The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-10

every precdutlon tnat IL cOulu, anu DelicNo
that the State authorities have done everything
possible. have the advice of Dr. J; b. Hamil-
ton. of the Marine Hospital service; Drs- Guyon
cent gift OF Mr.. Morgan has relieved the situa-
ton temporarily. We propose now TO take the
abandoned sheds OF the Central rail.
them up as barracks. We shall
have the telegraph and railroad connections so
that the people can have everything they want mt
AS to Fire island it would be necessary to buy.
The government owns this and the sandy Hook
site do not propose TO stopwith any economical
tendencies in this matter, and, gentlemen, it
may be necessary to call upon some of you for
money to help out the deficiency OF the appro-
pratlOn.
Mr.. Low offered q series Of resolutions
which were adopted. They declare. among
other things that. in the Judgment of the
chamber, humanity demands the immediate
removal from stricken vessels of all per-
SONS whose duty does not compel them to
remain on board: that Sandy Hook is in
every respect the most suitable place for Q
quarantine camp in this emergency, and
that the chamber has learned, with sat-
lsfactioD, that the use OF Sandy Hook has
been Rranted by the United States author
tiles. and accepted by the quarantine
authorities
Abram s. Hewitt yesterday wrote the
following letter to the editor of the
Herald:
In reference to the suggestion published in
the Herald will gladly put Plum island at the
disposal Of the health officers. without charge, II
they can use 1t for quarantine purposes. and
thus relieve the dangerous and aggravating de-
tention OF passengers on infected ships.
Plum island Is at the eastern extremity
of Long island. six miles from ORIENT. the
nearest village. twelve miles from Greenup
and thirteen miles from Sag Harbor. The
island has about five hundred acres. but
no buildings, except a lighthouse and QUE
farmhouse. Gardeners bay of easy
cess and there Is anchorage for any num-
Der of vessels. The island Is there" Mr..
Hewitt said. land the city may have it
free of charge for this humane purpose.
Steamers could 60 down there in four
hours and tents could be put mp In twenty
four hours after the island was accepted"
An appeal from Senator McPherson and
NOrmannia was forwarded to Governor
Flower to-day. The appeal says that proper
precautions have not been taken to prevent
the spread of cholera among the cabin pas
sengers, and continues thus:
To show this to be true we submit the follow
Ing facts: We have been detained since last Sat
urday morning by order of the health officer.
and yet during that time no official inspection OF
the ship or visit TO the sick has been made by
that officer or any one representing him; no
scientific expert or other aid has been fur
nished to superintend the disinfection OF
entirely to the captain. and ms crew. en pisin
fectants asked for and promised have not been
furnished so that the work of disiniectlcu began
means have been provided for communication
with the health officer, with the result that the
SHIP an undue time. Fresh warer mas M not ii been e.
provided 10 replace that on board from the Elbe,
aithonsh application has been made therefor
tied, cleansed and otherwise made ready to re-
ceive it, We hereby solemniy declare
illness among the cabin passengers, nor has
there been for eight days. nor is there any undue
excitement; much less panic among them. Can
Governor press and people OF New York will per-
init five hundred of their fellowctizens, all now
In good health, to be longer penned up on this
the part of any offciai, federal or State.
that the ship has been properly disinfectedi
Therefore, We Tray that your Excellency will put
at the disposal OF the health officer such COM
petent and expert assistance, with every appli-
ance necessary to enable him to at once take
sanitary condition., and thus relieve us from our
present jeopardy. Now that you know the truth.
we venture to hope that you will act promptly.
Longer delay in this matter seems to to ap-
| proach criminality.
AN EXCITED MERCHANT.
An exciting scene was created in the of
| fee Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Company
to-day by L. Goldstaoker, a merchant of
| the city, who rushed in excitedly, hat
| in hand. and while tears trickled
down his cheeks. first demanded
| and then besought the release Of his
mother and two brothers who are detained
on the plague ship n Normannia. During the
| efforts of several clerks to quiet.him he
| talked about shooting DR.. Jenkins. Final
| ly he left. to carry his appeal to the quar-
antine commissioner. Mr.. Gold stacks rel
| atives on the NOrmannla are his mother,
| Anna, and two brothers David and Samuel
OF course there have been several rumOrs
| started that cases of cholera have been dis
covered In this city, but the health board
first case of genuine Asiatic cholera which
| is discovered here, and In it's daily bul;e-
| tins, now issued every morning and even
| ing, the board denies that q case of genuine
cholera has been discovered here: In ad-
| dition, as much fuss has been made of the
| case Of q man named Charles McElroy, who
| died early In the week, the board has made
| public its report of the autopsy, which has
| tended to calm the sensational rumors.
| This report reads:
| appearance OF the intestinal contents found In
the body Of Charles McElroy, thirty five years OF
| age, OF No. $40 Tenth avenue. referred to Us for
| Investigation, are those commonly found in So
are not at ali suggestive of cholera Asiatica. ''
New York. it is asserted by the city off.
| ciais was never in q healthier condition
| than it is at present and every thing possi-
BILE is being done to make it healthier
still. The presence of cholera . In
the harbor and the precautions being
( taken to keep the disease from
| landing here have brought many proposi.
| tiOns tending In this direction TO the
| front The latest is the marine branch of
F. the national guard, namely, the naval
| reserve artillery, to give the corps 1t right
| name, should be promptly called out to do
| boat work pEtrOl duty about the quaran-
tined ships and In other ways lend their
| assistance to com bating the plague.
The steamship StoningtOn and the Unit.
ed States training ship New Hampshire are
being fitted up for the reception of the de-
tanned passengers on the Ruqia aud Nor
MAMMA. Early this morning the Stoning-
ton arrived from New London, where she
had been lying for the past year. A crew
has been secured for her. but her cap
tain has not get been decided on.
She will leave for quarantine early to-mor-
| row. The New Hampshire reached Ho-
| boken. n. j., where che il being fitted ont,
at 1880 this morning. having made q snc-
cessful trip from the Brooklyn navy-yard,
| with the exception of having twenty-five
feet of her flagstaff knocked of by coming
| In contact with the Brookly u bridge. She
| was towed over by tug. On board were
boatewain j. l.. sutton and six sailors.
Jenkins Given Plenty of Authority
ALBANY. n. V, Sept Ex-Governor Flower
sent the following telegram 10 Health Officer
| jenkins:
IL see In the evening papers complaints from
| passengers that you have not caused he
| spected or disinfected the ships detained in
quarantine. The protests have not reached
me by s.iail. but spare no expense
4 arrrio tn al.