The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-12
phoid fever. and that there were no symptoms

phoid fever. and that there were no symptoms
Several letters were received at. the New
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North Brother Island. '''''' '0'''
WORSE THAN SMALLPOX.
Pr Edison said last night to Sun. reporter:
gioqs disease that we have had In S' New
handle 9g many yssT wssd .shHr
coniasious The mortality ahan L hlSh and
s5sslyy A. large percentage e tie tEphns
syphusi TSey wers sspnsrips today from very
IL coated and their temperatares we're we're from
lotto 100 Some of them were delicious The
and Strained 8,
The victims OF the disease, whom we found to-
day were srcaptpg With the pain IN the head
massrry ned haS
thin, that we now have, the disease vel!
many others have been exposed to IT.
QUARANTINE FOR TWENTY DAYS.
Typhus appears in. twelve to twenty days
after after EXP exposnre. and the houses in which we
Department will call a them daily and as iast
"in 1880 there were few cases Of. typhus
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year old and has made only five voyages. She
prac S a4 fer tie e ess .Ss the
=? 81 r. e.
Jan; ( ara arriysd IN My YSff q ysn; g. r y.
nrhs. TSey had been nearly starved IN RUS ass
when m they rsacSsd Msrseilles they We're phys.
."Dr:, Cizza, the ships physician. examined
When tho .Massilia reached Naples, however,
several Of them were, removed from the vessel
wretched physical condition.
Several days after leaving Naples Dr.. Cizza
reashns hs was
by pr: Smith. the Health officer Of the port.
II paid about $40 for food for the inml-
No one inquired about them q our once and
The, Mas siiia started. on her. return trip on
Feb. g. she was fumigated before leaving.
gate their vessels twice a day during voyages
SECRETARY FRANK BLAMEs THE FABRE LINE
The executive officers Of the United Hebrew
Charities ASSOCIATION are; Henry Rice Of ~
isa s. Secretary; James Il. Hoffman S Treas
urer. and Charles Frank. Superintendent Mr.
a t tns n the rs s s
Had this fever. not broken out we would
have had these s E. families put Of New York be.
fs ed the O. sases for
these pcope
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rot properly treated on ths VOYAGE over
dSs 70 liz in R hs Tsa
Thoy have had long and . sad Journey from
sns ei new ss9r eo then
81 II do not understand how they get past the
L so terrible I disease as typhus was among
and who are in. the business for the
inspectors Who visit each lodging HOUSE, IL the
and get information as to the supply Of food"
NATURE OF THE FEVER
Typhus fever is variously called putrid fever.
Jail fever. brain. plague. pestilence. malignant
camp. ship. or hospital fever. and Irish a9ue.
1t 10 contagious and Infectious and often pre-
walls epidemically.
Typhns very rarely appears in the United
States. Its usual symptoms are rigor. head
ache. dry, heated skin. flushed face, sufrused
eyes, dull heavy aspect, stupor. thirst. and
prostraton. A meesly looking rash makes
Its appearance on about the fifth day. This
or mulberry. hue. st arst disappearing on
pressure sSI. and later forming stains which are
remains until the end Of the fever.
In the second week come great prostration.
muscular tTitchings. delirinm. coma. and CON
to the twelfth day Conyaleseence. when IL
takes place. is very rapid. The duration Of
TO escape this fever people should be sup
piled with wholesome food. and should live In
properly ventilated rooms It thrives on over
crowded ships and sleeping rooms Dirt Is its
best friend