The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11
MORE DEATHS AND NEW CASES,
Long Islanders Threaten to Resist
Occupation of Fire Island.
Gov. Albeit Protests, for New jersey,
Against . Refuge Camp on sandy
Hook-Approach OF Cold Weather
Allsys Fear OF an Epidemic.

patch from the United States consul at
Naples: There have been two deaths at
Capril from disease resembling cholera.
Naples is healthy"
LOON LAKE House, N. Y, Sept lO.-The
president passed the day very quietly.
Gov. Albeit. of New Jersey. protested
against the use of Sandy Hook as camp
for passengers from quarantined ships.
saying New Jersey only ceded the
territory for military purposes. He also
complained that infected articles were
thrown into the bay from quarantined
vessels, thus endangering the health of
places where they might be washed ashore.
These had the presidents anxious study.
and to Gov. Albeit he replied that the at
torney general had been directed to ex-
anime the question raised as to the
right of the United States to use Sandy
Hook as camp for detained passengers,
and the secretary of the treasury has
been instructed, if the campis established.
that absolutely safe precautions shall be
taken against any communication by
passengers with the mainland or the in
habited shore, and also to warn steamship
companies that throwing infected articles
from quarantined ships into the bay must
be stopped.
New YORK, Sept. l0.-The apparent
unanimous cooperation of the state and
federal authorities which existed Friday
has been broken off, and in the face of the
dreaded epidemic there is clash of au-
thority and a sudden cessation of friendli-
ness between DR.. Jenkins and Secretary
Foster. Secretary Foster said tonight
that DR.. Jenkins visited Sandy Hook
in company with himself, DIR. Hamil-
ton, DR.. Balch and other officials and
agreed that it was admirably fitted for the
purpose. He had now, however, changed
front and evinced a sudden hostility to all
that the government offered. Secretary
Foster says that DR.. Jenkins refused a
medical assistant the marine service ten
dered him and refuses any federal aid,
saying he was amply able to cope with the
emergency without any assistance from
the general government. In the mean
time the government is going ahead with
the work at Sandy Hook.
At present the situation at lower quar-
antine is as follows:
scandia-Thirty- -four dead, two since arrival,
eleven sick and twelve suspects.
Moravia-No cases for five days, and cholera
practically stamped out; all the passengers on
board.
Rugia-No cases. and all the passengers on
board.
Normannia-No passengers on board, and no
cases at present
On the Stonington are the cabin passengers OF
the Normannia, all in good health.
At Hoffman island are the steerage passengers
OF the Normannia.
AtSwinburne island are twenty -hve sick per-
sons and sixty three suspects.
On Monday it is expected that the cabin
passengers of the Normannia will DO
transferred from Stonington to Fire ISL
will be put on board the New Hampshire.
MIA will be taken from Hoffman island to
Sandy Hook, and the Rugia steerage pas
sengers will take their place.
In addition to the deaths already re-
ported on board the Scandia two occurred
today. Eleven are reported sick and two
suspects.
1t has been ascert tanned that since Mon
day two secret representatives OF the Cam
adian government have been in the city
for the purpose of keeping the health Off
GERS Of that government fully informed as
to what is being done here to prevent
cholera from entering the city. Upon the
reports of these secret agents, il is said,
depends the question whether the Can
adian government will establish complete
and rigid quarantine by water and rail
against New York.
After a thorough course of fumigation
and dsnfection, and after every person
aboard had been put in such condition
that it was practically impossible for them
to convey contagion to the city. three
steamers were released from quar- antine
this afternoon. They were the Brittania,
from Liverpool; the Joseph John, from
Hamburg, and the Veendam. from
Antwerp. immigration agents in this city
whose business it is to forward new
arrivals at this port to various destinations
are much disturbed over the announce
ment made by the Illinois state board of
health, refusing admission of all immi-
grants into the state unless they bear GER
tificates from the health and immigration
officials OF the port OF New York that they
are free from disease and their baggage
and belongings thoroughly disinfected.
The steamships which left for Europe to-
dav all sailed with very small lists of cabin
and steerage passengers.
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bulletin this afternoon:
There were no cases Of cholera In the city to-
day The number Of deaths TOR the week end
ing al noon today was ISL sgaipstsi5 La the cor
responding week last year Deaths from diar-
rhcpl diseases numbered 81, which IL less than
in any corresponding week since 1870. although
the population OF the city has nesrly doubled
aimee There were no deaths during the week
from typhus or smallpox The health OF the
city is unusually good in every particular.
In the lower bay the Normannia, Mo.
ravia, Rugia, Wyoming, Wieland and
scandia now form ghostly fleet, enveloped
in a pall-like fog which prevents the
watchers on shore from making out
whether or not the dreaded yellow flag il
again thrown TO the breeze. but there is q
silver lining even to this dark cloud, for the
health authorities still keep the "Nc
choIera here" signal flying from the
island. and the Kaiser Wilhelm, from
Bremen. passed Fire island after hoistine
the happy flags which denote "ali well
on board" There is no doubt, however
that the new addition to the cholera feet
has increased the gravity of the state o.
affairs existing at quarantine, and thai
the already oyertaxed quarantine officer.
have more than theg can we'll do
in fighting cholera off our coasts
but nobody has lost heart, and the belle
that the scourge will be driven back il
strengthening instead of weakening as tn
days go By and NO cases Of cholera appeal
in New York. The feeling OF securit,