The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15

health department, has been at work
making psychological examination of
the intestinal fluids taken from the bodies
Of these suspected cases. The professor
reported to the health department yester-
day afternoon the result of the examine
ton, and announced unhesitatingly that
the cases were Asiatic cholera beyond
any doubt.
Health OflciaIs Undismayed.
The medical commissioner of the
health board, DR.. Bryant, says he does
not think the disease will become cpl
demic. 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, land the public need not be
alarmed. Every preiaution has been
taken by the board OF health to crush
the disease wherever it may appear"
DR.. Edison, of the bureau of contagious
diseases, was also of the opinion that
there will be no cholera epidemic here.
81 think its spread will be less than
the typhus fever" said he. LAS 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
outside source. 1t must have passed
some quarantine. l think that within
twenty-four hours we will have run
down the direction from which the dis
esse came. There may be cases of spor-
adic cholera over the city, but think
the disease will be speedily overcome"
WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-Surgeon Gen
mal Wyman, in speaking of the out
break of cholera in New York city,
which resulted in five deaths, said that
he was not at all surprised that the dis
case had gotten into New York city, but
no does not feel alarmed over the situa-
ton, as the cases We're scattered, and
there was no indication of its spreading
DR.. jenkins Surprised.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 15.-Viewed from
e. health officers official residence, the
cholera scare is not the pleasant picture
of progress in stamping out the disease
/ which has existed for the past few days,
The report that actual cases of Asiatic
cholera have existed in New York for the
last week, in spite of daily official bull
letins to the contrary spreads wet
blanket over the doctors keeping the
scourge from passing the ocean gateway.
The flash of encouragement which
spread over the face of the health officer
when told of the admission made by the
Now York city board of health was cer-
tafnly natural, while his instant exclama-
ton; 81 don't believe it got in by quar-
aatiI4ep simply voiced the belief of all
who had been stationed here and
watched the enforcement of quarantine
regulations. In discussing the subject
the doctor expressed the greatest surprise
and said it was the first intimation he
had received of the existence Of the dis
ssse in the city,
This is day of activity in lower
quarantine, and the seven vessels will
probably be clear of their living freight
b. night. This forenoon transfer SER
vice, which begun with taking the Nor
mannia's cabin passengers to Fire Island,
was resumed in earnest. The Rugias
cabin people have been placed on the
New Hampshire, and the Wyoming's
cabin passengers are now on the way to
Fire Island. If Camp Low is ready the
gteerage people of the Normannia, who
have long been on Hoffman Island, will
be moved there this afternoon, as will
also those on the Moravia, from whom
daily of late.
No Change in Regulations.
Questioned as to the effect the exist
snce of the disease in the city would
have on the severity of quarantine regu-
lations, the health officer said there
would be absolutely no change in the
present restrictions.
The arrival Of the State of Nevada, Of
the Allan line from Glasgow, is of espe-
C1Rl interest, as Sle IS the nrSt ship to
bring immigrants which left port after
the publication Of the treasury circular.
She brings 221 cabin and fifty-five steer
age passengers. Though the latter are
mot from an infected country, and there
is no cholera aboard, DIR. Jenkins says
he will have to hold them for the full
twenty days, unless sooner authorized to
release them by orders from Washington.
The first and second cabin people will be
heated according to the health officers
discretion, as in previous cases and will
therefore not be detained longer than
five days.
The passengers Of the Normannia de-
tanned on Fire Island We're given their
liberty this morning, they having been
held for five days.
Just before midnight the census of the
day was given out. 1t was bulletin
from DR.. Byron, at Swinburne Island,
and was as follows: Admitted from
Scandia, Il Hoffman Island, dead, 1;
Swinburne Island, sick, 7; convalescent
and suspects, Al transferred to Hoffman
Island, 10; transferred to convalescent
ward, 8.