The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-24


the United States-A Suspected Case
Of the Disease at Johnstown. Pa.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
CAMP Low Sandy Hook, Sept. %
The health of the camp is a matter of con-
graduation, as will be seen from the Off
cial report just issued by Commandant
Surgeon Major Sawtelle. In Pavilion A
there is one case of simple continued
fever, improved; one case of bilious re-
mittent fever, improved. In Pavilion 3
there is one new case of diarrhea, a child
years old; four cases of diarrhea, i'm
proved. In Pavilion G there is one
chronic case and two acute cases of diar-
rhea, not suspicious. In the hospital all
the cases have improved. During the
night an infant, name unknown, whose
mother and father died ON the Rugia on
her voyage, succumbed to the effects of
neglect and starvation. which it received
from attendants on the American Ham
burg packet steamer and at Hoffman
Island.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Louis Vein
hagen, who was taken sick few DAYS
ago with Asiatic cholera and removed to
the hospital, died this morning.
Sanitary Superintendent DR.. Edison
made report to-day on the cholera ''sus-
poets" in the Parker Hospital.
Henry Engle of Fourteenth street is
doing we'll, and it is not thought he had
the cholera.
Mary Murphy, who came from 63
Cherry street, is reported very sick.
There is some doubt in the case of Pat
rick Steward of Is Morris street. His ILL
ness is suspicious, and may be cholera.
Henry Frfck, 55 years of age, of $50
West thirteenth street, was taken sick
last last night with vomiting and diarrhea.
His case is not regarded as one OF genu-
Inc cholera, but is being investigated.
Two cases of suspected cholera are be-
ing Investigated this afternoon, Lieb
W1snewitz, in Division street, and Mar
garet Coughlin, Avenue c.
The psychologists of the Health De-
partment reported this afternoon the re-
suits OF their examination in the cases of
the Ch1naman Upe Joe Wah, who died
at IA Mott street, and Mary Murphy, of
% Cherry street, who is in the recep-
ton hospital. They found the Chipanan
did not die of Asiatic cholera and the
woman was not suffering from the dis
ease.
PERSONAL EFFECTS RUINED.
CAMP Low, SANDY Hook IN. j., Sept.
23.-The baggage of the unfortunate Nor
mamma passengers was unpacked to-day
for the purpose of exposure to the sun
and wind. 1t was discovered that all
personal effects of every kind and de-
scrIptlon were utterly ruined in the pro-
cess OF dlslnfection by steam at Hoffman's
Island. SILK dresses, laces, mantles, fur
coats and other expensive clothing were
found to be covered with thick, green
lsh mIldew, completely running them.
There were 100 pieces of baggage.
A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.
QUARANTINE, Sept. 23.-Albert LEM.
cabin boy on board the steamer Her.
mann, last night Invested himself of all
his clothing, which he tied up in bum
die and with life-preserver around his
waist swan ashore at the Clifton Boat
Club house, Clifton, S. I. Tom Filmar-
tin, the janitor of the Clifton Boat Club
found him and gave him suit of clothes
and handed him over to the police at
Stapleton. DR.. Jenkins was notified by
Police Justice Marsh. The bow claims tn
have been ill-treated by the officers and
risked his life rather than remain aboard
the Hermann. The Health Officer has
been sent to police headquarters for the
boy with instructions to return him to
his vessel.
SUSPECTED CASE AT JoHNsTowN.
YOUNGSTOWN pa. Sept. ga child of
Henry Bittner's died to-day after four
hours illness ofcholera symptoms. The
physicians deny it was cholera, but the
house was quarantined.
PASSENGERS TO BE RETURNED HOME.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23-In conse-
quence of the orders of United States au-
thorities that no second-class passengers
would be allowed to land in America I'M
less they could show they are American
citizens or have residences in America.
the Cunard Line steamer Cephalonia
from Liverpool for Boston, put forty pas
sengers ashore at Liverpool who were
neither citizens nor residents of the
United States. Thirty-three others who
had never been in the United States were
landed here to-day by the same vessel.
All these persons will be returned to
their homes by the Cunard Company.
AT HAvRE.
HAvRE, Sept. 23.-Eight new cases and
two deaths from cholera were reported
here yesterday, an increase of four cases
and a decrease of one death. To-day
there were eight new cases and two
deaths.
THE HAMBURG FIGURES.
HAMBURG. Sept. 23.-The official fig
ureS Tor yesterday are I49 new cases and
deaths from cholera. The of
fetal figures are far below those given by
the newspaper correspondents here.
AT PARIS.
PARIS, Sept. 23.-Dumay, a member of
the Chamber of Deputies, his wife and
child have all been attacked with choler-
aic disorders. 1t is feared it is Asiatic
cholera.
In the city and suburbs to-day there
were twenty eight new cases of cholera
and six deaths.
SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.-The Emperor has
written an autograph letter of sympathy
to Hamburg and donated 10000 marks to
the Relief Committee.
IN AUSTRIAN GALICIA.
CRACow, Sept. 23.-Since the cholera an
peared in Podgorze, across the Vistula
River, there have been only four cases,
but all have been fatal. In Cracow there
have been eleven cases and two deaths.
Four cases and two death have occurred
at Volovice.
STILL RAGING IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 23.-There were
thirty -four new cases of cholera here YES
terday and nine deaths. This is an in
crease of two new cases and three deaths
over the previous day.
The Government has sent doctors to
where the cholera is still raging.
TIE PEARY PARTY,
Their Arrival at Philadelphia Greeted
With Much Enthusiasm.