The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-15
hotel was the headquarters of the bay


men.
A number of the women on Fire Island
will be removed to the floating hotel
which Mr.. Bayard Cutting offered to the
Health officers and which was accepted
by them, as soon as it gets to the landing
at Fire Island. The hotel will accommo-
date about fifty persons and will be more
comfortable than the Surf Hotel.
Several of the passengers were seen and
talked to by reporter. They described
the terrible experience they had had
aboard the steamboat and their suffering
while they were prisoners aboard the
vessel. They told in pathetic words of a
woman who Monday night gave birth to a
little child on board the boat. Several
other women We're also shortly to give
birth TO children, and their situation was
terrible.
Some Of the female passengers and
children are still suffering from the effects
of their terrible experience, but none are
regarded as seriously ill.,
The woman who gave birth to child
while ON board Of the Cepheus is re-
ported to be doing we'll
Everything possible is being done for
those who need medical attendance. Gov.
Flower has telegraphed to the Quarantine
officials to spare no expense.
A. NJ Palmer Senator Mcpherson and
Miss Lottie Collins, the English actress,
unite in saying that they would rather
meet death than pass through another
such experience.
Quite clearing out of the upper Quar-
antine fleet took place shortly before
noon.
Among the vessels which were released
were the Netherlands Steamers Didam
and Maasdam, which arrived here Tues
| day; the Red Star steamer Belenland,
which arrived on Monday from Ant
werp and the National Line steamer
| England which arrived here during the
morning from London.
The situation on the pest ships now in
Lower Quarantine and on the islands
where the immigrants are being cared
for has shown little change in the past
twenty four hours, and Dr. Jenkins is
| greatly pleased at the outlook
The fact that but one case of the
plague has developed in several days
strengthens the hope that the worst has
been met and successfully repulsed.
/ DR.. Walser, however, fears the effects
of the heavy early morning rains and the
extreme humidity on the health of those
confined on the ships and islands in the
lower bay, and while it does not neces
sarily mean an increase of cholera cases.
it is favorable to the propagation Of
cholera germs and may result in the
more ordinary sickness due to confne
ment in crowded quarters.
The Pegasus, with the men Of the 69tl
Regiment and the Naval Reserve aboard
returned to her dock shortly before noon
Rftera nights battle with heavy sea ant
southeast storm.
Much anxiety was felt throughout the
night and morning when no news was re
ceived of the arrival of the boat at Fir,
Island 1t was very rough on the ocean
and some fears were had that the boa
might have met with an accident.
The steamship companies of this cit!
are now paying a heavy penalty fol
their carelessness with their steerag
passengers, as may be seen from the fac
that the North German Lloyd steamship
Spree left this port yesterday for Bremen
with only ten first cabin and twenty fiv
second cabin passengers. She carried n
steerage passengers.
The Hamburg American liner Columbi
will sail for Southampton to-day withou
"a single passenger, cabin or steerage, ant
also without single ounce Of freight.