Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-27
WHAT THE WIRES BRING US.
nor CHOLERA
The Reported Case ON abe s,isssssippi- sssse.
men, Of che steamers Captain.

The Reported Case on she S1isslssippi- State.
men, Of che steamers Captain.
Thy telegraph 10 she psspssoh.J
ST. LOWS, July 20 The steamer Annie
p. Silver, referred 10 In the dispatches
from Washington, arrived here Thursday
morning, and her captain "a. W. Bryant)
was greatly surprised on being Informed Of
the contents Of Surgeon.General Hamll-
tons dispatches and Instructions 10 the
surgeon OF the Marine Hospital here. Cap
tain Brysut states that Just before leaving
New Orleans, on the 10th instant, family
consisting OF man, wife, and four chill
dren, evidently In INDECENT circumstances,
came on board and engaged dock pass
age TO Sc. Louis. The youngest child,
baby SIX months old. was quite sick with
ordinary summer complaint. aud when the
boat was opposite GreenyilIe, Miss, IL
died. The carrenter OF the boat made
pine coffin, in which the remains were de-
posted. aud at the next lsnding-place,
Port Anderson, they were buried In the
presence OF mos, Of the passengers and
crew. No one for a moment supposed that
the disease Was anything but common sum-
mer complaint. The circumstance was
soon forgotten, and cholera was not thought
81. On the arrival OF the steamer the re-
plsinder Of the family left the boat In
good health, but where they went Captain
Bryant does not know. The man had
stated through m interpreter that he was a
Spaniard from Oporto; that he sailed from
the latter place 20 Vera Cruz, Mexico.
where be Kept saloon for two months. He
then went TO New Orleans, and from there
he concluded 10 come 10 -. LOUIS. He
could not speak French, and Captain Bry-
Ant does not believe that he At any time
came from Toulon. Up TO late hour last
night the surgeon Of the Marine Hospital
had not been seen and nothing, therefore,
Is known as 10 what, IL any, action he has
taken In the case.
The man was known on the boat by the
name OF Picalo. but whether that was his
gwen or Christian name has not been as
certained. Information was received from
the Marine Hospital late last night that the
surgeon In charge was in receipt OF advice
from Surgeon-General Hamilton simply no.
tiiying General Stephenson, the health com.
missioner OF the city, and LEFT further ac-
ton in the case 10 the local authorities.
The latter have done nothing so far. The
steamer Silver il loading to leave for New
Orleans tomorrow.
Additional developments regarding the
alleged cholera patients reported as
coming TO this city on the steamer Annie
p. Silver are that the family Is domlciled at
the female hospital here, with the excep-
fjon OF the husband, who - boarding at q
house on the levee. The statement that the
cholera had attacked the family Is entirely
Withou. foundation. The suspected per-
sons are Italians nsmed Picalloto. The
family consisted Of man, wife, and
two children. They came originally from
Lombardy, Italy, several years ago. emil
grated TO Mexico, where they lived, &C.
eordne TO the mans statement, at least
three year. thence they moved to Loui-
sians, where they resided another year.
The report was that Picalloto came direct
from Toulon TO st. Louis, but no states
positlyely be never was In Toulou in his
life. and never anywhere else where there
was an epidemic. We says the only trou.
BILE with his wife il mik-sickness, caused
by losing her child. The child that died
on the river had sumner complaint, and
nothing else.
Deputy Health Commissioner Francis |
visited Mrs. Picsloto and Der child at the
female hospital this morning, where she |
told substantially the same stoiy as that OF |
Picalloto.
The health authorities have placed her |
in ,he hospital where there are 200 other |
patients, showing conclnsively that they do |
not believe the story OF the cholera. The |
only reason for placing them In the hos |
pilal is that the woman 10 slightly unwell. |
The family is out OF money and they have |
nowhere else to stay.