The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-17
Four Cases of the Disease Found on the Steamer
Bohemia, and the Report Of Eleven Deaths
at Sea Confirmed by DR.. Byron.
No More Immigrants to BE Brought to
America During the Epidemic.
Hamburg's Mortality Still Large and the Out.
look Discouraging-No Cases of the
Asat;c Pest In Great Britain.
THE PLAGUE AT NEW YORK.
Many Suspected Cases Reported TO the Heal
Officers-An Under Investig cation.

suspected fSepOrteO
Officers-An Under Investigation.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16-If all the suspect
ed cases of cholera reported in this city to-
day should prove to be genuine, Gothamites
would have reason TO fear an epidemic, but
il is not believed the cases ere any thing but
cholera morbus and kindred complaints.
1t was announced by the health depart
ment this morning that another death
from supposed cholera had been reported
ward Hoppe. of No. 1925 Madison avenue.
During the last twenty-four hours at
least thirty cases of suspected cholera were
reported at the health department.. Mrs.
Maria Sposati. an Italian woman, living
at No. $40 East One-hundred.and-fi fifteenth
street, who was reported last night as
suffering from cholera. was examined
and found free from that disease. Dr..
LabouoheF reported this morning that an
Italian had died in Sullivan street under
suspicious circumstances last night. The
man was taken with vomiting and
diarrhea, and died in tw6 hours.
The Doctor thinks it was case
of cholera. The case will be
inve estigated. John McAvoy, forty years
old. street sweeper, was found suffering
with cramps at No. so Christopher street
to-day. He was taken to st. Vincent's
Hospital. This case Is also being inv esti-
gated.
Sanitary superintendent Edison last
night examined Mary Connerty. the yonnR
Irish girl removed from No. 692 Second
avenue yesterday. suffering with supposed
cholera. DR.. Edison says there is very lit
tie doubt the girl has cholera. She is sink
ing rapidly. Health Commissioner Bryant
says IT is probably case of cholera.
Superintendent Edison last night made
an inspection of the houses where cholera
cases have occurred and examined the
tenants living in each building. He found
no one sick and no Indications of secondary
cases.
A Health Department bulletin reports
that a bacteriological examination of the
intestinal contents from the body of Char.
lotte Beck. who died Sept 13 has revealed
The woman had been sick but few hours,
and from the first it was believed that her
death was caused by . genuine case of
cholera.
A large number of Italians. who live
under the wharves at the dumps, where
street cleaning refuse Is unloaded prepara-
tory to being pnt on scOws. and
sort over the stuff In hunt for rags
and valua bles, are being scattered by the
police. There was q small-sized rebellion
when the officers started in on the raid.
Al the meeting of the health commission
ers to-day the following preamble and res
olution, offered by DIR. Bryant vas adopted:
and its relation to the diarrheal diseases makes
1t extremely important that all diarrheal dis
charges bc at once disinfectsd, as many cases OF
disorders but I the ior dscSarces 'id in besa
cases are as dangerous as from the severe
types of the disease; therefore, resolved,i that
Qested TO see that this recommendation is
promptly carried out, as in this way the great
danger of cholera will he greatly lessened.
The Chamber of Commerce cholera emer-
gency fund to-day reached q total of $780,
a7l.94. Ten-thousand-dOllar checks were
received from Joseph Pulitzer and Amos
4. Emo. Won Hoffman 81 Co. contributed
According to thelocal health board. there
as yet The case Of tho Polish girl, Jo-
sephine Eiker, who died under suspicious
circumstances yesterday. 10 officially
nounced to have been from cholera
morbus only. The usual examinations are
surgeons have been ordered to report all
cnses of cholera m0rbus that they take to
the hospitals.
The 447 passengers of the Nermannia,
which 1t had been decided should leave
Fire island for Hoboken this morning on
the Cepheus. were put aboard that vessel
by the tug Ripple. The tide was low, and,
when within mile of the ocean. the Cepheus
went hard aground on the har. After
delay of two hours the tide rose fficiently
TO float her. and her nose was again pointed
for the ocean. 1t had been understood that
DIR. Voight had decided to send all she pas
sengers by boat, but after the start
thei absence.of Senator Mcpherson. A. NJ.
Palmer. l.. LewInsai and others were no.
ticed. There was much indignation when
the fact became known. as many of
the passengers would willingly have
paid their own expenses if allowed to
20 by way OF Babylon to Long Island
City by rail. There wer0thousands of men
and women on the Hamburg company's
pier at Hoboken when the Cepheus hove in
sight. The vessel was soon tied up. and as
the passeng gers ran down the gang plank
they were welcomed by frieds IN waiting.