New-York tribune., 1872-07-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ASIATIC CHOLERA.
AN ALLEGED CASE OF CHOLERA.

AN ALLEGED CASE OF CHOLEhA'
Martin Egir, age 40, a German scissors
grinder residing year past IN arude hut at Sixty
seventh-st and the Boulevard, prostrated with
sekness resembling choleramorbGs on Wednesday as'
and after many hours OF intense suffering died on Thurs
day afternoon AZ usual In Of sudden DEATH niof
nation Of Egs 6ecease sent 30 the Coroner once
aud an inquest was requested. Or. f.. T. +. Marsh
Deputy Coroner upon reaching the house was told that
Egr during his sickness had had frequent attacks OF
vomiting and purging accompanied by violent cramps
In the stomach thighs and legs and after death the body
had become warm, and convulsive muscular movements
were noticed Dr. Marsh examined the body Saturday
and made the following report:
The face and body Of the deceased we're OF n dusky
bue the features shrunken eyes suaken and gas
sy: fingers blueish. contracted and wrinked; the
stomach and ntestines contained whsh. turbid hud
with whitish flakes The fluid in the smaller ntestnes
was whit sh hut in the large ones slightly Yellowsh;
the mucous membrane of the whole OF the ahmentary
canal covered with grayish mucous, and the mu-
eous foeles were enlarged the bladder contracted
and empty; the liver, kidneys and spleen were eorged
with blood the right side OF the heart was filed with
thick black blood the large vessels OF the lungs also
contained thick black blood.
Dr. Marsh was confident that Egir had died from an
attack Of Aatc cholera but the officers Of the Health
Department inereduous and expressed their belief
tnI Ise % T a Mss ISsScor declared that If il had
been ASiatic cholera many would nave catht tne IN
lection; but 70 guard against possible
was thoroughly dsinfected, and orders were issued
that the should be fully investigated.
The FOLLY OF CHOLERA PANICs.
70 the Editor Of The Trtbune.
SIR The announcement OF a well defined case or
Aatc cholera coupled with the conviction IN the public
mind that the conditions favorable and that we are
destined 20 have the epidemic, IS calculated unneces-
ary create panic and thus facilitate the spread OF
the disease. II the Asiatc cholera the most
foolish thing according 10 authority was the dissection
To the body with ime imnerse IL in sulphuric
acid other equally potent substance would have
been more sensible. The postmortem examination
contains proof that the grinder died OF Asac
sholera.
In the face of the facts that the profession cannot
after "a hours. by dissection anays define the d
terence between cholera mOrbus and Asiatie cholera
hat 10 cannot define the difference in the living patient
bnd that there is no agreement among them as 10
he true cause, and the scientific treatment ot
cholera; the public should receive all such re-
ports as the under discussion with many
grains OF allowance. Having seen few cases OF
cholera mOrbus aud many Of Aslac cholera, and
aaving carefully examined the report as published,
anhesitatingy declare my disbelief in the allegation
and think that the report is wholly unutihabe under
he circumstances. 1t will be time enough TO publish
such statements when the in number and charac-
Yer, force the conviction, and not before This is GER
ainy the course II is known 10 those who have
thoroughly investigated the subject, that wothirts OF
he fatal of cholera due 10 mental alone
and not TO the spread Of the unknown virus Of the Gs
ase JOHN b. WOLFF.
No. $40 PedrLd