The Salt Lake Herald

ON THE INCREASE.

Additional Cholera Cases in New York Harbor.

A SITE HAS BEEN SELECTED

For the Cooped Up Quarantined Passengers—An Earnest Appeal for Help from One of Them—Foreign Cholera News.

New York, Sept. 8.—The Normannia and Rugia have again hoisted the yellow flag, and the same signal is flying on Hoffman island, indicating the discovery of additional cholera cases this morning. Up to yesterday evening there have been thirty-one cases of sickness and disease and eight deaths in this port.

The stokers on the Normannia this morning seem to be the greatest sufferers. Eight of the crew of that vessel were transferred yesterday afternoon to Swinburne island. These men had only a day before been taken back to the ship after twelve hours' stay on Hoffman island, where they had been disinfected with all possible thoroughness. Along with 500 others they were taken back to the ship apparently in excellent health. The doctors will not admit positively that these eight patients have cholera, nor will they deny it.

Secretary Foster says Dr. Hamilton and Dr. Jenkins will inspect Sandy Hook tomorrow with a view to selecting a site for a camp of refuge for the cooped-up cabin passengers of the steamships now detained at quarantine. Doctors find the ground satisfactory, the secretary says. Barracks will be in shape to receive the passengers by Friday night. The Reading railway will extend its tracks to the camp to facilitate the transportation of supplies. The secretary says a wealthy gentleman has offered to undertake the construction of a camp and meet all expenses, taking his chances of getting the money back from the party liable therefor.

Dr. Jenkins does not favor Sandy Hook as the site of the camp of refuge, but is advocating Fire Island as being a more suitable place for isolation.

Dr. Cyrus Edson, sanitary superintendent, received the following dispatch from Dr. Seibert, who is in Berlin: "Berlin steams all articles from Hamburg for one hour. The highest opinion is that all the rivers in northern Europe are infected and that new outbreaks can be expected. The new law will stop all Russian immigration passing quarantine. Months will be insufficient to stamp out the disease. The only efficient method for you in America is to steam the immigrant baggage or other articles for at least an hour. They must be steamed singly or else immigration must be stopped. Germs are everywhere; no port is safe."

The borough board of health has sent from the Atlantic Highlands a protest to Governor Abbott against landing passengers of infected ships at Sandy Hook. The borough has provided a day and night watch and a land patrol service to that end.

The new cases on the Normannia are Franz Albrecht, Adolph Meier, Gottlieb Damishon, Gustav Nouman, D. Daudile, Carl Gramish, all among the crew.

On the Rugia the new cases are Gustav Wellschopper, Johann Hodratskia, Felonia Kunenscuin. Eight persons who were exposed to the patients of the same families were removed to Swinburne island and isolated from observation, but the new case on Hoffman island, Carl Blunning, a steerage passenger, was removed to Swinburne island. He is one of the Normannia passengers.

The Swinburne island deaths are Elfrida Yeultz, Henry Frankel, Jacob Koosler, Christian House.

Jenkins stated that Sandy Hook will be used for placing immigrants on. He thought the old unused sheds of the Central railroad of New Jersey would be used, which could accommodate five hundred, and the same number of tents could be used. Dr. Jenkins said he expected Stonington down tomorrow evening early the day after when the cabin passengers would be removed. The New Hampshire as soon as she was ready would be used for the cabin passengers of the Rugia. The steerage passengers would be removed to Hoffman Island.

Cholera on board the Moravia has been to all appearances stamped out. The City of New York and La Bourgogne have left for New York.

Chauncey M. Depew, Secretary and wife and a daughter of General Foster were taken off the City of New York on the cutter Grant.

The steamer Elbe left quarantine at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The Belgian steamer Waesland, Captain Grant, from Antwerp, which has been in the quarantine fleet in the upper bay, was released this evening by order of the health authorities and proceeded to the dock.

It is reported at the maritime exchange that cholera has appeared in Mexico. A cablegram from Vera Cruz was received stating that four officers and two sailors of the British steamship May at that port are sick aboard the vessel.

Sanitary Superintendent Dr. Cyrus Edson received the following cable from Hamburg from Dr. Sebert, who is studying the cholera:

"The Hamburg methods in handling the cholera are defective. The situation is exaggerated. The disease is on the decrease."

The quarantine commissioners took down today a hundred suits of jeans to be used by the men immigrants during fumigation; also a hundred mother Hubbard wrappers to be used by the women. Difficulty is experienced in obtaining the necessary telegraph operators. Two are now obtained, and the third, who is necessary to complete the corps, is expected to volunteer for service today. This done, complete returns from the island will come in at short intervals for the information of the public.

A large store of gasoline for lighting the islands, brandy, claret, alcohol and other necessaries were taken down this morning to quarantine by the commissioners.

