New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
SUSPICIOUS CASE HOLDS
LINER AT QUARANTINE
Health Officer, Suspecting ChoI-
era On LuSitania, Will Make
Examination.
STEERAGE PASSENGER ILL
Doctors Refuse to Discuss Case,
but Will Not Take Chances
Pending Result of Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Test.

THEOLOGICAL Test.
The cholera scare has reached New
York The big Cunarder Lusitania. with
2,o44 passengers on board. was detained
at Quarantine last night While the ILL
ness of one of the steerage passengers
was investigated. The man was in a
serious condition when the doctors at
Quara ntine decided that it would be bet
ter to hold the ship while bacteriologi-
cal examination was made to determine
the exact nature of the malady,
While the health authorities would not
admit there was even any symptom of
cholera, in answer to a query whether
the cholera scare was responsible for
the careful examination that was being
made one of the officials at Quarantine
replied: Presumably so; but we cannot
say there is anything like that on board"
Meanwhile, eight hundred persons.
many in evening dress, were fretting
and fuming on the Cunard pier. Among
the passengers expected on the ship are
some prominent in society, and their
friends turned out in force to meet
them.
All sorts Of rumors were current on
the pier when the big ship which was
expected to dock last night failed to
show. One story was that the pilot had
refused to bring her up against the
strong ebb tide.
Another story, which appeared to be
nearer the truth. was that the doctor
who came on board at Quarantine had
gone back to the island for another doc
tor. and that the ship had started on,
the examination believed to be over, but
had been recalled.
Finally, at 11:35 p. m, 1t was an
dock la st night No explanation was given.
Then there was a rush for the exit A
second gate had to be opened. Tickets
to meet incoming passengers are issued
to Mr. So-and-So and one or two as
the case may be. AS practically all those
on the pier wanted to return for the
arrival of the ship. they sought to get
back the pasteboards. which had been
tossed into a heap The men at the gate
were hard put to it to sort out the re-
quired cards.
dred and fifty automobiles and taxicabs
were lined up. and their owners or fares
had some difficulty in finding their cars.
Those not fortunate enough to have au-
tomobies a their disposal filed the
14th street cars and made their way
home
The steamship San Giovanni. from
aboard from Tram. Italy, where cholera
has been reported, was also detained at
Quarantine last night until DR.. Doty
could investigate the death of a four
teen-year old girl who died at sea five
days ago.
There is no illness aboard and know
of nothing suspicious about the case"
said DR. Doty last night. but caution
dictates a special investigation. If the
results are satisfactory the San Giova mi
Will go to her berth tomorrow morning
The customs inspectors who had been
detained on piers late at night three
times this week by the late docking of
Cunard steamships complained about the
detention of the Lusitania. There were
40 men on the pier last night to ex-
anime the baggage of the Lusitania's
abin passenger complement of about
nine hundred persons. Many of them
had been up until midnight on the Gun
ard pier on Tuesday night because of
the late docking of the Caronia and on
Wednesday night when the Pannonia
came in from Naples at $50 o'clock.
The inspectors will have to meet the
Lusitania this morning at Z a. m, and
as the ma ajority of them live in the sub
urbs they will have had little or no
sieep. Several inspectors declared last
night that it is an unwise plan for the
government to put tired and sleepy men
on the baggage examination.
General Henry, the Surveyor of Gus
toms. went up to the pier last night to
observe the late docking and see for
himself its effect upon passengers and
INSPECTORS He left the pier when he
heard the Lusttania had anchored for
the night.