Omaha daily bee., 1892-09-09
MEXICO ATTACKED.

Cholera Invades One of Her Ports-An
Appeal from the NormannIn.
NEW York, Sept. Sit was reported at
the Maritime exchange that cholera had ap-
peared in Mexico a cablegram from Vera
Cruz was received stating that four officers
and four sailors of the British steamship May
were at that port sick aboard the vessel.
The steamer had put into Vera Cruz IN dis
tress. Captain Smith, her commander, beng
seriously handicapped in his work bv the Ill
ness of his officers. The last previous report
the Maritime exchange had Of the May was
that she sailed from Mobile early last month
for a Mexican port. The May is tramp
steamer and is owned in London.
Sanitary Superintendent DIR. Cyrus Edison
received the following cable from Hamburg
from DR.. Seibert. who is studying cholera
there: "Hamburg's methods IN handling choi-
era are defective. The city, however, has a
fine hospital which when full, accommodates
1900 patients. AT present therc are 600
empty beds. The situation is exaggerated.
Tho disease Is on the decrease
The quarantine commissioners took down
today leo suits of jeans to be used by the
men immigrants during fumigation, also, 100
mother hubbard wrappers to be used by the
women.
Difficulty has been experienced in obtain
ing the necessary eleSraph operators. Two
have now been obtained. and the third, who
Is necessary to complete the corps, is eA-
pectcd to volunteer for service today. This
done, complete returns from the islands Will
come in at short intervals for the informa-
ton of the public. A large store of gaso-
lire foi Lighting tho islands, brandy, caret,
alcohol aud other necossaries We're taken
Down this morning TO quarantine by Com
missioner Allen.
Letter from the NormsEnia.
MAMMA on September Z, was received in this
city today at the office. of the Evangelist
from Rev. Daniel W. Fisher, u. d.. LII D.,
president of Hanover college, Indiana
On behalf of the cabin passen ;ers of this
are perfectly willing TO bo quarnntined, but
I'm the name of humanity and OF civilization,
Tine at least be rational and not barbnrous.
We have not been sick in the cabin except in
one case, which seems to have had n most no
choeraic symptoms. and that occurred ten
days ago, We have Succeeded in getting he
s,eSrags yra TEay put tns crew rev sHnmot ] oe re-
One after another they sicken. Under these
circumstances we scarcely dare to hope
that ultimately we shall escape. At any
rate how can such II quarantine do good?
Trims of children, women. feeble persons any
danger OF cholera In this fashion. The whole
system is anchor out as far at sea MS possible
ANA let the disease do what it can" We're
amy set OF people who are la amy other posi-
zion, endurni such peril rs ours. millions OF
voices would oe raised TO rescue us without n
days delay. Why are we unworthy or help
situated as we aret Surely not because help
Is impossible. Put MS ON another ship. Land
us ut some safe point on shore and seclude us
10 any extent, hut for Goa's sake do not per-
petuate this DnrhHrism on us here for n day
LONGER Try to hep ut once, Yours very
truly, ID. W. FIsuER
p. S-why are we ON this shpi Beeause %
the agent of the company In London assured
almost every passenger who embarked at
Southampton that there was no STORAGE this
trip, some OF us have his written stltement
that the shin has sailed from namburu NTH
out steera.e
The navy yard authorities have sent the
tug MARIETTA up to Williams Point to pa.
troll Long Island Sound in the vicinity OF
Whitestone and City island, so as TO quar-
autno any vessels coming from foreign
ports.