Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
MORE CHOLERA HERE
Cases on Board the Rugia and the
Normannia.
SEVERAL DEATHS DURING THE fRP.
A Fatal Case Alleged to Be ChoI
erine in Brooklyn.
THE EPIDEMIC ABROAD.


MORE CHOLERA BROUGHT HERE.
Number OF Deaths ON vessels From Ham,
burx-Several Cases on BOARD.
NEW YORK, Sept. S-The steamships Nor
MAMMA and Rugia both arrived at this port
this morning from Hamburg and both reported
that deaths from ''cholerine'' had taken place
on the voyage.
Both ships are now detained at quarantine.
The report that there had been several deaths
from cholera on board the Rugia was received
about 1o O'Clock. That report said there had
been twenty-three deaths during the trip and
that there were ten cases on board the ship in
quarantine. The Hamburg-American Packet
Company said that there had been some deaths
from cholerine on both the Normannia and the
Rugia. although the number in the case Of the
latter had been greatly exaggerated in the re-
port first received
The report that there were twentv-thrce
deaths on the Rugis obtained in this way.
| health officer boarded the Chattahoochec this
morning and. il is said. told one of the passen-
gers that there bad been twenty-three deaths
from cholera during the Rugias voyage and
that there we're still ten cases on board. The
representative OF the Hamburg American
Packet Company said that according to the
statement of Health Officer Jenkins. whom he
had seen only an hour previously, there were
three deaths among the steerage passengers on
the Normannia from ''cholerine." three steer
age passengers were still sick from the disease
and also one OF the crew. In addition 10 the
deaths in the sieerage there was
one death among the first cabin
death in the second cabin from ''diar-
rhea." On the Ruga. according to the officers
of the company. there were four deaths from
'cholerine" among the steerage passengers and
there are four still tick from the disease. The
first and second-class passengers on the Rugia
syp tod h<a all ha.g
no sickness among them.
The hrst-class cabin passenger who died
from diabetes on the Normannia was Jacob
Heinemsa but when he died and where his
home was the representative of the steamship
company could rotsay. hesecond cabin passen-
ger who died from diarrhea on The Normannia
was Carl Hegert. fifty-seyen years. Nothing
further was known about him.
TIE DEATH LIsr
The names Of the steerage passengers who are
known to have died On the Normannia from
cholerine were: Ottilie Storm. eleven months.
August 80; Willie Storm, three years, Septem-
Der L; Adolph Scholz. one year, September q
The names OF those who are still sick from the
disease on the NormGnnia are. Heinz Farke
stoker, thirty nine wears; Rudolph Hornisch.
steerage passenger, eie-en mon his; Selma Horn,
steerage passenger. five years; Marc Banishsen
steerage passenger.
The names of the steerage passengers who
died from ''cholerine" on the Rugia are Bertha
Hoenig, thirty-nine years. August IS: Carl
Hoening, eleven years. August %: Rosine
Sterr, one year. August 80; Edwin Sterr,
August 80.
The names Of those who are still sick from
the disease On the Rugia are: Helene Bagnoski
twenty-seven years; Paul Hoenig. eight wears:
Sofia Buss, fifty-four years; Rosina Displar
Arion Peters, aged sixty-two; kosina Dispeas
aged twenty-four.
On the Moravia child Of eight years has
cholera.
The representative Of the Hamburg Ameri-
can Packet Company was unable at 10 30
O'Clock. Immediately after his return from the
Quarantine station, to give any particulars of
the deaths on board, when they occurred or
whether the dead were children or adults or
both. II was presumed. he said, that the
vessel would be detained at quarantine for
some days and II was impossible to tell when
the first and second cabin passengers would be
permitted TO land.
ARRIVAL OF THE VESSELS AT QUARANTINE.
Three passenger steamships from the cholera
infected city of Hamburg passed into this port
early this morning, but before they had time to
drop anchors they we're ordered out into the
lower bay to an anchorage at least eight miles
from any shore. where there WAS no danger to
the public health in the event Of their having
cholera on board They were the big express
steamer Normannia. the Rugia and the Stub
benhuk. all Of the Hamburg American packet
line. The last named is exclusively an immi-
grant ship, while the Normannia has on board.
in addition to her complement of steerage pas
sengers. 266 frst class and 222 second-class pas
sengers, and the Rugia carries IS irst-class and
426 steerage passenger
The Rugia and Stubbenhuk were awaited by
the health officers at Quarantine with great
anxiety, a. they sailed from Hamburg after the
cholera plague was declared prevalent in that
rifv ha Efuhhoph,,k coti iaA
on August 70, four days after the discovery OF
the pest, and the Rugis on the following day
The express steamer Normannia sailed on
August &c.
Since the arrival Of the Moravia, three days
ago, with the news Of twenty-five deaths on
board from cholera, all vessels from Hamburg
have been a source Of great dread 10 the quar-
antine officials, and IL was concluded to compel
them all to return 30 the lower bay Tor examina-
tion immediately upon theirarrival The steamer
Stubbenhuk. which is one Of the largest passenger
carrying vessels in the immigrant trade out Of
this port, was reported passing in of the bar at
1 80 O'Clock this morning andan hour and half
later was in quarantine waters. The Norman
mia came in through the narrows soon after
O'Clock and the Rugia after daybreak.
INSPECTING THE VESSELS.
At $50 O'Clock Drs. jenkins and Tallmadee
boarded their tug and began the work Of in
quiring into the health Of the passengers on the
newly arrived steamers. The Rugia was the first
vessel visited. Immediately upon boarding the
Rugia the doctor inquired whether there had
been any sickness on board. The ships physi-
clan replied in the affirmative and the vessel
was Immediately ordered out OF the quarantine
waters and to an anchorage in the lower bay.
At Clio O'Clock, having weighed anchor she
turned about and returned to the lower bay.
taking up an anchorage some little distance
south Of the steamer Mornvia. This discovery
on the FIRST Of the three Hamburg yesseis 10
leave that port hurried the doctors ts the
other vessels.
The Stubbenhuk was the next boarded. and
he had no sooner climbed up her side than he
returned to his own vessel That steamer was
also on her way to the lower bay. She passed
through the narrows bound out at 6:lO o o'clock.
The Normannia was visited ut once and
few minutes after the doctor touched her decks
he again climbed over her rails and returned in
haste TO his own boat. His order 70 the Nor
MAMMA to leave the harbor was obeyed with
alacrity, for before the quarantine boat had
cast of her lines from the steamer the Nor
manniaIs twin screws we're working 70 turn her
bow about She followed the Rugis between
the forts within one-half an hour.
oTHER ARRIVALS TODAY.
The new arrivals today in addition 10 the
three Hamburg ships already mentioned were
the British steamer Federation from Santos,
Rio Japerio and Bahai, with 4 cargo Of coffee.
she carries NO psssenGers. She q consigned to