New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-25
TYPHUS FEVER IN BELLEVUE.
ANOTHER CASE DISCOVERED THERE.
no DANGER OF THE DISEASE SPREADING IN THE
HosrrrAL-1oDGISG- HOUSES DIaNFECTED.

no DANGER OF THE DISEASE SPREADING IN THE
Observation-Disclosures HOUSES DIslNFEcTED.
A new case Of typhus fever from the Phoenix lods-
ing house No 80 Bowery, was discovered In Bellevue
Hospital Yesterday, and 1t removed all doubt reSauhR
me illness OF Max Busch and Samuel Goldman, VINO
were taken from the lOdginghouse last week ana are
now OH North Brother Island. The lodgers prooaoly
caught the disease from man who slept in the
LODGING house about two weeks ago. The latest pauent
In August Herde. Swiss cook, thirty years 3D. VINO
came to this country nineteen months ago. lie worked
In restaurant in William-st. and slept In the fhoehA
lodging house On Tuesday afternoon tie went 10 the
Office Of the swiss Benevolent society, at NO.. loe
second-ave. said he needed help, as he had been
ainng for q week and was In no condition to WORK
He complained OF a cough and pains in the breast
Mr. Englehardt, of the society sent him TO Mr. Blake
the Superintendent Of Out Door Poor, at Third Lave
and Eleventhst., and Mr.. Blake gave him ticket OF
admission to Bellevue Hospital Herde reached the
hospital late in the afternoon and was placed in Wari
No 49, where there were twenty-three other patients
suffering from pulmonary troubles.
DR.. Cooper, Who examined him, thought that Herde
WAS Ill with pulmonary complaint Herde remained
In the ward all night. Yesterday forenoon an crup-
ton appeared in places on his body. Fearing that
Herde had been in the Phoenix lodging house. DR..
Cooper sent Immediately for one of Dr. Cyrus Edsohs
assisants who pronounced Herdes Illness 10 be yphus
fever. Herde was removed to a separate room In one
Of the pavons the East River and will be taken
to North Brother Island to day.
DR.. Edson said yesterday afternoon that Herde was
In the fist stage of typhus fever when lie was re-
moved from the hospital ward 10 the isoatingroom,
md the exposure other patients In the ward was 50
slight that no trouble anticipated Max Busch
was in the hospital for time before his fever caused
suspicion. Any who is sent 10 the hospital FOR
some time 10 come and who is known to have been
1,1,- ohakt x1i1l
be kept out Of the wards until his disease is diagnosed
carefully. Danger in the lodging house has been
moved by disinfecton The physicians of DR.. Edson's
bureau who inspected the lodging houses in the city
on Tuesday night and vacclnated the dodgers did not
find any suspicious cases of sickness
Samuel Ablamson, ten years old, one Of the Russian
refugees held in quarantine in the lodging house, No.
az East Twclfth-st., became Ill with typhus fever
yestei:ay, and was sent TO North Brother Island
No death among the patients the island reported
yesterday.
Rabbi Joseph and Coroner Levy went TO inquire OF
President Wilson, o. the Health Board yesterday. why
the bodies Of the typhus fever victims could not be
removed from North Brother Island for burial The
body Of Mrs. Rachel Memer sent from the island
on Tues:-y at the request of undertaken who had
been employed TO bury 1t In Hebrew cemetery, but
it was stopped at the dock In this city and sent back
to be buried on the island, by order OF President
wilson, although 1t In sealed metallic cofhn.
Mr. Wilson e1plaineu to Rabbi Joseph and the Coroner
sat 10 would not be prudent TO have the body delivered
to relatives until the Department could send en- officer
10 witness the burial and make that the CONN
was not opened. lie said that each grave on the
island would be marked for future Identification and
that after tho typhus fever had been stamped cut per-
mission would 30 given to remove the bodies to other
burial places under the supervision Of the Department
No cases Of smallpox reported in the city
yesterday.
Twenty six Russian Hebrews who arrived here
the Majestic yesterday, and twentyeght who arrived
on the Wyoming, detained board those steamers
for inspection and the fumigation Of their baggage.