The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-17

NEW lORh1 ocpt' LO'-IS was az
nounced by the health department this
morning that another death from sup
posed cholera had been reported and
was under investigation, that OF Edward
Hoppe, Of No. 1925 Madison avenue.
During the past twenty-four hours at
least thirty cases OF suspected cholera
were reported at the health department
Mrs. Maria sposati, tho Italian woman
living a. $40 East 1l5th street, who was
reported last night as suffering from
cholera, was examined and found free
from that disease. Dr. Laboucher re-
ported this morning that an Italian
had died in Sullivan street under aus-
picious circumstances last night. The
doctor thinks it was case OF cholera.
The case will be investigated.
Sanitary Superintendent Edison last
night examined Mary Couneriy, the
young Irish girl removed from G82 Sec
ond avenue yesterday, suffering with
supposed cholera. DIR. Edison says
there is very little doubt tho girl has
cholera. She is sinking rapidly.
Health Commissioner Bryant says it is
probably case OF cholera.
Supt. Edison last night mado an in
specIon OF the houses wheSe cholera
cases have occurred and examined the
tenants living in each building. he
found no ono sick and no indications OF
seCondard cases.
John McAyoy, forty years old, street
sweeper, was found suffering with
cramps at No. 50 Christopher street to-
dav. lie was taken to ST. Vincent Hos
pita The case is beinginvestigated.
A health department bulletin reports
that the meteorological examination OF
the intestinal contents from the body
OF Charlotte Beck, who died September
IS, has revealed the presence OF the
spirilum OF Asiatic cholera. The woman
had been sick but few hours and from
the first it was believed that her death
was caused by genuine cholera.
Dr.. Fitzpatrick, OF 10th street, and
Madison avenue believes that the Ed
ward Hoppe case was one oil genuine
Asiatic cholera. So far the board OF
health has been unable TO trace the
origin OF tho cholera cases that have
occurred in the city.
Last night three girls, who came out
as steerage passengers on the FriesIand
and were under quarantine in the
house where Minnie Levinger took sick
and died (44l East 46th street, were re-
moved TO Willard Park Hospital, where
they will be detained for the present
under strict surveillance. 1t is sup
posed they brought the infection into
the Levinger household.
The large number OF Italians who live
under tho wharves at tho dumps, whore
street cleaning refuse is unloaded pre-.
paratory TO being put on scows, and
sort over tho stuff in hunt for rags
and valuables, are being scattered by
the police to-day. There was small
sized rebellion when the officers started
in on the raid.
According TO the local health board
there have been no cases OF cholera in
Brooklyn yet Tho case OF the Polish
girl, Josephine Eiker, who died under
suspicious circumstances yesterday, ls
officially announced to have been from
cholera morbus only.
There were thousands of men and
women on the Hamburg company's
pier at Hoboken when the Cepheus
hove in sight this afternoon. The ves-
sci was soon tied up and rs passengers
ran down the gang plank they were
welcomed by friends in waiting.