The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-02
THE IhFEoTED. SHIP.


sehgers-The Coming Fleet of Steamers
New YORK, Sept 1.-The steamship Mo-
rsvia, which arrived from Hamburg on
Tuesday night. having had twenty-five
deaths from cholera among her passenger
during the trip. was ordered this morning
down to the lower quarantine. two miles
south of Swinburne island. She lay in
Gravesend bay last night. and at day.
break hoisted the yellow fag, warning all
vessels to give her wide berth. No new
cases of the disease have broken ont among
her passengers DR.. Talmage, after working
among the vessels in the upper quarantine
this morning, visited the Moravia. He was
met by Captain Shiele and the ships doc
tor. and the three made q tour of the ship.
The two women who were attacked with
the disease on the voyage were found to be
on fair road to recovery. They are con-
valescIng in an isolated part of the ship.
The Moravia's passengers received bath
this afternoon. The steamer will remain
below SwinbuTne island until the health
officers are certain that all trace of the
plague 10 removed from her.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
to-day by the report that the captain OF the
Moravia went on shore on Staten island
last night. Health officer Jenkins acknowi-
he immediately ordered the captain back
tn his ship. DR.. jenkins stated, however,
that the captain had had no intercourse
with the infected part of the ship.
Deputy Health Officer Sanborn, who has
been in charge of the. MoravIa since last
evening. returned to quarantine tonight.
and reported that there were no new de-
velopments. Health Officer jenkins, to-
Byron. all bacteriologists. spent several
hours at the laboratory at Swinburne
leland Investigating material TO ascertain
If cholera existed on the Moravia. The re-
suit of their work will not be known until
tomorrow. ALI on the MoravIa are well
and comfortable as could be OK pected under
the circumstances.
Tonight every thing at the quarantine
station 10 very quiet. The Lain, Veendam
and Gallia are lying off the upper anchor
Aye, and the Moravia is down at Hoffman
leland. A representative of the Associated
Press saw Dr.. jenkins at u late hour. The
health officer stated that there were no
fresh cases on board the Moravia and
that the c0nvalescents were progress.
ing very satisfactorily. The Veen-
dam and Lahn will go up to New
York tomorrow friday, but the Cunard
steamer Gallia will not leave quarantine
until Saturday, as it will take all to-mor-
row to bathe and disnfect the emigrants
on board her, who mum ber among them ga
Russians and $50 Poles A strict guard 10
being kept OIL board of the MoravIa. and
fire at any one endeavoring to go alongside
the steamer unless health representatives.
STORY OF THE MoRAvIA's PILOT.
The only man allowed to board the Mo-
ravia was the pilot, John Rolf, pilot No. 4.
Mr.. Rolf WAS taken oft the Moravia at 3:45
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when she was.
then in Gravesend bay. He boarded the
health officers tug. which took of the off,
cials sent aboard to fumigate the vessel.
The pilot did not land at quarantine. The
tug touched here for o minute and then
went to the city. When he landed at the
Battery he went direct to his homo IN
Brooklyn.
Pilot Rolf was interviewed by a reporter.
and this il his story: II boarded the Mo-
ravia about o'clock. Tuesday afternoon,
just Oft the licht-ship. about forty miles
course. required all of my attention. 1
went uu the bridge at once and did not
leave 1t until we came to anchor, about IL
o'clock p. NJ. of quarantine. Then went
to bed. From the time l went on board
until left the vessel did not notice any
thing unusual among the OFFICERS. crew or
passengers except that the passengers
scemed particularly anxious to get ashore.
1 had been told there was sickness on the
were among the children. ! did not think
any thing of it at the time, for no one seemed
to be alarmed
WAS there any suspicion that cholera
was on boardT
Not the sli ightest, as far as / knew. The
ship did not leave Hamburg until Aug. IL.
And that time it was not known that Ham,
burg was infected with cholera"
Then the officers. crew and passengers
had no knowled ge of the spread of the dis
ease. and the great fear 1t had aroused on
both sides of the Atlanticf"
None whatever. The first information
they got was from the newspapers. which
brought them on Tuesday afternoon"
Then the sugeon had not the faintest
idea that there was cholera on boardf"
"Well, of course, / can't speak OF that
positively. but don't think be had. did
not talk with the surgeon. The general be-
from cholera morbus. think if the people
on that ship thought there Was cholera on
board it seems they would have acted In an
entirely different manner. When they read
officers seemed to be impressed with it. Up
to that time l don't think they had the
slightest fear. Those on board could not
understand why the health officers made
such commotioD. and why the boat was
crew grumbled as much as the passengers.
No one could understand what IL all
meanS"
What was supposed to be the cause of
the sicknessp
"Oh, the water, suppose. i don't know.
of course. 1t is not my business to know
about these things j had all l could do to
get the ship into port"
when did the sickness break outw
Within q short time after leaving port.
/ was told"
"Was there much sickness on the Mo-
ravia when you boarded heri"
Il don't know about it. / know that
mono of the crew was sick. Half of the
passengers might be in the hospital aud /
not know anything about It."
Did the health officers insist upon fumi.
eating you before you left the vesself"
mo they did not. You see / was on the
bridge and in the open air most Of the time,
SO there was no DANGER
DR.. Jenkins said ho bad no fear that the
pilot who brought up the Moravia would
scatter cholera germs about. as he was on
the bridge all the time he was aboard and
aid not come In contact with any of the
passengers.
The arrival of the steamers from Europe.
particularly those from infected ports, that
are now AT sea Is anxiously awaited by the
quarantine officials They include the fol-
towing:
Island, from Co penhagen. sailed 10th, due to-
day; City OF Berlin, from Liverpool. sailed Aug.
"a, due tomorrow; Europe. frrin London, sailed
Aug. II. due Tomorrow; Normanlia. from Ham
burg sailed Aug 26, due sent. 3: Umbria, frofu
Liverpool, sailed Aug. %. due Sept. 3;
city or Rome, from Glasgow. sailed Aug. %,
due Sept 3; Rugia, from Havre. sailed Aug. %,
due Sept 3; stnbbenhuk from Hamburg. sailed
Aug. %. due Sept 3; La Bourgogne. .fvom Havre.
sailed Aug. ZT. due Sent. 4. Eylsia. from Meti-