Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16
Precautions Taken 70 Stamp
Out the Disease
WHERE The RESI- CAME FROM
Mayor Grant Issues q Proclamation for
the Utmost Caution, Bur Says There
Is No Further Danger.

q -lcA1Ai-r-s o1L no yau4t among tnu
resldents Of New York. Ihe health
authorities cay that the hve eAses OF
choisra which have been reported were
sporadic IN their nature and DO not IN
d-cAte that The disease has obtained
foOtnold. OtheF similar cases, they
say, may occur before the cold weather
comes on, but II they are properly
handled there will be no danger that
the disease Will spread. The houses
where the five cholera patients died
are beng carefully watched zad guard
ed. Two physicians have been assigned
20 rema night and day a. eacn house
and WATCH carefully for any appear
ance OF dIarFhwai complaints among
the other occupants
nArrivats watched
since tne disease has been traced 10
some Of the emIgrants WHO arrived at
this point, the work has been under
taken og looking up al the arrivals
here within the last two weeks which
had been passed by the health officers,
80 that Il any Of these passengers still
remain N Tue city they may be kept
under surveillance. TIE actual APP
pearsuce of cholera IN New York CIy
-
mode OF hving 0f the majority of peo-
pie. The health board rules have been
widely distributed and most New York
eTs have begun 20 1--we up 10 them.
They are Becoming very careful about
their food and drink, and are not tax
ing raw or uncoO&ed articles of any
KIND, IA many cases boiling their milk
before using lt.
New Case Doubtful Que.
One new case was n ported this morn
ing, but Il = not certain that II IS real
cholera. A million Official circulars
directing the utmost care aud prescTlb-
Ing treatment for the disease have been
distributed throughout the city. The
houses where the hve persons died
from th0 disease are under the strictest
surveillance, and every article of cloth
ing or furniture which may conceal the
germs OF the disease have been either
burned or thoroughly dlsinfected. The
hosp tais are on the alert for new cases
snG about eight hundred physicians
stand ready 20 lend assistance IN case
Of an outbreak. The sanitary corps is
engaged IN gong through houses IN the
crowded tenement districts examining
into the condition of the people aud
scattering disinfectants and advice,
printed n four or i've languages,
everywhere.
Mayor Grants Proclamation.
Mayor Grant has issued prOclama-
tlOn 10 the public IN which ne says the
health department has shown entire
competence 10 ceal with the cholera.
He anticipates no spread of the cpl
demic. and asks the people 10 have con-
fidence IN the provisions adopted by
the board for the safety Of the public.
Hs alsO inv ted their aid in enforcing
sanitary regulations for the main.en-
ance Of public health. The board of
coroners have decided 10 cooperate
wita the health board IN combating the
disease. snd all the coroners aud their
pnyAcians are requested TO De on duty
eve fyday 30 as 10 meet all emergencies.
it VAS decided by the health board to
send all immigrants who are sick on
Ellis island directly 10 the North Broth
ers lsland by boat, instead of through
the city, "a formerly. J. Plerpont
Morgan. treasurer for the chamber Of
commerce quarantine fund, reported
that up 10 date he had received
81 .j55. ss5.
where the Disease Came From.
Invest CATION has shown that At least
one Of the fatal cases N TINS city was
imported directly from Europe. I'm
migrant passengers on the steamer
Friesisnd which arrived here on August
%. seem g. have brought the disease to
little Minnie Levngsr, who died sep
temher N. They are traced back to
Antwerp. which they reached from
other cities n Europe, no doubt in
fectsd With cholera. When they
reached quarantine there Was illness
reported on board aud after few
hours detention and so-called fumi-
CATION they we're permitted 10 pro-
cssd. From tbs steamship pier
the passengers scattered over the city
ard TIE country. -Four young
women of the company went 10 All
Fast Fortv v-sVth street. where little
Mamie lived. lt appears that beng
greatly Interested n the child they
spent some idls hours playing With u.
There - every reason % believe that
the infection vas IN their clothing;
that thev tnnOcently carried II about
wth them. escaping its dangers than
selves. aud that from their clothing the
ch d got tha disease which carried {
OF in twantv-four hours. In the case
Of Callahan plausible connection
seems to be sstabi shed between him
ant immigrants who, arriving IN the
city by trsnsstlsntic steamers, vent
south BY the Mslloy line. % whose pier
Callahan vas often TAKEN by hIs 6usI-
neas.
Latest Cttv Reports
~ = sad that rags from European
pert. srs beng landed IN Broosiyn
dsIV The suthoritIes have heen n0tl-
fed and wi make an inveshgsuan To-
morrow
The Hamburg American Packet cont
panv pad she hHl for furnishing the
vesseI Nev Hsnren rn and the steam
boat ~fon8gRton vhfch amounted 20
kfffNlt General Pass ngar Agent
R1ss say- t hss cost tho Hamburg coni-
any u' 81 5on = tsv SD feed the
Narusnna's pssseugefS
THE board - health tbs morn nE
iss'fea fhe foiov ng hglistfa
NEW foRs. sept. iA. io a m m--llur-
ing the last fortv v-right bours there
v-re no snspectsd cases reported 50
fhis department The sHsrsotad cases
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avenue ard rsfer Eslaaen ~ So 3lt
Fssf Fafff seventh street aefetofore
reported sre Haaer invest rsnan Hv
order ~ tha hoari ~ hea a
Dnta amtt Hf President.
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