The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1892-09-16
FIVE DEATHS ANNOUNCED IN
NEW YORK CITY.
IT is THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
One Death Occurred Eight Days Ago.
The Health Department Unable ~
Account for Its Presence-West
ern states Take Action at Chi
cago to Keep the Plague
From Coming West.

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scourge has evaded the barriers set up
by the scientists of America and has
already claimed five victims in this
city.
Such was the substance of the report
issued to-day by President Wilson and
Or. Cyrus Edison of the board of heath
on the authority of DR.. Biggs, the en-
inent bacteri,logist, who has been at
work on the cases ever since they were
first reported.
The names of those who died from
cholera are:
Charles McAvoy who died Septem-
Der 6, age not known.
Mrs. Sophia Wigman, died Septem-
Der 10 at 76S Eleventh avenue
William Wigman, husband of Sophia
Wigman, who died at the same address
on the following day.
Minnie Levinger, a child, who died
September IL at AL East Forty-sixth
street.
Charlotte Brell, 80 years old. who
died at II o'clock, September 13, yes
terday morning, at 1854 Sc ond emu
Cholera Beyond All Doubt.
1iI UISSC SdoCo NCIC oiISludIIy 1 2
ported to the health officers as sus-
pected cholera and had been under the
investigation of the physicians con-
nected with the department. Prof.
Hermann Biggs, who is in
charge of the division of
pathology and ba~cteriology of the
health department, at once began MAX
ing meteorological examinations. He
reported to the health department this
afternoon the result Of his examina-
tons and pronounced unhesitatingly
that the cases were Asiatic cholera
beyond any doubt.
Stern Precautions Taken.
The physi ans of the health depart
ment have been unable to find out how
the cholera vas contracted in each 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 of
each of the patients has been burned
and the places have been placed under
observation.
The health department issued the
following bulletin to-day:
NEW YORK, Sept. IA. 2 p. m.-Appended
to this bulletin are the reports of the bac-
teriologist 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 ave characterized the
action of the board if they had been imme-
diately and positively recognized. Thus far
no secondary cases ave occurred on the
premises occupied by the cases nor have
any cases arisen from them. The board
has under examination the body of q
woman who died with symptoms of cholera
on September 10. All suspected or re-
ported cases of cholera since September
under observation. No suspected cases
have been reported to the board since 7:30
a. m, Tuesday, September Is.
By order of the board of health.
CHARLES G. WILSON, President.
Last night was by far the worst
storm that the cholera fleet at anchor
at quarantine has encountered, and it
was a mercy that the cabin passengers
of the Normannia were allowed to
land on Fire island.
All during the night the southeast
gale ragged, and at the hospital sheds
on Swinburne and Hoffman islands,
the sick and dying spent wretched
hours, while even the nurses were I'M
easy.
To-day DIR. jenkins announced that
he would almost certainly release
the Normannia's cabin passengers to-
morrow. As regarded the cabin pas
sengers of the Rugia, he would, if
nothing developed, transfer them to
the New Hampshire and from thence
land them on Fire island as soon as
accommodations could be arranged.
In a communication dated September
II, the cabin passengers of the chol-
era stricken steamer Scandal addressed
to the neutrality-suspicious. Packet
company the following:
We feel well, bodily and mentally, ever
since the beginning of the voyage, so well,
in fact, as if we lat not gone through a
voyage of fourteen days of almost constant
ly bad weather, and this favorable frame of
mind has only been injured by reports
Astounding with lies. We were not even
aware of the disease being on board before
arrived in this port, consequently there
could not have been a panic among US as
published. We therefore feel obliged to
emphatically object to the false reports.
We authorize n even rec IS. the Ham
burglar ,rican Packet company 80 publish
this.
Il GUARD THE WEST.