The evening world., 1892-02-17
TyPHUS is CHECKED.
DR.. Edison Has No Fear that
the Contagion Will Spread.
MassiIIia's Russians Are Herded
and Under Observation.
Some Patients at North Brother
Island Expected to Die To-day.

Dr. cyrus Edison, Chief Of the Bureau Of
Contagious Diseases announced this morning
that there was no longer any danger OF the
spread OF typhus fever beyond the 24s IN
fected Russians landed from the steamship
Massillia.
Every one OF the 24s has been accounted
for and is under observation, so that there is
no fear OF contagion spreading from that
source.
TO make sure, however. that the dread dis
ease does not exist among the Italians
landed here after being in contact
with the Russians on the voyage,
DR.. Edison has ordered his inspectors to
make a house to house canvass in the Italian
quarters and examine every inmate OF the
big tenements, particularly those with whom
the new arrivals are quartered.
The localities inhabited by Italians have
been divided into ten Districts one Inspector
being assigned to each district. This investi-
CATION will begin to-day.
The Massillia 24s Russians are accounted
for as follows: There are eighty-nine sick
and sixteen well on North Brother
Island; fifteen are under observation
on Ellis Island; three are sick in Brooklyn,
nine are sick at Kinderhook, N. Y; six are
sick at Oakdale, Mass, and the rest are
herded and under observation at 5 Essex and
A2 East Twelfth streets.
Dr. Edson is of opinion that the disease will
be confined to the Russians.
He does not place much reliance on the re.
ports from various parts OF the country that
typhus has broken out among the Massilllas S
Immigrants
He thinks the reports are founded more on
Apparently the most authentic case re.
ported was that from Providence, X. l., and
Or. Edison considered 1t important enough to
send an Inspector there to investigate.
He is expected back tomorrow.
All the patients on North Brother Island
were reported as doing well this morning,
except two women. one Of whom has devel-
oped gangrene oi the nose from the fever.
Its most virulent form.
This letter was received by DR.. Edison this
morning.:
YALArIE, N. Y. Feb. l6, 1902.
Nine Ru ssians from the Massil!i. are in this vii
lage, sent here by the Hebrew society Of Sew York
yenrs oId' have tsphus fever and have % BEEN m quar-
sntinsd BY our Board Of Health. Ieannot give
DR., James Green: Of Kinderhook. an elderly
man why says he mas tre.ted mary eases OF tes
cases. c. W. Davis.
DR.. EdSOn expects tnat the Crisis in some
OF the cases at North Brother Island will be
reached tomorrow, and that some deaths
may occur.
Health Onicer jenkins was in consulta ior
with Dr.. Edison during the forenoon.
He said he came over from Quarantine tC
discuss some appointments to be made at Q
meeting OF the Board or Health this after
noon.
The Anchor Line steamship Devonia ant
the steamship Waesland arrived to-day with
large humber Of immigrants ana were de-
tSiHed at Quarantine.
several Russian refugees were among tht
steerage passengers Of both vessels.
The steamship Burgundia, which arrived
here yesterday from Naples, Is still detained
at Quarantine. There were several Russian
immigrants on board OF her.
The female steerage passenger trans
ferred from the City or Berlin to Hoffman!
Island on sunday has not shown any iurthe
signs Of typhus.