Chicago, Sept. 8.—The following letter, written on the Normannia Sept. 7, was received in this city today, at the office of the Evangelist, from Rev. David Fisher, D. D., LL. D., President of the Hanover college, Indiana.

"On behalf of the cabin passengers of this ill-fated ship I appeal to you for help. We are perfectly willing to be quarantined, but in the name of humanity and of civilization, not to speak of Christianity, let the quarantine be at least rational and not barbarous. We have not been sick in the cabin except in one case, which seems to have had almost no cholera symptoms and that occurred two days ago. We succeeded in getting the steerage passengers away, but the crew cannot be removed. The ship must have them about. One after another they sicken. Under these circumstances we scarcely dare hope ultimately that we shall escape, at any rate, when will such quarantine end?

Think of the children, women and feeble persons! If any set of people in any other situation were enduring such peril as ours, millions of voices would be raised to rescue us without a day's delay. Why are we unworthy of help situated as we are? Surely not because help is impossible. Put us on another vessel, land us at a safe point on shore and seclude us to any extent, but for God's sake do not perpetuate this barbarism on us here for a day longer. Try to help us at once. Yours very truly,

D. W. FISHER.

P. S.—Why are we on the ship? Because the agent of the company in London assured almost every passenger who embarked at Southampton that there was no steerage on this ship. Some of us have his written statement that the ship sailed from Hamburg without steerage."

The navy yard authorities yesterday sent the tug Markee up to Willets point to patrol Long Island sound in the vicinity of Whitestone city and the island, so as to quarantine any vessels coming from foreign ports.

All Immigration Prohibited.

Washington, Sept. 8.—United States Consul Rider at Quebec telegraphed the state department today as follows: "Order in council passed last night prohibiting all immigrants by water or land to Quebec."

Cholera Germs Not Killed by Cold.

Berlin, Sept. 8.—Professor Virchow, as the result of his investigations of the cholera in Russia, declares that the measures for treating cholera patients there and preventing the spread of the disease are excellent and are better in this respect than in Germany. The professor does not think the infection of Germany from the western part of Russia probable. He further says that owing to the inadequate knowledge of the bacillus it is impossible to tell whether the cholera will reach here in the spring. He holds that the disease germ is not killed by cold.

Suspended from Duty.

Washington, Sept. 8.—The secretary of state has ordered a suspension from duty of James C. Kellogg, consul at Stettin, because of complaints of health officers of New York. Kellogg was absent from his post, and the inspection of vessels from that port was very late. An investigation resulted in his suspension.

The secretary of state received a cablegram this afternoon from Vice-Consul Burke at Hamburg saying: "Steady decrease of cholera in the last few days."

THE SITUATION ALARMING.

New Cases Breaking Out Daily on Board the Infected Steamers.

New York, Sept. 8.—The cholera situation at Quarantine is grave. Not only are new cases breaking out every day among the steerage passengers of the ill-fated Normannia and Rugia, but it is now settled that it is among the crew of the Normannia who are on board. The cabin passengers, who have been free from any sign of the disease, are still kept like rats in a trap enclosed within the sides of the steamer and the cholera raging alongside of them.

"No ship to put them on; no place where I can land them," says the health officer, while the agents, whose place it is to see that the passengers are cared for, say nothing. Dr. Jenkins made strenuous exertions to obtain place to put the well passengers, but up to the present he has been unsuccessful.

Today he thought he had everything arranged, but a gentleman this evening showed a correspondent of the Associated Press a telegram from Austin Corbin stating the war department refused Sandy Hook for cabin passengers, and this blocked their plan to erect barracks there.

Dr. Jenkins said he had asked Governor Flower to annex Fire island, which was private property, and let him put the cabin passengers ashore at once, and he thought it might be possible to do so and have the appraisement of its value made later. The governor has advised him to rent or purchase a vessel and put the cabin passengers in it if necessary, and he thought things would be straightened out.

As regards the situation at lower quarantine, things are no better than on the previous day; in fact, they are much worse in regard to mortality, eleven fresh cases and four deaths being the day's record.

On the Normannia six new cases were found and on the Rugia three new cases, all members of the crew and steerage. They were removed to Swinburne island. The Moravia was found for the fourth time to be absolutely free from cases, and the doctors are now confident that the cholera has been successfully stamped out on board of that ship.

At Hoffman's island one of the Normannia's steerage passengers had developed cholera and he was removed on a tug to Swinburne island. There it was found that four deaths had occurred since last night.

Selected New Site.

New York, Sept. 8.—Secretary Foster has selected a new location for the quarantine camp, about a mile and a half from Hook's End. He wired full details of the situation to the secretary of war tonight and expects a reply tomorrow.