Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-16
MORE CHOLERA IN NEW YORK.
A Case Discovered Second Avenue-lts
Origin n Mystery.


! The New York city health board held long
secret session yesterday, at which Presiden,
| Wilson, Dr. Bryant, President Martin Of the
| police board. Sanitary Superintendent Edison
and Che, I,sn.o+or Roh.,,. var. nr...rt
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Aoe oo"ro AooP'eo . INSTRUMENTATION ".oe ~
LIT. Edison that there shall De no more picking
/ of rags at the dumps In the city. In cholera
| times the dumps are considered cholers
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large paper ractories. for tnis reason oroers
have been issued to stop the gathering OF rags
for the present The commissioners considered
the csse Of the vouno nhvsician who il rss
renorted had sbovn The vbi,e Heather and re-
fused 10 do dutv in ONE Of the honses where
cholera occurred II was found that he had
simply misunderstood his instructions. and he
was continued on duty.
Although tn. commissioners ware in execu-
tive session for two hours when they got
through thew said nothing of importance had
been decided upon The only news there was,
they said was that A case of cholera had been
reported from No. 692 I'd avenue. where
Mary Connertv. nineteen wears of age. was
found sick. supposed from cholera. and that
she had been removed to the Reception Hos
pital-
PROBATIONARY MrAsuRys ADOPTED.
J,h.. a.,o,o..a 81. a.. h..,,h ho.rd has
TAKEN extraordinary measures 10 prevent anu
guard against n possible epidemic OF cholera IN
New York city and also to avoid mistakes by
the sanitary superintendent and his inspectors
like those in the case of NcAvoy Every death
reported from diarrhnal diseases will hereafter
be investigated by the bureau Of contagious
diseases and in cases where there is the slight
est suspicion the bedding and clothing of the
deceased will be burned
Every house where there was death from
disrrhoal complaints was thoroughly disin-
fected yesterday and a few of them were put
under surveillance Samples Of intestinal fluids
were taken from the bodies Of all persons who
died from diarrhna and were sent to DR. Biogs
for biological examination. In a few instances
it WAS said the authorities had insisted on bury
ing the bodies in metallic coffins. The reports
of DIR. Biggs on the biological examins tons
made OF intestinal fluid taken from the bodies
of Charlotte Beck and the man Callahan have
not yet reached the board.
After lengthy conference In the afternoon
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MARY 'ohnerty' hihe'eeh-sear-oio SHi, VINO
came from Ireland six months ago. was re-
moved to the Reception Hospital Yesterday
from the tenement, No 692 I'd avenue suffer
ing from what has been pronounced genuine
cholera. The case WAS reported to the health
department bv Dr. C.. j. Kane of No. 673 Cd
avenue who was called in to attend the sick
girl. INSPECTOR Dillingham; of the board Of
health declared that the LATENT had cholera. 1t
a.
When the girl arrived in New York CITY she
went to live with family named Lyons. friends
of hers on the third floor OF the tenement 692
I'd avenue. Six or seven weeks ago she got en-
ployment a a servant u theatrical boarding
house on East 3lst street. She was in good
health until Wednesday night. That night she
paid a visit to the Lyons family and came home
about 10 pm. About midnight she was seized
with violent pains. which were followed with
vomiting and diarrh9a. Mrs. Finn sent for a
DIR. Courtney, who, however, failed to answer
the call
After waiting few hours DIR. Kane was noti-
fed. In the meantime Mary expressed wish
to be taken to the Lyons apartments, and she
was removed there. pr. name visited her az y
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notit;ed and word was sent To the bnrean of
contagious diseases
DR. Roberts sent INSPECTOR Dillingham; M to
the house and he too was Of the opinion that
it was a case of cholera This fact was tcle-
phoned TO the board Of health. which was in
session. and orders were issued to have the
gi Il removed at once TO the Reception HospitaI
foot of East 10th street
No 692 70 avenue is n tenement. in which
eight families live The house was thoroughly,
,1isinfectea Yesterday ard The he'd WHICH III.
sick GIRL ocrunied vas talep avay ard burned
An her cIotbin,, was aleo harmed Fmnloye. Of
the beoI+b dr.,rtre,t VT 70 he hoor,i;na
horse and tooL VA H. hed j., ubicb N. o;ri
silent there, and whatever clothing ,be had
there Everything Was burned to DESTROY the