Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-15
CREPT IN AT LAST
Five Deaths From Cholera In
New York City.
WILL NOT BECOME EPIDEMIC
As the Cases Are Scattered and the Bes,
Precaution Taken-AnotheE Infested
Vessel Coming From HzUburg.


The health board admitted this alarm
mg fact this aftsrnoon-sdmitted il
with extreme reluctance. Not only is
the plague here, bat i've deaths from
the dread disease have occurred in this
city within the past few days.
Ths afternoon the health officers
made the announcement. They could
keep tho secret no longer. BY the
highest authority the correspondent
Was assured yesterday that the plague
WAS here. Bat the health officers then
denied the report. It IL known now.
however, that as long ago as last sun
cay they we're aware that the scourge
Was here.
It Was fany Expected.
The announcement that the cholera
was here did not create much stir. lt
was suspected for some days that the
awful visitor had come; aud the peO-
pie were convinced that even If II had
not & Was bound 10 break into the
country. IL has been banked up
against the shore for over TWO weeks,
and g vas realized that even DR.. Jenk-
ms heroic work vas IN the end bound
90 prove frullless. The pest chips cor
tnued 90 come. and the most desperate
efforts on the part OF the quarantine
officials were powerless 10 cope with
the work thrust upon them.
These Are the Victims.
The cholera has landed And its
havoc on American sOli has already
begun. Following are the victims thus
FAR reported:
Charles MeEVoy, who died Septem-
ber 8, address unknown.
Mrs. sophia Nlgmsn. who died
September 10. Al No. 16S Eleventh ave-
nue..
William Wigmsn. husband of sophia
Wigman. died AZ the same address on
the following day.
Minnie Leveringer, a child, died on
September IL at No. All East Forty
sixth street.
Carlotte Beck. aged 80. died yester.
day at No. 464 Second avenue.
All OF these cases were reported TO
the health department as suspected
cholera aud have been under the in
vestigation OF the physicians connected
with the department..
No Doubt OF the Disease.
Professor Herman Biggs, who is in
charge of the division OF pathology
and bacteriology of the health depart
Tnent. has been al work making bacter-
ILLOGICAL examination of the intestinal
fluids taken from the bodies of these
suspected cases. Professor Biggs re-
ported TO the health department this
afternoon the result of the examina-
ton and announced unhesitatIngly
that the cases were Asatic cholera be-
yond any doubt. The victims all died
within eight DAYS. The doctors are
coming IN for sharp criticism for con
cealng the existence of the plague.
FoseWsrned in this case Is forearmed.
WIN Not He Epidemic
Medical Commissioner of Health DR..
Bryan sad. II do not think the dis
ease will become epidemic. THIS u al
most assured from the fact that 40
suspicious eases have occurred since
Yesterday. There seems 10 ne but little
danger so far. aud the public need not
be alarmed. Every precaution has
been taken by the board Of health to
comhai aud crush down the disease
wherever it may appear. IL is GER
ttsniy m the city, and where 10 came
from - the question We are trying to
solve. lt must have passed some quar-
anime, but where - the question. /
thnk the q sease viii be speedily over
come
The chamber of commerce up to
o'clock this afternoon reported that
Treasurer j. Ferpont Morgan had Sc
cured So. .230 IN subscriptions TO the
quarantine emergency fund.
oee Hare Pest ship.
Another pest .blp has arrived from
Hamburg aud it is not certain vet that
TIE boat vii be allowed o. remain IN
port. The ship : the ifehgoland. an
oil tank steamer from Hamburg. she
carried no passengers. Two OF her
crew died on the way over The He'll
goland left Hamburg August % The
names Of the two men VINO died were
Michael BslisudIes. a sailor and the
carpenter. r. ID. Hoffman. Bsllsndies
va tsken scS win vomiting and
dlarrbes on August Sd and dlsd the
next dsy. ON september : j. u. Hot
man wa taken SICK st O'Clock in the
morning aud died on september 3 at 8
O'Clock IN the morning. They were
bota buried at sea.
Another one Coming.
Tho arrival Of the Bohemia from
Hamburg with 6T2 immigrants on board
r. awaited with great anxiety by the
quarantine officials. she has not yet
hean sighted The White star steamer
Majestic. which arrived m quarantine
tbs morning from Liverpool, brings
SOC cabin and no steersge passengers.
she reports al we'll on board. The
Narmannis's cargo is 20 be hghtersd.
ard after cosI and provisions have been
put or board in the lower hay vii pro
cssd to ga a. once without coming up
- the city.
E~sr the sser-s wug Develop Css~-.
Tae health ofIicisls sra fearful that
the prevailing storm, which vii force
immigrants On tas diets ned ships n
fhe hsy 60 remain between decks, viii
re-ult n developing more cases Of
chelers No more deaths anf on y
enc nev csse vss reported from the
hospitals Ibis morning. The isst
rercrt received from Dr Byron on
Sv1nburf,e ls.and wss received st
estt isst night aud ess gwen
nut as ais this morning. lt
stated thst there bsd hsen no al
n, -sacns % tae hosuita during yester
Stv and thst one death had occurred
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