Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-14
CHOLERA IN NEW YOR K.
An Official Admission Of It's
Appearance Today.
THE BAFFLED PEGASUS RETURNS.

After a Night In Heavy Sea the
steamer Returns TO Its Dock with
Its Load of Troops-The Thirteenth
Regiment Has Grievance-No Change
in the Babylon situation.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The board of
health officially announces five deaths
from Asiatic cholera as follows:
CHARLES NiEvoY, died September o. at
SO Tenth avenue.
MRS. SOPHIA WIGMAN, died September
10. at 76s Eleventh avenue.
WILLIAM wIGMAN. husband of Sophia.
died at the same address on the following
day.
MINNIE LEYINGER, a child. died on Sep
tember Il, at All east Forty-sixth street.
CARLOTTA BECK. aged 30, died yesterday
at 46i Second avenue.
All Of these cases were originally re-
ported to the health department as sus-
pected cholera, and have been under the
investigation of the physicians connected
with the department. Professor Herman
Biggs, who is in charge Of the depart
ment of pathology and bacteriology Of
the health department has been at work
making meteorological examination of
the intestinal fluids taken from the
bodies Of these suspected cases.
Professor Biggs reported to the health
department this afternoon the result Of
the examination and announced unhesi-
tatingly that the cases were Asiatic chol
era beyond doubt.
NEW YORK, Sept. The iron steam
boat Pegasus with the men of the Sixty
ninth Regiment and the naval reserve
abroad arrived at her dock this morn
ing after a hard nights battle with a
heavy sea and southeast storm.
Much anxiety was felt last night when
no news was received mp to midnight of
the arrival of the boat at Fire Island
It was very rough on the ocean and some
fears were had that the boat might have
met with an accident
The naval reserve and Sixty Ninth
Regiment were marched to their armor-
les where they were dismissed by the
governors orders.
An Exciting Experience.
A reporter who was aboard the
Pegasus sent a report of the eXperienc es
of the soldiers and reserve this morning.
The boat arrived of Fire Island light,
two miles off shore at o'clock last
night It was then so dark that the cap
tain decided that the only safe thing tC
do was to put back to New York. II
was blowing a heavy gale from the
southeast and the seas were pounding
the Pegasus hard. The pilot was unabl,
to find the can buoy that marks the en-
trance to Fire Island inlet.
1t would have been certain destruction
for the Pegasus and her living freight o
500 mon to have attempted TO run
through the inlet in the darkness, an,
the steamboat was, therefore, headed
back for Sandy Hook, with scarcel,
enough coal to make the run.
A Dangerous Run.
One big wave boarded the steamer a
the port a fter- -gangway, smashing tn
bulwarlSs, and another drove a plank on
of the deck, At last the lights of Sand
Hook came in view. Captain Pierc
pointed the boat straight for the light
which was passed at 10 o'clock.
1t was even worse here than outsid
and the boat was pounded all the way u
the ship channel. Just off lower quaran
tine the Pegasus nearly ran down tn
naval reserves old ship, the New Hamp
shire. The old hulk showed only on
peak light. By promptly stopping tn
Pegasus collision was averted.
No Cholera in Ohio.
ADA, O., Sept. 14-The report of
train being quarantined here with te
cases of cholera aboard is false. Ther
is not a case of cholera in this section.
DIR. Byron's Report.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 14.-The followin
is DR.. Byron's report, dated 944 p. m
September 13:
"Swinburne Island-0ne death, Scarf
kie Sarcisian, aged q. Admitted Sci
tember 9, died September 10. This
the death report yesterday, caused
gastritis aud alcoholism Nine tran
ferred to Hoffman Island, two transferre
to the convalescent ward, one suspet
transferred to the sick ward. The do
tor was unable to visit the ships yeste
day afternoon or evening on account
the gale"
Unfavorable Eject of the Rain.
DIR. Walser fears the effects Of Il
heavy early morning rains and the e
treme humidity ON the health of tho
confined on the ships and island in Il
lower bay, and while it does not nece
sarily mean an increase of cholera cases,
is favorable to the propagation of chole
germs and may result in the more orc
nary sickness due 70 the confinement
crowded quarters.
Lake Quarantine Raised.
TOLEDO. Sept. 14-The lake quara
tine was raised yesterday by the secreta
of the treasury, who would not authori
tie hiring of the tug which the sta
had employed. There is great indign