The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-02
HOME PROTECTION.
ALI Vessels from Infected Ports to
Be Quarantined.
TIE PILOT LEAVES THE MoRAvIA.

ment VIII Issue the Order-Scar.
let Fever Epidemic in London
Fifty-nine New Cases in Havre.
New York, Sept. 2.-Deputy Health
Officer Sanborn, who has been in charge
of the Moravia, returned to quarantine
last night and reported that there were
new developments. Health Officer Jen-
kins, together with Drs. Abbott, Stern
burg and Byron, all bacteriologists, spent
several hours at the laboratory at SWINE
purne island, investigating materia to
ascertain If cholera existed on the
Moravia All people on the Moravia
are well and comfortable as could be
expected under the circumstances. The
cabin passengers of the Lain were dis
charged last evening after disenfection
OF baggage of those who had visited
Hamburg or Paris within ten days be-
fore sailing from Bremen.
All Hamburg steamers will be boarded
hereafter III the lower bay, and detained
there until it is safe to allow them to
proceed.
The Vendam passengers have all been
thoroughly bathed and their clothing
and baggage disinfected.
Thomas Connor, the pilot Of the Mo-
ravia, was allowed to go ashore after
his clothing and effects had been disin-
fected.
The steerage passengers OF the Gallia
will be transferred to Hoffman Island
today. The baggage of the Lphn's
bteerage passengers will be disinfected
today. They are all superior to the
TlEnnl mos fNf tbis al 10
possible that they will not be removed
TO Hoffman Island.
The lnman line management has de-
cided to carry only first cabin and sec
o1d cabin passengers from Liverpool
during the month of September.
A Suspected Case in New York.
A suspected case of cholera has been
discovered in the heart of the tenement
house district on the east side. Shortly
after o'clock last night DIR. Beck was
summoned to the tenement No. 05 Or
chard street. In a room on the fourth
floor of the building he found man
lying on sofa suffering great agony.
Dr. Beck Immediately became suspic-
ious when he saw the case, and asked
the man his name and how long he had
been in the country. The man replied
that his name was Joseph Etuaniz, that
he was 80 years old and had arrived in
this country on Sunday last by the
steamship Russia by way of Hamburg.
He said he was born in Russian Poland.
The doctor reported the case to the po-
hte. and an inspe jor was sent to in
vsstigate. e.
Twenty Days for Quarantine.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-rhe following
circular has been issued by the direc-
ton of the president:
"Quarantine restrictions upon imml-
gzation to aid in the prevention of the
tntroduction Of cholera into the United
States.
sit having been officially declared
that cholera is prevailing in various por-
lions of Russia, Germany and France,
m at certain ports in Great Britain, as
y Al as in Asia, and it having been
suhde 20 appear that immigrants IN large
Numbers are coming into the United
Bsates from the infected districts afore-
ahid, and that they and their personal
a&ects are liable to introduce cholera
into the United States, and that vessels
conveying them are thereby direct
Enenace to tho public health it is hereby
ordered that no vessel from any foreign
port carrying immigrants shall be ad-
mitted to enter any port of the United
EAtes until said vessel shall have under
sone quarantine detention of twenty
Gays.
"This circular to take immediate eff
Seet except in cases of vessels afioat at
this date, which wifi be made the sub
SECT of special consideration upon due
application to the department.
An opinion as to the authority of the
executive in matters of quarantine reg
uiations was sent to the president by
Attorney General Miller yesterday af-
tsrnoon.
Don't Want TO Carry Immigrants.
Or. CLAWS, representing the several
lines of steamers from infected ports,
called on Secretary Foster yesterday
aad told him that all steamship lines
would be glad to cease bringing immi-
grants to the United States for time
II the government would issue an order
prohibiting their landing.
BosToN, Sept. "A high official at
She custom house reported yesterday
that the steamer Roman, from London,
hns landed ninety eight passengers who
game from Russia, and have not only
landed lot of rags but have shipped
Che latter, or part of them, by rail al
ready for Cincinnati. The rags are to
b used in the making OF waste for
sleaning machinery. The custom house
ptictals Sd that only u portion of the
NAboSAbCl5 WcLc
Scarlet Fever in London.
LONDON. Sept. 2-Oficial figures is
sued yesterday show that the scarlet
fever epidemic that has been raging in
London for long time past shows no
sign of abatement. There are today in
the metropolitan asylum and London
foyer hospitals $500 cases of this dis
ease. With scarlet fever epidemic and
cholera threatened to become go, it will
readily be Seen that the health author
tties will have their hands full in fight
with the two disorders.
HAMBURG, Sept, 2.-The thermometer
fell to 70 degs Fab. yes erday, and
there have been several light showess
The air is clearer than it has been in
the last ten days. Nevertheless the
abatement of the plague has not been
% considerable as to bring much COM
fort to the stricken city. The most
trustworthy reports give the number of
fresh cases yesterday as 691 and of
deaths as PAT. The decrease in the num-
Der of fresh cases since the day before
Ia 40 and in the number of deaths 90.
These figures do not agree, however,
with the reports of the Hamburg off1-
Cials, who have reduced the number Of
deaths to 10.
HAvRE, Sept. e.-There were fifty
nine new cases of cholera yesterday in
fhis city. There were nineteen deaths
from the tSsease in the same time. The
epidemic has thus far been confined to
the quarters of the city occupied by the
workingmen.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-The notices of the
the iml erial health Office announce the
deaths of two women and two men from
Asiatic cholera in Charlooteberg yester-
day. The panic is apparent in this city.
Inc emperor has expressed Indignation
on account of the carelessness of the
Hamburg city government and the neg.
lect OF the officials to keep the country
informed of the dangers to be appre.