The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-15
rHE orEICIAL puLLETiN
Announcing That Cholera Is in tho Git,

Announcing That Cholera Is In tho City
The Five Deaths Ruportod.
NEW YoRR, Sept. 14.-rho board of
health announced this afternoon that
froma meteorological examination made
by Prof. Herman Blggs in the bodies of
several suspected cholera patients, there
have been five deaths from Asiatic
cholera in the city Of New York.
The names OF those who died from
cholera are; Chas. McAvoy, who died
September 6, address not known. Mrs.
Sophia Wigman, who died September
10, at 77S Eleventh avenue. Wm. Wig
man, husband of Sophia Wigman, who
died at same address on the following
day. Minnie Levinger, child who
died on September II, at All East
Forty.sixth street. Charlotte Beck,
thirty years old, who died a. II yester-
day. TUESDAY at l7G4 Second avenue.
All these cases wero originally re-
ported to the health department as sus-
pected cholera, aud has been under the
investigation OF physicians connected
with the department. Professor Her
man Biggs, who Is in charge OF the di-
vision of pathology and bacteriology Of
the health department, has been work
ing on psychological examinations of
intestinal fluids taken from the bodies
of those suspected cases. Professor
Biggs reported tothe health department
this afternoon tho result OF his exams
nations and announced unhesitatingly
that the cases were Asiatic cholera be-
yond any doubt.
William Wigman was lifty.two years
OF ago and his wife, Sophia, was sixty
three years old. He had been sick for
eight days and his wife had been ill for
about the same length OF time. She
died on Saturday and he on Sunday.
Tho physicians who were attending
them reported to the board that they
believed the deaths wore due TO cholera.
By order OF the board OF health the
bodies wero removed to the reception
hospital at the foot OF East Sixteenth
street, whero they were examined by
Professor Biggs. Char.otta Beck, who
lived at l7G4 Second avenue, was found
sick in her apartments yesterday morn
ing. Sho was attended by DR.. Wander
galt2, of 90 Second avenue, VINO saw her
at 0:SO He reported to the health
board that in his opinion hers was u
case OF cholera. She, too, was removed
to tho reception hospital until her
death, which occurred at 1l;30the same
day.
Charles McAvoy was SO years old
and n plasterer, he died at $40 Tenth
avenue. Minnie Levinger was year
and S months old. Sho died at All East
Forty.sixth street, whore her parents
lived. The physicians OF health have
boen unable to find out how the cholera
was contracted in each OF these cases.
So far rs they have boon able TO learn,
none Of the dead persons came in con-
tact with tho cholera germs. Every
precaution has been taken to check tho
spread OF cholera in these houses. The
bedding OF each OF tho patients has
been burned and the houses have been
placed under observation.
DUE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
The health department issued the
following bulletin:
2p. m. Appended to thia bulletin are
reports OF tho bacterioogist, who has
made examinations OF all cases oi sus-
pected cholera in this city. The cases
referred to in their report have been