St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-17
Steamer Bohemia Arrives
From Hamburg Filled
With the Pest.
Eleven Deaths on Board the
Ill-Fated Vessel During
the Voyage
Five Stricken Victims Re.
moved From the Ship to
SWinburne Island.
DR.. Walser Says the Cases
We're Undoubtedly
Cholera.

New YORK, Sept. 16.-The Bohemia
which arrived last night, is another
Scandal. Eleven deaths on the voyage
are given as due to gastro-intestinal
trouble by the doctor; but according to
all appearance they are due to genuine
Asiatic cholera. She left the plague
stricken city of Hamburg Sept 8, and
three days later Sarah Dister was taken
i'll. 1t was no case of infantile disease,
as the woman i'll question was twenty
five years of age. and her little child
Pesche was taken off the same day.
The next day Rewke Wessli, grown
woman. and two children succumbed.
So it went. day by day. There were
two on the eighth, and then stay of
four days, when again a case was re-
corded. The twelfth day saw only one
death, and then the pest rested until
the day of her arrival, when three chill
dren, aged from one to eight, died with
in few miles of port. On her arrival
there were four sick ON board. and they
have been removed to Swinburne
island by DIR. Byron.
The following dispatch was received
from DR.. Byron:
Have been OH board Bohemia. which
arrived last night. The following is
the list of those who died on the voy-
age and the sick which l have
Taken to Swinburne island:
Max Feingold. aged six; Charles Bess,
aged twenty-eight; Leo Handfoot, aged
twenty-siX, and baby belonging to one
of the women. They have on board 63S
steerage, 10 cabin, n crew, all Of whom
nd
| dition of ship frst-class as re-
CARDS cleanliness. The dead are: Sara
Dister, aged twenty-five, died on Sept.
| 6; Peshe Disler, aged three, died Sept.
| 6; Rewke Wessii.aged twenty-five, died
Sept. z; Jankel Fawkodnich. one year,
died 18th; Morianno Rodonak, aged two.
died on 7th; Schanee Friedman, died
7th, aged one and half years; Schien-
dali Hass, aged one year, died Sth; Mo-
ache Hass, aged four, died 18th, Sell
lipshon, aged one, died 18th; Taub
Madelsohn, aged three, died 18th; Lieb
Madelsohn, aged five, died 18th.
The records of the Bohemia's surgeon
show that on the voyage fifty-two in all
were sick. Of this number eleven died,
thirty-fYe recovered and five were
transferred to the hospital this morn
ing, as before stated.
DR.. Walser returned from the lower
quarantine at O'Clock. He reports no
new cases or deaths on board the
steamer or the island. He was on board
the Bohemia, and says the cases were
undoubtedly cholera.
On the Other Ships.
DR.. Walser reported of the other
ships:
''Heligoland, supplied with bichloride
aud ordered disinfected on forecastle.
and washing of clothing. Moravia-A1
is well; one case of measles. Scandal,
All well; disinfection and washing;
continued. Normannia-Baggag re-
moved aud disinfected under
direction of DR.. Sanborn. Wyoming
All we'll. Rugia-Vessel thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected; one consump-
tive patient on board too week to be
removed. New Hamps pas
Sengers extremely well satisfied: vessel
supplied with everything that is needed;
every facility for comfort for from 200
to 400 passengers"