The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-09-15


At l:l5 Saturday morning Dr jenkins
the New York quarantined health officer,
received the following from ~wiuDurn
Island over the cable. signed by DR. lIyrun.
Have visited the Scandiu this evening
and find the following: Total numhur of
passengers l,0N cabin 2S, stecragy gsl.
crew II. ON the voyage there weSp -
deaths, of which there were - in stecrage,
one in cabin and two among the crew
am now starting in our tug Crystal Water,
to transfer seven cases stricken with the
plague TO the hospital here on Swinturne
Island.
The ScandIa sailed from Hambur, ON
August p II has been varouslv reported
that she had about 800 stecragr passengers
and IL was expected that she would hp the
final coup for the plague ridden Hamburg
American Company. As the report tu.
night shows, the worst fears are more than
realized No such mortality, as that which
Captain kOpH has been compel ed To report.
has heretofore been recorded during the
present reign If the plague.
The Hamburg American Company now
has six ships under the ban of the health
officers the Morayia, Rugia. Normaluia,
Wicland. Stubbcnhuk and the Scandia.
1HE su1rs IN QUARANTINE.
In addition to the steamer Britannia,
which is lying IN upper quarantine with 2l5
cabin and IA steera,e passengers the fol.
lowing ships are lying in upper quaran-
tine: Joseph John, Obdam. Dubbodam.
Stubbenhuk and Diamont, the latter an oil
tank steamer. The following are at the
lower quarantine; Morayia, Norm annia,
Rugia, Wyoming and Wieland.
The Wieand was sent to Upper Quar-.
antine to-morrowr;S there is no indication
OF cholera amongl! e passengers.
The Spree has zen released from Quaran.
tine
CHOLERA DISAPPEARING N PERSIA.
The mortality from cholera at Tcberan
Persia now averages ~ daily, against 200
a week ago.
II is officially stated that there has not
been a case of cholere in al l,nezsrly
JERSEYS COAST u lEp.
The New Jersey State e'ard OF Health
decided to appoint a patrol on the coast
from cholera wreckagc. Some debris from
an infected steamer was recently found,
and this lead tp the formation of the patrol.
They will burn all the wreckagc am debris
found on the coast
sH1P QCARANrlSrp ~ SAN rRNN IsCO.
The American snip Fraul, PcuieltOn.
CAPTAIN Nichols, arrived ct san Francisco
from Calcutta. The Captain reported that
two of his men had diri four months ago
After the symptoms had been described TO
DIR, Lawlcr, the quarantine officer Uc con
ciuded that the men had suCcumlrd to
cholera and Immediately ordered the ship
into quarantine,
LONDON Is NOT INFECTED.
Consul General John G.. New, in al inter
view, expressed his confident belief that
London Is not cholera Infected port
NEW YORK cry STILL FREE,
The New York board OF health bulletin,
published Tuesday, says there are no cases
of cholera in that city.
TIGHTENING THE GORDON.
General kimball, of the life saving ser
vice, sent the following telegram 10 all
keepers of that service in the United ,ates;
Information has been received Of EFFORT, 90 evnde
the quarantine regulations Of the cuu ,try ~ per.
sons attempting to laud rom foreign vessels, on
beaches and places outside of established ulrts OF
entry, You are therefore directed to urrNrnt the
success or az sIch attempts within your pruNl lnce
This will result in the establishnen, of a
most effective Gordon at all points