The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-09
DETAINED AT QUARANTINE.
SUSPICIOUS SICKNESS ON THE RUSSIA
FROM HAMBURG.
Five Deaths During the voynEe-Tbree Men,
bers of q Family or Five In-No Choiern,
the ships Doctors Say. but Health ON
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Five Deaths During the voynEe-Three Men,
bers OF n Family or Five Iii-No Choiern,
the ships Doctors Say. but Health ON
Ger Jenkins VIII Take No Chances.
The steamer Russia OF tho Hamburg -Ameri-
can Packet line arrived at Quarantine at o.
o'clock yesterday morning with story OF
sickness and death sufficiently disQuietlnG to
cause Health Officer jenkins to go on board
as soon as he heard OF It. There was no indi-
cation when Dr. Jenkins's assistant. DR.. San.
born. went on beard that anything unusual
had occurred. When his tug came alongside
the black steamer he saw a host OF faces look
Ing over the railing at him. Most OF Thorn be-
longed to as rosy and healthy a lot OF German
girls as the Doctor had ever looked upon. and
they were laughing and having a good time
As soon as DIR. sanborn stepped on the deck,
DR.. Hoffmann's assistant said that there had
been five deaths on board and three additional
cases of sickness. The latter and two Of the
fatal cases had been accom- panied by diarrhGal
symptoms. Both tho ships doctors and a
physician in the first cabin. who had examined
the patients. were certain that mono OF the
sickness was due to cholera. but DIR. Sanborn
thought it wise to call DR.. Jenkins's attention
to them.
DR.. jenkins was getting his trunk ready.
preparatory to going to Chicago to attend the
Health Congress there. when he received DR..
Sanborn's message. He Immediately decided
that he wasn't going to Chicago after all. at
least not right away. and went on board the
Russia without delay. After hearing what the
ships doctors had to say. Dr. jenkins and
DIR. Sanborn made thorough examination OF
tho ship and its passengers There was still
one passenger who was quite sick. and special
attention was paid to her She. like all the
others who had developed suspicious symp-
toms. was suffering from diarrhpa. cramps in
the extremities. and pains in the limbs. The
ships doctors declared that certain features
of her case convinced them that it was not
Asiatic cholera. but DR.. Jenkins said that
while he had no reason to doubt their dag.
nosis, he would have to detain the ship and
The Russia left Hamburg on the evening OF
pally to steernge messengers and freight On
this trip she had Is in the first cabin. Is in the
schmidt H 'od Dr. Jenkns that When saw saw
there were thirteen passengers in the first
cabin he knew there would be trouble. On
Catherine Lutte Of Atuna died ut G:l0 r. NJ.
She was a second cabin passenger. and was
The later said that Anna was very weak when
they went on board In iact they had feared
The ocean had been very rough ut the begin
ming Of tho trip and she was very seasick.
:, On the 2Ith the second d case was reported
lenburG. was the victim. She was in the caro-
of her parents and other members OF the party
also n relative. All the more suspicious cases
were from this family. Ida died at 2:1O A. NJ.
cause OF death as cholera infantum. On the
Both Bertha schul. who was 10 years old was
taken with the t.. e, same symptoms that had been
an order Which he had received from DIrec.
cholera manifested itself on shipboard to
return to Hamburg at once. such an order
Company's iieet. this summer. but Director
BALM had called Capt: Schmidt,s attention to
schn smpy ss 'efs Mss
kept isolated in the hospital. and died at $40
on the same day that her sickness mani
tested itself two others became i'll Charles
Stubbe was also isolated in the hospital. and
Is now conyalesing. Miss Augusta Thomas
She was a first cabin passenger. about 20
years old. and had come from Solingen. On
old was seized with illness that suggested
death yesterday. On Oct. g. also Wilhelm
Schmitt aged Is. steerage passenger. was
taken i'll. He died on the 7th. the doctors said
OF cry sipelas. One other boy in the steerage
was Ill l9r a short time. ,,
was in doubt whether there had been any
1T may be-" he said. that the ships doc
all is safe before / release the passengers or
vessel. The suspicious symptoms appeared
in three membe OF one family: but, on the
other hand. four days have elapsed since the
last case appeared. The, vessel itself is in ex;;
been under observation between live and
eight days before leaving Hamburg"
DIR. Jenkins telegraphed to DR.. }. NJ. Byran.
the bactoriologist and to Mr.. Boas. the agent
OF the company, and both went down to Quar-.
antine early in tho afternoon. DR.. Byran will
be able to give his opinion tonight
DIR. jenkins decided to transfer Miss Aue
and the Stubs family to Swinburne Island.
Hoffman, Island to-day. They will be de-
tanned at least five days. during which time
the ship and baggage will he fumigated. The
belongings OF all the sick and the Storage
generally were washed with hichloride OF lime
before the ship reached Quarantine.
KITTENS AMONG THE DEAD B0NES