Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-15
NO OTYPHUS HERE YET.
A TheFeugh Search Of the
City Gives No Glew to
These Immigrants.
NOT ONE CASE REPORTED.
The Bureau of Health Inspectors Are
On the Alert, and the
NOT ONE CASE REPORTED.
POLICE WILL TAKE EAHAND TODAY.
FrHitless Visits to the Various italian
and Russian Colonies.
OPINION ADVANCED By CHIEF BROWN

# the eight Hebrew or italian immi-
gratis whe came over on the typhus-stricken
Nassalia and were forwarded to Pittsburg
as rpnar.ted by New York telegram Satur-
dsy night are at present in Pittsburg, their
friends arg taking good care their presence
shall net be known. A DISPATCH re-
pertes yesterday endeRvored to find them,
but without the slightest indication Of sue
cess. Chief Brown viii take the matter in
hand to-day md through the police and
health inspectors will locate the new ar
fivals if they are in the city.
Reporters visited several physicians who
practice largely among the Italians and
Hebrews of the city. They were all posi-
tive that no such persons had located in the
colonies with which they were familiar.
Dr. Nardyz the Italian physician, thought
it 1lorn than probable that if the men came
this wgy they were located at one of the
numerous camps within a radius of SO miles
of the city,
The Nationality Not Definitely known.
The search for them would probably be
more successful if it were known whether
the men headed for Pittsburg were Hebrews
or Italians The information concerning
them does not cover this point. The only
Immigrants who came in over the PenDsyl-
Fania Railroad yesterday were two Germans
and two families of English people. They
spent the day in the immigrant quarters on
New Grant street. One family, that of
David Harris, remained in the city over
night.
Mrs. Harris had made the trip before, and
wss returning to her former home at May
Hard, O. She said that on the way over
sickness had been general among the Ital-
ians, who formed the bulk of the steerage
passengers, and on arrival at Quarantine at
New York the health officials had taken off
g few passengers and refused ALI the Rus
slams and Italians on board privilege to
land. The vessel she came over on was the
Wisconsin, which landed at New York
Saturday morning. She did not believe
that typhus was the disease which prevailed
among the emigrants, though she heard
much talk about it at New York.
Apparently No Recent Arrivals
The crowded italian houses on Liberty
street, opposite Union station, were visited
yesterday afternoon, but the proprietors of
each declared that they had received no
new arrivals. Frank Sevens, proprietor of
No. 353 Liberty street, thought that none
Of the italian Massalia passengers had
reached this neighborhood unless they had
located somewhere outside the city The
Diamond street and Seventh ward colonies
of Italians were canvassed carefully, but
the residents declared ignorance of new
arrivals, or else affected not to understand
English and refused TO give any informa-
tion.
At the Bureau of Health no typhus cases
were reported yesterday. Chief Brown,
when asked last night if any steps were to
be taken toward locating the Massalia pas
sengers supposed TO be located here, replied
that he had already issued orders to the
Bureau of Health inspectors to find the
men if possible Similar orders will be
issued to the police force to-day.
VIII Be Found if in the CITY.
81 rather suspect these men are Italians"
said the chief, ''snd in that case it will be
hard to locate them. There are several
colonies of Italians in the East End as we'll
as in the lower part of the city, and it will
require careful watching to find them If
they were bound for any point within 80
miles of this city on leaving New York,
they would say they were coming to Pitts
burg. If they are Hebrews it viii be easier
TO find them here, because wherever they go
they locate near the business part of city.
in any case we will find them if thev are
within the city limits Our physicians will
then examine them, and if they have any
traces Of tvphus we will have them placed
IN the municipal hospital or pesthouse
until it is considered safe to release them"
/ Z. Hirsch, the steamship agent, says
the passengers of the Massalia were all
Italians There were no Russian Hebrews
among them, q" he said, ''because the Russian
refugees do not come by the Marseilles line,
to which the Massalia belongs. We have
not heard Of any new Russian arrivals, and
! think if anv had come we would have
known something about it,