The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-20
IN A BOARDING-HOUsE.
Coachman Taken from q Crowded Place Z
tally III with the P.acue

Coachman Taken from q Crowded Place Fa-
tally I'll with the Plague
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-A man named Louis
Weinhagen, thirty-fve years old, coachman
for William schleimers, a hardware merchant
of No. 2o9 Broadway. was found, this even
ing suffering from cholera, In Mrs.
Gunther's boarding house, Nos. and
8 Extra place. weinhagen had recently
cine from Bay shore, L. l., where the schleimer
family had been staying during the summer
months. The health board was notified and
wenhagen was removed TO the reception hos
pital. report from the hospital late tonight
and is likely 10 die before morning. The board
nghouse from which Weinhagen was taken con-
tains $50 men. The house was thoroughly fumi-
gated and physician from the health board
sanitary superintendent Edison last night Wis
tied the infected houses throughout the city and
reported no indication whatever of any sec
ondary cases. The GIRL Mary Conperty, will be
discharged from the Reception Hospital in few
day IL Is In
Health to-day were to quarantine tho
steamship State OF Nevada and an old canal-boat
tined because OF the death on board last evening
OF stoker Knox after an attack Of diarrhaa. He
had been drunk His mates say he was subject
to such attacks after sprees. An autopsy was
made on Knox this morning. The resnlt has
not yet been made known. The canal-boat was
lies at the foot of West Thirty-irst street The
captain went 10 New Brunswick, n. j., where lie
died yesterday OF what was called cholera by
the local ply sicians. A number OF persons were
exposed. Dr. Roberts seized the Deddiug and
clothing aboard the caHal-b0at and disinfected
the craft. An inspector OF the Board OF Health
was sent TO New brunswick this morning TO pro
cure some OF the Intestinal fluid from the body
OF Captain Cahili. The fluid is wanted for bac-
THEOLOGICAL exainination.
The following dispatch from DR.. Byron, at
Swinburne island. was received by DR.. jenkins
at upper quarantine this afternoon: "Dr. Abb
bott Is just back from the ships. He brings two
bodies from the Scandia-Regina GstOif aged
sixty six, who died OF heart failure, and Chris
tine Olsen, aged eight months. from marasrpus.
There Is one new patient from the steamship
Bohemia-Sclnne Chasen. aged sixteen years
With this exception all our patients out or
danger. and the island will soon bc free from
cholera patients"
ing telegram from ex-Surgeon- general Hamil-
ton, at Camp Lowe: Have now all that can be
accommodated here. Four In hospital No more
can be received at present." DIR. Jenkins does
not think these cases can be cholera.
The passengers of the French line steamer Ia
Bretagne, from Cherbourg. which arrived yester
day morning, left quarantine this evening. The
passengers OF the Hambnrg-American line
steamer Rugia. who have been detained since
Sept. 5. also left quarantine this evening.
The Anchor line steamer Furnessia, which ar
IN the s and
III the second cabin. Ii Is reported that
the Furnessia carried steerase passen-
gers as cabin passengers in orier
regulations. IL is said that many Of the sup
posed second cabins were really steerage pas
sengers, and when the list was examined the
names OF eighty-two were missing. At the CON-
gers were brought over In the cabin. Tie fed
eral authorities will likely investigate.