St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11

Normannia nor the Rugia were. On
the same day two cases on the Rugia
and two on the Normannia. The next
day, the 5th. the steamers each had one /;
on the 9th the Normannia escaped, and
the Rugia had one. The same was the
report on the 7th. One by one the
stokers of the Normannia began to fall.
On the Sth the NOrmania had two of
her crew taken, and one of the steerage
passengers of the Rugia fell a victim to
The Dreaded Disease.
The steerage passengers of the Nor
MAMMA had now been several days ON
Hoffman island, and as regards the
cholera, they seemed to he for the last
few days exempt.
A new sensation was caused on the
9th bg the report of two deaths on
board the Guion liner Wyoming, which.
from all accounts. had chOleric symp-
toms. The steamer had been lying
near the shore nearly forty-eight hours.
waiting to be visited by DR.. Jenkins. 1t
was at once placed in strict quarantine
and sent down the bay, making five
vessels in quarantine.
The night of the 9th was one of in
tense excitement at quarantine. The
steamship Scandia, belonging to the
same line as two of the cholera ships,
had sailed from Hamburg via Havre
Aug. 81. AT that time the cholera was
at its worst in the German seaport, and
it was firmly believed that she would
be full Of it. Every one was on the tip
toe of excitement, and,aS the long hours
went past without any news except her
arrival, the intensity increased. The
NOrmanDia, Rugia and Morayia were
free, but new death had occurred on
the Wyoming, that of Mrs. Peterson.
mother of the two little children who
had died on the previous day. The
Scandia, it was believed,
Had Cholera on Board.
AT last a telegram arrived from DR..
Byron to DIR. Jenkins, and slowly read
out: ''Have just been round. Ships
all right except Scaudia, just arrived.
She has had thirty-twO deaths, twenty
nine in Steerage, two among the crew,
and one in the cabin" This was the
last telegram, but the official count to-
night is as follows: Dead, thirty-four,
two since arrival; sick, eleven: sus-
poets, twelve. SO stands the record to-
day. and still several more heavily laden
steamers are expected to arrive.
In addition to the fact of the cholera
itself there has been another horrible
picture to be watched by the anxious
relatives and the aweStricken passen-
gers; shut OH board the Normannla
like rats i'll the trap; day by day went
by and they got no relief; day by day
they heard rulnOrS of new eases, new
deaths, and saw the bodies of the
victims taken ashore before their
eyes. They had written let
tiers and sent out public
appeals to be released from this awful
prison. but without avail. For seven
days they were wakened up IN the
morning without trace of cholera III
the cabins. DIR. jenkins did his utmost
TO Obtain Relief.
He appealed to the governor of the
state, he wrote to Secre ary Tracy,
and he began work for relief. Pier
pont Morgan preferred the .oId-
time side-wheeler StOngton to take
the passengers off in. Gov. Flower
authorized the purchase of Fire island
and It's big hotels, cottages, etc. Today
the cabin passengers were transferred.
AT present the situation at lower quar-
antlne is as follows:
The Moravia, with no cases for five
days, and cholera practically stamped
out, all passengers Oh board. The
Rugla, with no cases, and all her
passengers OH board. Norman
ma, with no passengers on
/ board, and no cases at present.
The Stonington, with cabin passengers
of the Normannia all in good health. On
Hoffman island the steerage passengers
of the N0rmannia. AT Swinburn island
25 sick persons and 63 suspects. On
Monday it is expected that the cabin
passengers of the Normannia will be
transferred from the Stonington to Fire
island. The cabin passengers of the
kugia will be put on board the New
Hampshire.