The evening world., 1894-09-12
. PASSENGERS HELD.
Excitement on the Steamship
Vera at Quarantine,
Immigrant Lucchi's Sudden and
Mysterious Illness.
Sent to Hoffman Island with His
Party for Observation.

Considerable excitement was caused
among the ia cabin and 2lS steerage pas
sengers on the North German Lloyd
steamship Vera when on arriving at
Quarantine, from Genoa, Monday,
the Health Officer sprang on board and
began making close examination Of
nearly all the passengers.
AS this Is the usual custom when an
ocean vessel arrives, the captain and
crew thought nothing of it. 1t was diff
ferent. however, when six of the steer
age passengers-two man, one woman
and three children-were ordered to stand
aside for a more careful examination.
Whatever the health officers saw in
their appearance, certain it is that the
six passengers referred to were taken
off the vessel and sent down the bay to
Hoffman Island.
There they wi. be carefully watched,
and IL nothing of a dangerous illness
manifests itself, they will be allowed
to land in a few days.
In fact. the health officers gave out
a statement to-day that nothing allied
the passengers beyon a bad attack of
diarrhoea. 1t is regarded as peculiar,
on the island If 1t is only a case of
diarrhoea, the question is asked why
are they not allowed to land.
The secrecy observed by the health
officials Is also commented upon. AL
though the Werra reached here on Mon
day, not a word of the removals was al
lowed to leak out until today. there
ments made by the health officers and
the ships physician.
According to the health officers, they
were Informed by DR.. Dursch, the ship
physician, that every one of the six
passengers became i'll when about nine
days out from Genoa. In fact, that II
was upon the latter's statement that the
passengers were detained. Not only
does DIR. Dursch deny this, but he goe:
further and says he knew nothing o.
five of the removals until reaching thu
dock at Hoboken.
one of the steerage passengers was
cording to DR.. Dursch, been one of the
healthest on board during the voyage.
When, however. the health officer
to his stomach, and the resulting symp
toms were such that the officers wer
considerably startled. When they fe
the mans pulse they were by no mean
The woman. the other man referred t.
| and three children were all of one party
and while no alarming symptoms wer
seen in any of the latter, II was de
There was at first considerable dis
cussion as to whether or not the Werr
itself. as well as all on board. shoul
| he detained. This. of course, produce
the liveliest kind Of protest, which event
| ually succeeded
Evidently the health officials did nc
consider the illness, whatever 1t was; 9
a particularly contagious nature. OH
erwise. they would undoubtedly hav
held all.
The Werra after few hours, was a
lowed TO proceed on her way, ana late
the passengers were landed at her pie
in Hohoken.
When seen by an Evening World
reporter on board the Werra, at ne
dock. at Hoboken, to-day, DR.. Dursc
you can see by my journal that o
the voyage from Genoa | did not nay
a single case of Illness to report; IN
passengers were all healthy, and petol
coming on board had been examined q
a competent board OF experts.
about two days before reaching Ne
York one OF the women in the steerae
nothing serious about it, but she insist,t
ON drinking lot OF ice-water, which q
not improve her condition. She was 81
in the fever when we reached auara,
tine, and considered 1t my duty TO not
~ DR.. Jenkins. / did so:
'Dr. Jenkins himself, with two OF his
sistants, examined the woman, ana as
/, | matter of DreCautlOn Ut. JeIlhlllS 'aiu
would take her off. He said nothing fu
, Their to me about the case. and ! new
was more surprised in my life when,
reaching our dock, / was FOR the nr
time Informed that five other passenger
two men and three children, had al
heen removed ] do not know what ala
/, nosis DR.. Jenkins has made IN any OF
? cases but 7 am positive there Is y
q the least thing to be alarmed ABOUT. j
a iIiness can only be such as might happ
u On hoard any boat or on land, nor can
a he the least bit contagious
= QUARANTINE, S. l., Sept. l2.-Hea'
i Oficer jenkins was at a meeting
i he state Board of Health today, :
:. mr. A. T. Talmadge, one OF his depuu
l. saws that Vera arrived MONDAY,
g. boarded her. The ships doctor
II norted a woman in the hospital 81
{. fering from high fever. ,,,
n He examined her and diagnosed I
IS case "a gastric fever. Her temperatl
U,as IO5 She was removed to SW
l. hurne Island, where Dr.. Athey mace
e ba Chronological examination. She dey
N oned no symptoms of any contagi'
h opJ has improved sufficiently to be II
aatni5ttion 10 be discharged tomorrow,
The Werra arrived during paaI,
larry busy time, nNe Ecsseis ia
IL naesea in that day ana was dethlhe :
ne row hours in order 20 ehahle tne -. u
+. ,ors 10 reach her and not because IN
Ie were suspicious of cholera Inc "oii
i'm came from Genoa, Italy