The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-01
twenty-five Deaths on the Steamer
Moravia. From Hamburg
to New York.
They Are Believed to Have Been
Caused by Asiatic
Cholera.
Tho ships People Said 1t Was Cholerine,
but tho Matter VIII Bo Fully
Investigated.

new YORK, Aug. Ol.-lno st0amenlp
Moravia, Of tho Hamburg American line,
from Hamburg. had twenty-five deaths on
board during the passage of the vessel to
New York. The ships doctor says the
deaths were from cholerins. Twenty were
children and two adults. Thirteen we're
natives of Poland. five Of Prussia, th, % Of
Hesse and one of Austria. The fitat death
took place Aug. 10 and the last Aug. 20.
When Health Officer jenkins first learned
of the condition of affairs he personally
interviewed the ships physician, who de-
clared that the twenty-five deaths were
from oholerine. The health authorities
surmissd that il might be true Asiatio
cholera, and the steamer was at once orr
dered off shore. and weighed anchor. re-
turning TO the lower bay with the yellow
oontaaion flag flying from her foremast
head. This created = panic among thosA
steamer. and whose b usiness did not keep
them there, hurried away imm mediateiy. 5
The Moravia's steeraRe passengsrs are all
from the cholera infected port of Hamburg.
and Dr.. Jenkins 10 therefore certain the
ships surgeons diagnosis Of oholerine 10 in-
correct. He has made arrangements for :
bacterlogical examination of the bedding
and effects Of the twenty-five victims. and
will not pronounce an opinion as to whether
tho deaths were caused by the dreaded
Asiatic cholera until the examination has
been completed. "You have observed he
said in suggestive way, that Asiatic
cholera was diagnosed az cholerne in al
the infected ports bv the local authorities
at the outset, but subsequent developments
proved every ono of such oases to bs the
actual and genuine Asiatio plague" N
Aboard the Moravis at the present tims,
there are three GASES of measles and tive
women are recovering from slight attacks
of the disease. Az the entire stesrage comes
from the infected district, DR.. Jenkins 10
exceedingly anxious and worried over the
outlook. The Moravia arrived last night al.
10 o'clock, and strange to say. notwith-t
! standing her terrible record of deaths on
the voyage, the captain passed through
Sandy Hook, up the bay, and through thu
feet of steamships which were anchored on
| the boarding station. She did not, stop
north of the feet within about eight miles
of tho Battery. and there dropped anchor.
No word was sent ashore all night nor did
any of the quarantine officers board her.
1t was early morning when they started on
the usual round to board vessels anchored
III tQ0 0tf08m, 6HU Guo NOEhVl8 was tu0
last one which Physicians Tallmadge and
Snnborn drew up alongside of. 1t was then
after 10 O'Clock and it was known that the
Moravia was from an infected port
The Noravia ia now anchored in Graves
end bay between Fort Hamilton and Nor
| tons Point. about two hundred ya,ds eaas
of the main channel she 10 out of the
way of passing vessels. The passengers
and crew will be landed on Hoffman island.
Every rag of clothing will be disinf fscted
and the passengers then put aboard and de-
tanned there for an indefinite time, being
obliged to land on the island daily for in
spsction and baths.
Health Officer jenkins will make thor
ough investigation tomorrow to determine
the cause of the deaths on board the Mora
| via. DR.. jenkins denies emphatically re-
port thst he had pronounced the sickness
on board the steamer as being Asiatio
cholera. His full report will be given out
tomorrow. T
The city editor Of The New York World
and four Of his staff of reporters, ON the
towboat j. w. Husted. attempted to visit
the steamer Moravia in tne lower bay.
They were placed under arrest by D..
TallmadRe and brought before Health
Officer Jenkins. As they did not succeed in
boa riding the steamer the health officer dis
| charged them. but will in tue future arrest
and punish any and all unauthorized per-
persons found going alongside vessels in
| quarantine.
| phase Of the case of the Noravia which
deserves investigation, and which will bs
looked into with thoroughness, is the action
of the captain in continuing the voyage to
this country under the conditions which
prevailed on the ship. II the disease broke
out on the day following his departure from
Hamburg. those connected with the quaran-
tine department say he should have turned
back home instead of bringing the disease
| to a new country.
Cholerins. the disease which the ships
physician saws broke out on the Moravia.
Is usually caused by eating over ripe fruit.
and while it may develope into Asiatio
cholera, Ii is not always necessarily pre-
cursor Of that dread disease.