The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-16
TYPHUS FEVER HERE AGAIN.
THREE INFECTED RUSSIAN HEBREWS
TAKEN FROM THE NEVADA.

Tho First Case Had Been Diagnosed By tho
Ships Doctor as Measies-se Russian
Hebrews Have Been sent to Hoffman,
leland. and Some OF Them are Pretty
Sure to Have Contracted the Disease.
Since the Russian Hebrew immigrants who
arrived on tho steamship Massilla caused
grave fears Of an epidemic OF typhus fever in
this city last winter. the Quarantine Authori-
ties have regarded tho illnesses OF all Russians
with suspicion.
When DR.. Mercer. young and inexperienced
surgeon on the Guion line steamship Nevada.
which arrived on Thursday from Liverpool.
reported at Quarantine that Mary Ribbono-
witch. one Of tho vessels storage passengers.
was suffering from measles. Health Officer
Jenkins's assistant. DR.. skinner. decided to
make diagnosis Of the case himself. He did
so. and shook his head Then he called out
Dr. Jenkins. and they gavo the opinion that
Mary Ribbono vitch had typhus They sent her
and her travelling companion. Sarah Muller.
who had nursed her. to the Reception Hospi-
tai. whence they were transferred to North
Brother Island.
DR.. Mercer said that Mary Ribbonovltch had
become Ill six days before the Nevada reached
this port. She was taken out OF
the etees;aggs and isolated with her friend,
room. DR.. Mercer thou aht she had measles.
and that impression was general among the
English. Scotch. and Irish. and tho res rest. IS.
were Kussian Hebrews.
9HTry ~ Srrsr1,n,nt Cyrus Eas }aar WAS
Street. for Tie russians. who Who were, put put
E The SHIP Zip VAS dssained 0' two
g lar p. i Al sh hsn vp ne ss4.9
grant n barge yesterday morning and taken to
Dr. Edson declared that the probability Of
any Of tho Scotch,. English. and Irish i'm mi
p ns ws ne on tnsy
Nevada uatil lat. YESTERDAY afternoon %. under
planned Of iiness ,were. examined and xere
ss. to he ss' asa m PATIENTS
e As the yahiels s"%ae eS%k yns over
sixteenth street. The baggage Of all the Rus
SLAMS was opened, hung up IN the steerage.
s%d rss fheyn tho Rnssians ''e
all. were taken to Hoffman Island with thelr
baggage for observation.
Nevada. which sails to- day for Liverpool. was
closed and supcrl.eated steam was forced I'M q
hsve e sehn
DR., Edison was not uneasy oyer tho discovery
~ tho tvphus cases on the Nevada. Ue said
that summer was not favorabl e to the devel-
upment oftyphus. because the jewellers In r,n-
ements kept their windows open and their
rooms were fairly well ventilated. The Health
boards inspectors. the Doctor said. were look
ing for typhus all the time.
One case had been discovered on the east
si1e only week or ago Other isolated
cases might continue to be found at long In
torvnls. There was no probability that there
would ever be repetition Of last winters alb.
norma development of the disease.
The Doctor sa'i no believed that many OF
and and would develop the disease He re.
garded the discovery by the Health. Officer
OF the nature of Mary Riblonoytch's case
as very fortunate. as nearly al the Russians ,ia
that other Russians, with, the disease IN an
incipient stage had lapded undetected from
have discovered them before this.
The Nevadas Hebrew immigrants won't from
Hamburg to IiverpooI;, They had doubtless
burg I'll led with the germs OF typhus The
disease had good chance to develop am onR
tion. to cleanlness;,, The other passengers
Inclination to associate with them.