The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-21
CHOLERA IS IN NEW YORK
FIVE DEATHS ARE ANNouNcEr
But No Fears OF an Epidemic. Another
Plague Vessel Arrives From
Hamburg.


tally announced Wednesday afternoon five
deaths from Asiatic cholera la that city,
ss follows:
CHARLES McEvOY, died September 6,
at $40 Tenth avenue
MRS. SOPHIA WIGMAN, died September
10, at 68 Eleventh avenue.
WILLIAM w1GMAN. husband of Sophia
died at the same address the following
day.
MINNIE LEvINGER, child, died septem-
her II. at All East Forty-sixth street.
CARLOTTA BECK, aged 80, died Sept
-, at i8i Second avenue
McEvoy is The man whose death from
cholera was announced, September s, but
afterward denied.
All these cases were originally reported to
the Health Department as suspected cholera,
and have been under the investigation of
the physicians connected with the depart
ment. Prof. Herman Biggs, who is in
charge OF the Division of Pathology and
Bacteriology of the Health Department,
has been at work making meteorological ex
animation of the intestinal fluids taken
from the bodies Of the suspected cases.
Prof Biggs reported TO the Health De-
rartment the result of the examination,
and announced esitatingly that the
cases were Asiastic cholera beyond any
doubt.
On being informed that there was
cholera in New York City, DR.. Jenkins ex-
pressed great surprise He says that IL has
certainly not beer taken through Quaran-
tine.
An EPIDEMIC NOT FEARED.
Medical Commissioner of the Heath Board
DR.. Bryant said: II do not think the dis
ease will become epidemic" This he says,
is almost assured from the fact that no
suspicious cases have occurred since yester-
day. There seems 10 b but little danger"
said DR.. Byrant. 80 far. and the public
need not be alarmed. Every precaution has
been taken by the Board of Health to COM
bat and crush the disease wherever it may
appear.
DR.. Edison, Of the Bureau of Contagious
Diseases, was also Of the opinion that there
will be no cholera epidemic in New York.
81 think its spread will be les than the
typhus fever" said he. las TO where the
cholera came from, that is the question that
we are trying 10 solve. 1t IS in the city and
source. II must have passed some quaran.
tine. think that before "a hours we will
have run down the direction from which
the disease came. There may be cases OF
sporadic cholera in the city, but think the
disease will be speedily overcome"
The Chambc. reported that Treasurer ].
Pierpont Morgan had secured S92, 80 in
subscriptions 10 the quarantine emergency
fund
At Washington, Surgeon General Wyman,
in speaking Of the outbreak of cholera in
New York City, which resulted in five
deaths, said that he was not at all surprised
that the disease had gotten into New York
City, but he does not feel arlarmed over the
situation, as the cases were scattered and
there was no indication Of its spreading.
STEAMERS IL QUARANTINE.
In the fleet at quarantine are the liners
La Champagne. Alaska, Aller, Belgianland
Maasdam and the Didnm. II is hoped to
find all well on the first three, and to send
them up the bay. The freighter Alalf, from
Hamburg, will be detained several days for
observation as will also the Italian Plata
from Naples with immigrants, one of the
mornings newcomers. transfer steamer
has been ordered down TO take the cabin
passengers O. La Champagne to the city
The steamer will be detained at quarantine.
The North German Lloyd steamer Aller,
which arrived in quarantine Monday, was
released and proceeded to her pier.
HOPE Returns TO HAMBURI.
At Hamburg there have been 69S fresh
cases Thursday, 70 more than the preced-
ing day, 2O6 deaths, three more than the
day before, 33l burials, Is more than the
day before. In the cholera hospitals and
barracks the number of patients has fallen
TO 1909. the lowest number of the last IS
days. Twothirds of the patients are women
and children. The men now stricken, the
physicians say are those who have had lit.
tie constitution TO resist the disease, Many
OF them have been hard drinkers and others
have been weakened by privation so as to
become easily infected. Among people Of
normal health and habits the plague is be-
lieved to be at an end
The municipal staff of physicians are now
more than adequate, principally because
nearly all cases are treated at hospitals. Fif-
teen army surgeons who have worked at
Hamburg for the last two weeks, left for
their gariisOns and more are expected TO
leave. The fuPtives continue to return,
and scores Of shops, which had been closed,
have begun advertising for trade.
THE NoRNASNIA's CABIN PASSENGERS RE-
LEASED.
The majority Of the passengers of the
Normannia embarked on the Cepheus Fri.
day morning for New York, and started
from Fire Island at $40 O'Clock. The steam
er ran aground in the inlet off Oak Island
and remained there until the afternoon,
when the boat was fioated, and the passen-
gers landed safely at the Hamburg line
pier in Hoboken. About 100 OF the passen-
gers came by rail, having landed at Baby
Ion.
Part OF the passengers arrived at Long
Island fiitv hy train from Rahulo,, and ,Nrs