Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-09
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
The Cholera,

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The Hamburg
American line steamship Wieland,
reached the lower bay at 7:13 this
morning and there anchored and hoist
ed the yellow flag, indicating that she
had sickness, and probably cholera on
board. The Wieland carries both
cabin and Storage passengers and no
doubt has her usua! full complement of
the latter. In addition the yellow flag
has also again been hoisted on board
the steamship Normannia. The record
up to this morning, without counting
the cases which may be announced to-
day is as follows: New cases yesterday
10, number of deaths yesterday 4, total
deaths IN this port 10, total deaths on
passage to this port 81, sick and under
treatment 16.
DR.. Jenkins said last night that there
has been no new cases of cholera on the
Moravia for several days and he is con-
fident that the disease has been stamp
cd out aboard that ship. A portion of
Sandy Hook will be devoted to the use
Orwell passengers from cholera infect
cd ships and they will undergo their
period ofobservation there. 1t is UNI
derstood that the President f.lvors such
plan and has so informed the proper
authorities ut Washington.
The Z. S. training ship New Hamp-
shire which has been given to the
quarantine department for the use of
the cabin passengers of the infected
ships, is being reitted and put in con-
dition for use. She will probably be
towed down the bay some time to-day.
The Stonington was expected to ar
rive this morning. She will go to the
company's dock and be cleaned and
put in order. The health board derics
that o case of genuine cholera has been
discovered in the city.
New YORK, Sept 9.-There has been
two deaths of steerage children aged 3
and 46 months on board the Wyoming.
DR.. Jenkins thinks it is suspicious as he
cannot get any particulars. DiarrhGa
is given as the disease. DR.. jenkins
found two children and a mother. same
family, sick with cholera symptoms,
and he has sent them to Swinburne Isl
and They had only been three weeks
out of Russia. All who have come in
contact with them will be sent down
to Hoffman Island for examination.
Secretary Foster has just received tel
egram from Acting Secretary of
War Grant, giving the government full
permission to use Sandy Hook as a
quarantine station. Work will begin
at once on the island. The board of
health held no meeting this morning.
The regular ten o'clock bulletin stated
that there was no cholera in the city.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 9.-All are well
on the Wieland, is the report to DR..
Jenkins from Dr. Wauser, who was
sent to investigate.
A committee representing the first
and second cabin passengers of the
steamer Normania, now in quarantine,
have sent an appeal to Gov. Flower to
have the vessel inspected at once and
allow the passengers to land. The ap
peal states that five hundred persons,
mostly ci;lzens of the United States,
have been exposed to infection to their
own danger and the danger of the pub
lie that they have been detained on
the steamer since 4 o'clock Saturday
morning by power Of the health officer.
and yet during that time no official in
spection of the ship, or visit to the sick
has been made by the officer or any one
representing him. They declare, at
this moment, there is no illness among
the passengers nor has there been for s
days.
HAMBURG, Sept 9.-Thc official chol
era figures continue to showa very ma
terial decrease in the number OF cases
and deaths.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 9-The Off
cial cholera returns for Tuesday from
all the infected districts in Russia show
a gratifying decrease in the number of
new cases and a still more gratifying
decrease in the number of deaths
There was also decrease in both new
cases and deaths reported yesterday in
st. Petersburg.
HAvRE, Sept. 9.-The cholera re
turns for yesterday show a decrease of
S new cases and one death compared
with the returns for Wednesday.
Foreign News.
DURASGO Mex Sent o-AnOther