The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-07
AT OUR DOORS.
The Steamahip Moravia Arrives
In New York Bay
With Cholera on Board-Twenty-two
Passengers Died on the voy-
age From Hamburg.
A Strict Quarantine Placed on the Floating
Pest House and No Ono VIII be
=. Allowed to Como Ashore
Deaths at Hamburg. -

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New YORK, Sept 1.-The steamer
MoraVia, which arrived at quarantine
from Hamburg Wednesday morning,
had twenty-five deaths during the pas
sage which the ships surgeon called
cholerine. The first death took place
August 10 and the last one on the goth,
Twenty were children and two adults
Thirteen were natives of Poland, three
natives of Hrsse; one Austrian, five
Prussians. All were buried at sea. The
steamer was Immediately ordered into
the lower bay The steerage passen-
gers were carefully inspected and all
found well. ,....
DR.. Jenkins has made arrangements
for archaeological examination to be
made of the bedding and effects OF the
twenty-five victims and will not pro-
nounce an opinion as to whether the
deaths were caused by Asiatic cholera
until the examination has been COM
pleted. Dr. Jenkins is very reticent and
refuses to pronounce flat-footed opin-
ion. He says: II got the surgeons re-
port about 10 o'clock and ut once called
Drs Tallmadge and Sanborn into con-
sultation. We arrived ut conclusion,
but what 1t was positively refuse at
this time to say"
"You have observed" he added In q
suggestive way, "that the Asiatic chol-
era was diagnosed as cholerine in all
the infected ports by the local authori-
ties at the outset, but subsequent de-
velopments proved every one OF such
cases to be the actual and genuine Ash
attic plauge." ....
DR.. Tallmadge believed the crisis had
come and that from this time forward
the closest vigilance would be kept at
the lower stations down the harbor to
prevent the disease getting as near even
TO the city as this station.
Mr.. Goddard, the city editor Of the
World, and four of his staff of reporters
on the tow-boat ]. w. Hustled, at
tempted TO visit the steamer Moravia In
the lower bay in the afternoon. They
were placed under arrest by DR.. Tall
madgo and brought before Health OFF,
Ger JenlsinR As they did not succeed
In boarding the steamer the health Off
Ger discharged them with reprimand.
The supervising surgeon general OF
the marine hospital has been officially
informed of the facts in connection
with the Moravia and states that the
physicians have no doubt the disease Is
Asiatic cholera. The Moravia has been
ordered to the lower bay and the sick
will be landed at Hoffman's island
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The arrival OF
Asiatic cholera at New York has
brought to the front the question OF
suspending immigration to this country
altogether during the prevalence oi
7 cholera In the eastern hemisphere. II
Is admitted that such a measure would
be justified only by the most pressing
danger, but this danger, In the opinion
Of some high officials, is at hand. Ar
eminent law officer of the government
who has given the subject much
thought, said yesterday that in his opin
ion the president had the power to sus
pend all immigration II In his judg
ment he deemed II necessary for th'
public welfare while the soourge lasted
The question Of postponing tn
worlds fair Is now being discussed. /
Is pointed out that most Of the exhibit
will necessarily como from cholera In
fected countries and that the fair woult
. consequently serve as o great propa
eating garden for the dissemination o
the disease. Then, too, II is urged tina
the practical removal OF all the Gus
tomary restrictions for importations o
. goods intended for tho worlds fai
would make such importations doubl
! dangerous as disease breeders
u HAMBURG, Sept 1.-Reports TO th
board Of health show the developmer
= OF 718 fresh cases and 276 deaths yestei
= day. This Is decrease since Tuesda
y Of OF in the number Of cases develope
u and Of as in the number Of deaths. III
y y people Of the city, however, do not ei
ID pect the immediate abatement OF Il
disease. So many hopes have bee
:, raised by official announcements iu Il
a last week, only 10 be shattered with
- ~ the next twenty-four hours, that publ
= confidence is entirely gone.
a At almost every turn hearses or dea
" wagons are met, yet the burials do n
=. keep pace with the deaths II is sa
u that in the whole city $50 bodies whiC
should have been inferred Tuesdt
:" night, still await burial. An extrao
dinary effort was made yesterday
y, remedy the perilous condition Of affai
le and 895 burials were made, but the l
- crease Of mortality as the result of b
weather has counterbalanced the exc
~ tions Of the authorities. The physical
~ ~ Of the city are terribly overworked al
~ many have been obliged 10 give up the
duties temporarily that they may ha
- rest Those attached 10 the heal
y ~ board are completely exhausted and I
~ board has issued q call for 100 more
=. ~ relieve the present force, which work
" steadily day and night for the ID
:. week. The government Is threaten
nc with difficulties In handling the mai
y. y. as several clerks and postmen have
~ veloped symptoms Of cholera and
~ panic seems imminent among them.
~, The Plague In France.
PARIS, Sept. There were thir
en- three deaths In Havre on Tuesday. v
nj H.. 49, iaa,,iuo, Tro,,villa In lar