Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
FIGHTING OFF The CHOLERA SHIP.
NormannIa's Passengers Not
Allowed to Land on Fire Island.


steamer On Which the Normannis's
Passengers Were Carried.
New York, Sept. S,--A dispatch re-
ceived here from quarantine, at $50
o'clock this morning announces that the
quarantine steamers Ncrmannia and
Rugia have hoisted their flag up again
and that the same signal is flying at
Hoffman's Island. These signals indi-
cate there are more cholera cases, this
morning on the Normannia, the Rugia
and on Iloffmln's Island, for it was
agreed yesterday between the health Of
ticcrs and the commanders Of the steam
ships mentioned that their flag after
yesterday was not to be hoisted unless
as a notification that additional cases of
cholera had been discovered.
The record for yesterday was four
fresh cases among the Normannia's crow
and two more cases among the Storage
passengers Of the same ship, cOnse-
quently since the cholera arrived here
there have been 81 cases of sickness
from that disease and eight deaths from
the same cause at this port.
II will be noticed, however, that this
il not an extreme state of affairs, CON
sidering that there are about 20 steam
ships detained either at the upper quar-
antine or anchored in the lower bay. 1t
will also be seen that the dreadful
scuurge has been almost entirely con-
fined to the crew of the Normannia, and
that the stokers of that vessel seem to be
tile greatest sufferers.
The new cases were transferred to
SWinburne Island. 1t is safe to assume
that the transfer of those men to the
pest island would not have been made
had not the health officers been morally
certain that the disease was cholera, and
now comes the more serious part Of it.
One of the health officers spoke lightly,
as if they were Of little importance and
not cholera at all. 1t was the result of
washing these fellows, he said laughing.
"rhe shock Of such ali unfamiliar ex-
perience was too much for them. You
can develop pretty much any disease by
treating the unwashed with water. They
caught cold, got cramps and diarrhma
and that is all there is TO it. 1t is moi
cholerine but batsine."
That is all very well, but If such ia
really the explanation why, as several
indignant people asked, send these men
who had no cholera TO the very place
where they are most liable to contract
it. Whichever way one looks at it the
matter is not one which calls for laughter
These eight men, prisoners on Swim
burne Island, are not laughing; neither
are the passengers on the Normannia.
DIR. Jenkins says that these doubt.
full" cases, even though they are sent tc
Swinburne Island, will be carefully $50
lated from the other cholera cases there
but any ono who knows how small thi:
island is will be seriously alarmed NJ
that statement. Suppose these eight
men are quite well in the end and they
did not have cholera at all, What viii
| you do with them2"
"Send them back to Hoffman'S Island
fumigate them again and put them bacl
on the steamer
And suppose they contract the rea
cholera meanwhle?"
The doctor shrugged his shoulder!
| and made no further answer.
In spite Of what Secretary Foster sait
last night regarding the use of Sandy
Hook as the site Of the camp of refu
gees, DIR. Jenkins last night sent to Mr.
Foster letter saying that the most suit
able place for the cholera camp woul,
be fire Island.
NEW YORK STILL FREE.
The following is the official bulletin
on the cases, issued this morning by tn
health board:
"NEw YoRK, Sept. $40 a. NM
cases of cholera have appeared in thi
city"
The death reported by Dr. r. Deshci
as reported from Asiatic cholera prove
upon autopsy not TO have been cause
by that disease.
WANT TO TAKE THE PASSENGERS OFF
Some excited friends of the cabi
passengers of the quarantined steam
ships were going about the city yesteI
day trying 10 charter, buy or rent
steamer on which their friends could
removed from the infected vessels an
kept until all danger Of cholera hat
passed. They went to the offices Q
nearly all the sound lines and secure,
the option of several steamers at OK
trayagant prices. In the afternoon the
tried TO rent the steamer Delaware, noN
| lying ut pier %, East river. The com
pany promptly answered that tn
steamer could not be secured. "W
will give you any price for the steamer.
you can have the steamer if you wi
buy her" was the reply; but she can
be rented for a cholera hospital"
NO ABATEMENT IN RUSSIA.
81. PETERSBURG, Sept S.-The rC
turns for the whole empire show tha
4.G94 new cases Of cholera We're II
ported on Monday. The deaths mum
bercd 2,5A0. sunday the new cases rC
ported numbered 4,ii0, an increase I
50 cases over those reported Monday
The deaths on Sunday We're 2,013. Nor
day shows an increase of 4G7. GeSteI
day li9 new cases were reported in til
city of ST. Petersburg
4 NEW CASE IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, Sept s.--A new ease :
cholera is reported here to-day. Tll
patient is woman who arrived
Berlin yesterday. AS soon as her cond
ton was discovered she was taken /
the Moabite Hospital.
THE PLAGUE REACHES CANADA.
TORONTO, ONT, Sept. S.-tHhe Gtobe
Quebec correspondent telegraphs TIL
there is reason to believe that case
cholera has been found on board Il
steamer Wandash, from Hamburg
: which passed featherstonc yesterday.
NOT A CASE IN GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Sept. S.-The local govern
ment board states to-day that there
not a single case of cholera throughol
the United Kingdom.
NEW EoGK, Sept. 9.-The news tel
; graphed from Sandy Hook and quarantil
, this morning is to the effect that the Han
: burg American line steamship Wiclan
which passed Sandy Hook shortly after
o'clock this morning, reached the low
bay at 7.l3 and there anchored and hoist,
i yellow flag, indicating that she had sic
: ness, probably cholora on board.