The Portland daily press., 1893-08-05
HASTILY BURIED AT SEA.
why the Karamania is Suspected of Being
a Cholera Ship.

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New York, August 4.-The Anchor
| line steamer Karamania, which arrived
| at quarantine at 25 minutes to o'clock
Yesterday evening from Naples, was de-
tanned by Health Officer Jenkins.
| The captain reported that he had lost
three passengers during the voyage. The
strange part of his report was that al
| though two of these passengers had
died yesterday morning, whenhis vessel
| was almost in sight of Fire Island, the
bodies were hastily buried at sea.
| This is most unusual circumstance,
as it is customary when a passenger dies
SO near port to bring the body to land.
| The Karamania carries All passengers
| in her steerage. They are all Italians
| with the exception of 81. who are Greeks.
All the passengers were taken on board
at Naples. The steamer left Naples Jul
| ly Is.
| From the meagre information which
| Captain McGavin sent ashore, a skeleton
story of her voyage is learned. When
| she was two days out, Rosa Buccola, Al
wears old, died and was buried at sea.
There was no death after that until yes
| terday morning, when the steamer must
have been making Fire Island.
| Then two deaths occurred within
three hours, Giuseppe Pascalo Romialdo,
| 40 years old, died at s o'clock, and Maria
di Nicola, % years old, at a quarter to II.
| Both were buried at sea.
The Karamania dropped anchor in
quarantine at half-past o'clock in the
afternoon, but it was not for several
1,o,,r, 10 +ar bot fbo orr;va1 IF tho xocco1
| the deaths and ner detention were known
| in this city.
In the case of steamer which arrived
from a yellow fever port three weeks
ago, and reported one death just outside
| Sandy Hook, the body was brought into
| port
DR.. Jenkins was not satisfied with the
| captains explanation of the case, and de-
cided upon an autopsy. The steamer
and the men who were unloading her
| were all held as matter of precaution.
| The autopsy proved that death had been
due to yellow fever. 1t is just such pro-
| cedure that is rendered impossible by
| the hurried burial off Fire Island yester-
day.
been upon Naples constantly of late. be-
| cause of the increase of cholera there
reported by cable.
| when Dr.. j. w. Wheeler, the United
| States hospital surgeon, who was sent to
Europe to inspect the chief ports of i'm
migration. returned two weeks ago, he
reported to Surgeon General Wyman
| that the danger OF general outbreak of
| cholera at Mediterranean ports was not
| great.
Since he left Europe and made his
views public the cable has been bringing
more alarming reports from Naples. G.
B. Young, the United States hospital
surgeon stationed there, cabled to Sur
geon General Wyman few days ago
that because of the growing scare in Ma
pies it was difficult to secure the coop
GRAFTON of the authorities in enforcing
the medical inspection and disinfection
of passengers before they embarked.
DR.. Young was at once instructed to
permit no steamer to sail unless the reg
ulations had been complied with in all
respects Since that time the condition
of affairs at Naples has grown steadily
| worse.
DR.. Jenkins says that while he can find
| no evidence that cholera exists, or has
| existed, on the Karamania, he deems the
circumstances sufficiently suspicious to
! hold the vessel and passengers until all
doubts are removed. This morning ar
| rangements were made to locate the pas
| sengers on the islands.
DESERVING Naples.
London, August A Rome despatch
says that since the outbreak of cholera
| in Naples more than 100000 residents
have fled from that city. Official reports
greatly understate the facts. The report
| for Sunday last said there were 10 new
cases and nine deaths. Reliable private
| advices declare there were 80 new cases
| and 2S deaths on that day, and 40 new
cases and 27 deaths MonGay.