Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-17
KEEPING UP COURAGE,
No Panic Over Cholera in
New York.
Governor Flowers ReasSuring
Declaration.
Thirty Suspicious Cases Reported
Yesterday.
The Bohemia Pronounced Second
6candis- The Normaunta's Pass
engers Released from Quar-
antine.
BY the Associated Press.l

By the Associated Pressl
New YORK, Sept. 16.--The morning
was clear and chilly, and it is becoming
evident that frost is not lar away. No
symptoms of panic from cholera are
reported from any part of the city, and
everybody appears most hopeful. The
street cleaning department is Fastening
its efforts, and the odor of disinfectants
is upon the air everywhere, showing
that individuals are doing their part.
Funds for protection are piling up daily.
$180,772. Behind all the local effort is
the proven strength OF the state, and it's
blunt and positive executive. He has
said in an interview that "he don't care
a damn" Tor votes lost or won by any
action taken by the governor to save
life during the present cholera trouble.
The people have all read this statement
OF Governor Flower, and they feel more
than ever reassured.
The health board has appointed %
more physicians as sanitary inspectors,
and increased the disinfecting corps by
six more men. They have also asked
for a detail Of policemen at all houses
where suspected cases OF cholera exist
THIRTY SUSPECTED CASES.
During the past "a hours at least 30
cases of suspected cholera have been re-
ported at the health department. Mrs.
Maria Sposati, who was reported last
night as suffering from cholera. was ex-
amined and found free from the disease.
DR.. Laboucher reported this morn
ing that an Italian in Sullivan
street last night was taken
with vomiting and diarrhea, and
died two hours later. The caee will be
investigated. DIR. Edison says there is
little doubt that Mary Connerty, taken
from No. 692 Second avenue, yesterday,
has cholera. She is sinking rapidly.
John McAvoy, a street sweeper, was
found suffering with cramps today. He
was taken to st. Vincent's hospital.
His case is being investigated. The
health department reports that bacte-
Illogical examination of the intestinal
contents from the body of Charlotte
Beck, who died September 18th, re-
vealed the presence of spirillum of
Asiatic cholera. So far the board of
health has been unable to trace the
origin of the cholera cases which have
occurred in the city.
The medical staff of the penitentiary
at Blackwell's island deny the story
that one of the convicts is sick with
the cholera. They say the prisoner is
only suffering from colitis, with merely
dysentery symptoms.
According to the health board, there
have been no cases of cholera in Brook
lyn yet. The case of the Polish girl,
Josephine Eiker, who died under sus-
picious circumstances yesterday, is Off
cially announced to have been cholera
morbus only.
SECOND sCANDIA.
The Bohemia is another Scandia. The
eleven deaths on the voyage are given as
due to gastro-intestinal trouble by the
doctor, but according to all appearances
they are due to genuine Asiatic cholera.
She left the plague-stricken city of
Hamburg Sept. 8, and three days later
Sara Distor was taken i'll. It was no
case of infantile disease, as the woman
in question was % years of age, and her
little child Peshe wac taken off the same
day. The next day Rewke Wessli, a grown
woman and two children succumbed.
So it went on, day by day. There were
two on the 8th, and then stay of four
days, when again case was recorded;
the twelfth day saw only one death, and
then the pest rested until the day of her
arrival, when three children, aged from
to s, died within few miles of port.
On her arrival there were four sick on
board, and they have been removed to
Swinburne island by DIR. Byron.
THE BoHRMIA's PASSENGERS.
Excitement ruled this morning in the
Offices Of the Hamburg-American Packet
company. Yesterday the Offices and.
the company's works were in a normal
condition. Few people inquired for
missing friends, and the clerks were
able to get at some of their work 60
long neglected. But this morning there
was run upon the Offices by those who
wanted news from the Bohemia. Agent
CUrtis was early at his desk. 81 con-
sider." said he, tthe report of IL
deaths, all children, from the Bohemia,
is good news. I question very much
whether they are genuine cholera cases.
The Bohemia left Hamburg on August
3lst, after most rigid measures had
been taken looking to the prevention Of
cholera outbreak. Not only was the
baggage of the steerage disinfected daily
for several days, but each steerage pas
senger was subjected to quarantine of
eight days before being allowed to 60 on
the vessel"
DIR. Byron telegraphs that he has vis-
tied the Bohemia. There are 633 steer
age passengers, 10 cabin passengers and
crew of n aboard the vessel, all ap-
parently we'll. The condition of the
vessel, as regards cleanliness, is first
rate.
DR.. Walser has returned from lower
quarantine. He reports no new cases or
deaths on board the steamer or islands.
He was on board the Bohemia, and says
the cases were undoubtedly cholera.
NoRMANNIA PASSENGERS LANDED.
The storm-bufeted passengers Of the
Normannia had another experience of
delay this morning. They were released
from quarantine and left Fire Island
this morning for New York. The tide
was out, however, and the Cepheus ran