New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-10

custom house officers did the latter, II they dldn
do the former They were held on board Till the
revenue cutter steamed back TO the city anu
brought two suits of clothing from the Barge
Office. Then the two men were taken OH 'he
ship, they exchanged their clothes, and those winch
they had worn were fumieated at the Quarantine
pier before they were allowed to 60 up to New
York.
The Wyoming was anchored near the Morovia,
Rugia and Normannia, and DR.. Jenkins ordered
that the three sick immigrants on her be sent at
once to Swinburne Island. They have been only
three weeks out of Russia. 1t was decided also
that all who had come in contact with them would
be sent to Hoffman Island for examination.
As the Wyoming steamed toward her place oil
exile she was saluted by an ominous signal from
the big Normannia. which hoisted the yellow nag
to signal to the captain of the hospital boat at
Swinburnc Island that he must make another trip
Another member of the crew, Adam Weiss, twenty
one years old, had been seized with cholera, and
he was lowered over the side and taken 10 the
pesthouse He came over just in time to MI
gap for death had lessened the number OF patients
there by one At 0 a. m. Carl Blessing also
member of the crew of the Normannia, gave up
the struggle, and the nurses who had watched MIN
through the night knew that their work, SO far
as he was concerned, was over
The Wyoming was not the only addition to
the feet of plague ships yesterday. Early in the
morning the Wieland Captain Karlowa, arrived
from Ilalhbu At first che created scare, Tor
she few the yellow flag when she reached Lower
Quarantine But DR.. Waser found that she was all
right and that the warning flag had been raised
only through a ppreleusion of the regulations
The Wieand was nevertheless held at Lower
Quarantine. and though she may be allowed to
bo
be held in quarantine for ten days. She has no
steerage and l6l cabin passengers aboard The
Wyoming has 27s cabin and 1863 steerage pas
sengers.
The report of the captain Of the Normannia
was extensively discussed yesterday. His remarks
about the lack of water. etc. bearing out what
the Normannia's cabin passengers asserted In their
appeal TO Governor Flower, were commented OIL
particularly The report is as follows:
Steamer Normannia, twenyhrst trip September ls"z.
During the voyage had hve deaths others occurred
here The record Is follows: First caoin-Jacoo
Iyncmann. diabetes. died August 81 second cabin
Carl Hegert ny-slx years old, cholen, reported III
August 81 died August 81. steerage-Iliy Storm e'e'cn
and oneha old, dlarrhoea ana vomiting ieporu
III August 90 died August 80. Willy storm, mree ana
oneha years old reposted Ill August 3o died September
l. Franz A. scholz and onehaH years old. reported
III September .. died same day Charlotte Hunger zen
old reported i'll september l. died september o.
,eported IN September g. died day. Trimmer otto
Fnsc cholera reported III September died September D.
Storage Emma Storm cholerne reported III oepooei
d.cd Sepshnbor 4. Stcaage-bteward n Inmn~s'
cholera reported III September Z. died on the sane dav
while being transported the hospital island There were
sent 10 the hospital Swlnburne Island on sepmoer =
from tho teeragc f. Schoz eight years Old and H. sOoh
four weeks DID, sokers Farke, Bacrncr, and MasuVsKy
September s. Trimmers Ente ouendt. Freitsa; the
ships butcher zeymostiech. and ships waiter Baum
bach. september g. Trimmers c. Petersen. E. Ahrens
r. Konig and F. Bochm. The patients who were sen.
TO the hospital on Swinburne Island September and
suffered only from darrhoea. had no vomiting anu
were taken away only for security
In the cabin there OF sickness efter tne
death Of Carl Heger On Sunday the steeage passengers
were removed TO Hoffman Island and the sick and dead
were taken from ship. On Monday the compartments
o. the steeagc and G. were closed and subjected
TO bath Of steam heated 20 degrees for 1--WE hours
Compartments and fumigsted with sulpnuf ior
fourteen hours to-day the entire steerage Is Dehg
woshed and scrubbed with sui Innate Yesterday ohe
nall Of the crew to Hoffman Island with all
their bagqage dsinfecton. and to-day the rest OF e
wen, there. While the away the part OF the
shin which they occupied umlgated with supnur anu
washed and scrubbed with sublmate. All OF this disn.
lection was ordered by Fresh water, which "ou1a
very much ike 70 have NewYork, instead OF what
We have which is Elbe water has not YET rc'oh'u vi"
shin although I ordered day before yesterday
That great dissatsfseton exists among the CABIN pas
snqcr, YOU can imagine. Though there has been some
restoration Of comness and quiet feeling, It Is easy 10
perceive the Infection under which most OF th'f'
are iaborlng there has absolutely teen no panic
AZ tie advice and request OF several caoh psssehscrs
strictly sanitary diet is being Observed Oh noar' ho"
w,, has ocn given the crew and steeraGe passengers
only in boiled since left Hamburg IN 'ea or
claret. At present time we use only oofu "u'es
FOR w,shlng and oven cleaning the teeth ~'hH 'na'
have done everything to the spread of the epidemic
and here that the steps have taK'h Will n"'"'' '0
cabin passengers in absolute security
september = had open this letter again 70 INFORM
YOU that during the night nlnc suspicious vsses
and are now % a. M being taken 70 SWhourn' isau'
Now IL + beginning TO appear the stewards whch
* bad and | must beg II possibly IT, done " any
way that tho removal tie cabn passengers 10 anouer
shin or place D., insisted Up 70 this time no case Oh
info ton has appeared among the cabin passengers ana all
ar, we'll b., whether will be able 70 report this IN three
days from date that the disease has again aieae"
,mo,y the crew aud attendants Is extremely doubtful
In addition this dishecting ana uhE''l"s MA
,er,s arc now giving ont we ncd sulphur ana euoi'
mates also 80 for the crew for ths men ha'o
been ,cepng on bare panks for two nights The mat
oo ycrs burned without my being notified would
ravc secured Others The illness We
need help badly and must IT, Drinking water came
last night but IL T., only sufficient for four days
The ships held at Upper Quarantine last night
were the Britannia. Johann Joseph. Tiverton'
Obdam. Dubbeldam. and Stubbenhuk. Inc
Snrec had been held all morning, but passed up
in tho early afternoon The Prins Willem. with
and the Asatia freight steamship; all went up
vcstcrdov having received clean bills OF health.
The Johann Joseph anchored OIL upper Quaran-
tine during the afternoon she came IRON Ihr ham,
hurc hut reported all well She left Hamburg
an August 90 and has a crew OF twcnty-two
Um mon 7Thc Pritannic has on board III cabin and
"a s,ceraec passengers. Among her cabin pas pas
| snnrers are Mrs Cornelius van Not'' Miss
Rosina Vokcs and Professor Wilson