The sun., 1893-08-05
No CHOLERA In THIS PORT.
ALL VEIL ABOARD THE KARAMASIA
IN QUARANTINE.

rcltrnt Shnro-hcnhrtmcntn TO UNTO to
rntorce Sanitary Regulations tn the City.
Thcro is no cholera In the port Of New York.
and ihore has been mono this year. II any Of
the three passengers who died on board the
Anchor limo steamship Karamania from Ma
rlea. and were buried at sea, died OF cholera
tbero ls no evidence OF IL among tho passen-
gers who are on board now. or the 524 per-
sons who are on board tho ship there is but
ono who is even indisposed. He Is a sailor
man, who worked while In the coal hole, and
drank quantities Of ice water while he did 1t.
and he had diarrhGa afterward. The Kara
mania rodo at anchor In the middle OF the Mar
rows yesterday. A yellow flag floated from
her manmast as an evidence that she was de-
taincd In Quarantine. Her passengers sang
songs most OF the day.
Health OfIicer Jenkins went aboard OF her
early with Dr. Talmage OF his own stan and
Dr. Dillingham; OF Sanitary Inspector Robertss
stan. They examined every person aboard.
DR.. Todd. the ships surgeon. said that the
woman who died first was sick when she came
aboard the ship at Naples. Tho symptoms
wero not those OF cholera She died when the
boat was two days out. The Immediate cause
OF death he gave as congestion OF the lungs.
But he made post-mortem examination and
found evidence Of disturbance Of the bowels.
having died Of congestion Of the lungs. Whom
she was buried tho bed she slept In and all her
effects we're thrown overboard. and her berth
and tho ships hospital were fumigated. Tho
other two cnses the Doctor said began with q
diarrhpa. They were accompanied by vomit-
ing After a two days illness both men died.
The ship was of Fire Island when they were
buried. Their effects and their bedding were
destroyed and there was moro fumigation.
DR.. Todd said he would not attempt to say
what was the cause of death. There was no
leo TO spare to bring the bodies into port.
Dr. Todd was questioned about the clean
bill Of health the boat carried from Gibraltar
where she touched after the woman died. He
said that all the clrcum stances Of the death Of
tho woman were explained at Gibraltar, and
as everybody on board was well there was no
trouble In getting the clean bi
When DR.. Jenkins came ashore he dictated
the following statement:
hS bodies .s p. ssS dsa Ts
have mad NO 10 1,e;f,sn m n @ ss,s'sy .ess
sympons I deserSed BY the snips surgeon rsemsie
those cholera. There is no occasion Whatever for
@s have assola,s @ o PROOF That there Is no danger
made 10 transfer the passengers to the Islands.
DR.. Jenkins then sent this report to Surgeon
Genera! Wyman Of the Marine Hospital SER
vice at Washington:
The vessel cleared from Naples July Is with All
si .Gr we're in sooa
iSs 70 XII q health II ,.ssnsisS .%a SS
s n ON mafnS n
stating the eau congestion eianEs
q 'Ss 2oen
w Ts as St ss y
ihe steamship leaves 2os, in free pra!qus" 1mAy
M me relieving !. the history of the two cases that
died qs sn Esnois ssss 20 y wa. taken suddenly i'll
IN
was removed i'm m edately TO tho hospital on Aug. 4
on he ay
,ns and .om. ersmH. in the leg. and ARM. Il: diet a;
"a
81 asns and d!sa On sss %oenns o 4: .ad
Ss!w;:n jSiy And AaE n: ys.:.l n.. S.sn
,ranssrred at They viii be detained vs days at
The doctor sent cable to DIR: Deland his
With wit pr. Young: G g. s lie teleeraphed to the Anchor
to Holman Island. and he .teiecraphed MAJOR
SGy or sa The
ierrinr ns"ie the pas.eesers to Holman Island be-
large force OF men is at work.
Tho doctor m ade a second visit to the ship
viii be taken to Holman, Island and put in
ss Gesn h'y E ssnn WITH RR their
they ;' will i te taken to swinburne island. where
the ship will be dlsinfectel and scrubbed.
The doctor was asked whether In his opin-
d .he 10
those OF cholera they resem bled those Of other
diseases Nothing Is certain and we will take
An Anchor line official on board the tug, As
distance called at Quarantine about7 o'clock.
2 barge. but one would be ready in the morn;
Ing. Tne tug had supply Of fresh bread and
the Tas
cheering; third trip to the ship was made
He said that the passengers were all satisfied. |
and nobody had sign OF sickness
case OF the Knramania was a small matter.
not %snea tic tie subject to Mr. GrOy TOa
There Is nothing to indicate that cholera
caused any OF the deaths on the ksramania.
odere DISEASES s " oas
character 70 be reported. We will Investigate
made. But We do not anticipate finding a sim
gle case Of cholera in the city this season"
;fbny IN cs said
arrived Even 4 the deaths on the Karamania
because the department was fully prepared |
and had every facility for fighting the disease. |
dhe city. he said is In splendid sanitary con
h9use-to; house Inspection begun during the |
winter, The vaIating OF houses whose owners
neglected to mako the repairs ordered BY the |
nepartmsnt dep! had had the desired effect and
Health are acted on promptly. One hundred !
physicians beside the summer corn could be I
detailed and at work within twelve hours II |
need arose.
-, There is no excuse for a cholera scare" said
Mayor Gilroy, Whatever needs to be done |
the citizens OF New York may rest satisfied will |
be donc. hnve Just been in communication
with Health oficer jenkins by telephone, and |
he says that 1t Is by no means certain that the
deaths sS 9R the ssa the result OF eho
Il they hdd been. He is abundantly prepared
20 Iot tef meet any emergency at Quarantine Tho |
preeaution. of course. precautions viii not bn b
neglected ne 10 the city. Ihave called a meeting
S the hsd hsnls "a Of the ssyera city
sire that 1t shall be distinctly understood
that 1t Is not called because ! have any
iiag tbS will h.is be simply for eonsataton as
mont OF all tho sanitary laws and ordinanssa