The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-01

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-[Special The
steamship Moravia, which arrived here
to-day from Ham burg, had twenty-five
deaths on the voyage Twenty children
and two adults) from disease which
the ships doctor calls cholerine. Thir-
teen were natives of Poland, five of
Prussia, one of Austria and three of
Hesse. All were buried at sea. The
first death took place August 10 and the
last on the Goth. The Moravia has been
ordered down the lower bay.
The Moravia left Hamburg on August
10, the day cholera was discovered
there. She is an emiRrant ship of the
Hamburg American Packet Company
and carried 35S emigrants. DR.. Jenkins
was summoned from the shore when his
deputy, who first went aboard of the
Moravia, learned of the condition of at
fairs, and he personally interviewed tho
ships physician and officers regarding
the disease aboard ship. The surgeon
of the Moravia declared that 90 passen-
gers OF the ship had undoubtedly died
OF cholera and DR.. Jenkins Immediately
ordered the steamer off the shore, Civ
ing Capt. Theile, her COMMANDER, in
structions to anchor off Hoffman Island
and to remain there until he received
further orders After the doctor left
the steamer she weighed anchor and
Immediately returned to the lower BAY.
yellow flag, indicating that she had
contagion on beard. was flying from her
foremost head. On landing at the quar-
antine wharf, Or. Jenkins and DR.. Tall
madge. his chief deputy went at once
to the formers house on the bluff, over
looking the bay, and were in consulta
tion for some time. 1t was at first
given out that tho Moravia had clean
bill OF health and the doctors had been
surprised at the clean and healthy con-
dition of the vessel. The return of the
vessel TO the lower bay created no sur
prise or suspicion,as it was believed
the emigrant passengers on board were
TO be treated to bath at Hoffman
Island, and then landed for the fumi-
cation OF the snip and their clothing.
1t was not till afternoon when the
facts began TO gain circulation. Then
there was panic among the people who
had fiocked down to the shore to witness
the operation OF the doctors on the YES
sells. The story was at first discredited,
but DR.. Tallmadge soon confirmed it.
Those whose business did not detain
them at the spot Immediately hurried
away from the health station. 1t was
reported during the afternoon that DR..
Roberts, OF the health department, had
declared the cases on the Morayia to be
true Asiatic cholera, but the health of.
ficer denied the story and said he would
mako no report until he had made
thorough investigation.
The ships surgeon called the disease
cholerine, but that is only another
nd Ao;o
DIR, jenkins said the results were seri-
Gus, and he was fearful more deaths
would follow Cholera broke out the day
after the ship sailed and the first death
took place within twenty-four hours. The
victims suffered much pain and their
deaths were those which are peculiar to
cholera at the present time there are
two cases of measles and two women are
recovering from slight attacks of the
disease. The entire steerage comes
from the infected district.
The Moravia arrived last night at 10
O'Clock, and strange to say, notwith-
standing her terrible record of deaths
for the voyage, her captain passed
through Sandy Hook up the lower bay
and through the feet of steamships
which were anchored off the boarding
station, detained by DIR. Jenkins orders.
several hundred feet north of the fleet.
within eight miles of tho battery. and
then dropped anchor. No word was
sent ashore all night. nor did any of the
quarantine officers board her.
1t was early this morning when they
started on their usual round to board
vessels anchored in the stream, and the
Moravia was the last one which Phys
icians Tallmadge and Sanborn drew up
alongside. 1t was then after 10 o'clock
and 1t was known that the Moravia was
from an infected port. Shortly after IL
o'clock the little tugboat, which does
service for DR.. Jenkins staff. left the
Moravia's side and steamed for the big
leu onic, which had subsequently, ar
rived.
In the meantime the yellow White
Hall boat. rowed by two men, left the
Moravia's side and pulled for the beach.
When she reached the little wharf 'front.'