Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-13
TYPHUS IN GOTHAM.
Efforts to Prevent Fever
From Spreading.
AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED.
Perhaps the Germs Of the Disease
Have Been Spread Broadcast.

NEW YORK. Feb. ia revised list Of
the number Of cases Of typhus fever was
made up in the health board Office yester
day afternoon. At that time sixty Der
sons suffering from the disease had been
removed TO North Brothers island The
health officer who inspected the steamer
Msssalia when she arrived on Jan. 30 re.
ports that there was no typhus fever then
aboard. Her steeraRe passengers were In
hafstarved condition. and some of them
were landed at Ellis island iso lated. In.
struetions have been given to the deputy
health officers Of the port to examine all
incoming steamevs. especially OF the
Faore line, for passengers from the In.
fected districts. II any such are fou nd
they will be isolated at once and their
baggage disinfected. All hospitals and
physicians have been notified to inform
the health authorities at once of any ty.
phus fever or suspicious eases which may
como TO their notice.
u IL Not Yet an Epidemic,
being confined to those Russian Hebrews
vhe were all subjected 10 the same infiu.
cnces Hnd To contact with one another on
board the steamship Massilia But the
greatest alarm is occasiOned by the fact
shat FOR the past week, while ths germs
or the disease were developed IN those now
afflicted, they mingled freely with hun.
dreds or their countrymen In the Jewish
quarter on the East Side.
Were the disease to appear In one person
here. outside Of those who were on board
the Massilia, there would be danger of 4
most terrible epidemic These Jewish
workers with whom the infected immi.
grants eonsorted are mostly Of . weak,
debilitated physique. A thousand OF them,
owing 10 tho cloakmak r. strike, are now
idle Tine health officers say that there IL
nothing to do but to wait and watch. and
disinfect and fumigate. as far as possible.
The sguaiid Quarters Of Thess People.
All the Hebrew patients at North
Brother ISLAND will be supported at the OK.
pense ot the United Hebre charities,
which gave bonds to Commissioner of I'm.
IN grafton Weber that the released He
brew immigrants would not become q
public charge within year. 1t Is likely
that the bill against the equalization will
not be less than $1,000
For more than thirty six hours Dr.. Ed.
son and fourteen inspectors have worked
Ike beavers. Never before had they been
confronted with such u sudden serious
emergency OF the 24s Hebrews who
landed on Manhattan island, and were d.
vided'mong the seventeen lodging houses
provided by the United Hebrew char
ities, every one is under the surveillance
OF the health department. and a prisoner,
practically, To remain so until the danger
Is past. The moment any Of them de-
velop suspicious symptoms he
Will Bo Isolated.
These preparations seem to Indicate
more serious and appreh nsive situation
that the hsalth officers will admit In no
many words. DR.. Cyrus Edison said last
night; Tomorrow I shall have com.
plete list Of the Italians who came over
with the Hebrews I'm the Massilia, and
will take proper precautions to have them
guarded. No new cases of typhus have
broken ont tonight, and I do not think
theye is any danger of the disease becom.
inx epidemic In this city. There has "a
yet been no deaths at North Brother
island"
DIR. J. A. r. Ward, assistant house ply
sician at Willard Parker hospital, re-
signed yesterday because he was afraid Of
catching the disease.