Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-08
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FACTS.
Special ccrrespondrrcs Of Tn rvenins stA-
NEw loEE, Sept. :. 1894
viii the cholera get in? is the question one
hears on every side here, and even the star AZ
fractions OF the Sullivan-corbett fight aad
Harrisons message fail to draw public atsen-
tioa away from the one al-important subject.
While the eager qnestionings are going on in
the street cars. hotel Hobbies. the streets and
in fact all over the city, the officials city, state
and federal. are using every precaution.
Down in the narrows. just opposite quaran-
tine station. on Staten Island is anchored a
feet OF a score OF so-called ocean greyhounds,"
among them the fleetest racers Of the Atlantic.
But the feet racers and slow freight ships are
all on equal footing when il comes to sail
ing through the mass Of red tape rules and reg
uistions established by Health oficer Jenkins.
These vessels have no cholera on board. bui may
have goods or passengers from an infected port.
and so are detained for fumgation and disin-
lection before passengers or baggage can be
landed
Farther down the bay. at n point half mile
below the pest islands, Hoffman ard Swinburne,
Is another aeet. a smaller one. composed Of
the black-huled NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steamers
Normannia, Rugia and Moravia. with the hos
pital ship Carlton-the cholera vessels-and
upon tneee vessels Is ceffcfcG the interest ana
attention of the people of New York.
THE REAL FACTS.
The newspaper men have, in their attempts
to get news. printed many sensational stories
and succeeded in arousing quite panic The
Morayia arrived just week ago with choiera on
BOARD Her passengers were all in the Storage.
| Immigrants from infected ports, and some
/ twenty-five out OF the six hundred have died.
The Rugia, also from an INFECTED port. had
| seven deaths out of about the same number of
! steerage passengers, while the Normannia with
| passenger list Of about five hundred stoerage
and the same number of cabin. has had nine
I deaths-all Storage. One of die Normsnnia
cabin passengers. Hynemau, is reported 20 have
| died of the plague. but the ships doctor dag
| nosed the case ar diabetes. and as. after lapse
| of five dayR. there has been no further sign Of
the disease in the cabin, his diagnosis was un-
doubleday correct.
Immediately upon the discovery of the dis
ease on any of the vessels the patients and
all those who had come in contact with them
were isolated in the most remote part Of the
hold ard as soon as possible after the arrival 81
the vessels in port the patients were removed TO
swinburne Island for treatment and the steer
age passengers TO Hoffman leland. where hey
are bathed and their clothing thoroughly fumi-
gated.
HEALTH OFFICER JfSKiSs.
The health officer Of the port, pr. wa. Z.
JcHklils, WHO hts come INTO hucn prom nee
by reason of his reported defiant attitude
toward President Harrison aho his qua: antine
circular. and upon whom rests the i,~ponsihli-
ity of keeping out the plague, has come in for
a great deal of abuse from steamship compa-
MES. disappointed news gstherers and friends
Of detained passengers. He WAS very much
misquoted as TO the Presidents circular. What
lie did say WAS that he would make change
In his plan of operations. but would proceed TO
pass vessels In accordance with the power
given him by the state law. Beyond tbs he
refused To- say ANYTHING. saying. in the writers
hearing, that that was enough. This
right was vested in him and was
recognized by the Presidents circular. He
was too busy TO read the papers. he said. and
refused to affirm or deny any # the printed
reports. His painstahing attention 10 the
duties before him, his strict impartislitv and
utter refusal to recognize Innocence in the
matter Of getting passengers ashore and his
uniform kindness and courtesy TO all, even the
reporters, have made even the most rabid OBJ
ponents Of Tammany Hall recognize his ability.
and the harshest criticism that can be made of
| him is that he is Richard Croker's brother-in-
law, which, after ALL is not his fault.
SECRETARY FOSTERS VISIT.
The visit Of Secretary of the Treasury Charles
Foster to New York has been the means Of re-
moving all friction between state and federal
| authorities and has caused renewed vigilance
| all along the line The Secretary tod the
/ writer yesterday that he considered DIR. Jenkins
a most capable Official He is OF opinion that
| all necessary precautions have been taken and
that the danger OF a cholera epidemic is very
slight. The Secretary has gone down the bay
this morning 10 learn the condition of the City
of New York which is due today. with his wife
and daughter aboard. When asked If he would
be allowed to see them he replied: Certainly
with spy-glass."
The Secretary's parlor at the Fifth Avenue
WAS besieged las. evening with callers. many Of
them high in political life, asking for his assist
ance in getting frie.ds ashore. His uniform
reply WIS to the effect that he was looking for
| some influence 10 get his wife and daughter
ashore and could not vet find bigger man in
the city of New York than Health officer Jen-
kins.
The passengers imprisoned on the infected
ships seem determined to make the best of
their awkward predicament. The Normannia
leads in the festivities, and hops. entertain
ments and concerts are given at all hours TO
! amuse the weary travellers. Among the public
! spirited leaders in these movements are Senator
Mcpherson and Manager A. Vi. Palmer.
Those of the passengers who have friends in
| the city have in many cases sent ashore through
the health officer for supplies One package
sent out last night contained supplies ranging
all the way from Maillard's candies to set of
guitar strings ard from a dozen No. lG collars
\ to sixteen books of college songs and large
| assortment of books. This package was ad-
dressed to Rev. Richard ID. Harlan, son Of
! Mr.. Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court.
VILE CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Those who have made recent inspection trips
to the East Side, where the lowest of the
tenement and foreign classes live express the
| greatest indignation toward the health suthori-
ties for their assertions as TO the cleanliness of
! the city. Herald reporter. after such an ex-
cursion, told Of rooms tenanted by seven fami-
lies, the floors Of which had not been cleansed