Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-09-17
THE ARGUS.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1892
DIES PRETTY HARD
The Cholera Germ That Has
Invaded New York.
NEW CASES OF SUSPECTS DEVELOP

Arrival of the Bohemia With Death
Record of Eleven and Four Sick On
Board-Mayor Grant Requests of the
President the Closing of Ports Against
Immigrants-The Mystery of Green
point, L. L-Scare in "a Washington
DePartment-Cholera Notes.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE feature of
the cholera visitation for yesterday was
the evacuation of Fire Island by the Nor
mammals passengers. First they were
each given a clean bill of health, and then,
partly on the Cepheus and a few by rail,
they started for this city with loud ac-
claim. They all arrived safely and went
their various ways, some remaining here
for awhile to "brace up" after their un-
pleasant experience. The Bohemia arrived
here Thursday night with four sick on
board among her nearly 900 passengers,
and a bad report for the voyage. The rec
ords of the steamers surgeon show that
on the voyage fifty-two in all were sick.
OF this number eleven died, thirty-seven
recovered, and four were transferred to
the hospital yesterday morning.
No Cholera at Brooklyn.
The health department of Brooklyn re-
ports that there is absolutely no cholera
in Brooklyn. The sudden death of the
Polish Hebrew girl on State street Thurs
day caused scare among the health
authorities for few hours but the in
vestigation made in the case has satisfied
them it was not Asiatic cholera The
four immigrant girls who landed from the
Friesland and who are supposed to have
introduced the cholera into this city have
been sent to the Willard Parker hospital,
where they will he detained until the
disease is stamped out. A conference was
held at the mayors office yesterday be-
tween the mayor; President Wilson, of the
board of health Public Works Commits
sioner Gilroy and Police Commissioner
Martin and other officials. The cholera
situation was discussed.
Wants immigration Stopped.
After the conference the mayor tele- ]
graphed President Harrison as follows: |
@As mayor of the city of New York deem |
it my duty to call your attention to the |
present condition of sanitary affairs in this |
city While there is no cause for alarm in |
the present condition, and while every !
thing is being done by the authorities to !,
prevent the spread of the cholera every
reasonable precaution should be taken to |
prevent its further introduction into this |
community. / therefore request that you, |
as president of the United States, exercise |
all the authority you possess to prevent !
further immigration TO this country until |
all fear OF the introduction of cholera shall |
have disappeared"
Brooklyn Was Mistaken.
Notwithstanding the announcement that /
there is absolutely no cholera in Brooklyn |
DIR. Webber reported last night to the !
health board of that city the death of Miss
Meyer at 291 North Eighth street, under !
circumstances that lead him to believe it /
a case of Asiatic cholera. Two inspectors !
were detailed to investigate and report. |
Two additional suspicious cases were re- |
ported, one on Fulton and another on !
McKibben streets. They are being inves- /,
tigated.
One New Case at Gotham.
One new case of cholera and thirty cases
of plain stomach ache were reported to the |
board of health yesterday. The case be-
lieved to be genuine cholera was that of |
Edward Hoppe, of 1925 Madison avenue.
As in each of the other cases there is yet !
no evidence to show how the disease was
contracted. Mary Conerty, reported ;
Thursday, is believed to be recovering.
The situation is declared encouraging by
the health officials and there is no panic. /
Every precaution is being taken. At quar-
-antine no new cases were reported.
A Mystery at GreenPoint.
Greenpont l.. l., is "all tore up" became
Mrs Marx Henkleman and Mrs. Pauline
Janowski, wives of two Russian Hebrews |
who have lived there several years, were
passengers from Europe on the last trip of |
quarantine Low, having been pretty badly
infected with cholera. But the trou BILE |
is that although the ship is in quarantine
the two women are at their respective |
homes in Greenpoint. How they broke |
quarantine is not known, but is being in
vestigated.
There Is Virtue in Lemons
The importers and dealers in Mediter-
ranean fruits held meeting Thursday. |
On motion of Anthony yucca the dealers !
and the importers decided to contribute |
100 boxes of the finest Messina lemons to |
cholera patients Chevalier Louis Con-
tucin, the president. read a communica- |
tiou from DIR. Christmas, of the Pasteur |
college DIR. Christmas says: ''To render |
in time of cholera the use of unboiled |
drinking water harmless lemon juice is |
recommended. Acids are detrimental to |
cholera bacillus" DR.. Christmas found |
that nine grains of acid Of lemons used in
water of the Paris aqueducts rendered
within a quarter of an hour all the cholera
bacillus harmless Nine grains of said
acid destroys in the same amount of
water all the bacillus of cholera. Two
grains of acid of lemons added to quart
of water is suffi cient to make drinking |
water totally harmless.
VIII Bring No More Immigrants.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Secretary Foster
has received the agreement signed by the
steamship companies in which they say
they will not ship any more immigrants
Mt present to the United States. Several
kilograms have also been received urging
that a quarantine of ninety days be estab- L
lished against all immigrants from Europe.