Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-17
DEATH OF A DOZEN
One i'm New York and Eleven
on Shipboard.
CLAIMED 1T WAS NOT CHOLERA
Jenkins Too conviv ial, But Quick to Act
The Board Pfoponionately Slow.
Nornannia Passengers Released.

NEW YORK. Sept. l6.--One death and
one new case OF the plague 10 what the
official report OF the health board says
of the cholera situation this afternoon.
The death of Charlotte Beck, a woman
who expired yesterday, is attributed to
the plague. another case. that of Edwin
Hoppe, who also died yesterday. IS un-
der investigation The new case-that
of Mary Connerty "A young Irish woman
who lives IN q crowded Second avenue
tenement-is also pronounced 10 be
cholera by the doctors. She will die.
The health board seems TO be working
very slowly and is getting ratified
by the various demands made
is being made for new cholera cases,
but the actual developments are
slow, and the meteorological experts
who conduct the examinations are
snall-like IN sizing up the suspected
cases. Two days is about the quickest
time In which they have heretofore
made up their minds regarding the
character of the cases called to their
attention. They were four days IN
finding that the first victim died of
the cholera. Jenkins, in spite OF his
extreme nervousness and convivlallty,
which one night last week led to
wild tour of the newspaper Offices, IS
quick 10 act-sometimes too quick
and his expedition in dealing with sus-
pected cholera cases renders the de-
crepit movements OF the board OF
health exasperatlng.
Eleven Deaths on the Bohemia
The Bohemia, whloh arrived last
night, reported eleven deaths on the
voyage. She was boarded early this
morning by DR.. Byron, who reported
to Health Officer Jenkins that the vic
TINS had all died of gastro-lntestinal
trouble and that he had removed four
other persons suffering from the same
complaint TO Swinburne island. Tho
names of those removed to Swinburn
island are:
Max Fringold, aged years; Change
Bass, % years. Leo Handfeldt, 20
years; small child from the steerage.
Those who died on the voyage were
Sarah Disler, aged %, died Septem-
Der q; Peshe Disler, years, September
6; RIkwe Wessli, % years, September Z;
Jenkel FawodnIch, yearold, Septem-
ber 7; Marianne Radowsk, 2 years old.
September 7; Schaucs Friedman, 81
years old, September 8; Schiendel Bass.
year old, September 8; Mosiche Weis-
bord, years old, September IL; Sellg
Llpsohp, l year old, September Is;
Taube Mandelsohn, years old, Sep
tember Is; Leb Mandelsohn, s years
Old. September 15.
The Bohemia had on board 653
steerage passengers and seventy seven
in the crew, all of whom were passed
and found we'll. The Ships condition
as to cleanliness IS first class. When
the news of the Bohemls's condition
was gwen ont, DIR. jenkins exclaimed:
"Well, gentlemen, this Is relief, |
assure you, for the Bohemia is the last
vessel we have to fear"
NormannIa's Passengers Released.
The NOrmsnnia passengers left Fire
Island at o'clock TINS morning. Four
hundred boarded the Cepheus
and about thirty, including +.
l.. Godkin, Senator Mcpherson,
A. NJ. Palmer, LottIe Collins, 5. F. New
man of Chicago; F. Wight Newmann,
honorary commissloner-at-large 10 the
worlds fair; Prof. w. F. Taylor of Lin
coin, Neb., and w. l.. Fisher. Chicago
lawyer, came by way of Babylon, tax
ing the train there. They arrived IN
New York at - O'Clock. The Cepheus
got away and proceeded a mile or SO
when she grounded OH bar where abe
lay until released At IL o'clock. The
Cepheus arrived at Hoboken at $3.50.
There were several thousand persons
on the dock to welcome the released
passengers. Most of the detained pas
sengers will go directly on their way
westward.