Evening journal., 1892-09-17
TO BAR OUT THE GERMS.
Mayor Grant Asks the President
to Suspend immigration.
EONEw CHOLERA GASES IN GOTHAM,


NEW YoRK, Sept. II. With no new cases
Of cholera reported to the board of health,
the outlook for checking the plague is GER
tainly reassuring.
The members Of the board OF health re-
gard the days record as one that should
nllay the fears Of the most timid. No sec
ondary cases have appeared in the houses
who're the plague found victims. In the
case of Edward Hoppe, who died Thursday
morning. tho archaeological examination
has not yet been completed, and the cause
Of death is therefore not yet fully estab-
lished. If the case is genuine one it is
Sporadic and is in a cleanly neighborhood,
where infection can be easily guarded
against.
The patient at the floating hospital, Mary
Connerty, the ninotoen.year-old Irish girl
who was attacked by the disease, is still
alive, although very sick.
The health board have not succeeded in
establishing the medium of contagion in
any Of the cases us yet, except in that of
the Leviuger child In this case the origin
Of the disease has been traced to the effects
Of the four girls who came from Antwerp
on the Friedland, and spent several days at
the home Of the Lovingers
In order that the girls might be held
under observation, they were arrested by
order Of the board and sent to the Willard
Parker hospital, where they can be watched
Mayor Grant 60 the President
After receiving reports from all the city
officials having the sanitary condition Of the
city in their care, and comforting at length
with the heads of the various city depart
ments, Mayor Grant decided that it would
be advisable to request the president to
stop immigration from infected European
ports entirely for the present. The follow
ing message was accordingly sent TO Presi-
dent Harrison:
Hon. benjamin Harrison:
DEAR SIR-As the mayor Of the city OF New
York deem 10 my duty TO call your attention
to the present condition Of sanitary affairs In
this city. While there is no cause for alarm in
the present condition and while everything is
being done by the authorities to prevent tho
spreading Of the cholera, every reasonablep pre-
caution should DO taken 60 prevent its further
introduction into this community. therefore
request you rs president Of the United States
10 exercise all the authority you possess 70 pre-
vent further immigration to this country until
all fear Of the introduction Of cholera shall
|. have disappeared. ! am, with great respect
feAg duiyi hbbh d. GliANIi mayor.
No New Cases In Quarantine.
DR.. Jenkins the health officer, in an in
terview with a United Press representa-
tive, said: ''Ihere are no new cases Of
! ,holera except those which came in on the
Bohemia. This is very encouraging and Is
| TO me evidence that the disease Is about
cleaned up. think that we have done re-
markably well, and our record shows that
rrh L..
| 2uate for handling SO many infected ships,
aud while there has never been a time
when ships have piled in here with infec-
tious cases on board as they have during
the past two weeks, we have succeeded in
/ keeping the cholera down.
| When asked il Fire island and Sandy
| Hook would be retained for permanent
! quarantine quarters Dr. Jenkins said: GAS
\ TO Sandy Hook that is government property
I and do not know about its use. We will
use Fire island for the present, but do not
\ think 1t viii be O permanent addition to our
| present quarantine. IL Is too far away to
be controlled by one man stationed hero
and compelled TO give directions by wire
do not think government or state proper
| ty on the main land should be used for a
| permanent quarantine station. 1t would be
better TO build another in the lower bay or
to connect Hoffman and Swinburne islands
by piling and crib work filed in with bal
last This would give from five to eight
acres Of additional room and would enable
us to put up a comfortable pavilion for
cabin passengers and others for Storage,
and we could then take care Of 5000 or 4, O00
people easily"
New York Not Scared.
The official report Of Dr. Walsa OF DR..
Jenkins' staff, on the latest pest arrival, the
Bohemia, is as follows;
Ten cabin passengers, G5S steerage, a
crew. Had 80 sick during the voyage and
II deaths; 4 sent to tho hospital. Left DR..
Nash on board to sUperintend fumigation
and disinfection. This vessel, as we'll as
the Scandia, had previously been disin-
fected with creohne and carbolic acid, both
evidently worthless for the purpose.
The passengers OF the Normannia have
all been released from Fire island and
landed in New York city They were a
happy lot when they found themselves free
in the metropolis.
There has not been a single case Of gen.
uine cholera discovered on Staten Island
at Fort Hamilton or along the Jersey coast
and the health officers say that there is nc
danger OF the infection getting ashore
through the sanitary lines that arc now
established
New York city Is free from alarm and
tho citizens are apparently unconcerned
over the little outbreak Of cholera, evident
y having full faith in the efficiency Of the
officials.
brighter in HAMBURG