Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-15
CHOLERA IN GOTHAM. f.
Five Persons Have Died
From the Disease.
AUTHORITIES NOT AFRAID
And Are Fully Prepared to Cope With
Any Outbreak.

NEW York, Sept. l5.-The board Of
health officially announces five deaths
from Asiatic cholera, as follows:
Charles MCEvoy, who died on Sept. 8.
address unknown. Mrs. Sophia Wigman
died Sept TO- at Tos Eleventh avenue.
William Wigman, husband Of Sophia
Wigman, died At the same address on the
following day, Minnie Levinger, a child,
died on Sept. IL, at All East Forty -Mxth
street Carlotte Beck, aged 80, died last
Tuesday, at 4a Second avenue. All Of
these cases were originally reported 20 the
health department As suspected cholera,
and have been under the investigation Of
physicians connected with the department.
Professor Herman BiRgs. who Is In charge
Of the division Of pathology and bacteriol-
ogy Of the health department, has been at
work making a ARCHAEOLOGICAL examine
tion of the intestinal fluids taken from the
bodies Of the suspected cases Professc.
Riggs reported to the health department.
the result of his examination, and an
nounced unhesitatlngly that the cases
were Asiatic cholera beyond any doubt
The physicians Of the health department.
have been unable 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 dsad persons came In
contact with the cholera germs Every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
spreading of cholera In the houses in
which the patients died. The bedding of
each OF these patients has been burned
and the houses have been placed under OBJ
servation. A bulletin issued by the
health board says that thus far
No Secondary Cases
have occurred on the premises occupied by
the sick persons, nor have any cases
arisen from them. No suspected cases
have been reported TO the board since $3.50
a m, Sept. 10.
President Wilson of the New York
state board of health said that there was
no occasion for excitement in this city.
The health department has taken every
possible measure TO prevent the spread OF
the infection.
Sanitary Superintendent Edson said
there was no danger Of cholera becoming
epidemic, though there might be sporadic
cases for ~ least sixty days, until real
cold weather sets In, which would have
the effect OF stnmping out the disease.
The health officials have sent TO Ellis
island for the passenger lists of all YES
sells that have arrived here since Aug %
An effort will be made TO trace the pas.
sengcrs, so far M practical.
DIR. Edison said the infection which
caused cholera q break out here must hav,
come through some quarantine. IL may
have been caused by some infected bag
gage or some clothing on some passengers
who came ashore, and may have commu
nicated the germs. The source Of infec
tion Is being investigated very carefully.
a story 90 tho effect that a person
named Catalan, at AIS East Forty seventh
street. hsd died Of cholera, making the
sixth case, could not lie verified Presi-
dent Wilson said the case was under In.
vestigation, but he would say nothi na
about the matter until IL had been abso-
lutcly settled
City OBlcials Consider the Matter.
Ma yor Grant held conferences last night
with President Wilson OF tho health de-
partment and President Porter of the de-
partment Of charities and corrections lie
found that the department OF charities and
corrections IL fully prepared to cope with
any outbreak Of cholera. Sporadic cases of
cholera, 10 the number Of q dozen cases a
year, are not uncommon in this city.
Theseca ses have always been taken care Of,
and the present contingency finds extreme
precautions and gives tho officials perfect
confidence in their ability to take care of
the disease this season.
Max Vitkaft was stricken with symptoms
of cholera Tuesday night and was removed
To Bellevue hospital where he died yester-
day Ifhe was really afIi icted by the plague,
the infection has doubtless found q good
breeding spot in the cheap lodging house
on the Bowery where Vitkaft had room
The man was stricken with vomiting and
diarrhDa while walking along Mercer
street, and the physicians supposed that
his was only n aggravated case OF cholera
morbus. An autopsy has been made on
Vitkaft's body. and portions OF the intes-
tines have been taken away for examinar
tion.
Troops Not Needed.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 10. - The Thirteenth
regiment has returned here, leaving 100 In
command Of Major Cochran at Babylon.
BABYLON, l.. l., Sept. l5.-The Thir-
teenth regiment boys worked like beavers
In the rain, yesterday, in n large field op-
posite the Wasson House, and erected
about lls tents. The soldiers were Just
preparing to move into this encampment,
when word was received that the detach-
mcnt Of tho Sixty-ninth, which had been
soaking IN the rain all day, had been or
dered home. and shortly afterward they
started for New York. Colonel Austin OF
the Eighteenth regiment took possession
Of the Babylon telegraph Office, In the
name OF the state. as a result of delay In
sending message from the colonel to
Governor Flower. Later, the colonel
withdrew his guard from the Office.
No Cause for Alarm.
WASHINGTON. Sept. i5.-Surgeon Gen.
tral Wyman, in speaking Of the outbreak
II cholera in New York city, which re-
suited in five deaths. said that he was
not at all surprised that the disease had
gotten into New York city, but he does
not feel alarmed over the situation, rs the
cases were scattered, and there was no in
dication Of Its spreading,
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