The evening world., 1892-02-15
MORE TYPHUS CASES.
Two Patients Found To-Day In q
Hester Street Tenement
All Incoming Russian Passengers
Held in Strict Quarantine.
Seven Gases OF tho Dread Disease
Discovered In Chicago,

Three new cases Of tho fever in this city
and 435 new arrivals from Russia detained a.
Qnarantine is the record OF the typhus cpl.
demio to-day.
Two Of the new cases were discovered this
morning in an entirely new quarter-an the
big tenement At 81 Hester street.
DR.. Edson was notified at once, ana made Q
personal Investigation. He set to WORK to
obtain q history Of the cases, and found that
they were two Of three children who
mad been at 8 Essex street, ono
OF the infected houses, from where
they had been sdrreptitiously removed By
their father before the health officers took
charge Of the premises. Tho patients were
sent to North Brother Island, and tho other
child was returned to 8 Essex street.
The Hester street dwelling has been placed
under observation.
The third case was that Of an adult from s
Essex street, in whom the symptoms Of tho
dread disease developed yesterday.
DR.. Percival, who with DR.. Lorenzo, is in
charge at the Riverside Hospital, reported
this morning that at 10 O'Clock the census
showed seventy-seven patients, all very sick.
During the night a child was born. 1t
opened It's little eyes, gave feeble cry and
died. There is very little hope for the
mother, weakened from want and disease.
She may soon follow her babe to the grave.
All the steerage passengers Of the Inman
liner, City OF Berlin. among whom the pres
encs Of typhus fever Is suspected, were this
morning removed to Hoffman Island. The
vessel was fumigated and permitted to come
up to her dock.
Health Ofncer jenkins this morning
ordered 435 Russian refugees removed
TO Hoffman Island for observation un
the period OF incubation is owe
or these 32O arrived on the Hamburg liner
Russia, as ON the Red Star steamship Bel
geniand and 40 on the Inman liner City OF
Berlin.
Daris Limenkos, forty-nve years old, was
taken sick during the voyage on the latter
vessel. Her symptoms are suspiciously like
typhus, and her case will be carefully
watched.
Another case OF typhus among the Mas
sillia's passengers who were sent out Of town
was heard OF this morning IL was that Of Q
man who was sent to Oakdale, Mass, By the
United Hebrew Charities.
Dr. Edson also received a despatch from
Health Oficer Charles v. Chaplin, OF Provi-
dence, r. l., reporting the condition Of one Of
the Italiaus who also came over on the Mas
sillia The despatch stated:
Italian taken sick Tuesday took to bed
wednesday. Temperature Saturday, 1o4IS;
to-day, IO2h flushed face, no eruption
probably typhus."
"Iregard that information as very impor-
tant," said DR.. Edison, because the Italians
were isolated from the Russians on ship
board, and II they nave the disease, too, there
is great danger.
1--WE will be better able to Judge how far
the disease has spread as soon as the crisis is
reached. should say that viii be In about
| seven days
at all depends on the period OF incubation.
Dr.. Janeway, one Of our eminent authorities,
! fxes that period at fourteen days DR..
smith, ex-health oflicer, at sixteen, and an
other authority at twenty-one days. To
make sure we reckon the most extreme
period"
This morning a delegation OF citizens, led
by Judge Daily. Commissioner Paul Dana,
Rhne!ander stewart and others. who live in
the neighborhood OF Eighth street, called on
President Wilson and protested against any
Russian Hebrews being quartered at 100 Clin-
They were Informed that the building was
not TO be used tor any such purpose, as other
arrangements had been made.
The action OF Health Offtcer jenkins In de-
| tanning the Immigrants from three steam
ships which arrived yesterday at Hoffman
Island is commended by President Wilson, OF
| the Health Board to-day.
| Of1icials in the Department said that DR..
jenkins had adopted practical way OF keep
ing more typhus from coming into the city.
| II Is believed by Health Board oficials that
| the epidemic is now under control.
The Central Russian Refugee Committee
| has notified the Board or Health that all ex-
| penses at whatever cost, attending the care
| OF the Hebrew immigrants recently landed In
| this port will be cheeriully paid by that Com
| miJtee and that In addition the Committee Is
| doing all that lies In IT. power to mitigate In
every way the condition OF the sufferers, and
to prevent the spread OF disease.