New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-16
NEEDLESS ALARM IN BROOKLYN.
SOME SUBJECTED CASES TURN OUT TO BE ONLY
CHOLERA MORBUs.

SOME SUBJECTED CASES TURN OUT TO BE ONLY
CHOLERA MORBUs.
There were two cases OF suspected choiera reporter
TO the Brooklyn Department OF Health yesteruay Du'
the investigation set on foot served 10 sho" that
they were only cases Of severe cholera morDuS.
German servant girl. Josepha Malecka' employed Ill
the family Of james Cohen, at No 500 statest. died
suddenly after short Illness, attended by many OF lhe
symptoms of cholera. DR.. George Drury' OF NO 10
Johnson St. was called I'm and diagnosed the case as
cholera morbus His remedies were, however WITH
out avail. ard the patient died In short ume' OWING
to the suspicious character OF the case IL was at
once reported TO the Health Department, ana n
sanitary inspector sent to the house. Mr. 'oheh
and his family had just returned from the highlands
~ the Navesink owing to fear OF Infection there
,ron thc nrescce Of the ships In the Lower
Bay Tv.v were greatly frightened by the sudden
death OF the girl. who had been hired In Brooklyn
last week. and Mr.. Cohen sent his family ont Oh Town
AT once before the Health Department coud prevent
this action Deputy Health Commissioner Mooie
and Sanitary Inspector Convery visited inc n'u7c
Yesterday afternoon ana came 70 the sH"o ''"'i"
sion A. Dr.. Drury, that the death was u"' W '"'''
r,orhns Dut as = measure Of prccantlon, possession
was taken Of the house. and II was Thoroughly iii"'
gated and disnfectcd and placed under quarantine
II WIS learned that the girl hal eaten no less '''f,
fifteen tomatoes on Wednesday evening being ehe'ee"
In canning them and she ate green corn at dinner
A most mortcn examination Of the body was made' anu
the burial took place late yesterday afternoon Inc
contents Of the stomach and tho discharges ""e
tokcn 10 thc Ioagland Laboratory for bacten"'oe'al
and mcroscopcal examination. DR.. George VI S'er'i-
berg Deputy surgeon General OF the United S'au'S'
who is in charge Of the Laboratory. made an eNahl-
nation which disclosed nothing 10 show That the case
was one OF cholera. Dir. Sternbefg SAID mat inc
examination was purely negative, and he believed
that the case was one Of acue cholera morbis. Tho
examination viii bc completed this evening ana 'heh
n positive statement can be made which the llealth
authorities believe will show positively that The case
WAS one Of acute cholera morbus.
Another case Of suspected cholera was reported
from the Eastern District. Simon silnSA. OF No.
o6 Moore st. was attacked with cramps and dlaIrhoca
in n papcr mill In North Ninth-st., and was removed
10 The Eastern District Hospital. lie was NJ hrs'
thought 70 show chocraic symptoms, but II was de-
cIdpd that he was only suffering from cholera mOrDiiS
His recovery Is expected -
The Health Department investigated TWO other cases
reportcd rs suspicious hut found nothing 10 conhrm
tho stleDclon that there any cholera symptoms.
vessel has been secured rs hnauHE nn>pllal
and two shelters have been leased one In the fS ern
District and the other IN South Broohlvn The various
hospitas Of the city have arranged 10 receive cholera
Mavor Roodv received n letter Yesterday from Colo
mel LOOMS l.. IanCion. who Is In command nj Fort
Hamilton. complaining OF the mattresses ana otl"r
articles which float ashore from the cholera SHIPS
opposite Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. which ho
has had burned.