St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-15
Five Deaths From Cholera
Discovered in the Coun-
try's Metropolis.
First Death From the Scourge
Occurred Over a Week
Ago.
Authorities Take Prompt Ac-
ton to Stamp Out the
Disease.
Impossible to Find How the
Victims Contracted the
Plague.

New YORK, Sept. 14.-Aslatic cholera
has developed among the dwellers in
this city.
Each man is asking his neighbor,
"Well, what of it?"
The spirit of the question would show
no more than that the speaker himself
had mastered the elementary truths
touching this disease which have been
SO carefully lterated and reiterated by
the responsible portion of the press
during many days past. The question
would indicate that the speaker fully
understood that the cholera is neither
contagious nor infectious within the
common meaning attached to those
words. In this sense it is, to use the
language of Prof. Virchow,
Less Dangerous Than Dir Ii iberia
This expression implies no over-con-
fdence. 1t lies within each individ-
ual'S power to assure his own personal
safety almost beyond a paradventure.
except such as have been thoroughly
boiled, and to eat no food that has not
been thoroughly and freshly cooked;
he Will abstain from butter and. cheese.
and may possess his soul in serenity.
Cholera will pass him by.
The board Of health announced this
afternoon that from a ARCHAEOLOGICAL
examination made by Prof. Herman
Biggs on the bodies of several suspected
Cholera patients there have been five
deaths from Asiatic cholera in the city
of New York. Tine names of those who
died from cholera are:
The Victims.
CHARLES MAVOY, who died Sept. at
679 Tenth avenue
MRS. SOPHIA WIGMAN, who died Sept.
10 at 76S Eleventh avenue
WILLIAM WIGMAN, husband of Sophia
Wlgman. who died at the same address on
the following day.
MINNIE LEYINGER. a child, who died On
Sept II at Al East Forty-sixth street.
CHARLOTTE BECK, thirty years old, who
died at II O'Clock yesterday (Tuesday) morn
at 1864 Second avenue
All these cases were originally re-
ported to the health board as suspected
cholera, and have been under the in
vestigation of the physicians connected
with the department. Prof Hermann
Biggs, who is in charge of the division
of pathology and bacteriology of the
health department, has been at work
making meteorological examinations of
theintestinal fluids taken from the bod
les of those suspected cases. Prof.
Biggs reported TO the health depart
ment this afternoon the result of his
examinations. and announced unhesi-
tatingly that the cases
Were Asiatic Cholera.
beyond any doubt. The physicians of
the health department have been un-
able TO find out how the cholera was
contracted in each of these cases. So
far as they have been able to learn. none
of the dead persons came IN contact
with the cholera germs. Every precau-
tion has been taken to prevent the
spread of cholera in these different
houses. The bedding of each of the pa
tients has been burned, and the houses
have been placed under observation.
lowing bulletin today:
New York, Sept. IA, 2. p. map
pended to this bulletin are the reports of
the bacterlOlOglStS, who has made bio
logical examination of all cases of sus-
pected cholera in this city. The cases
referred to in their reports have been
treated with the same precautionary
measures as would have characterized
the action of the board if they had been
Immediately and positively recognized.
Thus lar 10 secondary cases have oc-
Cured on the premises occupied by the
sick persons, nor have any cases arisen
from them. The board has under ex-
animation the body OF a woman who
died with symptoms of cholera on Sept.
-. All suspected or reported cases of
cholera since Sept. have been care
fully investigated and kept under OBJ
Bervation. No suspected cases have
been reported to the board since $3.50 a.
m.. Tuesday, Sept. Is. BY order of the
board of health,
"CHARLES G. WILSON, President.
''EMMONS CLARK, Seeretary.''
The BacteriOIOgists' Reports.
The following was received Sept. IA
at p. M.
Twenty-fourth Street. 10 Charles G.
Wilson, President of the Board of
Health-SIr: We would respectfully
report that very careful biological eX..
animation of the intestinal contents
from the body of Charles McAvoy, who
died Sept. 6, have been completed. Au-
topsy showed anatomical lesion of spo-
radio cholera, but the biological exami-
nation proves that the spiritum of
Asiatic cholera were present in the in
teStines. We therefore declare the case
one of Asiatic cholera. Respectfully
submitted, HERMAN BIGGs,
led DUNHAM."
The following is another report:
"Hon. Charles q. Wilson, President
of the Health Department-Sir: Mrs.
Sophia Wigman, who died Sept. 10, 1892.
and whose body was referred to us to
determine the cause of death, died of
cholera ASiatica, as has been shown by
the biological examination of the in
testinal discharges taken before death.
No reliable conclusions could be drawn
from the post mOrtem or biological
examination made after death in the
case of her husband, William Wigman,
and both bodies have been embalmed.
We have no doubt, however. that the
cause of death in both cases was the
same. The biological examination
In the case of the child. Minnie Lev
niger, who died Sept. IL, also shows
that the cause of death was cholera
Asiatlca. Respectfully submitted.
''HERMAN n. BIGGs.
EDWARD K. DUNHAM."
Four More Reported.