The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-23
MORE CHOLERA SUSPECTS
Two More New Workers Seized with H.
ness Resembling the Asiatic Plague.
One Man Who Roomed Above an Immigrant
Employment Agency Sent to The Floating
Hospital-Mail Carrier Found Sick.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-Henry Frick, fifty
FIVE years old, was hurried to the reception
hospital tonight by the health authorities.
who believe he is sick with
cholera. The man was suddenly seized
with vomiting at 6 o'clock and two hours
later he was among the suspects" on the
floating hospital. Tricks apartments are
above an immigrant employment agency,
which mas recently been visited by arrivals
from Hamburg. 1t is believed that they
brought the germs of the plague which
FrIck contracted. The house has been dis
infected N q%uarantined.
Up to date there have been SIX deaths
from cholera IN this city. The result of
the archaeological examination in the
case of John Carr. owner and cap
tain of the canal-boat Harry Ca
hill, who died at his home in
New Brunswick. N. j.. was reported to the
Health Board to-day by Professor BIggs.
New Brunswick Board of Health was noti-
tied to-day that Cars death was due
to cholera. The steamship State OF
Nevada, on board of which fireman Knox
died from cholera last Sunday night, left
her dock at daylight this morning and went
back to quarantine headquarters under
orders from Health Officer Jenkins. Pres
ident " ilson said to-day that he would send
list, and an effort would be made to trace
them.
The condition of Louis Weinhagen, who
Ia IN the reception hospital suffering from
cholera. was reported TO be good this
o %ninS: T The wom sa11 Mary DO MUIR ar
ply. who was taken from Cherry
street yesterday is not thought TO have
cholera. suspicious case reported to-day
was that of Emanuel e. Peschia. q letter
carrier. who was found sick this morning
and taken to q hospital.
There are twenty-three people on the sick
list tonight. five of cholera symptoms.
The surgeons declare, however. that there
Is little ground for believing they Will
develop cholera.
Action was begun in the United States
Court here to-day by w. I. Van Rensselaer,
TO recover 5000 0 damages from the Ham.
burg American Packet Company. Mr.. Van
Rensselaer, was one of the passengers of the
Normannia detained in quarantine. He
claims that when be was booked for pas
sage the company's agent told him there
would be 10 steerage passengers on board.
Almost Stamped Out ut Quarantine.
QUARANTINE, Staten Island. Sept. 22.-Things
at quarantine are now getting into their normal
state. and DIR. Jenkins says that although he
still cannot relax any OF his vigilance he thinks
that cholera's attack on the port of New York Is
over. There are no new cases on the islands,
and a coteTie OF medical experts, in
cl uding DIR. Jenkins, have been discussing
the necessity OF Hoffman island quarantiuing
against New York. The cholera Is 90 a}&lntents
and pur poses well under control. There are
only two cholera ships now at lower quarantine
the Scandal and the Bohemia-and on the first
there are no passengers, her cabin passengers
being on board the New Hampshire, with those
OF the Bohemia, and her steerage passen-
gers on Hoffman island. The storage passen-
man island as soon as those on the Scan
dia are ira nsferred back to their ship.
which Will be after they are thorough
ly disinfected and the ship fumigat-
ed. DR.. Jenkins said tonight that they ought 10
be back aboard the steamer by Friday or Sa;ur-
day. No more cabin passengers will be sent TO Fire
island unless q new arrival brings further chOl-
era. The cabin passengers from the twosteam-
ers now on the New Hampshire will be released
as soon as they have been on board five or six
days, which will probably cause them to be re-
leased on Saturday. There are no new cases re-
ported down the bay.
Following are the movements OF the different
ships now in quarantine: The steamer Hermann
Adratic will be detained for one or two days
more. The Bendi, which arrived to-day from
Hamburg, via st. Johns, N. f., without passen-
gers. Will be disinfected and permitte TO 60 up.
be transferred back to the steamer as soon as tho
vessel has been thoroughly disinfected. The
Morayia's passengers were landed at Ellis island
to-day.
The captain OF the brig Morning Light, from
BarhadOesi which arrived at midnight. reports
that three steamers are anchored at the lower
quarantine. some ship must, have glided into
the bay without signaling, as there were only
the Scandal and Bohemia anchored there at 10
o'clock.