The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-09

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-A dispatch received
here from quarantine at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning announced that the quarantined
steamers Normannia and Rugia had hoist
cd the yellow flag again and that the same
signal was flying at Hoffman island.
These signals indicate that there are more
cholera cases on the Normannia and Rugla
end on Hoffman island. The record for
yesterday was eight fresh cases. all stokers,
among the crew Of the Normannia, and
two more cases among the steerage pas
sengers of the same ship. Consequently
since the cholera arrived there have been
thirty-one cases of sickness from that dis
ease and eight deaths from the same cause.
However, this is not an alarming state OF
affairs, considering that there are about
twenty steamships detained either at the
upper quarantine or anchored in the lower
bay at The cholera anchorage. 1t VIII also
be seen that the dreaded scourge has been
almost confined to the crew OF the Nor
MAMMA The stokers were removed from
the vessel yesterday afternoon and trans
ferred to Swlnburne island. The saloon
passengers of the Normannia and Rugla
will probably soon be transferred to
camp, to be pitched at Sandy Hook.
AT QUARANTINE.
There were six new cases on the Nor
MAMMA today, all among the crew. On
the Rugia there were three new cases.
Eight persons, who were exposed to pa
tients OF the same families, have been
removed to Swinburne island and isolated
for observation. There is only one new
case on Hoffman island.
DIR. Jenkins states that Sandy Hook will
be used for placing immigrants on. He
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the Central Railroad of New Jersey would
be used, which would accommodate 500,
and the same mum Der of tents could be
used on land. DIR. Jenkins has not yet
seen a telegram shown the Associated
Press by gentleman, directed TO Austin
Corbin, and sent from the war depart
ment, saying that the department had re-
fused the use OF Sandy Hook.
DIR. jenkins said that he expected the
Stonington the steamer purchased by j.
Pierpont Morgan for the use Of detained
cabin passengers. to be down tomorrow
evening when cabin passengers would be
removed to her. She would be fitted up.
She had l2+ state rooms, with three Derths
in each. The New Hampshire, as soon as
she was ready, would be used for the cabin
passengers of the Rugia The steer
age passengers he would remove TO Holt
man island.
been to all appearances stamped out. The
City of New York and La Bourgogne have
seft for New York. Chauncey NJ. Depew
and the wife and daughter of Secretary
Foster were taken off the City of New
York on the cutter Grant, and followed
up the steamer. The Elbe left quarantine
this afternoon.
1t is reported at the Maritime exchange
that cholera has appeared in Mexico. a
cablegram from Vera Cruz was received
stating that four officers and two sailors
of the British steamship Nay were at that
port sick aboard the vessel. The steamer
had put into Vera Cruz in distress.
GROWING WORSE.
The cholera situation at quarantine now
is no doubt very grave. Not only are new
cases breaking out daily among the steer
age passengers of the ill-fated Nomannia
and Rugia, ,"the former of whom are on
Hoffman island, but it has now settled
well among the crew Of the big express
steamer who are on board. If anything
can be added to the horror of the situation
1t Is the fact that the cabin passengers,
who have been free from any sign of the
disease, are kept like rats III a trap, en-
closed within the sides of the steamer with
the cholera raging along side of them.
y ship TO put them on; no place where /
eau land them," says the health officer,
while the agents. whose duty it is TO see the
passengers cared for say nothing.
DIR. jenkins has made strenuous eXer-
t1ons to obtain place to put the well pas
sengers, but up to the present he has been
unsuccessful. Today he thought that he
had everything arranged. On his return
from the lower bay, however, he was in
formed that the government would not al
low the Use of Sandy Hook.
As regards the situation at the lower
quarantine, things are no better than on
tle previous day. In fact, they are much
worse IN regard to mortality. Up To today
there were eleven fresh cases and four
deaths as the days record.
DICK KEEENS.
r. c. kerens, the Missouri member of
the national Republican committee, who
was said 10y some of the reports in the
cholera matter to have gone on board the
Normannla TO see his wife, who w;ls re-
ported TO be on board. aud was not per
mitted to leave the vessel again, but was
detained in quarantine, today denied the
truth of the report. he said:
Il don't know where the report origi-
mated. but hope to be able to run down
the originator The fact is that have not
been within 600 miles OF New York harbor
until l started to come here, to arrive last
night. for three or four weeks don't
know who could have started such mali
clous story. am here now To 20 to work
for the rest of the campaign. As TO my
wlfe's being on board the Normannia.
there is no truth in it,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-The secretary OF
state today ordered the suspension from
duty of James Z. Kellogg, United States
consul at Stettln. This action, it is said
at the department, grows out of COM
plant of the health officials at New York
that the consul was absent from his post.
and that the inspection OF vessels from
that port was very lax.