Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-09
GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA.

The Steamer Russia from Hamburs | Detained at Quarantine - Fiv' Deaths occurred During -she voyag, The Baggage to Be DisfnfecteS and Every Precaution to Be TakeI
 Against Cholera-No Apprehension Felt-The Vessel Left Hamburs With q Clean Bill of Health.
 NEW YORK, Oct. s-The steamer Russii from Hamburg arrived at Quarantine sta
 tion at 10 a. m. to-day and reported ivt
 deaths during the voyage, and some easel of illness. Two of the dead were cabin
 passengers and three were in the steerage
 The deaths were all said to have been duo
 to natural causes, but Health OAcer Jen.
 kins decided to detain the vessel, disinfeot
 the baggage and take every precaution
 against cholera.
 The ship left Hamburg September 24
 with clean bill of health, signed by Dr.
 White of the United States marine hospital
 service, who is stationed at that port to see
 that atesrage passengers are quarantined a few dsya She has 13 first cabin, 2S secord cabin and 40 steerage passengers. There
 were two ships surgeons on the vessel and doctor among the passengers. From these medical men it was learned that when the ship was one day out Cstharine Luthge, a cabin passenger forty. seven years of age, was taken sick and died at e:10 p. m. the same day: She was a weak, anemio woman and had been cautioned against 6 sea voyage. Her brother-in-law who &C., companied her, said that sea sickness and her weak condition caused her death. Ida Stubhe, one year old, 8 passenger In the steerage, was taken with disrrhoes and vomiting on September 27 and died on the 2Sth The case was diagnosed as one of cholefa infantum. The family to which the child belonged consisted of Gottfried and Alwena Stubbe, father and mother of the child, a brother, Charles, and Bertha scheel. On the S0th the latter became i'll with diarrhoea and vomiting. She was 5 at 9:10 @. m.
 On September 30 Charles Stubbe, aged nine. developed symptoms of disrrhosa and vomiting. Be was also isolated. Accord ing to the ship surgeons he had no cholera and Is now convalescent. On the 30th Au- gusta Thomas from Solingen, first cabin passenger, thirty years old, who was &C., companied by her brother, became quite seasiek and ate something which did not agree with her. She began to vomit and died immediately. Her brother stated that her family Is subject to heart disease, and this is given ss the cause of death.
 Ida Aue, aged thirty, who was in the steerage, was taken i'll on October 30. She had disrrhoa and vomiting, some pains in the limbs and cramps. She was put in the hospital of the ship and is still quite sick, but will probably recover. Wilhelm Schnutt, aged fifteen years old, c steerage passenger, was taken i'll on the Sd. The doctor diagnosed his case ss erysipelss of the foot and leg. He died at 1 8. m. Oc. tobsr 2. All those who died except the last were buried at sea- The doctors said they were satisfied that none of the deaths were due to cholera. Dr. San born, the boarding officer, reported to Dr. Jenkins, who made personal exsmi- nation of the vessel. He found her to be In excellent condition and the passengers to be clean looking lot. He decided to hold the party as precaution.
 Charles Stubbe was taken to the hos pital and his father and mother were taken along ss suspects. Dr. Jenkins said that he would not express any opinion ss to the cause of death of the passengers who died on the Russia until biological examine tion hsd been made. Dr. Byron, the bac- teriologist of the health department, Is making this examination.
 No apprehension is felt here in regard to the danger of cholera getting in, even should ths cases on the Russia prove to be that disease. The passengers are happy lot, mostly Germans, and there Is no panic among them. The ship Is capable of &C., 1000 people and has only half that number on board. Dr. Jenkins states that hs will probably remove the passengers to Hoffman Island, in the lower bay, tomorrow, where they will be de- tained five days. Their baggage will be and every precsution taken. Dr. Kinyon of the marine service boarded the ship several times during the dey. He, says the ships surgeons had given com plete history of each case, showing that none of the deaths were due to cholera.