Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-18
THE TYPHUS IS SPREADING.
Eleven Moro Cases in New york--Chicag
Infected and Philadelphia Alarmed.

here to-day-two at No. Essex street, |
two at No. 80 Hester street and seven in |
the United Hebrew Charities Lodging |
House, No. AZ East Twelfth street. |
They were all Russian Hebrews, who |
arrived ON the Massilia and were trans
ferred to North Brothers Island.
No deaths have yet occurred among
the patients on the island, though sew
eral of them are very low. A woman
who is among the typhus victims there
gave birth to baby yesterday 1t lived
but short time, and it is believed the
mother will also die.
The health department believes the
disease is under control here.
DIR. Edison received a telegram to-day
from Health Officer Gordon, of New
burgh, stating that another Italian who
had come over on the Massilia had been
found suffering with typhus fever in
that city and sent to the pest house.
The different transatlantic steamship
companies carrying immigrants to this
country are greatly exercised over the
typhus-fever outbreak and especially
over the action of the health officer Of
the port in quarantining such large
numbers of immigrants. As the com
panies are Obliged to support the immi-
grants while they are in quarantine, the
profits made in carrying them here are
wiped out.
There are now due at this port large
number of steamships and on them are
many immigrants from various ports of
Russia. All of these Russians will he
held on Hoffman's Island for week or
10 days.
The agent of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company to-day
cabled instructions to the other side to
refuse to take any more Russian immi-
grants. II is probable other companies
will take the same action. j. Fer Kinle.
agent of the Massilia, which brought
over the typhus patients, said to-day
that no instructions had been sent to
the agents in Europe. He said the lot
that came on the Massilia were the first
ever carried by the company, and he ex-
poets the company will refuse to take
any more Russian refugees The agent of
the lnman Line said unusual care
would be taken in receiving Russian
immigrants.
THE PLAGUE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 15.-Otiicers Win
nehold and Mcclure succeeded last
night in running down seven of the
nine Italians who arrived on the typhus-
fever infected steamer Massiia at New
York on January Both.
The unfortunate Italians were discoy-
cred in crowded tenement house only
a stones throw from the thicl,lv .settlad
district around the Weber and Albeit
carriage factories in Auburn PARK
Dominica Gahor;ni his ,,;sa a,,a q So.
children. ali infected with disease ware
found huddled together in one room
Two other passengers On the infected
steamer are known 10 he in Chicago hnt
no trace of them can be found
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has had his entire force of insnertors
concentrated in the Italian quarter Of
the city since Saturday last. and has
taken every possible precaution to pre-.
vent an outbreak of typhus. The mil.
road officials have been requested d
communicate TO the health office imme.
diately on the arrival of any passengers
from the infected steamer Massilia
Arrangements have been made 10 QUAR-.
antine any cases that NAV be discovered
among them, but up 10 1 O'Clock this
AFTERNOON nothing was developed.
nhibApbLPHiA, rep. l6.-Health
Omcer Veaie stated this morning that
ne had located IA oil the 40 Immigrant;
from the iever-intected steamer Massilia
IN the ltaiian quarter, but thus far has
discovered no evidence OF typhus among
them.