The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-16
MORE PEST SHIPS TO ARRIVE.
The Infection Was Landed in August
With Immigrants From Antwerp.
City Omcials Urge tho People Not to Re
Alarmed. but to Assist Health ON
GERS In Stamping Out the Disease
Normannia's Passengers FREQ To-day.

NN''AHS htSPitoA tooay iIOil u ltueDteut III
6sc Second avenue, suffering from what
was announced to be genuine cholera. 1t
is not known how she got the plague.
Orders were issued to have the girl re-
moved at once to the reception hospital at
the foot of East Sixteenth street The
house at 692 Second avenue is tenement
In which eight families live. The house
was thoroughly disinfected today and the
bedding on which the sick girl lay was
taken away and burned. All the clothing
was also burned. Employees of the health
department went to Mrs. Finn's boarding
house, where the girl recently washed,
and took away the bed in which she slept
there and whatever clothing she had.
Everything was burned to destroy infec-
ton. The boarding house was also dis
infected. Mrs. Finn's boarders, eight in
number, are professional people. They
are badly scared. A physician was de-
tailed to watch the house from which the
girl was removed. A large crowd gath
cred. and it took several policemen to keep
the crowd back. 1t is believed the girl
will die. Physicians have possession of
some of the girls vomit for biological ex-
animation. This is the first case of chol-
era reported in the city in which the
patient was alive.
Sanitary Superintendent Edison had a
conference with Police Superintendent
Byrnes today, and over 100000 cholera
circulars are being distributed through
the city. They are printed in English,
German, Hebrew, Italian and Bohemian.
The work of fitting a floating hospital at
the foot of Sixteenth street for the recep-
ton of cholera patients is being hurried
along. Among the nurses Offering are
many young women of refinement and
education. the attire of several indicating
life of ease and wealth. There have
been many male applicants. J. Pierpont
Morgan, treasurer of the Chamber of
Commerce quarantine emergency fund.
acknowledges the receipt of additional
$72, 1856 in subscriptions since noon yester-
day; previously acknowledged. SOS. 800;
grand total to date, $i30,635. Tomorrow
the Normannia's passengers will be
brought by boat from Fire island and
landed at the Normannia's pier in
Hoboken. The landing may be opposed
by the New Jersey authorities.
After a conference this afternoon with
President Wilson, of the health depart
ment, and President Porter, of the depart
ment of charities and corrections, on the
outbreak of cholera in this city, Mayor
Grant gave out q proclamation to the pub
lie. reciting the appearance of cholera in
the city and the means taken to combat it.
The mayor calls for confidence in the pro-
visions taken, and says excessive fear on
the part of the public is not justified.
Cholera, says the proclamation, is neither
infectious nor contagious within the COM
mon meaning of the words, nor is it. in the
language of an eminent authority, as
dangerous as diphtheria The public will
be intelligently advised as to the progress
of the disease. The paper closes: Rest
assured that all will be done by the au-
thorities to meet every emergency, aud,
with the confidence of the public and their
aid in enforcing sanitary regulations.
cholera will be mastered, health restored
and peace, good order and happiness main
tanned"
Millionaire Hearst cabled from Paris,
placing at the disposal of the physicians
composing the medical conference ap-
pointed by the Chamber of Commerce the
use of his famous yacht Namoose.
DR.. Walker, deputy health officer, has
issued the following bulletin:
Moravia-Aii we'll on board. scandia-All
well today. wi a few exceptions. Wyoming
One infant died. Normannia ALI we'll on
board.
Dr. Jenkins evidently does not put any
faith in this theory that Fricsland immi-
grants brought cholera, and explains that
his deputy reported no illness on the
Friesland when she arrived He ad-
mitted, however. that it might be possible.
e. H. uk
island. tonight reports one death of pneu-
monia, following an attack of cholera.
The morning opened bright and frosty,
and New York is enjoying just the kind
of weather to prevent the spread of
cholera. The few cases which have ap-
peared here and which were concealed by
the board Of health have in no way
alarmed the authorities or citizens. Peo-
pie here have become educated up to the
point of having little or no fear of the for
merry dreaded disease
The immigrant passengers of the
steamer Friesiand, which arrived on Au-
gust 2o, senm to have brought the disease
to little Minnie Levinger, who died on
September II. They were traced back to
Antwerp, which place they reached from
other cities of Europe doubtless infected
with cholera. When they reached quar-
antine there was no illness reported
aboard, and after a few hours detention
and so-cailed fumgation they were al
lowed TO proceed. From the steamship
pier the passengers scattered over the city
and country. Four young women went
10 the house where little Minnie lived.
The infection was probably in their cloth
ing, as they escaped an attack themselves.
Ii is authoritatively stated that nine
steamships, carrying $3.50 immigrants. are
en- route to this country. Among the
steamers now en- route with steerage pas
sengers are the Inman line steamer In
diana, from Liverpool. September 10, with
GOO in the steerage; the Anchor line
steamer Ethiopia, from Glasgow. Septem-
ber 1, with 1s9 In the steerage; the Ham,
burg American line steamer Bohemia,
from Hamburg. August 81. with 6s2 i'm the
steerage: the steamer Polaria, from Stet-
tin, September /. with l4s in the steerage;
the North German Lloyd line steamer
Herman, from Bremen. September 8. with
300 in the steersge: the Fabre line steamer
Massilia. from Naples, September II, with
400 in the steerage. There arrived a.
quarantine this morning the steamers
Croft, from Dundee, and Cuidad
Condal, from Havana. The lat
ter had only one passenger, as
others declined TO sail, fearing the twenty
DAYS quarantine here The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Traye, from Bremen