Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-15

more than a week the health board of this
city has posted the bulletin: "There are
no cases of Asiatic cholera in this city"
That was the positive announcement, and
during that time the board knew there
were several suspected cases that when
they ended fatally and complete examina-
tion was made proved to be cholera. Alto
gether five have died, and it is not known
at this writing whether they were resi-
dents of this city or immigrants who got
in just before quarantine was made strict
and effective.
DIR. jenkins Much Surprised.
DIR. Jenkins looked startled when he
was told of this matter, and declared he
didn't believe "it got in by quarantine"
The was no need for it to. Opportunity
was abundant before quarantine was es-
tablished. There was one way, however,
it was said, by which the disease could
have gotten through quarantine. The
men who supplied meat to the pest ships
also sold meat in the city. They went
out to the ships frequently, but were not
permitted on board. DIR. Jenkins doesn't
| believe the epidemic got ashore that way
either. He says that quarantine will be
just as stringent as ever.
Not Fearful of an Epidemic.
Medical commissioner of the health, DR..
Bryant, said: 81 do not think that the
disease will become epidemic" This, he
| says, is almost assured from the fact that
no suspicious cases have occurred since
Tuesday. "There seems to be but little
danger" said Dr. Bryant, $50 far, and the
| public need not be alarmed. Every pre-
| caution has been taken by the board of
health to combat and crush down the
disease wherever it may appear" DR.. Ed
| son, of the bureau of contagious diseases,
| was also of the opinion that there will be
ntnl ink ifS
spread will be less than the typhus fever"
| said he.
Where Did 1t Come Frome
| "As to where the cholera came from,
| that Is the question we are trying to solve.
| 1t is in the city, and it must have come
| from some outside source. 1t must have
| passed some quarantine. 1 think that be-
! fore twenty-four hours we will have run
| down the direction from which the disease
| came There may be cases of sporadic
| cholera over the city. but l think the dis
e.se will be speedily overcome" There
| has been subscribed to the chamber of
| commerce cholera emergency fund over
| s92, 600.
Incubation of the Microbe.
While talking yesterday about the re-
lease of the passengers now on Fire island,
which he said would take place to-day,
| DR.. jenkins was asked how long deten-
| tlon was necessary in the cases of people
| who came over on an infected ship. He
said: "The actual time of possible devel-
| opment after incubation varies from
twenty-four hours to sixteen days, accord
! ing to different authorities. We prefer to
make the extreme limit five days among
we'll people and ten days among those who
| have been exposed to infection. In the
| ease of passengers remaining on the in
| fected ships ten days after the last case de-
| veloping on board will be deemed safe
detention
Affairs at Quarantine
Down at quarantine yesterday there was
! one death, Scarakie Sarasian and one new
| case, Sloman EIlitowitch. The steamer
| Heligoland arrived and reported two
deaths at sea. There have been no deaths
nor any sickness on tn Moravia for ten
days. The new case reported yesterday
was on the Scandia. The State of Nevada,
from Glasgow arrived, and is the first ship
| amenable to the twenty days quarantine
prescribed by the treasury circular.