The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-16
REAL ASIATIC CHOLERA
II Is Causing Much Trouble all 0Vsr
the Country.
GOTHAM'S LATEST PLAGUE
Now Cases Appearing and Fear
Entertained that II VIII
Become an Epide mic
Down the Bay.

NEW YORK. Sept. i5.--Afier conference
.his afternoon with President Wilson of
the health department. and Prcsidcn, Por-
Ter of the department OF charities and cor
rections. on the outbreak of cholera in
this city, Mayor Grant gave out procla-
nation to the public, reciiing the appear
ancc Of cholera in this city and the means
TO combat IL. The mayor calls for CONT
Gencc in provisions taken. and says excess
sive fear ON the par, of the public is not
justified. Cholera. says the proclamation,
is neither infections nor contagious within
the common meaning Of the word. nor is
II in the language of eminent authority as
dangerous as diph,hcgia. The. public will
DC intcllgcntiy advised as To the progress
OF the disease. The paper closes: "lscst
assured all will be done by the auth critics
TO meet every emergency, and with the
confidence OF the public aud aid in cn-
forcing sanitary regulations, cholera will
be mastered, health restored. and peace,
good order and happiness maintained
Sanitary Superintendent Edison had n
conference with Police Superintendent
Byrnes. and more than .O0.0C0 cholera cir
culars are being distributed throughout
the city. They are printed in English,
German. Hebrew. Italian and BuhoInian.
The work Of Hitting a tioating hospital at
the foot of Sixteenth street for the re-
ccption OF cholera patients is being hui-
ried along. Among tho nurses offering
service are many young women of refine
ment and education. The attire oil sew
eral indicated n life of ease aud wealth.
There has been many male applicants
also. j. Picrpont Morgan. treasurer of
the chamber Of commerce quarantine
emergency fund. acknow lcdccd tie re-
ccipt OF the additional sum of ST22,:I35 in
subscriptions since noon yesterday; pre-
viousiy acknowledged S5s,3U0, grand
total to date of Si:0,GJj.
Tomorrow the Normannia's passengers
will be brought by beat from Fine Island
and landed At tue Normannia's pier in
Hobcken. Their landing may DE opposed
by the New Jersey authorities.
Mary Conneriy, lg-sear-old girl, who
came from ireland six months ago,
was removed To the reception hospital to-
day from the tenement al 692 Second ave-
nuc, suffering from what is announced as
genuine cholera. II is not known how she
got the plague. Orders were issued 20
have the girl removed AZ once To the re-
ccption hospital at the foo, of East SIN
tccnth street. Number G12 Second avenue
is a tenement in which cigh, families live.
The house has been thoroughly disin-
fcctcd. and the bedding on which the sick
girl laid. was taken away aud burned.
All her clothing was also burned.
Employees of the health department
went To Mrs. Fenn's boarding. house.
where the girl recently washed. and took
away the bed in which she slept there and
whatever clothing she had washed. Every
thing was burned 10 destroy infection.
The boarding house was also disinfoctcd.
Mrs. fcnn's boar,lcrs are eight IN num-
bcr, professional people. They are badly
scared. A physician was detailed to watch
the house from which the girl was re-
moved. !, large crowd gathered and il
took several policemen To keep the crowd
back. IL ~ believed that the girl Will die.
Physicians have possession of some of the
girls yomit for examination. This is the
first case of cholera reported in the city In
which the paticu. is alive.