Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-19
FIRE ISLAND QUARANTINE.

NOW occupy the HOtel-ChOlera Al.
legged to Have Stricken a Canal Boat
Captain-No Deaths Reported From
Cholera in New York Since Tuesday
REPORTS From Abroad-Arrival of
the Norge With Over Seven Hun.
dred Passengers and No sickness.
FIRE ISLAND, Sept. 1S.-Steamer
Cepheus with 1895 of the passengers of the
steamer Wyoming on board arrived at the
dock here at lilo p. m. All the passengers
were we'll.
Not the slightest opposition was offered
by the Islip health authorities or bsymen
to the landing of the passengers. In fact
not one of either was to be seen afoat or
ashore. Within an hour after the landing
every one had possession of room and
had dined. Even those who had protest
ed most against the removal here, express
satisfaction Colonel Austin arrived here
at O'Clock this evening with fifty men of
the Thirteenth regiment to relieve the
detachment. Thirty went home by the
Ripple via Babylon.
CAPTAIN STRICKEN.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Sept. 1s.-Csp-
tain John Carr, master of canal boat,
went to New York on Friday to visit some
friends, taking with him his wife and
parents. Last night he was taken sick
with the Asiatic cholera.
This evening he is very low. The case
is pronounced Asiatic cholera by Dr. Bald
win, inspector of the board of health.
The house has been quarantined and
pest house prepared for the parents, but it
is thought he will die before he can be re-
moved. A meeting of the city council has
been called to arrange to combat the dis
cage. The city is in good sanitary condi-
ton. There is much excitement, but no
panic. A few people are moving out of
the neighborhood. The patient had been
drinking heavily and was in poor health.
DR.. Baldwin says Mrs. Carr may be strick-
en- with the plague, but does not think it
will spread further.
| LATER Carr died at 11:20 p. m. ia
body was wrapped in antiseptic blankets
| and buried in the new Catholic cemetery
The inmates of the house will be sent to
the pest house.
NO ILLNESS REPORTED.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Steamer Norge
which arrived this evening brought 755
| passengers. Of the 700 immigrants 500
are the better class of Scandinavian farm
ers. These comprise the last of this class
| of passengers that the company will bring
| to this point this season. DR.. Tallmadge |
| reported clean bill of health, but because
| the steamer touched at Christiana and |
Christsand permission for her to land in
side the twenty days limit will have to be |
from the secretary of the treasury. Not |
| one case of illness was reported through |
| out the voyage.
NO DEATHS SINCE TUESDAY.
NEW YORK, Sept. IS The board of |
health issued bulletin this afternoon in
which it was stated that no cases or sus-
peeted cases of cholera had appeared since
the last bulletin, aud no deaths from chol-
era had appeared since Tuesday. The
board reports that there is reason to
believe the diagnosis of the attending ply
stefan in the case of Peter Callahan (sus-
pected case of cholera) to be incorrect.
The physician declared that tine death was
due to diarrhea aud exhaustion.
The report of the bacteriologist as to the
oese of Mary Conerty "a suspected cholera
case) is to the effect that no spirillum of
cholera had been discovered.
HAPPY UNFoRTUNATEs.
CAMP Low, SANDY Hook, Sept. 49,
Never probably since this port was opened
was such happy crowd of people landed
on the chores of the bay as the seven hun
dred unfortunates who have been detained
on ships and at Hoffman Island during the
past two weeks and who landed here to-
day. They are passengers from the steam
ers Normannia and Rugia and come here
to undergo third of the required deten-
ton in quarantine. When the boat with
the first load came alongside the wharf
General Hamilton and the medical staff of !
the camp walked down the gangway.
Promptly at 1856, on the general giving
orders, Camp Low was isolated from the |
world. AS the immigrants landed they
filed past interpreters. Mayor Grant and |
others to- day inspected the camp. Mayor |
Grant expressed unqualified satisfaction at |
the perfect arrangements made for the I
comfort of the passengers. Health Officer |
Jenkins was equally pleased with the |
camp.
NO DEATHS AT QUARANTINE.
QUARANTINE, S. l., Sept. 1S.-The only |
| death reported today was that of a child |
| on board the Scandal, who died of maras- |
| mus. There were no new cases of cholera |
| and no deaths on board any of the ships |
| off the islands.
WILL BE CLOSELY INSPECTED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18. - The British
steamer Washington City, which sailed
from Hamburg August 81, arrived in quar-
antine tonight. She will be closely in
spected. She put in St. Johns, N. F., on
September IL for the purpose of renewing
her supply of coal.
| AUTHORIZED TO LEASE A HOTEL.
ALBANY, Sept. 1S.-At the request of
! the health authorities at Fire Island Gov
ernor Flower to-day authorized DR.. Jen-
| kins to buy the lease of small hotel on
| the island for the season, together with
| some provisions and other articles, for
$500.
ARRIVAL OF BISHOP BROOKS.
BOSTON, Sept. 1S.-Cunarder Pavonia
arrived at Quarantine this morning.
All of the passengers but forty, who
are classed as emigrants, were brought
to this city on tugs. Bishop Phillips
Brooks was passenger on the Pavonia
Steamer Boston City from London also
arrived at Quarantine to day and was de-
tanned there.
ONLY ONE NEW CASE.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 1S.-One new case of
cholera and two deaths were reported to-
day in Molenbeck.
AT CAMP Low.
| CAMP Low, Sept. IS, $50 p. m.-The
first passengers were landed here from
Hoffman island at 1850 to-day and strict
quarantine has been enforced from that
time. Three hundred and twenty-five of
the Normannia's passengers have been
quartered.
WILL BE BOARDED BY PHYSICIANS:
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 1S.-The Queens
town authorities announce that henceforth,
until all danger of cholera infection has
ceased, doctor will board all American
liners arriving here from ports in the Unit
ed States. If sickness is found the vessel
must be placed in quarantine before any
passengers are allowed to disc embark. 9th
: erwise the steamer must proceed direct for
, Liverpool only communicating with
) Queenstown for the purpose of procuring
, pilet.
) The steamer Eppleton from Newcastle
arrived here to-day with seaman on board
I | suffering from choleraic disorder. The
' doctors WHO examined the patient do not
:. believe bis disease is of the Asiatic type.
The steamer was ordered into quarantine
: and will be disinfected and fumigated.
NO CHOLERA IN CHARLESTON.
t CHARLESTON, s. G., Sept. 1e.-The
: board of health has rescinded the order