New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15

The Health Board yesterday made the announce
ment that Asiatic cholera had arrived In TINS
city more than a week ago. Six persons haa
died from the disease in five different tenement
houses during the week, in which an oiciai
bulletin Was published twice every day, declar-
ing: mo cases of cholera have appeared IN this
city," As late as 10 a. m. yesterday that ouiletin
was displayed in the Office of the Health Board
for the last time Four hours afterward Presl-
dent Wilson gave out the following:
HEALTH DEPARTMENT BULLETIN.
New.York September IA, 1892, 2 .. M
Anpcnced TO this bulletin are the reports OF the
nactrologIsts who have made biological examinations OF
all cases Of suspected cholera In this city, The cases
referred to in reports have been treated with the
same precautionary would have characterized
tho action OF the Board II thcy had oeen inhcu11ey
and positively recognized
Thus FAR no secondary cases have occurred on tho
premises occupied by the sick persons, nor have any
eases arisen from them. The Board has under eAanna
ton the body OF woman who died with symptoms Of
cholera September Is, a.
All suspeced or reported OF cholera since Sep
tember have been carefully Investigated aud bept under
observation No suspicious cases have been reported
To this Board 30 a. Tuesday, September IL
nv order OF the Board OF Health.
CHARLES G. WILSON. President.
EMMoNS CLARK. Secretay.
Received at the Health Department September H.
1 O'Clock D. MI
Carnegie Laboratory,
33S Last Twenty sixth.st,
NcwYork, september 13, 1S01.
The Hon. Charles g. Wilson. President Health Depart
SIR We would respectfully report that the very careful
biological examination OF the intestinal contents nom
body OF Charles McAvoy, who died September o. nave
been completed.
The autopsy as reported, showed the anatomicai
LESSONS OF sporadic cholera but the biological examinations
show that the spum of Asiatic cholera was present
In tho intestinal contents. We. therefore, declare the
case 10 have been one Of chocn Asiatca Respectfully
submitted, h.RMANN NJ bIUuo'
EDWARD X. DUNHAM.
September I4. 1892.
The Hon. Charles q. Wilson. President Health Depart
Sir: Mrs Sophia wicgnann, who died on September
H. iso2 whose body referred TO us TO determine
the cause death died OF cholera Asiatica rs hes been
shown by the biological examination Oh the mNsuhn us
charges taken before dcnth
No reliable conclusions could be drawn from the post
nortem biological examination made after death IN THIS
case or OF her husband, William Wegmann, as ooA
bodies had been embalmed We have no doubt however
that the cause death in both cases was the same
Tho boloxcal examinations in the case OF tn. child,
Mimi. Iey,nger who died September IL, also show
that the cause death was cholera Asiaaia' Hc-
snectrulv submitted HERMANN NJ. Bi0GS.
EDWARD K. DUNHAM.
II WAS ascertained that while the biological
examinations had been conclusive in four cases
there WAS reason to bell We that the deaths Of
two other persons had been caused by the cholera
Following Is the list Of the dead:
| EECK CHARLOTTE thirtyone years old. ded at ne
Some No 704 Second.ays.. Tuesday afternoon nav
| inc been Ill less than twentyfour hours
| CALLAGHAN, PETER unmarried staoiefnan' "n'
balded with his sister at No BIS East fofty'se'en'
s died September 10, after an illness oi tous o'ys
duration. He thirty years old
I.TvINGFIR, MINNIE. child under two years OF age
died At No Al East FortysiNth.st. on September IL
| She had been III about two days.
McAyOY CHARLES. age thirty-hve. an unmarried plas
,.rcr boarding at No $40 Tcnthave.. died September
| G after an illness OF about twelve hours
| WIEGMANN, WILLIAM. age nftynvo. died In his home
Of No 76s Eevenhave. on the afternoon Of SepVemoc
10 lie had been III In the house for eight DAYS
WIFGMANN SOPHIA sisty-thrce years old William
wife died on the morning Of September IL. she wa
attacked with the cholera twentyour hours before
] her husband dlcd