Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-22
SPREADS RAPIDLY.
Thirty More Cases of Suspected
Cholera Reported in New
York City.
Several of the Cases Found to Be
the Terrible Asiatic
Cholera.

New YORK. Sept. 17.-Durng the past
twenty-iour hours at least thirty cases OF
suspected cholera were reported at the
health department. Mrs. Maria Sposati,
the Italian woman living at $40 East One
Hundred and Fifteenth street, who was
reported last r~;ht as suffering from chol-
erat was examined and found free from
that disease DR.. LAbouchcr reported this
morning that an Italian had died III Sui
livan street under suspicious circumstances
last night. The man was taken with vom-
ting and diarr. Ga and died in two hours.
The doctor thinks it was n case OF cholera.
The case will be investigated. Sanitary
Superintendent Edison last night examined
Mary Connerty. the young Irish girl re-
moved from G92 Second avenue yesterday
suffering with supposed cholera. DR.. Ed
son says there is very little doubt the girl
has cholera. She is sinking rapidly.
Health Commissioner Bryant say, that
it is probably case OF cholera.
Supt. Edison last night made an inspection
OF the houses where cholera cases have oc-
Cured and examined the tenants living in
each building. He found no one sick and
no indications OF secondary cases. John
McAvoy, lorty years old, street sweeper,
was found suffering with cramps at so
Christopher street to-day. He was taken
10 st. Vincent's hospital. The case is be-
ing investigated.
TRUE As1AT1c CHOLERA.
A health department bulletin reports
that the psychological ex .minatlon of the
intestinal contents from the body Char.
lotte Beck, who died Sept. 13, has revealed
the presence OF the spirilum OF Asiatic
cholera The woman had been sick but q
lieved that her death was caused by genu-
inc cholera. 1t was announced by the
health department this morning that an
other death from supposed cholera had
been reported and was under
investigation, that of Edward
Hoppe. OF 1925 Madison avenue.
DR.. Fitzpatrick, OF One Hundred and Tenth
street and Madison avenue believes that
Hopes case was one of genuine Aslatic
cholera. The body has been embalmed,
and the health board has been placed in
possession of some OF the contents of
Hopes inte>t:ncs and stomach for bacter-
biological examination. No one has any
idea where Hoppe came in contact with the
in eution. s. far tie board of heal h has
been unable to trace the origin Of the chol-
era that has occurred IN tie city. Last night
three girls that came out as Storage passen-
gers on the Fresland and were under quar-
anlinc in the house where little Minnie Lev
niger
sICKENED AND DIED.
All East Forty-siXth street. were removed
to Willard Parker hos lital. where they will
be detained or the present under strict sur
veillance. 1t i, supposed they brought the
in lection into the L.vin.erger household.
The large number Of Italians who live
under the wharvcS at the dumps,
where the ciy's STRENGTHENING refuse is
unloadcd preparatory to being put on,
scows and sort over the stuff in a hunt for
rags and valuables, are being scattered by
the police to-day. There was small sized
rebellion when the officers started in on
the raid. The people ofGreen Point, L. l.,
are needlessly alarmed over the report that
two Russian women escaped rom the pest
ship MorIvia and went to join their hus-
bands at Green Point. The names of the
immigrants are Mrs. Marx HenkIeman and
Mrs. Paulina Janowski. The village board
OF health quarantined the houses in which
they are living. A search Of the records at
Ellis ISLAND to-day revealed the fact that The
| women came here Oh the Gallia on Sept. 4.
The health board this afternoon appointed
twenty-five more physicians as sanitar; in
spectors and increased the disinfec,ing
nv They n I'D
the police board TO detail policemen at all
| houses where there are
SUSPECTED CASES OF CHOLERA.
East Slxteelth street leaiipg to the re.
| ception no pital will be temporarily closed
| to the public, and all suspicious deaths
| from diarrh ca are reported by til. deputy
| coroners will be promptly Investigated by
the experts OF the health department Ac-
| cording to the local board OF health there
| have been no cases O. cholera in BROOKLYN
| as yet. The case of the Polish girl, Jose.
phlne Elker. who died under srspi cious
| circumstances yesterday, is officially an.
| rounced 10 have been from cholera morbus
| o, ly.
The All passengers of the Normanpia
| which it had been decided should leave Fl
| island ior Hoboken this morning on the
| Cepheus were brought aboard BY the TUG
| Ribble. The tide was low and when within
half mile o: the ocean the vessel wen
| hard aground on the bar. After DELAY
| the tide rose sufficiently TO float her anc
her nose was again lointed Tor the ocean
1t had been understood that Dr.. Voigh
had decided to send all the passengers BY
boat but al er the start the absence o. Sen
ator McPhe'son. A. N. Palmer, /. Levin
sal and Others was noticed. There wa.
much indignation when the fact becan,
known. as many of the passengers woult
Willingly have paid their own expenses i
! above TO 20 by way of B bylon to Lon,
island by rail. There were thousands of M el
and women on the Hamburg company
pier at Hobcken when the Cepheus hove il
SHIT. The vessel was soon tied up and a
passengers lie the gang plank. they wer
welcomed by riends in waiting.