The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-22
NEW YORK'S PLAGUE.
SEVERAL NEW GASES REPORTED
YESTERDAY.

An Autopsy on a Chinaman-The Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Examination of Vein
haGen's Case-Kiuing of Germs.
Washing Russian.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 2l.-The board OF
health issued the following bulletin at 10
o'clock this morning: mo cases Of cholera
have appeared in this city since the last
bulletin
Later it was announced that two new
cases of cholera were reported to the health
board this afternoon. The first one was
from No. So Cherry street, whore a woman
named Mary Murphy was found sick with
cholera symptoms. She has been i'll for
two days with diarrhoa and vomiting, and
was transferred to the reception hospital.
The premises were fumigatod and disin.
fected and placed under observation.
A VERY SUSPICIOUS CASE.
The health authorities regard this as
very suspicious case The other suspected
case came from Mrs. Gunters boarding house
at No. II First street, from which the coach
man, Louis WeinhaRen, was removed Sat
urday night. Another boarder, a man
named Henry Engler, is suspected. He had
been i'll with diarrhna and his case IS re-
garded with some doubt. He is now in the
Willard Parker hospital.
Quarantine was raised on seven houses
to-day where cholera cases or suspected
cases have occurred
AN AUTOPSY ON THE CHINAMAN.
An autopsy was made this morning on
the body of tho Chinaman who died at Ii
Mott street yesterday under suspicious cir
cumstances. The contents OF the body have
been submitted for meteorological examina-
tion.
Mary Connally, young girl who is at
the reception hospital as a suspect, will oe
discharged tomorrow. She has not had
cholera.
Louis Weinhagen is still Ill, but II Is not
yet known whether he has cholera.
KNOX AND wEINHAGEN's CASES.
The health department received this
afternoon from Prof Briggs the result of
the meteorological examinations made in the
cases of John Knox, fireman OF the steam
ship State of Nevada, who died aboard that
vessel last Sunday night at the foot of
West Twenty-hrat street, aud Of Louis
Weinhagen, who was found sick in Mrs.
Gunter's boarding house. IA First street,
Sunday night last, and removed
TO the reception hospital. The re-
port states shat both GASES were
genuine Asiatio cholera. The health
board reported the fact of the death Of the
State of Nevada's fireman from Asiatic
cholera this afternoon to Health Officer
Jenkins, and that official ordered the steam
ship to be taken to lower quarantine with
out delay.
ANOTHER CASE.
Another case OF suspected cholera was re-
ported TO the board Of health this afternoon.
IL was that Of Patrick Stewart, 90 years
old. who was found sick at Is Morris street,
.s..I
Stewart is boilermaker, employed in the
Brooklyn navy yard.
KEELING THE GERMS.
corps Of sanitary inspectors under the
proteDtion OF a squad OF policeman late
| tonight invaded Mrs. Gunter's big board =
ing house at No. IA First street and Nos. 4
and Extra place and surprised 200 and
| odd boarders who had turned IN for the
night. The house was scrubbed and washed
from cellar to roof with chemicals war
ranted TO kill cholera germs, aud all the
boarders captured were forced TO take a
bath. One, a Russian, offered strenuous
| Objection, and sought to evade the ordea
by saying that he was afraid to bathe In
cold water.
WASHING A RUSSIAN.
He was furnished with hot bath, and
then policeman stood by until he got
tnrouRh with Jne operation, which took
him nearly an hour. The sanitary ia
spector helped the men to battle. Mrs.
Guenther never had cleaner set OF board.
ers than she had tonight When the men
were put to bed their clothing was fumi-
gated. Mrs. Gunter thinks the health
| authorities are crazy, and says that II they
| continue TO wash her boarders her business
| will be ruined.
ANOTHER DEATH.
Mrs. Vincenzo Grappilos died tonight at
her home on the ground floor in the rear OF
No. l04 Bayard street, it is supposed from
cholera. She was seized with vomiting
| and diarrhGa during the afternoon,
| and in couple of hours was
in state Of collapse. At o'clock DIR.
| Schunkman OF No. 81 Mott street was
called, but minute or two before he ar
rived Mrs. Grappilos died. He found a
priest and relatives gathered around the
bedside praying. The health authorities
| were notified of the case.
TEXAS QUARANTINE.
AUSTIN, TEX, Sept 21.-.Gov. Hogg TO-
day issued a proclamation quarantining
| against New York and other places where
the cholera now prevails, or may hereafter
appear.