Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-16
CHOLERA IN GOTHAM.

One More Genuine Case and Three Sus-
poets In the Hospital,
New YoRK, Sept. 15.-Mary Connerly.
a 10 year-old sgirl who came from Ire
land six months ago, was removed to
the reception hospital today, from ten
ement at 692 Second avenue, suffering
from what is pronounced to be genuine
cholera. 1t is not known how she
got the plague. Orders were
issued to have the girl removed at once
to the reception hospital, at the foot of
East Sixteenth street. No. 692. Second
avenue. is also a tenement in which
eight families live. The house was
thoroughly disinfected today, and the
bedding on which the sick girl lay, was
taken away and burned. All her cloth
ing was also burned. Employees OF
the health department visited Mrs.
Finn's boarding house, where the
girl recently washed, and took
away the. bed in which she slept
there, and whatever clothing she had.
Everything was burned to destroy in
fection. The boarding house was also
disinfected. Mrs. Finn's boarders.
eight in number, are professional
people. They are badly scared. A
physician has been detailed to watch
the house from which the girl was re-
moved. A large crowd gathered, and it
took several policemen to keep the
crowd back. 1t is believed that the
girl will die. The physicians are in
possession of some of the girls vomit
for biological examination. This is the
first case of cholera reported in the city
in which the patient is alive.
Three suspected cases of cholera were
reported to the health authorities to-
night, but upon investigation by ex-
perts, they were pronounced to be
cholera morbus and cramps.
THE FIRST CASE IN BROOKLYN.
The first case of death from suspected
cholera occurred in Brooklyn today.
Josephine Malecka, 81 years old, of 526
State street. was taken ill yesterday.
At night she passed into state of col
lapse; today che vomited, and when a
physician was called she was dead. The
girl had eaten heartily of green corn and
tomatoes, and her case was put down as
cholera morbus. A. bacterial examine
tion is now being made. The girl ar
rived from Poland in January.
THE MAYOR ISSUES A PROCLAMATION.
After a conference, this afternoon,
with President Wilson, OF the health
department, and President Porter, of the
department OF charities and corrections,
on the outbreak of cholera in
the city, Mayor Grant gave
out proclamation to the public,
reciting the appearance ofcholera in the
city, and the means taken to combat it.
The mayor calls for confidence in the
provisions taken, and says excessive
fear on the part of the public is not JUS
titled. Cholera, says the proclamation,
is neither infectious nor contagious
within the common meaning of the word,
nor is it in the opinion OF an eminent
authority as dangerous as diphtheria.
The public will be intelligently advised
as to the progress of the disease. The
paper closes: REST assured that all
will be done by the authorities to meet
every emergency, and with the conf
dence of the public, and aid in enfcrc-
ing the sanitary regulations, cholera
will be mastered, health restored, and
peace, order and happiness main
tained."
CIRCULARS DISTRIBUTED.
OaAltaiy superintendent Eu6On naQ
conference with Police Superintendent
Byrnes, and over 200 900 cholera circu-
lars are being distributed through the
city. They are printed in English, Ger
man, Hebrew. Italian and Bohemian.
The work of fitting floating hospital at
the foot of Sixteenth street, for the re-
ception of cholera patients, is being
hurried along.
CHARITABLE OFFERINGS.
Among the nurses offering their SER
vices are many young women of refine
ment and education. The attire OF sev-
eral indicated life of ease and wealth.
There have been many male applicants
also.
Millionaire Hearst shas cabled from
Paris, placing at the disposal of the
physicians composing the medical con-
ference appointed by the chamber of
commerce, the use Of his famous yacht
Vamoos.
J. Pierpont Morgan, treasurer Of the