Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29
RUMOR CONTRADICTED.
Absolutely no Cholera on East
Seventh Street or Elsewhere.

The importation of Rags For a Local
Firm Forbidden--The Cargo Must Re
main at the BrealSwater Awaiting
Action by the Board of Health.
Since Monday week rumors of case of
cholera in the city have been flying around.
Thursday the rumors were again rife
on Market street and were heard from The
west, northwest and east sides of the city.
All the stories indicated the location of
the case somewhere on Seventh street. But
no one could say whether it was Fast
Seventh or West Seventh.
To find out the real facts of the case a
reporter made an investigation.
The first place visited was, of course, the
Board of Health offices. There Secretary
COlquhoun expressed his extreme surprise
at the story. lIe had heard nothing what
ever of the matter. He stated his positive
doubts of the existence here of cholera.
He took immediate action, however, to
ascertain all he could in regard to the
matter and sent out health officer to in
yestigate
The story on Market street Thursday
was that seamstress living on Seventh
street had sent message canceling an ell
gagement to work this morning on the
grounds that there was case of cholera
at her home. The house had been roped
off across the sti eet to either side and she
was forbidden to leave il. Also that her
brother, painter, whois an inmate of the
house with her, had been forbidden to
leave his home.
Tramping out West Seventh street the
reporter called OH Druggist d. NJ. White,
at the corner of Washington street, who
stated that he had heard of cholera case
on East Seventh street. Turning back in
that direction, a roped-oT section of Sew,
enth street was found. between Poplar and
Lombard. On inquiry ii was ascertained
that this was for case Of typhoid malaria
at No. dl0 East Seventh street. 1t seems
that Monday last some woman who had
seen the white flags on the ropes. had
passed along the street loudly exciaiming
that there was cholera in one of the houses.
There is no doubt that this is the basis of
the whole rumor.
RAGS IMPORT FORBIDDEN.
Tuesday last an application was made to
Secretary Colquhoun by the Charles War
| ncr Company whether it would be per
| missible for them to send a boat to the
Breakwater to lighter cargo of rags from
| q ship lying there and take the rags to the
Jessup d Moore wharf on the Brandy
| wine. The question was asked whether
! there would be any sanitary interposition
as to the lighter bringing the rags in. Secre-
| tary Colluhoun thanked the company for
making the inquiry and requested them
| not to send the boat until investigation
LAW W 10 ihNA
with Jessup Il Moore Company at Rock
| land as to what port the rags came from.
| They did not know, but suggested the sec
retary making inquiries in Philadelphia.
The latter thought, however, that he
| should get replies from RocklAnd.
Secretary COlquhoun then consulted
with Port Physician DR.. Springer, who
advised not to let the rags come in WITHOUT
written certificate that they had not
come from cholera-infected port.
The Charles Warner Company was mott.
fled not to bring the rags from the Break
water until sworn statement in the
matter was in the hands of the city Board
of Health and even then not to send the
lighter out until they had heard from the
secretary who would inform them of the
upshot of the investigation. The sworn
statement is insufficient and nothing must
be done until the Board of Health grants
its permission.
No word has as yet been received from
the Jessup II Moore Company, nor from
Philadelphia.
II is known that in the latter city al
imports of rags are risidly forbidden.