Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-17
CHOLERA SURE.
The Asiat,c Soourgo Obtains Foot
hold In New York.
Rive Deaths ~ Eight Days With Othor
Cases Report of archaeological
Experts-The Health Depart
meat Builetih.


from n meteorological examination
made by Prof. Herman Riggs on the
bodies of several suspected cholera pa-
tients there had been five deaths from
.Asiatic cholera in New York.
The names OF those who died from
cholera arc:
Charles McAvoy, who died September
@, age not known.
Mrs. Sophia Wigman, died September
10 ut 76S Eleventh avenue.
William Wigman, husband of Sophia
Wigman, who died ut the same address
ION the following day.
Minnie Levingcr, a child, who died
September II mt AL East Forty-sixth
street.
Charlotte Brell, 30 years old. who died
at II o'clock, September -, ut 17G4
Second avenue
ALI these cases were originally report
ed to the health officers rs suspected
cholera and had been under the investi-
CATION of the physicians connected with
the department. Prof. Hermann Biggs,
who is in charge of the division Of
pathology and bacteriology of the
health department, at once began max
ing meteorological examinations. He
reported to the health department this
afternoon the result of his examinations
and pronounced unhesitatingly that the
cases were Asiatic cholera beyond any
doubt.
William Wigman was SO years old
.and his wife Sophia was SO years old.
He had been sick for eight days and his
wife had been i'll for about the same
length of time. She died Saturday and
he Sunday. The physicians who were
attending them reported to the board
of health that they believed the deaths
were due to cholera. by the order of
the board of health the bodies were re-
moved to the reception hospital at the
foot of East Sixteenth street, where
they were examined by Prot. Biggs
Charlotte Brell, who lived at 1904
Second avenue was found sick in her
apartments yesterday morning. She
was attended by DIR. Vandergeltz, of
'19G Second avenue. and at $50 o'clock
he reported to the health board that in
his opinion it was cholera. She was
removed to the reception hospital until
her death occurred ut 1880 the same
day.
Charles McAvoy was SIS years old and
4 plas:ercr's assistant. He died at No.
SIP Tenth avenue.
Minnie Levingcr was l year and s
months old. She died at All Forty
sixth street, where her parents live.
The physicians of the health depart
:ment have been unable to find out how
the cholera was contracted in each of
these cases. So far as they have been
able to learn none of the dead persons
came ia contact with the cholera
germs.
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent the spread of cholera in these
different houses. The bedding of each
of the patients has been burned and
the places have been placed under OBJ
.servation.
The health department issued the fol-
lowing bulletin to-day:
NEW YORK, Sept H. :p m.-Appended TO
this bulet tin are the reports OF the bactsriol-
.ogist who has made examinations OF all cases
of suspected cholera in this city. The cases
referred to in their report have been treated
with the same precautionary measures as
would have characterized the action OF
the board II they had been Immediately
and positively recognized Thus far no second
inry cases have occurred on the premises occu'
pied by the cases nor have any cases arisen from
them. The board has under examination the
body OF woman who died with symptoms OF
cholera September IL All suspected or report
ed cases of cholera since September have been
carefully investigated and kept under observa-
ton. Two suspected cases have been reported
TO the board since 1880 a. m, Tuesday, Septem
iber IL
BY order OF board OF health.
CHARLES G. WILSON, President
REPORTS OF THE SCIENTISTS.
The following were received to-day
:at p. m:
To Charles G. Wilson, president Of tho board OF
health:
CARNEGIE LABORATORY, 3as East Twenty
fourth street Sir: We would respectfully re-
port that very careful biological examinations OF
the intestinal contents from the body Of Charles
McAvoy, who died September 4, have been
completed. Autopsy showed anatomical
lesion OF sporadic cholera but the biolog.
.oi Asiatic cholera were present in the intes-
tines. We therefore declare the case one OF
Asiatic cholera Respectfully submitted
HERMANN BIGGs,
EDWARD DEEHAM
Charles C. Wilson, president Sir: Mrs.
Sophia Wigman. who died on September TO-
Is0s, and whose body was referred 10 US to de-
termine the cause Of death, died OF cholera
Asiatica as has been shown by the biological
examination OF the intestinal discharges taken
before death No reliable conclusions could
be drawn from the postmortem or bio
logical examination made after death in the
case Of her husband, William Wigman, ana
both bodies have been embalmed We
have no doubt however, that the cause
Of death in both cases was the same.
Tho biological examination in the
case OF the child. Minnie Levinger, who
died September II also shows that the cause OF
death was cholera Asiatica. Respectfully sub
mitted HERMANN BIGGs,
EnWAuD nTrNuAM