The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-01

the McraviR in continuing his voyage
10 this country under the conditions which
prevailed on his ship. L the disease broke
out on the day following his departure
from Hamburg, why did he not, those CON-
nected with the quarantine department ask,
turn back home instead of bringing the dis
ease to New Yorkl The Moravia is now
anchored in Gravesend bay, between Fort
Hamilton and Norton's Point, about 2OO
yards east OF the main channel. She is out
Of the way Of passing vessels.
A NEW SOURCE OF DANGER.
A new source OF danger has been disoov-
cred by the health authorities which may
render the present quarantine arrangement
Intellectual. The danger lies in the fact
that passengers on steamers arriving here
eat food and drink water that Is
taken aboard at foreign ports, both Of
which are likely to be infected with germs
OF the disease. Under such circumstances
q quarantine here Of two or three days
would not be sufficient safeguard against
cholera. The matter Is now being discussed
by the board Of health, and
termined upon. President Wilson OF
the health board to-day remarked that ne
was not surprised that cholera mad arrived,
and that the city officials were prepared to
fight it. The island to which patients will
be sent has not been made public, although
agreed upon by the health board.
To-day the board issued a circular to all
railroads. ferries, steamboats,, factories,
etc., where large numbers of people
are likely to meet, ordering that
adjoining the waiting rooms in fac
tories there should be set aside an air
tight room. These will be temporary places
of isolation should cases OF cholera sud-
denly develop.
Besides the Moravia, the quarantine
officers to-day inspected the Ciroassia.
Italia, Friesland, Teutonic and other ves-
sells. No disease was found. Care was
taken, however, to have the vessels and
their baggage thoroughly fumigated, and
the passengers will be detained for few
days and the vessels then permitted to pro-
oeed.
FooL-HARDY NEWSPAPER MEN.
City Editor Goddard Of the World and a
staff of World reporters chartered the tug
boat William H. Hutchings and attempted
TO board the Morsvia In the lower bay this
afternoon. They were intercepted, how
ever, and placed under arrest After
leaving their tug and coming on board the
health officers boat they were taken before
the health officer, who discharged them
with a reprimand. The health officer will
10 the future arrest and punish all un-
authorized persons found going alongside
vessels in quarantine.
tigation tomorrow TO determine the cause
of the deaths on board the Moravis. DR..
jenkins denies emphabicRlly report that
he pronounced the sickness on board the
Moravia to be Asiatic cholera. A full re-
port will be given out tomorrow afternoon.
CONFLICTING ORDERS.
James A. Wright of the international
Navigation Company said the steamship
companies were having great trouble over
| the manner in which they are knocked
about from pillar 70 post by the treasury
authorities, quarantine commissioners and
health officer of the port, each Of whom
| seems to be working on a different plan and
| giving orders TO tho steamship companies
that frequently conflict. The companies,
he said. are willing to do everything they
can to guard against bringing the cholera
here, as it is in the line of their business,
but they are certainly harassed by oon-
| hicting orders.
| This is the first time that Hoffman Island,
to which immigrants from infected ports
will be taken, has seen such active service
since 1884 aud 1887, when cholera scares
disturbed the country. 1t is about two miles
south OF the narrows and built on a sand
bar. About 900 Immigrants can be handled
there at one time. On it are germ proof
dormitories for dIsinrecting, and in every
| direction the assertion so often made by sea
captains that the New York quarantine Is
the safest in the world, is emphasized.
PROOF AGAINST GERMS.
Every known precaukion is taken on Hoff
man Island to make it proof against disease
germs. The floors OF the buildings are made
of asphalt, while the ceilings are constructed
of galvanized and corrugated iron. The
partitions are also built of iron, while the
smaller walls in some places are built of
white euamaled brick. There ar no mat
tresses in the domitories, and the cots are
the simplest kind of hammocks suspended
over frames Of iron. Steam does every
thing from disinfecting to cooling So per-
feot is the system that the refuse water it,
self can be disinfected before it is dis.
charged in the harbor.
AsIATIo SURE.
There is no doubt that the TWENTY-FIVE
persons who died on the Moravia died from
the dreaded Asiatio cholera. DR.. Jenkins
stated that the discharge Of patients was
the ice water discharge characteristic OF
Asiatic cholera, and that he knew of nc
other disease which had this characteristic.
This statement was pretty conclusive evi-
dence that DR.. Jenkins believes the disease
60 be genuine cholera, but he did
not wish to say SO in as many words.
The ships doctor says no case OF sickness
has occurred within the past five days.
HARRISON WIRES MILLER.
UTICA N. 1.t AuR.B OIs-LA-SenabOT
Warner Miller, at Herkimer, to-day re-
ceived the following, dated New York.
To Hon. Wdyner Miller:
The alarm about the danger Of
the introduction of the cholera has
mads It necessary that should abandon for the
present my trip to the north and go tonight tc
Washington. to see that no official precaution
is omitted to protect our people against the
threatened soourge. will make the contem
plated trip at a later date to be named. Sorry
to miss seeing you. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
EARRIsoN'S RESPONSIBILITY.
PIrrsBURo, Pa, Aug. S1.-The DispatcI
tomorrow will say editorially: There il
only one man who can keep cholera out oi
the United States. That man is President
Harrison. There Is only one way the cholert
can be kept out, and that is by total anc
immediate prohibition Of immigration from
every foreign port at which the disease ap
pears. as well as Of all foreigners hailinl
from affected districts. The talk of wan
of power In the President is utter non
sense"
STILL SWEEPING EUROPE.