Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-22
THE GENUINE CHOLERA.
MORE CASES OF THE BLACK DEATH
IN NEW YORK.
Confidence Restored at Camp Iowa
Baby Starved to Death-wanton
Cruelty of the Steamship
People.

partment received this afternoon from
Professor Briggs the result of the bacte-
biological examination made in the cases
of John Knox, fireman of the steam
| ship Nevada, who was found dead, and
Louis Weinhagen, who is i'll in the hos
pital. The report states that both cases
are genuine Asiatic cholera.
Several new suspected cases were re-
ported to the health board today. One
was from SO Cherry street, where Mary
Murphy was found sick with cholera
symptoms. She was transferred to the
hospital. The health authorities regard
this as very suspicious case. Another
suspicious case came from the JuenthuH
boarding house, at IA First street, from
which the coachman, Louis Weinhagen,
was removed Saturday night Another
boarder, named Henry Engel, is a sus-
pect. as ia also Patrick Stewart, boiler
maker, employed in the Brooklyn navy
yard.
A Mrs. Grappolas died tonight, it is
suspected, from cholera. She was seized
with vomiting and diarrhea during the
afternoon. At 8 o'clock she died.
Quarantine was raised in seven houses
today, where cholera cases or suspected
cases had occurred.
| An autopsy was made this forenoon
| on the body OF Upe Joe Wah, the China
man who died at IA Mott street yester-
| day, under suspicious circumstances.
The result is not yet announced.
Mary Connerty, the young girl who is
at the reception hospital as a suepect.
will be discharged tomorrow. She has
not had cholera.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Action was begun in the United States
court today by @. S. Van Rensaller, to
recover $l0.0 damages from the Ham
burg American Packet company, Mr..
Van Rensaller was one OF the passengers
on the Normannia detained in ouaran-
tine. He claims that when he booked
for passage, the company's agent told
him there would De no steerage passen-
| gers on board.
THE GUARANTEED SHIPS.
| The upper quarantine was today again
full OF steamers. The contingent from
the lower bay added FIVE. which will be
| detained here and unloaded. The
cargoes of the Moravia, Rugia and Nor
MAMMA will be discharged into lighters
and the vessels returned to Hamburg.
| The big Inman liner, City of Paris, ar
rived this forenoon. She carries 500
| Thomas Bailey Aldrich and wife. She
reports all well on board. The Spaarn-
| ham, which arrived about half an hour
after the lnman liner. brought out 173
| cabin passengers. She reports all we'll.
! DIR. Jenkins ordered back to the lower
quarantine this afternoon the Allan line
steamer State Of Nevada, on account of
the recent death of stoker after her
arrival in dock. The City of Paris was
at p. m. allowed to proceed to her
dock.
LEwEs, Sept. 2l.-The British Prince
was released this afternoon, and sailed
for Philadelphia.
CONFIDENCE RESTORED AT CAMP Low.
CAMP Low, Sandy Hook, Sept. 2l-
Perfect confidence was restored here
among the detained people by the an
nouncement after the daily inspection,
that no new cases of cholera or suspi-
last "a hours. The sick in the
hospital are in fair way
toward recovery except an unknown in
liant, whose mother and two little sisters
died on the Rugia while at sea, and who,
through the neglect of the ships stew
ard and stewardess, it is reported, is
diving from the effect of absolute starva-
ton. The case has given rise to very
severe structures among the people here,
and expressions most bitter and indig-
nant at the wanton cruelty of the steam
ship people.
Late this evening Major Huntington,
commandaHt at the marine camp, re-
ported the death of Joseph Mcmahon,
private of the marines, from purpura
hemorrhagiea, disease of the veins,
from which he suffered long time.
A TEXAS QUARANTINE.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. Ex-Governor
Hogg today issued proclamation of
quarantine against New York city, and
all other points where cholera may ap-
pear.
A Gamblers Triple Crime.
Ell PAso, Tex, Sept. 21-J. L. Hart,
a San Antonio gambler, today murdered
his wife, tried Intellectually to kill the