The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-09-15
IH|RTY--TWO DEATHS
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On the Steamer Scandla, Which Has
Arrived at Quarantine.
SAILED FROM HAMBURG.
The Steamer Full of Cholera--T The Dreaded
Disease Breaks Out On Board
the Wyoming.
The Situation at Quarantine Is Now Very
Grave--Nineteen Deaths On De-
tanned Ships.

New YORK, Sept. 10.-At
O'Clock this morning DR.. jenkins
had been sleeping for over an hour
and half when telegraph opera
tor called him to deliver message
from the long waited "Scandia, 2
which was expected momentarily
Reporters had been standing around
waiting for him, hoping against
hope to get news Of the safe arrival
Of the Scandal which
left the plague-stricken port,
Hamburg, August 28, loaded
with 1888 persons. She had an
enormous number-9S1 steerage,
twenty seven cabin and seventy
seven members of the crew. Be-
fore she had been many days out
cholera had broken out, and before
she arrived the pest was fairly rag
ing ON board. Thirty mine cases
occurred in half week. Of these
thirty-two succumbed before
she arrived at lower quarantine
anchorage. One by one, by couples
and by threes the bodies of the un-
fortunate victims were dropped over
board.
DIR. Byron boarded all the vessels
at midnight. He found all we'll on
board the Normannia, Ruggia,
Moravia and Wyoming. When he
reached the Scandia he found this
terrible tale of disaster aud trouble: /:
THIRTY-Two DEATHS
have taken place, of which twenty
nine were in the steerage, two in
the crew and one in the cabin.
There were still seven violent cases
on board, aud these Dr. Byron
moved to Swinburne Island. The
Scandia is the first vessel to arrive
thoroughly infected with cholera,
The Moravia, Rugia and Nor
MAMMA brought it in steer
ages, and in the case Of
the latter it worked among the
crew. The Scandia has it from bow
to stern, from main deck to kelson,
cabin passengers, crew and emf
grants all have it in their midst, and
she will probably be the hardest
cholera importer to fight of the lot.
AS though the "Scandia" was
not enough for one night, another
horror added to the situation. Yes
terday the Wyoming was only on the
suspected list, now at ? o'clock this
morning, she can be classed as a
cholera ship. Mrs. Parson, mother
of the two little children, Elias and
Adelaide, who died yesterday of a
suspicious disease, has herself sue
cumbed to the disease. She with
three others were taken from the
Wyoming yesterday forenoon.
NINETEEN DEATHS AT QUARANTINE.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-So far as
known this morning the cholera
record is as follows: Moravia, %
deaths at sea, one death in port, %
total deaths; sick, 2; totals 259
Normannia, 5 deaths at sea, !;
deaths in port, IA total; 25 sick,
40
deaths at sea, s.; deaths in port, 81;
total deaths, ID; sick, %; total
cases, 81.
Wyoming, 2 deaths in port; 2
total deaths; 2 total cases.
Scandia, 30 deaths at sea, 2
deaths in port; "a total
deaths; Z sick; Al total
cases. Totals, 63 deaths at
sea; 10 deaths in port;
50 total deaths, 48 sick, 1870 total
cases.
The preparation to sound the
steamer Stonington and the old bat
tie ship, New Hampshire, for re-
ception of healthier portion quaran-
tine cabin passengers, was completed
this morning, and the two ships, it
is expected, will receive prisoners
to day.
A TUG CREW REFUSES TO WORK.
NEW YORK, Sept 10.-The
crew of the quarantine tug boat
Fletcher, which was ordered this
morning to transfer passengers
from the Normannia and Rugia to
the relief vessels Stonnington, and
New Hampshire, refused to do duty
with the tug on this service, and the
health officer is now endeavoring to
secure another crew
MORE DEATHS ON THE sCANDIA.
New YORK, Sept. l0.-Dr.
Jenkins has just received the follow
ing telegram from DR.. Betron:
"Just back from the Scandia with
two dead and eleven cases. There
are four additional cases and two
more deaths over last nights re-
port. +"
SICKNESS ON SwINBURNE ISLAND
New YORK, Sept. l0.--A bulletin
from quarantine at 2 80 says; DR..
Jenkins has stated there are twenty
FIVE cases Of sickness on Swinburne
Island, and sixty three persons who
are not sick. The Stonington will
take cabin passengers to Fire Island
tomorrow. There are no deaths
up TO present.
IMMIGRANTS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. l0.-Shortly be-
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