The record-union., 1892-09-15

| cholera are: Charles McAvery died Sep
TENDER 9th. address unknown; Mrs. So
phia Wigman, died September 10th at 76S
Eleventh avenue; VIM. Wigman, same
address, the following day; Minnie Lev
niger, child, died September 18th at All
East Forty-sixth street; Charlotte Beck,
80 years old, died yesterday afternoon at
l764 Second avenue.
Charles McAvery was 80 years old. and
a plasterer's assistant. He died at 879
| Tenth avenue.
Minnie Levinger was l year and 8
months old. She died at All East Forty
eighth street, where her parents lived.
William Wigman was 80 years old and
his wife, Sophia, was 63 years old. He
had been sick for eight days and his wife
| had been sick for about the same length
OF time. She died on Saturday and he on
Sunday. The physicians in attendance
reported they believed the cases to be
| cholera, and by order of the Board of
Health the bodies were removed to the
| Reception Hospital, where they were ex-
amined by Professor Biggs
Charlotte Beck of 1854 Second avenue,
was found sick in her apartments yester-
day morning. She was attended by DR..
| Nandergaltz, who saw her at $3.50 o'clock.
| he reported to the Board of Health that
| he believed the case to be cholera. She,
too, was removed to the Detention Hos
pltal till her death, which occurred at
1l:30 the same day.
The physicians have been unable to
find out how the cholera was contracted
in each one of these cases. So far as they
have been able to learn, none OF the dead
persons came in contact with the
cholera germs. Every precaution has
been taken to prevent the spread of
cholera in these different houses. The
bedding has been burned and the houses
placed under observation. All these
cases were originally reported to the
| health authorities as suspected cholera,
and have been under the investigation of
| physicians connected with the depart
ment. Professor Herman Blggs, who is
in charge Of the Division Of Pathology
and Bacteriology, has been making bac-
THEOLOGICAL examinations of the intestinal
fluids taken from the bodies Of suspected
cases. He reported to the department
this afternoon the result of his examina-
tons, and announced unhesitatingly that
the cases were Asiatic cholera without
doubt.
AsIATIC CHOLERA.
| New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE following
was received at IL p. NJ.
| CARNEGIE LABORATORY.
| EAST TWENTY-FoURTH STREET.
70 chGTIes 6 gssGa President Board Of
| that very careful biological examinations of
| the intestinal contents from the body of Chas.
| McAyery. who died september 9th, have been
|
lesion of sporadic cholera, but biological ex-
| animation proves that the sputum of Asiatic
cholera were present in the intestines. We
| therefore declare the case to be one of Asiatic
cholera. Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN Briggs,
| ED DUNHAM.
Following is another report:
Hon. Charles @. Wilson, President of the
Health Depdrtnent-SIR: Mrs. Sophia Vic
mann, who died on September 10, 1892, and
whose body was referred to us to determine
the cause OF death, died of cholera asiatica, as
| has been shown by biological examination of
intestinal discharges taken before death. No
reliable conclusions could be drawn from the
post mortem or biological examination made
after death, or of her husband, William Vic
mann, and both bodies have been embalmed.
We have no doubt, however, that the cause of
death in both cases was the same.
| The biological examination in the case Of
| the child Minnie Levinger, who died Septem-
Der 18th, also shows that cause of death was
Asiatic cholera. Respectfully submitted.
HERMANN n. BIGGS.
EDWARD K. DUNHAM.
NO CAUSE FOR FRIGHT.
New YORK, Sept 14.-The cases re-
ferred to in the cholera reports have been
| treated with the same precautionary
measures as would have characterized
the action Of the board if they had been
Immediately and positively recognized.
Thus far no secondary cases have oc-
Cured on the premises occupied by the
sick persons, nor have any cases arisen
| from them. The board has under exami-
nation the body of the woman who died
with the symptoms of cholera on Septem-
Der 18th. All the suspected or reported
cases of cholera since September LIST have
! been carefully investigated and kept
under observation. No suspected cases
have been reported to the board since
$50 A. NJ. yesterday.
DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC.
! NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Mayor Grant
| had a conference tonight with President
Wilson, of the Health Department, and
others. They took the view that the best
service they could render the public was
! to keep it fully informed Of all develop
ments. The Mayor found the Department
of Charities and Corrections fully pre-
pared to care for patients.
One of the doctors formerly attached to
! the Board of Health said tonight that the
present indications point to an epidemic,
which will require the most stringent
measures to prevent it from assuming
| large proportions. The fact that the his
! tory OF the cases SO far is unknown makes
the danger all the greater, as the points of
distribution of cholera germs may be
many. The authorities can act only on
each case as it appears, while the disease
| itself is perhaps secretly spreading and
injecting the crowded tenement districts.
The fact that five cases occurred within
such a short period of time is strong
proof that they were not spermadic at
| tackS, but Of true epidemic character
| However, the epidemic would not result
in such large mortality as in the past
| history of the plague, when sanitary sci
ence was in a crude state, but should
cholera get into the crowded tenements it
would be difficult matter to check the
ravages of the disease. In the face of
such threatened calamity all political
considerations should be put aside and
the cooperation of eminent medical men
OF the city be sought.
There is suspicion that Max Vitkaft,
who was stricken with symptoms of
cholera on Tuesday night and died at
| Bellevue Hospital this morning, was
really afflicted with the plague. If such
| is the case, the infection doubtless has
| found a good breeding-place in the cheap
lodging houses in the Bowery, where he
| had room.
IN OTHER LANDS.
Cholera Reported to be Raging at
Vera Cruz.
Il