Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-15
N NEW YORK CITY.
Firc Cases Of Cholera Between Sept
9Th and Sept. 18th.
uoWWERETHEY CONTRACTED?
1s,, |, a Mystery the Authorities Are
Tying to Solve.
"a OCCASION FOR ALARM.
s,.ry Possible Measure to Prev Prevent "
W. sDread of the Disease Being
Taken-YelOw-Fcver.
uowwERETHEYC CONTRACrED2
90 OCCASION FOR ALARM.

49,. vorK. September n.-0ficial an
.u.o,oeui was made this afternoon that
LID Asiatic cholera had secured a
n.,l IN New York city. and that the
,..,. = FIVE persons who had passed
'.'. ,..wccn September 9th and yester-
,.@ Dad proven to be dae to Asiatlc
Il,.a In accordance with ITS promise
..o conceal the existence of cholera II
..-.-.3 here. the Board of Health an
.,.,i bat from a meteorological exam
o...',r r.gio bv Professor Herman Biggs
l..s.es of several suspected cholera
-t. frere have been i've deaths from
.,. cholera in the city Of New York.
THE VICTIMS NAMES.
-..1.,5 are Charles McAyoy. 95 years
f,.t.rer's assistant. who died at 37y
'.er.ue September 9Th Mrs. Sophia
-..- and William WIgman. who died
'....b.r 10Th and nth. respectively, At
.,.-th avenue. the husband 81 and
..,. .l wears old. and each Of whom
l..r s.ck about eight DAYS; Minnie
'.,.s- year and months, who died
-n.r,ni> home. All east Forty sixth
'. ~.p'rmbcr nth; Charlotte Beck,
-, "a, l7bf Second avenue. who was
tk Yesterday IN her apartments
t i.l two hours after the doctor called.
r.trEa SUSPECTED ORIGINALLY.
Al. .ftl.so cases were originally re-
.f.. tine health department as sus-
cholera. and have been under the
I...t-,,,1n II the physicians connected
l.rlrtmtnt Professor Herman
+. charge Of the divisions Of
l.... and tacttriology, has been at
..r King meteorological examinations
.ra Intestinal fluids taken from the
XII. o. these suspected cases, and re-
....l :o the health department TINS at-
.....a Oh. result Of his examination.
how VAST CONTRACTED?
rt. rt...ciaus Of the health depart
en-, f,r. been unable TO find out how
. -t lem was contracted IN either of
......-.- So far a. they have been able
o.. ...-. ..uo Of the dead persons came
,- contact with cholera-germs. Livery
.-.-..t p l.s been taken 70 prevent the
.,,..to. cholera IN the different houses
,...I ll" bedding Of each OF the
-...,ts ll- been burned aud the houses
,y been placed under observation.
rl,sI rErCAUTIoNARY MEASURE.
Afr.t,n issued by President Wilson.
,..-ry.r- the names of the dead. says:
t.s.- r ierrc 20 IN the report nave
i.- treated WITH the same precautionary
-....f,.a~ would have characterized the
...r.. tr4 board If they had been i'm
~l.t.l. aud positively recognized. Thus
.-,. secondary cases have occurred on
r. PREMISES occupied by the sick persons,
,- .sv. aay cases arisen from them. The
f.-t l,.uu3,r examination the body Of
v.r.su who died with symptoms Of
...,.s u. September 18Th. All suspected
-f..-tai cases of cholera since Septem-
b.. l.ve been carefully investigated
rls.g'url.r observation. No suspected
.,.. h.y. been reported to tins board
....S5. 4. II. tuesday, Septem Der 18Th" ="
4N.Iurb DANGEROUS HAMBURGER.
Another ciolera-infected steamer from
V.ntr!.. the oil-tRnk steamer Heligoland,
--N ls,e to-day. She left Hamburg
Argus. 'h. when the cholera was raging
t.r..v Michael Bo.audis and James Hos
fI Died within three DAYS. They were
erel 90 sea. No other outbreak occurred
s,l t.-Ns,-.l arrived In good condition
a;atlc crew healthy.
Nrw CASH oN THE sCANDIA.
One new case occurred on the Scandia
;l-.4g.
A.. u,et o; Fire Island.