will be he d in
allowance