New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-04
IS THIS a CHOLERA SHIP!
THE KARAMANIA DETAINED.
SHE CAME FROM NAPLES AND THREE PAS
SENGERS DIED on BOARD.
THE TESSEL HELD FOR DISINFECTION.
AFTER STOPPING THE STEAMER DR.. JENKINS
CITY-TIE NAMES or THE IMMIGRANTS
WHO DIFD-THEY WERE ALL
BURIED At sEA-TwO OF THE
DEATHS OCCURRED

DEATHS OCCURRED
YESTERDAY
Thrce deaths took place on the Anchor Line
steamer karamania, which arrived here after
long voyage from the cholera infected port of
Naples. Nobody processes TO know from what
disease the three passengers died. phc ships
doctor must have reported the cause OF death to
the Health Officer. Immediately after Dr. jenkins
boarded the yesterday afternoon he started
for the city His assistants foSowed an hour
or so later, and when search was mad" Tor the
members of the Quarantine stan last evening hoc
one of them could he found.
The United Press representative boarded the
karamania last night and tried to ascertain from
the ships doctor the cause of the deaths which
had occurred on the vessel. The surgeon posi-
lively rcfu -ed TO talk on the subject, even when
informed that a suspicion prevailed that it was
A'atc cholera. He declared that the Health
Onccr. Dr. Jenkins, had his report in the matter
and could make it public if he desired.
\ seaman on the Karamania told the United
Press representative that those who had died
Ildu NlOF'Nt uldTTIO'd 1'NoHi WIS h' hh'"
nothing as to the cause OF the deaths The Off
GERS of the steamer were rcticcnt regarding the
matter. and in all cases referred the reporter to
the surgeon They said, however. that all on
board we'll last night
The vessel arrived early yesterday afternoon, yet
her arrival was not reported until she had been
opposite the Quarantine station for four or five
hours Two Of the passengers died yesterday morn
ing and were buried at sea before the steamer was
sighted from Fire Island 1t is usual in the cases
Of death at sea for the ships doctor to report at
Quarantine the cause of death. yellow fever may
fc rrport.d az heart disease and cholcri a. natural
surgeon not to specify the disease from which
pa s,.ngcrs have died on the voyage.
The steamer was held for fumiGation and dis
infection II WIS reported that all the passengers
were well and that they will be detained for
observation DR. Jenkins announced that he
would investigate the matter and determine the
cause of death The bodies Of those who died
are out OF the reach of experts who hunt for
'IpfId 'd'lhi. ~ - Pi"'''''' ''"' 7'''' ~ VIZ
hrdcloth'nY psc5 by the diseascd persons remains
on board. and will bc used for purposes OF eN-
animation.
The steamer karamania is not known in New
York SIc had a general cargo and al Si""rag"
passengers She was consigned 10 Hen i"rson
irnfhrr~ tho agents of the Aachor Lin" IN ms
CITY The first death on board her occurred on
July l.. The victim OF th" unknown disease was
Rosa Buccola young woman seventeen years
old and native of Naples. th' city which i now
threatened with an epidemic Of the ANlntlc
scourgc Yesterday Gu-cppc Pascalo Romado,
forty years old. died and buried At sea at
10 - a m Maria iii Nicola, twcnty-thlee years
old dicl an hour cr - later and WAS buried al
most wli,i-n sight Of Sandy Hook. The passengers
who dicd all cam" from Naples
Tia. passenger, Of the karamania with IN" "N-
crption of twenty y-onr Greeks. Italians
brought from tho sums of cholera. infected
~ity II is thought that DR. Jenkins WAS in con
snltation with members of the Board Of Health
last evening President Wilson, Of ia" Board Of
Health said, however, that he had not seen Dr.
Jenkins NJ the home of DIR. Cyrus Edison it WAS
said that DR. Jenkins had not been there.