The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-01

her terrible record of deaths on the voy-
age. the captain passed through Sandy
Hook, up the bay and through the feet of
steamships which were anchored of the
boarding station. She did not stop there.
but moved up several hundred feet north of
the feet, within about eight miles of the
Battery, and there dropped anchor No
word was sent ashore all night, nor did any
of the quarantine officers board her.
It was early morning when they
started on their usual round to
board vessels anchored in the stream
aud the Moravia was ethe last one which
Physicians Tallmadge and Sanborn drew
up alongside. 1t was then after 10 O'Clock
and it was known that the Moravia was
from an infected port.
QUEER ACTIONS OF THE CAPTAIN
Within five minutes after the Moravia
was boarded for the second time she
hoisted anchor, got up steam aud turned
her bow in the direction Of the ocean. She
made a long detour around the feet,
hugging the Long Island shore and passing
out of the narrows for the lower bay
shortly before noon.
A phase Of the case of the Moravia
which deserves investigation and which
should be looked into with thoroughness is
the action of the captain of the Moravis in
continuing his voyage to this country IN
der the conditions which prevailed ON his
SHIP II the disease broke out on the day
following bis departure from Hamburg.
why did not he or those connected with
the quarantine department ask to turn
back home instead of bringing the disease
to q new country!
1T Is AsIATIC CHOLERA.
A representative of the Associated Press
received a message from New York at
quarantine station that 1t is reported that
DIR. Jenkins pronounced the cases aboard
the Moravia Asiatic cholera. DIR. Jenkins
declared that he was not prepared at'pres-
ent to pronounce an opinion.
The Moravla IS now anchored in Graves
end bay, between Fort Hamilton and Nor
toms point. about 20ysrds east of the main
channel. She is out of the way of passing
vessels. She will be indefinitely detained.
The passengers and crew, even to the
cabin boy, viii be landed on Hoffman
island Every rag of clothing will be dis
infected. and every person bathed. When
the ship is cleansed she will be disinfected
and the passengers then put aboard aud
detained there for an indefinite time, being
obliged to land on the island daily for in
spection and baths
AUTHORITIES ON THE ALERT.
Shorty after IL o'clock little tug boat,
which does business for DR.. Jenkins staff,
left the Morayias side and steamed for the
big Teutonic. In the meantime yellow
whitehall boat rowed by two men, left the
Moravia's side and pulled for the beach,
when she reached the little wharf, 'front.'
ing the department station. William
Seguin, an attache, hurriedly lett her and
delivered q sealed envelope to DR.. Jenkins
who opened it and betrayed no indications
that there was anything wrong. Then the
tug, with DR.. Tailmedge aboard, came
ashore. and there was conference with
the health officer. At this time, after leav-
ing DR.. Jenkins, DR.. Tallmadge, who
LOOKED VERY MUCH PERTURBED
asserted that there was nothing wrong
with the Morsvia, ana every one on board
was enjoying good health. He left the
quarantine wharf, and the tug seemed to
put on an extra squirt and steam in the
effort to get alongside the plague stricken
craft, apparently acting upon orders from
DIR. Tailmadge, which had been given on
his first trip there. There were signs of
activity aboard, the immigrants, as if ex-
pecting to be landed, could be seen hurry
ing up and down the deck, looking in the
direction of the Staten Island shore and
occasionally waving hats or handkeschiefs
Before starting down the bay Health
Officer Jenkins telegraphed Secretary of
State Foster notifying him of the twenty
two deaths from the so-caled choleriDe on
board the Moravia during her voyage.
There IS some apprehension felt that the
cholera will have e harmful effect upon the
prospects of the Worlds fair, SO far as
foreign exhibits are concerned. Many
were to come from the districts which are
now infested with the scourge and it might
be dangerous to accept goods sent here
under such circumstances. It is suggested
tnat it might be well TO postpone the expo
sitlon another yea-.
NEW SOURCE OF DANGER
from cholera lies in the fact that passengers
of steamers arriving here eat food and drink
water taken aboard at foreign ports, both
of which are likely to be infected with
germs of the disease. Under such circum-
stances quarantine here of two or three
days would not DE sufficient safeguard
against cholera. The matter is now being
discussed by the board of health and some
action will probably be determined upon
and
cEoLERINE DESCRIBED.
There are certain premonitory symp-
toms; these consist of a general feeling of
uneasiness; weakness, nausea and
diarrhea and sometimes vomiting. The
ejecuoDs ct first though frequent are
natural. Cholerine is usually caused by
eating overripe fruit, and while it may
develop into Asiatic cholera it is not
always necessarily the precursor of that
dread disease.
1t differs from cholera proper in this, as
q single germ of the Asintic plague intro
duced into the intestines takes rapid
course and the whole mucuous membrane
in the course of couple of days is eaten
away.
President Wilson Of the health board TO-
day remarked that he was not surprised
that the cholera had arrived and the CITY
officials were prepared to fight it. The
board today issued circular 10 all vessels,
Ferries, steamboat Offices, factories, etc.,
where large numbsr of people are likely
to meet, ordering that in adjoining waiting
rooms or in factories there should be set
aside an alright room. These will be tom
porsry places OF isolation should cases of
cholera suddenly develop. The closets,
etc, ere to be inspected daily.
The board has also fitted up dust proof
room where meteorological examinations
will be made. 1t is supposed the cholera
discharge will be cultivated until the pres
ence or absence Of the germs is made posi-
tive. All discharges sent by inspectors to
the board will be examined in this room.
NEWSPAPER MEN ARRESTED.