Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-09
THE CHOLERA IN NEW YORK.
The First Case-The Patient Dies in Few
Hours After the Attack.

From the n. Y. World, May 3.
| The first death in this city from chol.
era occurred on Tuesday evening on
Third avenue, between Ninety-second
and Ninety-third streets The details OF
the case were suppressed in yesterday s
issue at the request of the Board Of
Health Since, however, a full investi
CATION of the case has taken place by
Drs. Dalton and II Harris, both gentlemen
officially connected with the Board, and
they pronounce it typical case of chol.
era, not admitting of a question
Of doubt. The victim was Mrs.
Jenkins, native of Ireland, 35
years of age On Monday afternoon, DIR.
w. White was called as consulting
physician to see Mrs. jenkins. He was
soon convinced that the woman was suf-
fering from cholera, and treated the case
accordingly The woman failed rapidly,
and between and 10 o'clock yesterday
morning she died At the time of death
the body presented all of the evidences OF
the last stages of cholera. DR.. White
then reported the facts to Dr. Dalton,
Sanitary Superintendent of the Board OF
Health. Mr.. White was Immediately ac-
companied to the house by DR.. Harris,
and those gentlemen made thorough
examination into the history of the wo-
man during her illness and also during
the last week of her life.
The sanitary condition of the house
was examined. 1t was pronounced q
filthy rookery, and was occupied by FIVE
families. 1t was found that the woman,
during several days past, had been en-
gagged in emptying in rude way the con-
tents of the privy, which were used for
the purpose of manuring garden patch
A part of Monday she was at work in
this manner, and until halfpast one
o clock she appeared to be we'll At that
time she was seized with diarrhea, fol-
lowed in less than an hour by cholera
as shown by rice water discharges,
cramps and collapse The premises oc-
cupied by the family were opened and
ventilated by order of DR.. Harris. The
bedding, pillows, old clothing, and uten-
sils used by the woman, that could retain
or transmit the excavations of the pa
tient, were piled up in an open lot and
burned. A large amount of chloride of
lime was strewn about the premises, and
five barrels Of coal tar and photo-chloride
of iron powders distributed so as to cover
the entire area about the house H
The place having been fairly covered
by the most powerful disinfectants known,
a patrol squad was placed on duty by
Captain Hutchings DR.. White has been
deputed to investigate the sanitary con-
dition of the house, and directed to poll
the entire list Of its inhabitants, and OF
all who had visited the house during the
previous forty-eight hours. He is to see
them every twelve hours, and give them
proper sanitary advice, and use all mcd-
ical care required. The house is to be
thoroughly washed down from garret to
cellar by means of steam Ere engine,
and subjected to such other cleansing as
the Board of Health may direct
The results of the examination in this
case are all characteristic of cholera
The bowels were filled with rice water
fluid, and the tissues presented the evi-
dences a dead body from cholera is
known TO present