New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-10
MORE TYPHUS FEVER.
DISCOVERED IN THE ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL.

THE PATIENT REMOVED TO NORTH BROTHER
IsLAND-PHYsICIAYs on THEIR GUARD
Another case Of typhus fever In city hospitai
discovered by the sanitary officials on Wednes-
day night II was the third case of the dreaded
disease which had developed in the city within q
fortnight. Fanny Goldberg o young Hebrew
woman, was sent to North Brother Island from the
crowded tenement-house No. III Henry-st. last
week, after she had been sick in the house several
days. Her condition yesterday was SAID 10 De
favorable and she may recover. James Taylor
died Sunday in Bellevue Hospital and an
autopsy on Tuesday showed that his death had
been caused by typhus fever. As Taylor had been
removed from one ward of the hospital TO another
while he was i'll, it was necessary to quarantine
both wards. Antonio Martineui was removed
to North Brother Island yesterday. He had lain
in the Roosevelt Hospital two days before the
physicians discovered that he was suffering from
typhus fever. He probably viii die from the dis
ease. An investigation has convinced the sani-
tary officials that Taylor caught the fever In
Greenock, Scotland, while Martinelli and Fanny
Goldberg contracted the disease In lodglngAlouses
in Hamburg, Germany.
Martinelli is twenty-four years DID, and recently
he was a sailor in the Italian Navy, although his
home was in Austria. He went to his home few
weeks ago and decided TO try his fortunes in this
country. Accordingly he went TO Hamburg and
remained there until he took passage on the steam
ship Moravia. While he was in Hamburg he slept In
lodging house, possibly the same one in which
Fanny Goldberg stayed several days before she
came to this city. Martinelli arrived in New
York on March &c. and found temporary home
with an Italian family in the tenement house
No 532 West Thirty-ffth-st. He was looking
tor in nj lharr tyha
he became i'll suddenly on Friday, April g.. DR..
f. Marini, of No. 1o1 Spring-st., thought that
Mlartinelli was suffering from the grip and
prescribed medicine for him. Marcinelli went to
his room in the tenement house in Thirtyffth-st.,
and became worse steadily, although he continued
TO take Dr. Marinis medicine. On Tuesday morn
ing the physician took the patient to the Roose-
velt Hospital. Martinelli was placed in a ward
with about fifty other patients. lie might have
been there yet perhaps, had not the publication
Of Taylor's death in Bellevue Hospital put the
physicians in other hospitals on their mcttle.
The physicians who examined Martinelli were
suspicious when they learned that he recently came
TO NewYork from Hamburg. The appearance of
a rash on his body caused them to send word to
the Bureau of Contagious Diseases on Wednesday
evening. Inspector Morris examined Martinelli
about % O'Clock that night and decided that he
had typhus fever. The patient was removed at
once in an ambulance to the Health Departments
reception hospital in East Sixteenth-st, and steps
were taken to prevent spread Of typhus fever
in Roosevelt Hospital. All of the bedding and
clothing which had been in contact with the sick
man were burned. The ward was disinfected, and
the rooms in the tenement house in Thirty -ffth-st
were fumigated.
Martinelli was removed to North Brother Is
land yesterday afternoon He was insensibe then.
after period Of delirium. and it was thought
that he might die from the fever. Dr. Cyrus
In which Martnelli lay for two days would be
quarantined for three weeks, or longer, IL any OF
the patients who were exposed there showed signs
OF typiIus fever. He inclined TO believe
that the danger of contagion was slight, but he
said that every possible precaution would be
taken to prevent spread of the disease.
Much alarm was created at the Elizabeth Hos
pita Elizabeth N. j., yesterday afternoon, by the
discovery Of wel-defined case of spotted typhuS
in the institution The victim. n Polish Hebrew.
was admitted Wednesday night. hurried
consultation of the hospital staff was held with the
health authorities to whom the patient was turned
over. and he sent last night to this city TO be
transferred to North Brother Island lie came
from Hamburg Germany two weeks ago.
GLASGOW April 0.-The Anchor Line steamship
Circassia Captain Hedderyick, which vessel left
yesterday, with fever on board, is detained at
quarantine at Greenock. Further particulars show
that the illness reported is more severe than
at first supposed. The second engineer Of the
steamship died from the fever during the voyage,
and seven others Of the Circassias crew are now
suffering from the same malady. The nature of
the fever is not stated.