The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25
NEWS OF THEPLAGUE.
A Supposed Victim Lies for
Hours on the Bowery.
WITH A CROWD WATCHING HIM,
Arrival Of Another Steafs4er From Han.
burg-Csmp Low to Be Made
Psrmsnent stxtion.

QUARANTINE, Sept. AT Hoffman and
Swinburne islands everything is reported
well tonight; also on the Scandia and Boz
hernia. The steerage passengers Of the
Normannia were released from Camp Low.
which is now only occupied by those Of
the Rugia.
Mrs. Wauamaker was on board the Au-
gusta Victoria, which arris ed today. The
postmaster general and oEsaers went down
in a revenue cutter to meet her, but she
was compelled to remain on the steamer
until tomorrow.
There was much excitement at Camp
Low this afternoon on receipt of a dis
patch by Surg. Maj. Sastelle from Col
lector Hendricks, inclosing one from Sec
rotary Foster to the effecs that healthy
American citizens on the hermann may be
Immediately discharged through Ellis
island. The ship is then to be sent to
Camp Low to discharge he5 passengers and
be fumigated. Every one speculated as to
what this meant, and the general theory
was indicated that the government in
tends to establish a permanent federal
quarantine station at Casnp Low. Surg.
Mai. Sawtelle, in view Of the fact that he
had no detailed inform atisn, declined to
discuss the question. These are no prac-
tical facilities at the camp yet for .disin-
fecting ship, etc.
Mrs. Wilhemia Grussnet. of New York,
gave birth to ten-pound boy this after
noon, the first birth in theeamp.
A sensation was caused today by the at
tempt of FIVE emigrants to escape in row.
boat. They paid no afternoon to the SEN
try until he fired q rife. This brought
them back.
New York, Sept. M.-Tksre was . gen.
uine cholera scare tonight on the Bowery,
which caused a crowd of 1850 to collect
around the latest supposed victim, who
lay on the sidewalk nearls two hours be-
fore the "yellow" ambulance took the sick
man to the floating hospital. He is Sam
uel Machinsky, q ysars old, .
clerk, employed at $50 Broadway,
and residing at 1893 East Houston street.
He was stricken with vongiting spell at
the corner of Bowery and Houston, and
the regular ambulance would not take
him. John Gilvin, another suspect, was
taken from q filthy rear Ienement at 1856
West Twenty-eighth street. and q butcher,
whose name was not learned, was found
with symptoms of cholesa at 233 First
avenue.
The Polaria. from Steftin, with LAT
steerage passengers and crew of forty
six and no sickness aboard, has cast an
Choir in the lower bay. La 8ouraine, from
Cherbourg, and the Hams,urg-American
liner Rh@tia, from Hamburg, have
also also arrived. La Touraine has
493 cabin passengers, no storage, all well.
The Rhaetia is at quarantine with sixty
nine saloon passengers. All are well, and
there was no sickness during the passage.
The Hamburg-American steamer Augusta
Victoria has arrived FROM Southampton
with all we'll on board.
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept 24-Surgeon-
General Hamilton has recommended to
the treasury department tfsat tho North
German ship Hermann be sent to Camp
Low and her baggage thoroughly disin-
fected. This action is naerely precau-
tiOnarv