The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-22
PROGRESS OF CHOLERA.
A FEW SPORADIC CASES OCCURRING
AT DIFFERENT POINTS.
The New York Health officer and Surgeon
General Hamilton are at Outs and
Clash Between Them Seems newt
able-Outlook Dubious.

The medical summary SHOWS one death
from cholera, one death from peri
tonitis. Officials are using every
known precautlon in strict cleanliness
and order. All dead bodies are being
buried in quick time, and disinfectants
if not taken away for cremation. Re-
porters learned at o'clock this morn
ing that two deaths had occurred in
camp. General Hamilton was ap-
prised, and after conference with the
surgeons he announced the facts of the
death from cholera at 10 o'clock in the
evening and of the premature confine-
ment of Mrs. Schedt two hours later.
He promptly wired the following mes
sage to DR.. Jenkins:
zone death in hospital from cholera.
Send tug Immediately for removal to
Swinburne island"
DR.. Jenkins sent no boat until after
IL o'clock this morning and General
Hamilton received no answer to his
telegram. He is very indignant at
what he calls DIR. Jenkins discour-
tesy. DR.. Abbott, who came here for
the dead body of Moreno, who died
last night, shouted to the doctors on
the pier here that DR.. Jenkins wanted
to make an autopsy on the body to
satisfy himself that the mans death
was due to genuine cholera. "The man
is dead and buried" shouted DIR.
Roach in reply, land you can tell DR..
Jenkins that DR.. Roach saw and dag
nosed the case" There is growing
feeling that clash will sooner or
later take place, not 80 much be-
tween federal and state authorities
as between DR.. Jenkins and eX-Surgeon
Hamilton, now presumably in charge
of Camp Low. The health officer is
very cautious not to commit himself
in any way SO as to go on record as
having made any speech derogatory
to the federal authorities and their
representatives at Camp Low, but his
ourspoken criticisms are far from COM
plimentary to The eX-head of the ma
rine hospital department. DR.. Jen-
kins has stated that he thinks it was
very injudicIous for DR.. Hamilton to
announce cholera being present in
Camp Low unless he had absolute
proof which could only be obtained by
meteorological examinations. He
personally thinks that though
there may have been cholera
symptoms and though DR.. Hamilton
used good judgment isolating the
stricken man he was unnecessarily
premature in announcing the sick
ness to be cholera and risking
frightful panic among the campers.
The matter will, says DR.. Jenking, be
absolutely settled when he obtains
the body, as he will have an immedi-
ate examination made and the ques-
tion will be decided.
With regard to the attributed state
ment of DR.. Hamilton that Camp Low
was a federal camp and that the
health officer had no authority there
DR.. Jenkins says he certainly did not
gather that idea from Secretary Fos-
ter's letter placing Camp Low ..at
his disposal. He says he is anxious
to avoid any appearance whatever of
antagonism to- DIR. Hamilton.
Mrs. Gutel Domiz, the woman sus-
pected of having became infected with
the disease, is now reported by DR..
Ranch, consulting cholera expert, as
rapidly improving and on fair way
| to complete recovery. Officials have
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case undoubtedly genuine attack of
cholera.
General Hamilton was interviewed
this afternoon regarding the alleged
| trouble said to exist between himself
and DR.. Jenkins. He said: 'Dr.
Jenkins and L have had no friction
whatever, and our meetings have al
ways been most pleasant, but the re-
suit here shows that the state author
tiles have not kept faith with us in
sending us infected passengers. The
intention of the federal government
in erecting this place was to
provide for the cabin passengers
as they thought the state authorities
had no accommodations for them and
there is plenty of room for immigrants.
This means more than appears on its
face. 1t is only about year from the
time set for heopening of the World 8
Fair in Chicago, at which time we
will be receiving almost wholly cabin
PASSENGERS from every part of the
Globe. The American people can
Judge for themselves the idea of the
Federal government in erecting these
buildings. DR.. Jenkins has simply
done what he was ordered to do in
sending these people here and we
shall refuse any persons who appear
to our doctors upon inspection to be
suffering from any illness whatever.
Two officers of the Hamburg steam
ers here have been creating trouble
with their familiarity with female
passengers. General Hamilton sent
for them and gave them reprimand
and threatened to punish them il their
conduct was again complained of by
the people in the camp.
FOUR CASES ON swINBURNE.
QUARANTINE, N. Y, Sept. 20.-Dr.
Bryon announced four new suspected
cholera cases on Swinburne island.
CHOLERA SUSPECTED.
NEW YORK, Sept. Coupe Joe
Web, IA Mott street, died today and
has been removed for examination,
cholera being suspected.
Lewis Weihagen, coachman, "a
years Of age, was removed tonight
from No. Extra Place, to the floating
hospital at the foot of East Fourteenth
street. He is believed to be suffering
from Asiatic cholera. There were zoe
boarders where he lived. The place
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