The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-09
Bodies Of the Victims Burned at Night in the
Cremaiories on Swinburns Island With
out Prayer or Toll Of Bell.
The Navy Department Declines to Give
Sandy Hook to the Health officers.
Governor Flower Urged to Annex Fire Island
Experiences of Indianians in Quaran-
tine-The Disease in Europe.
GRAVE OUTLOOK.

GRAVE OUTLOOK.
Cholera Gases Increasing ON the Normannia
and Rugia-Ten More Patienta.
QUARANTINE, s. L. Sept. s.-The cholera
situation at quarantine is no doubt very
grave. Not only are new cases breaking
out every day among the steerage pas
sengers of the ill-fated Normannis and
Rugis. the former of whom are on Hoffman
island, but it has now settled we'll among
the Grew Of the biG express steamer, who
are on board. If anything osn add to
the horror of the situation it is the fact
that the cabin passengers. who have been
free irom any sign of the disease, are still
kept like rats in trap inclosed within tho
sides of the steamer. with cholera raging
alongside them
mo ship to put them on. no place where
I can land them," says the health officer.
while the agents. whose place it Is to see
the passeng gers cared for. say nothing DR..
Jenkins has made strenuous exertions t0
obtain Q place to put the well passengers.
but up to the present he has been unsuo-
cessful. To-day he thought he had every.
thing arranged. On his return from tho
lower bay, where he had been with ex.
Surgeon-general Hamilton to visit the site
of the proposed encampment. DR.. Jenkins
announced to the reporters that all
arrangements had been made. Everything
appeared to be plain sailing, but q gentle
man whose friends were on the steamer had
shown the reporter q telegram to Austin
Corbin from Secretary Tracy, of the navy,
stating that the use of Sandy Hook had
been refused. On seeing DR.. Jenkins,
had opened his correspondence. he asked
him if it was true, and, after slight hesita-
ton, DR.. Jenkins handed him q telegram
from Austin Corbin, which read:
am exceedingly sorry to get a dispatch from
the War Department saying that they had re-
fused to the Secretary of the Treasury the use or
Sandy Hook for the cabin passengers. OF course
racks there I had the timber. and il was being
loaded, and It would have been at sandy Hook
this evening. I had large force OF men en-
gagged. and il Is quite too bad We cannot bring
relief in the form proposed. L am sure, however.
that the energy and good judgment displayed by
you from the beginning until now will relieys
the very uncomfortable, II not periloue, condi-
ton OF the good people.
DR.. Jenkins said he had asked Governor
Flower To annex Fire island. which was
private property. and let him put the cabin
passengers ashore at once, and he thought
1t might be possible 10 do so and have an
appraisement of it's value made later. He
had received O reply from Governor Flower
with reference to his telegram asking for
vessel TO put the cabin passen gers In. The
Governor replied that he was to rent, IL
possible. and to purchase, if necessary, and
he thought that things would be straight
ened out.
AT THE LOWER QUARANTINE.
As regards the situation at the lower
quarantine things are no better than on
the previous day. In fact, they are much
worse in regard to mortality. eleven fresh
cases and four deaths being the days
record, though one of the deaths took
place at very late hour yesterday. Tho
tirst vessel visited was the Normannia,
where six new cases, all among the crew,
were found. They were: Frank Abredt
aged twenty-four years; Adolph Meier,
aged twenty-five; Gotleib Daumisten. aged
thirty-six; Gustav Neuman. aged twenty
five; Alex. DAudile, aged twenty-four,
and Carl Crunch, aged twenty-one. They
were ali removed TO the hospital on SWIM
burne island. The first cabin passengers
were found all well, but very despalring al
being kept on board the ship.
From the Normannia O trip was made to
the Rugia, and it was found that she had
had three new cases developed during the
day. Gustave WellshoDper, aged only one
year; Johann Podratkia, aged forty three,
and Felona Konesehin, aged thirty, were
the victims, and all were in the steeraga
They were taken ashore to the hospital.
and eight other members of their families
who had been EXPOSED TO the contagion
were also removed to the island and placed
in an isolated building for observation.
The Moravia was found for the fourth
time to DO absolutely Tree from any cases,
and the doctor Is now confident that the
cholera has been successfully stamped out
hon I'd fhor hs 4 mt i'm f<s
be as they have been during the last three
days on board the Moravla, her passengers
may safely start to count the days TO the
time of thelr release.
From the Moravia the tug was steered to
Hoffman's island. and 1t was here found
that Karl Bhennig. thirty-elght years old,
one of the NormaDDIae steerage passen-
gers had been taken sick. He was removed
TO SwInburne island. whore It was found
that Elfreda Schultz eight years old, who
had been admitted TO the hospital the
previous day, had died. She was one of
the steesage passengers on board the RugiA,
and her death occurred too late for the
previous days report. Henry Frankel, ono
of the crew of the Normannia. thirty-ni
years of age. who had been sick less than
tweLty-four hours and Jacob kessler.
aged thirty-three. Normannia steeraRe
passenger, who had been taken Ill on board
and removed from Holman island on the
4th. were also dead. Christine Hansen.
ten years old. one of the Rugia's steerage
passengers, completed the list of deaths.
She was sick less than two days. Adelaide
Merres tho nurse who had been reported
i'll. though il was not reported from cholera,
Is much better.
After an inspection of the crematories.
which were in full blast yesterday for the
bodies of the cholera victims. who are
burned at night, without toll of bell on
prayer read over them the inspecting
party returned TO the upper bay. lt was
after o'clock when the wharf was reached,
and Swinburne island had an addition Il
ITS number of inhabitants. as James
ORourke. a telegraph operator. whose
father was at one time superintendent OF
Swinburne Island Hospital. had remained
behind in charge Of the Western Union
line The upper bay looks far more empty
than IL has sfor n long tim