The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-10
Several Suspicious Cases Found on the
Steamer Wyoming Yesterday.
Record of Victims on the Normannia end
Rugia-Efforts to Find Quarters for
Detained Cabin Passengers.
THE WORST YET.
Arrival OF the Steamer Scandie Filled with
the Plague-Thirty-TwO Deaths.

Arrival OF the Steamer Scandie Filled with
the Plsgue-Thirty-Two Deaths.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
QUARANTINE, Sept. 10 - At Ills this
morning DR.. Jenkins received the following
message from Swinburne island, over the
cable, signed by DR.. Byron:
Have visited the 6candia this evening and
find the following: Total number of passengers,
1.O5s-cabin, %; steerage. 9s1; crew, ~. On
the voyage there were thirty-two deaths, or
which there were twenty nine in the steerage,
one in the cabin and two among the crew. am
starting in our tug, Crystal Water, to transfer
pital here on swinburne island.
The Scandis sailed from Hamburg on
Aug. 25 and was due here yesterday. 1t
has been previously reported that she had
about nine hundred steerage. and 1T has
been expected that she would be the final
coup of the plague-ridden Hamburg-Amer-
lean line. AS the report tonight shows the
worst fears are more than realized. No
such mortality as that which Captain
Kopff has been compelled to report has
heretofore been recorded during the pres
ent reign of the plague.
The Hamburg-American company now
has six ships under the ban of the health
officers, viz: The Moravla. Rugia, Nor
MAMMA, Wieland. Stubbenhuk ana Scan
dia. The terrible report tonight certainly
justiies the fears Of the health officer. and
also his great anxiety to provide safe
refuge for the souls that rs yet remain
in health aboard the boats in the lower
bay.
The feelings of those on the ships that
have been detained for week this morn
ing, when they see the transfer boat speed
ing to and fro between Swinburne lsi-
and and the Seandia, may be bet
ter imagined than described. The
moving tug tells story. the horror
of which is increased ten fold, because they
cannot know the exact truth. The day
light hours tomorrow may produce none
can tell what but that the Scandia is all
that has been feared no one will deny.
DR.. Jenkins was awakened to receive the
news and gave it to the few newspaper
men about. Others In bed were soon sum-
moned In haste to send the grlevous tidings
to their papers.
Several days since DR.. Jenkins was pre-
sented with cablegram by the agents OF
the line. stating that another of their ships.
tho Bohemia. left Hamburg, Aug. 81.
with $50 steerage passengers. all hav.
ing been isolated for five days.
In view of this cablegram, the Bohemia
will be an additional source of anxiety. and
the health officer will not pass her
without the most rigid scrutiny.
DR.. Jenkins was clad only in
his dressing gown when he met the report.
ers, and the look of care that was on his
face when he handed over the telegram
without comment showed that he believed
the battle only begun.
Deputy Seguine, who had also retired
for the night. when apprised of the thirty
two deaths on the Seandia. exclaimed
That's perfect epidemic. and appre.
hend grave results" He said: The Scan
dia is a sister ship to the Moravis and Ru-
gia, now In the lower bay"
Late in tile evening the health officer was
informed of the Scandia. 1t was at once
boarded by Dr. Byron, at Swinburns
island. who proceeded in tug to the In.
fected vessel The result of the visit wa.
duly reported by wire to Dr.. jenkins, who
gave out the information.
DIR. jenkins will 90 down the bay early
in the morning. The Scandia passed The
Hook after dusk, having been sighted of
Fire island about 4 o'clock. In his inter
view with the reporters early In the
evening DR.. jenkins said. in answer to q
question. that he expected no new.
from the Scandia before morning. ant
while his general fears regarding this shi I
have been we'll known, there was nothing
In his look or tone that gave any indication
that he anticipated news like that which
has broken his nights rest. The news
came to him like a holt ont of a clear sky
Another dispatch says: Before the Scan
dia had been many days out from Ham
burg the cholera broke out, and before sh,
arrived the pest was fairly raging on boars
OF her. Thirty cases occurred
In half q week; of these thirty-tw.
succumbed before she arrived at the lowel