The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-09-12
WORSEAND WORSE
Another Steamship Arrived at Quaran-
tine Reports 4 Big Death
List.
During the yoyage Thirty-two Of the
Passengers and Crew
Died.

Two More Deaths since the Arrival
Of the Steamer Cholera
News.
d QUARANTINE, Sept. 12.--Cold facts,
not words, suffice to tell that the cholera
plague. bafiied in its attempt to gain q
foothold ON our shores. knocked ct the
Quarantine gate again during the night
with vigor, indeed hundred-fold over
any previous effort. Up to the sun
down summary Of the record of the
scourgs on the Moravia, Normannia,
Rugia and Wyoming, while at sea and
since arriving in port, approximately
was as follows:
Total deaths at sea 81; total deaths in
port 10; sick in port 43. Total number
Of cases 93. This does not include those
who are isolated as suspects under DR..
Byron's charge on Swinburne Island.
The much-expected Scandia, also Of
the Hamburg American line was of
Fire Island at o'clock and
soon after dark came to anchor
in the lower quarantine grounds. No
report was expected until morning
because by DR.. Jenkins statement at
the evening talk that he expected to hear
nothing till morning. When, therefore,
at O'Clock q. m. DR.. Byron reported
the fact that he was advised that there
were 80 deaths in totalof 1855 souls
on board and that he was going to the
ship from Swinburne island TO bring of
seven additional cases, there was intense
excitement at the health officers home.
When DR.. Jenkins gave out the facts as
received, this made the grand total for
the Ave ships under surveillance as
follows:
Deaths at sea, 63; deaths in port, 20;
sick In port, 30; grand total, 100. The
mother Of the perreson children who
died on the Wyoming while she lay ut
Upper Quarantine, and who with her
children was transferred to Swinburne
island when the ship arrived at the
pestilence roadstead, also died at Swim
burne hospital during the evening, and
her demise y Included IN the above
summary. ss
Dursns u evening frsqusnt tsls.
grams were received from New York
demanding. deiinife advices as to the
condition Of affairs on board the Scandia,
but owing to the lack Of facilities 1t was
impossible to obtain amy definite infor-
nation and none was expected after Dr..
Jenkins statement.
Shortly before 1 o'clock those on watch
at the quarantine telegraph station saw
one OF the operators go BY circnitous
route to the doctors house ON the bluff,
and when the lights were turned on
there was wild scramble for the porch.
In response to the clamor for admittance
the reporters were admitted, and as the
operator received the report on the wire
the facts were given out. I'm brief it
was thirty-two deaths, divided as fol-
lows: Twenty mine in the steerage, one
In the cabin and two among the crew.
Total number of souls on board, 1855,
divided as follows: Steerage, 061; cabin,
81; crew, N.
The rush for the telegraph was mad
der race than that to the health officers
house, and soon the wires were hot with
the dreadful news.
The third death on the Scandia
occurred on the third day ont and from
that time until her arrival there was no
cessation Of deaths. The bodies were
buried at sea.
The work Of fumigating the Scandia
uvna 1,oovs,s. long bofrrx saavhrooL - n