The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-28
SHIPS FROM CHOLERA PORTS.

LA lout0lne, tno beilert anu tne kSuoBi0 ATs
rive at New York FREQ from the Disease.
NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-The French ocean
flyer. La Touralne. from Havre. arrived at
quarantine early this morning. and was
soon followed by tho Gellert and Rus
sia. from Hamburg and Havre. It was
feared that there would no found cholera
on board one or all of tho vessels, as they
had left Hamburg and Havre after the
pestilence bad broken ont in both ports.
The health officer and his assistants were
on the watch for tho vessels. ready to
take stringent measures should any
indication of suspicious sickness
be found on board. As La Touraine
dropped anchor at quarantine health
officer Jenkins. with his asslsrants Dire.
Sanborn and Talmadge, went on board and
the immigrants were arrsyed In line for in
spoction. The ships surgeon reported TO
the doctors that every one on board Was
well. and that there had been no serious
sickness during the voyage. nor any
deaths. The health officer then proceeded
to closely examine all the passengers and
found them all we'll. The vessel was allowed
to 60 to her pier in this city. She had on
board $50 first cabin, lit second cabin and
$50 steerage passengers.
The steamship Gellert was next boarded.
She carried 1853 cabin and 584 ateeraRe pas
sengers. The ships doctor reported that
there had been no deaths during the yoy-
age. nor any serious sickness. Dr. jenkins.
however, had all the immigrants marshaled
on deck, ana he and HE asslstants closely
scrutinized them all They were found to
: ts in good health. The vessel WAS de-
tanned, however. and the process OF disin-
fecting the baggage commenced. All the
baggage and the weasel itself was su bmit-
ted TO disinfection by steam, sulphur and
chlorine gas AS the vessel is an old one
the work of disinfecting 1T was made very
thorough. She was allowed to 60 to her
pier this afternoon.
The Russis, from Hamburg. was detained
at quarantine. An inspection OF her pas.
sen0ers was made, but indications of
cholera were found. The baggage OF the
passengers and the vessel were disin led
and the steamer allowed to come up to her
pier. None of the immigrant passengers
on any of the steamers that arrived hore
to-day were allowed to land.
Manager Boaz. of the Royal Netherlands
line, Stated this morning that all steerage
traffic between New York and Hamburg
son their line. had ceased.
The outgoing transatlnntic steamers
carried very small passenger list, which
ls due to the cholera in Europe. SO thor
oughly have the people become frightened
that number Cancelled their passage Sc
cured for to-day. The Hamburg American
Packet Company has decided to suspend
its emigrant traffic between the home
ports and this city. Emil l.. Boaz general
passen ger manager of the line in this city,
received a cablegram from Hamburg to-day
stating that the line will send no moro EN-,
igrants to this city until further notice.
AS Hamburg 10 the only European port at
which the company takes emigrsnt pas.
sengers the order means the suspension of
the entire emlgrant traffic.
No emigrants were landed at the Ellis
island station from the steamships W whic h
arrived here to-day. They will probably
be permitted 20 land tomorrow. Mean
while all the batches of the vessels are
bsttcned down and the baggage is being
thoroughly fumigated with sulphur.
The city officials are hard at work pre-
pairing for the expected visit of cholera.
The sewer department is required TO see at
oncO that all sewers, basins, ETC., are
cleaned out and put in order at once. while
the water purveyor Is ordered to make
thorough inspections aud see that uIl
streets not yet repaved are graded and pnt
In such shape that water cannot accumu-
late In them. The superintendent OF mar
kets has received stringent orders a. to
cleanliness. The street cleaning depart
ment above all. is thoroughly stirred MP.
Acting Commissioners Dalton sent an order
TO superintendent Roberts this morning,
directing him to see that every thing in the
power of the department 10 done; that the
streets and sewers of the city are
placed in thoroughly satisfactory
condition and all ashes and garbage re-
mOVeu. i no Qtetfict Super1ntenu0Cto Sec
tion foremen. dnmp inspectors ETC., are in.
structed TO be extremely active In the dis
charge of their several duties. II Is sug-
gested in the densely populated districts
the cutters should be flushed at least once
in every twenty-four hours and additional
means of prevention taken.
In Brooklyn, too, the authorities are TAX
ing unusnal precautions. Not satished With
prohibiting the landing of rags from
Europe, the cargoes already stored (accord.
ing to popular rumorl in the Anglo Ameri.
can stores. Atlantic dock. etc.. are to be in
vestigated and if found as reported re-
moved at once