The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-11
FIGHTING THE PLAGUE
New York Successful So Far in Her Bat
tie in Behalf of the Whole Country
Despite the Fact That Several Ships Reeking
with Cholera Are in the Lower Bay, the
Disease Has Not Reached Land.
Two Dead Bodies and Nine Patients Re.
moved from the Scandia Yesterday.
Twenty Five Cases of the Disease in the Swim.
burne Island Hospital and Sixty Five
Persons Detained as Suspects
Review of the Epidemic Since the First
Pest-Infested Steamer Appeared.
Cabin Passengers of the Normannia Trans
ferred to Relief Ship After Many Days
of Enforced Imprisonment
Fire Island and Its HoteIsa and Cottages
Purchased by Governor Flower,
And Turned Over to Health officer Jenkins
to Be Used as q Special Quarantine
for First Class Passengers.
Chicago Unduly Excited Over the Sud-
den Death of an Immigrant.
Cholera Given as the Cause at First, but Later
1t Was Fonnd the Woman Died of Ex.
haustion-Situation in Canada.
And Turned Over to Health Officer Jenkins
to Be Used IS Special Quarantine
for First Class Passengers.
Chicago Unduly Excited Over the Sud-
den Death of an Immigrant.
Cholera Given as the Cause at First, but Later
1t Was Found the Woman Died of Ex.
haHstion-Situation in Canada.
THE PLAGUE SHIPS.
Review of the Situation at Quarantine Since
the Last Cholera Steamer Arrived.

Review of the Situation at Quarantine Since
the Last Cholera Steamer Arrived.
QUARANTINE, S. J., Sept. 10.-Tuesday,
Aug. 80. 1892. will be marked day in the
American calendar. At 10 p. NJ. on that
date the Moravia arrived with cholera on
board during her voyage from Hamburg,
which was the worst cholera-lnfected port
in Europe. Although the Moravia had had
numerous deaths on board during the pas
sage over. her captain reported, "All WE'LL"
and from 10 p. Nj. on Tuesday. the time of
her arrival. until 10 O'clock the following
morning she lay at anchor at upper quar-
antine, innocent-lookina and, to all ap-
rearances. perfectly harmless. She
had made thirteen days pas
sage, and her $50 emigrants, not
the 3S5 she had started with. rejoiced over
their expected landing in their new home.
When Health Officer Jenkins boarded her
the stereotyped: "All we'll on board" was
given, but when he asked If there had been
any deaths. he was thunderstruck at hear
ing the appalling number of twenty-five.
This was enough to startle any man, medI-
cal or otherwise, and the chips surgeons
reply to the question as to what disease
they had died of made DR.. Jenkins more
than suspicious. "Cholerine," was given
as the cause of death, and bit by bit the
story of her voyage of death was told.
The Moravia had left Hamburg on Aug.
II, with every soul on board we'll. On the
10th. after being two days out. Margaret
Ballenbeck, q baby passenger in the steer.
age, was taken i'll and died in a few hours.
The cholerine symptoms. as described by
the doctor, were very similar to those of
cholera Asiatics, as the true cholera is
known to the medical fraternity. The same
day another baby of eleven months was
taken ill., and followed the other one into
the grave of the deep. On the Goth seven
children. between the ages of eleven and
twelve years, who had played and romped
with the dead, were seized and died
more, and on the 23d the same
number. but one of them was thirty
years of age. The 23d saw another
growth in the number. as four children
the lost For the four following days there
were no fresh cases, and the passengers
began to breath more freely, but again 10
broke ont, and on the 9th one died, on the
2Sth two died, and on the Goth, or the day
before she anchored in New York harb Dor,
four moro victims had been claimed by the
pestilence. During the thirteen days of
her voyage twenty little ones and two
had S.ir ss i1e and Of @ eSf
il did not look bad TO the ships
medical adviser. Dr.. Jenkins thought
otherwise, and Immediately ordered the
Moravia to 60 to lower quarantine, which
was done Immediately, where her two con-
valescent passengers were taken care of.
aud her other emigrants taken ashore,
washed. fumlgatej and returned to the
ship. This was on the last day of August.
we'll, and it was three days since the last
case had occurred. Friday, Sept 2. was
also q good day, and DR.. jenkins looked
cheerful as he announced that there were
10 new cases and that the two GONZALES
cents were doing we'll.
THE RUGIA AND NORMANNIA.
On the eve of Friday, Sept. 2. Drs. Jen-
kins and Tallmadge. the deputy health of
ficer made trip down the bay. remaining
absent all night. and not returning until
the early hours next morning. Before leav-
ing Dr.. Jenkins had left orders with the
boarding officers that any vessel arriving
from Havre or Hamburg was tn be turned
back to lower quarantine at once. The first
vessel to arrive was the Stubbenhuk, with
her 25S passengers. As she reported from
Hamburg, she was at once ordered back to
lower quarantine. AS day was breaking
the Hamburg-American steamer Ruga
came up and dropped anchor short
ly afterwards. The magnificent ex-
press steamer Normannis, with
.495 cabin pass en- gers and $50 emigrants. be-
lon ging to the same line of steamers, also
dropped anchor opposite the quarantine
station. AT about $50 the Doctor arrived
up the bay and visited the Rugia ana then
the Normannia. Viii le he was visiting the
latter the Rugia hove up anchor and slow
Iy turning. steamed down the harbor to-
ward lower quarantine. In q few minutes
the Doctor had land ed. and once again the
appalling statement was made. Cholera
on both ships" Yes the magnificent Nar-
mania and the old time Rugia had both had
cholera The former had buried five at
sea, and still had four cases on board. On
board the Rugia there were reported four
deaths and i've cases still on board.
There may have been some little doubt In
the minds of akeptrcs aa to whether tho