New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-17
TWO SUSPECTED CASES IN BROOKLYN
ONE or THEN DECLARED ~ HEALTH BOARD
PHYSICIAN TO RI CHOLERA MoRBus

ONE or THEN DECLARED ny HEAllt I'NRD
PHYSICIAN TO RI CHOLERA MoRDUs'
DR.. William Moore. q thc Brooklyn Ienlth De-
parmfn was sent last night 20 No. 20i North Eighth
ST. 10 make on official diagnosis ~ the Illness m
lille Mycrs. who was taken III Yesterday morning IN
tie establishment u Levy & Wortheimcr. No so
wlftekf New York. aud taken Ia her HON"
IN coach. The young woman had boon suffering
With dyscrtcry md after shc reported for WORK
shc was seized with cramps. Two physicians we're
called who described her illness 90 be- cholera m"rhus
and directed thai she 10 sent home She lives
with her sister and on her arrival Or. A. wcihcr. Of
40, ic5 North slxthst.. Brooklyn. WINS summoned
Ito discovered every syInptom Of Asatic ohoera. DR.
Wehho- based MS opinion The fact thn; during the
summer months he had treated many cats - cholera
rnorbus and tho symptoms Of MIS- Myerss Illness
we're 50 cnirsi, different int he was forced 10 the
conclusion that sho had rrnl attack OF the drendeh
p,asuc. Whom Dr. Weber reached thc young womnn's
bonsc he found her SUFFERING with cramps in her
legs while Ter body was fcarfnlly contortcd ard
her face was drawn nud hngsarl. Dr. Weber M
once communicated his suspicious 10 Dr. II. c. Baker,
ID, The IIroollyn BOARD Of Health. He dctnllcd DR.
Max Levy an Inspector Of tho Health Department
Ia tho house Or. Levy evidently thought the case
suspicious one for he notified Or. Baker 10 that effect
Dr. Baker thereupon sent Or. Moore. OF the main
Office TO the house. This was late last night The
frequent visit, OF physicians to tho house caused con
siderable talk IN the neighborhood
Ms, Myers 4, employed In n Knitting factory.
She lives In house l1hahItcd by several families
and the new, Of her Illness late las, night kept many
peoplc In the house awake 1t Is said The girl had
avoided all green fruits. bnt had eaten some veal on
Thursday There are nny men and women employed
In the fnctory whcr, the girl worked. They consist
Of Germans. Americans and Hebrew and are mostly
poor people living the East side.
Dr. Moore ~ representative Of The Brooklyn Health
Board. made a thorough examination Of the case, and
at late hour lat night rendered the official report
,hat She WAS suffering from cholera morbus she
was In critical condition, but her Illness WAS not
Asiatic cholera.
There were no other developments OF suspected
cholera cases yesterday The meteorological eNamina-
lion in the case Of the servant girl Joscpha Malccka,
who died suddenly at No. 500 state.st on Thursday.
was not completed by DR. Siernberg but the Health
Department declares the tO have been only acute
cholera inorbus. one oflhe suspicious features In
he ca,e wus the dark color OF the body after the
suddcn death and u vas promptly buried. and the
house was dislnfcciei NC remained under Inspection
yesterday.
Health Commissioning CrLrn had long consultation
with leading physicians Yesterday, and the methods
to he adopted II any genuine cases OF cholera occur
were discussed II decided TO act with the utmost
promptness with all suspicious cases. meeting OF
The IIeolti Committee OF the Board of Education Will
le bed this evening 10 devise measures 10 prevent
the spread OF the disease through the public schools
The use OF boiled water for drinking purposes In the
schoolbouses will be recommended.
The hearing In the proceedings against Andrew
w1sse 10 restrain him from carrying on the fat
rendering business on Newlown Creek came up In the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn. yesterday. but was nd
Iourncd until next week. Mr.. Wsscl has agreed 10
remove his business three miles from the city limits.
lie has n contract with the city for the removal OF
dead animals from the streets.
There we've reports sent 80 the Health Department
Of IA. lsfH a M a
cholera I'm Fulton ST. McKibben ST. North Ninthst and
First ST. All Investigated carefully by sanitary
spcctors and ench declared to be only cholera
morbus Health Commissioner Griffin was seen Mt
late hour by Tribune reporter and said that all the
evidence went 10 show that there had been no of
cholera In the city, with the possible exception OF the
state ST. case. and I'm that all the evidence Of tho
disease was negative but until the microscopic cXan
nation by DR.. Sternberg was completed positive
.t,tcment could not DO made.