The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-09-22
A CLOSE WATCH.
Strict Guard Against tho Spread of Chol-
era In New York CITY.

& New YORK, Sept. 17.-So far the
board of health has been unable to
trace the origin of the cholera cases
that have occurred in the city.
Thursday night three girls who
came out as steerage passengers on
the Friesland and were under quar-
antine in the house where little
Minnie Levinger sickened and died, All
East Forty-sixth street, were removed
to Willard Parker hospital, where they
will be detained for the present under
strict surveillance. 1t is supposed they
brought the infection into the Levinger
household.
The health board has appointed
twenty five more physicians as sanitary
inspectors and increased the disinfect-
ing corps by six more men. They also
asked the police board to detail po-
licemen at all houses where there
are suspected cases of cholera. East
Sixteenth street, leading to the recep-
ton hospital, will be temporarily closed
to the public and all suspicious deaths
from diarrhea reported by the deputy
coroners will be promptly investigated
~ 0n0 0APO1 70 VI Vic ACd1Cn ucpdIt'
ment.
The funds for protection are daily
piling up, and the people who read the
morning papers are reassured. In one
fund-that of the chamber of COM
merce-is now the sum of $156, 900, over
1000 of the total having come in yes
terday. The poor who read feel their
anxiety lessened. The rich are alert
with their means, and this counts for
good to the poor more indeed than to
the wealthy.
The Normannia passengers left Fire
island at 8 o'clock a. IN. -Four hundred
boarded the Cepheus and about
thirty, including L. l.. Godxin,
Senator r'McPherson, A. NJ. Palmer
and Lottie Collins, came by way
of Babylon, taking the train
there. They arrived in New
York at 1890 o'clock. The Cepheus
got away and proceeded. a mile
or SO when she grounded on a
bar where she lay until re-
leased ao Ii o'clock. Most of the
detained passengers will go directly to
their homes and few will remain in
New York on account of the scare
lNDlANAPoI.1s, Ind, Sept. 17.-The
state board of health at a special meet
ing Friday empowered the city of In
dianapolis to quarantine all trains as it
may deem necessary and adopted
rigid rules in relation TO the inspec-
ton of trains at the state line.
Local boards of health were author
lied to inspect all trains that come
from districts where cholera is sup
posed to exist and were INSTRUCT ed
to not allow any suspicious persons or
baggage to enter the state. All the
trains entering Indianapolis from the
east are now being carefully inspected
beyond the city limits.
CAMP Low, SANDY Hook. n. J., Sept.
17.-Thc first day of martial rule began
by the marines being marched down
to the beach for bathing. Every
one expected that the camp would
be opened Friday morning, and
according TO advices Thursday
night 500 emigrants were to have been
received here from Hoffman island,
but Gen. Hamilton's plans have been
frustrated by the opposition of the
local authorities of Middletown, who
have quarantined the lines of the Cen
trail railroad of New Jersey m,nning
into camp, and have cut off the supplies
of disinfectants.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE quaran-
tine inspection commission appointed
at the recent national conference of
the state boards of health concluded its
work here and resumed it's tour, which
will extend along the entire At
]antic, Pacific, Mexican and Canadian
borders A report will be made as to
the sanitary condition of every port of
entry along this vast stretch of border.
DIR. j. NJ. Mccormack, health officer Of
kentucky and member of the COM
lars of the inspection tour and of its
bearing on the cholera. lie said:
I'VE have inspected every border point from
Halifax TO New York city, and have data from
which reports will be M ide on the sanitary con-
dition Of every point of entry. We found the
stations in the main unprepared for
the cholera emergency which has come
They have antiquated dsinfecting facilities
and insufficient accommodations for the
sick. Thus far New Orleans and Charleston
the only ports in the country properly
equipped to keep out IL plague. 1t has been DR..
Jenkins stubbornness wh Gil has saved N. W
York up to the present time. for he was willing
to give discomfort to few thousand people in
order to save 62,o0), 900 people,
DR.. Mccormack said that in one re-
spect the cholera will confer a benefit
upon the country. 1t has SO alarmed
the people that streets, alleys and sew =
ers will be thoroughly cleaned and the
entire country will be in Il better sani-
tary condition than ever before. This
improved condition. he says, will ma
terially reduce the mortality from or
binary diseases.
MADRID, Sept 1.-THE Spanish gov
eminent has declared quarantine
against New York. The official ga
Zette announces that all vessels arriv-
Persons arriving at frontier stations
from New York will also be subject to
quarantine.
NAPLES, Sept. 17.-Cholera has made
its appearance here. Trustworthy in
formation has been received showing
that from eight to ten deaths have oc.
CURED daily for the last few days. but
the authorities have suppressed the
facts in hopes that the disease may TIC
prevented from becoming epidemic
One case of cholera has occurred at
Capri.
Martin Burke Is Dying.
JOLIET ILL.,, Sept. 17.-Martin Burke,
the convict serving life sentence at
the penitentiary FOR the part taken
in the murder of DR.. Cronin. is
dying The prison officials said Fri
day that he had consumption. Burke
has been good prisoner and has
worked hard in the cooper department
since he came here. His first illness
dates back tc about the last of July,
when he was taken from the work.
shop to the idle room. At that time it
was thought that a two weeks rest
would recruit him SO that he could go
back to work again. But instead Of
improving he has been growing weaker.
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