The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-16
mon meaning of the words. nor is il. in the
language of eminent authority, - danger.
ous as diseases that are constantly in our
midst. The public will be intellieently ad-
vised as to the urogress Of the disease.

mon meaning OF tno Woroes nor 10 IL. In tn0
language OF eminent authority, a danger
ous as diseases that are constantly in our
midst. The public will be intelligently adj
vised as to the urogress of the disease.
ACTION OF HEALTH OFFICERS.
Sanitary Superintendent Edison has had
q conference with Police Superintendent
Byrnes, and over 100000 cholera circulars
are being distributed through the city.
Superintendent Byrnes has instructed all
the police captains as to their duties. The
cholera circulars are printed in English.
German. Hebrew, Italian and Bohemian.
The board of coroners have decided to CO.
operate with the health board in combat
ting the disease, and all the coroDers and
their physicians are requested to be on
duty every day so as TO meet all emergen-
cies.
The health commissioners have been nt
the headquarters all day. ready to act
should any thing important transpire de-
manding immediate action. The work of
fitting up the floating hospitals at the foot
OF Sixteenth street for the reception OF
cholera patients is being hurried along.
Among the nurses offering are many young
women of refinement and education. who
seem filled with desire to sacrifice them
selves In behalf of their fellowwomen.
The attire of several indicate o life OF ease
and wealth. There have been many. male
applicants also.
At the meeting of the Board Of Health
to-day the following was adopted:
Resolved. That from and after this date all
persons sick with contagious disease coming
Ellis island, must be delivered direct TO River
side Hospital. North Brothers island, for the
reason that the premises at the foot or East Six
teenth street will be used for the care OF persons
sick with cholera.
If necessary the Health Board wilr make
use Of Ricker's island as quarantine for
persons who may have been exposed to
cholera.
Pierpont Morgan, treasurer of the Cham.
Der of Commerce quarantine emergency
fund acknowledges the receipt OF On addi-
tional s72.335 in subscriptions since noon
yesterday. making the grand total to date
General O'Bierne. of the Ellis island i'm
mattresses to 90 to Camp Low. Sandy
Hook, to take care of the immigrants
placed there for observation. He expects
to complete the quota tomorrow. There
arsts. are large number ,v Of applicants and
who have had experience with
contagious diseases. Among those selected
is Miss Maggie Ferrinaton, who has been
housekceper for Richard Mansfield. tho
actor. for the past ten years. She says she
cares nothing for the pay, but feels she has
q mission to go among the stricken.
The cabin passengers of the State OF Ne
vada, the first vessel TO come under the
twenty.day regulation. were to have been
released yesterday but were prevented by
the collector. pending the decision of the
Secretary of the Treasury regarding the
application of the regulation. The Secre-
tary has telegraphed his permission. and
the passen gers were landed this afternoon.
Tomorrow the Normannias passengers
Will be brought by boat from Fire island
and landed at the Normannia's pier IN Ho-
boken. Their landing there may be op-
posed by the New jersey authorities.
Suspicious Death at Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15-The first case of
death from suspected cholera occurred in
Brooklyn to-day. Josepha Maleeka, tween.
ty-one years old. of No. 526 State street,
was taken i'll yesterday. At night she
passed into q state of collapse,
to-day she vomited, and when a
phy sician was called she was dead.
The girl had eaten heartily of green corn
and tomatoes, and the case was put down
to cholera morbus. A ARCHAEOLOGICAL ex-
animation is being made. The Girl ar
rived from Poland in January. going to
Scranton, Pa. and coming here three weeks
ago.
Three suspected csses of cholera were re :
ported to the health authorities late to-
night, bnt upon investi CATION by exports
they We're pronounced to be only cholera
morbus and cramps.
Another Ship Full Of Cholera.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16-The Herald says:
Another plague ship In the port and an
other story of disease and death on the
voyage. Eleven moro victims added to
the long list of those who have died
of cholera between Hamburg and New
York. This is the story of the steams hi D
Bohemia. which reached New York last
night and an nchored in the lower quarantine.
Her coming had been dreaded as much as
the coming of her sister ship and sister
death house, the Scandia. She left Ham
burg. that fruitful hot-bed of ch ole-a
at the time when the port was
at its worst, and her 6S1 stcera. Q
passengers gathered from the infected re-
gions of Germany and Russia were conf
IDENTIFY expected to bring cholera with them.
The Bohemia sailed from Hamburg Sept.
and arrived here late last night. When
the captain was seen he said: I'VE have
had eleven deaths on board. They were all
of little children. There is no sickness on
board at present"
AT QUARANTINE.