The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-15

other outbreak during the rest of the voy.
aga DR.. Byron found the ship In q good
condition and the crew bright and healthy.
The steamship was ordered TO anchor in the
lower bay and the Doctor permitted fresh
water to be taken on board.
The greatest excitement In the station
down here was the report of the five deaths
from cholera which had taken place in
New York. Intense surprise was ex-
pressed at the news By the officials. and
DIR. Jenkins expressed himself as conf
dent that it had not passed quarantine.
He said all baggage was thoroughly disin-
fected, not only since the cholera had be-
come epidemic IN Eurcpeaa ports, but ever
since the typhus fever-in fact. ever since
he had been health officer of the port. He
said the best authorities in the world stat
ed that stringent and complete quarantine
could only claim to prevent 20 per cent OF
the possibilities of the introduction of chol-
era into place. The other 80 per cent OF
possibilities of cholera invading q seaport
were open to other means over which quar-
antine had no control. He said that il was
quite possible for q person visiting chol-
era patient or hospital TO transmit the germ
from first to u third party without feel.
ing any of the effects himself. He had had
no official notification of there being chol'
era in the city. and he had received no no.
tifcatlon on the subject from the Board Of
Health.
Regarding the length of time that il was
necessary to keep people in quarantine for
fear of DEVELOPMENTS. DR.. jenkins said thai
opinions differed from five TO twenty-fonI
days. The health authorizes here thought
the first named number OF days was euffi.
cent to allow the germ to develop. Peten-
kofer. the great German authority. did not
believe In the efficacy of Quarantlnipg at
all. He said that with reference TO the
knew any thing about was that OF Charles
McEvey, and as far as he had learned the
man in question had not been any where In
contact with the cholera. and IL was over q
year since he came TO the country. He
saw no reason why the cholera should not
be effectually stamped out in New York,
If they are as successful in dealing with 10
in the city as the health officers had been
in the port
DR.. jenkins, in reply to q question, said he
did not think thar the Board of Health
physicians had made q mistake in theiI
diagnosis of the disease. for they would not
make report until after making bacte-
biological examination. Ii was lmposslb Die.
however, for him to say whether the GASES
of cholera reported from New York were
really cases of Asiatic cholera. The fact OF
cholera having succeeded in presenting
itself In the city would not, tho Doctor
said, interfere with the restrictions now
prevailing in quarantine. He was sure
that the cases in question had not found
their way to New York via the quarantine
and he refused to express any opinion
whatever as to its introduction by wav of
Canada or any other place not controlled
by him.
DE-. Jenkins closed the interview BY run.
ming up to his residence. saying as he
cended the flight of steps: There was
another case of cholera on the Scandia to-
day. See Dr. Walser. who will give you his
report"
DIR. Walser deputy health officer, caused
to be type-written a report Of his days
work. OF which q copy is given below:
Steamship Rugia-only cabin passengers on
board; all well. Ordered the baggage from Ham
burg direct opened scanned and disinfected It
All other baggage washed with bichloride Pas
sengers ordered to remove aboard the New
the swell.
Steamship Eeligoland- vessel; Captain
Drinklege sailed from Altona In water ballast
after twenty hours sickness. On the Sd OF Sep
tember d. Hoffman. carpenter. died after twenty
hours sickness All well on board now. River
wator pumped out and tank filled with sals
water.
Steamship scandia-Examined again all the
passengers. Found solomon Ellitowitch sick
with cholera; taken sick this morning Had AL
the apartments fumigated and washed with BIZ
chloride. over 5000 pieces of PASSENGERS
clothing were washed with bichloride solution
The passengers are, in consequence. very lightly
dressed.
Steamship wyoming-Fxarined again all pas
sengers. All well; fumigation and disinfection
progressing
steamship Moravia-Passengers all examined.
since Sept. /.
The steamship Cepheus arrived at upper
quarantine this evening. with the officer OF
the quarantine patrol on board. They
landed here, and the Cepheus took Dr..
Jenkins up to New York about half an hour
afterwards. He was going mp to inquire
INTO the cases of cholera In the city, but
refused to say who he was going to sec, or
where he would land. The police officers
aud their sergeants came ashore and went
e.
down to their quarantine patrol boas
Golden Rod this evening, on one OF
the tugs. 1t seemed peculiar that the Of
hcers who had accompanied the cabin pas.
seDgers of tue N0rmannia to Fire island
and had been with them two days, should
have been allowed on shore to minRle with
the crowd, aud also that the Cepheus.
which has been for at least four Gays with
the Normannla's passengers on board. should
be allowed to 60 up to jersey City to coal.
There is hut little fear of danger from the
aforementioned case. but In connection
with the 9uarantining of the cabin pas
sengers of the Normannia 1t does seem hard.
ly consistent that something should be at
tended TO in such q haphazard manner.
The only two steamers lying here at the
present time from the other side are the
State of Nevada and Wieland. the latter of
which mas no passengers left on board.
The Nevada arrived at lower quarantine
at 10 O'clock this morning. having on board
PSI cabin and fifty five steerage passengers.
There seems some doubt whether tho Ne
vada will not be held for the full twenty
days, under the present circular
as she left Glasgow with immigrants
since the circular came in force Dr.. Jen.
kins stated that he was not quite
sure about tho matter. and he would have
to consult with the authorities before TAX
ing action. The Rhynland. from Antwerp.
steamed into quarantine about 230 p. NJ.
with about 175 passengers.
DR.. Jenkins has received the following
from DR.. by ron, at Swim burne island: "Ad-
Hoffman island, August Landi, AGED seven-
ty-two years, from steamship Normanniaj
died Sept. IA at A. VI. Sick, q GONZALES
cents and suspects. A; transferred to Hoff-
man island, ~; transferred to convalescing q
ward, 5.
AT FIRE ISLAND.