The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02
ENCOURAGING WORDS.
Prominent Physicians Tell "rhe
News" Readers Not 10 Fear
Their Advice.

"You cay say" said he, ''tnat Mrs. Col
Inns d led Of cholera morbus, That was
the way | M AIDE out the death certih-
| cate"
Then it really was only cholera
morhusi"
YES, l believe 1t was. I issued the
ceetificate In that manner by DR.. Ever
ett's advice"
Ibid ron ever have any doubt as to
the nature of the ~trouble?s'
well, l NAV say l did. Cholers
moIbus or gastric enteriIis has the form
OF a severe irritation of the intestines.
This irri tation might be counterfaited
by the action IN the intestines of violent
r~oisons.
ibid y GU not suspect Asiatic eholera3''
"Dr. Everett and / agreed thai death
result ted from cholera morbus.n
rs there any truth in the report that
you refused to issue u death certificate
for Mrs. Collins which gave cholera
morbus as the cause of deaihPn
II never refused a death certificate.
Mr.. Zsiger. the undertaken. called at my
house on Thursday night for the paper.
This was the first application made ey
\ Az ~ nv thot ttEaO LIZ. HftT0bb Wt1
In my study. We were discussing the
case at tue time. I therefore advised the
undertaken to call again. lie came the
next evening u took the certificate
made out tor cholera morbusl I wanted
a.. but that doesn't siRnify.n
You wanted an investigations Doc
torf'
II prefer not to answer
The doctor was of the opinion that
Martin Grove, the hospital workman,
whose case is the one examined into by
the New York experts, contracted the
disease from some one In the City Hos
pital.
lyon know Morse died there,n he
said.
But Morse was affected similarly and
died. according TO the attending physi-
Clans, OF the same complaint as did Mrs.
Collins. Mrs. Lewis aud Gustav Haas
lacaer. This, with the other remarks of
the doctor given above, seem to Indicate
that he had grave suspicious at one time
that the crab eating cases were
Asiatic cholera, it appears, too, that
aome of these suspicious linger in DIR.
HOLSTERS mind. His conservative atti-
tuds made IL almost impossible to get
any Information on the subject. He Is a
sincere MAJ and took the advice of the
Health Bosrd because he believed 1t the
bsst plan OF action.
DIR. GRAY's OPINION.
City Physician Gray says that the city
has been Ia an unusu Ally healthy condi-
ton all summer and that there is no fear
Of an epidemic of Asiatic choler as there
is nothing to cause it's spread. He said
that to guard against IL tine people should
take particular pains to have themselves
and their houses cleaned aud should
drink none but boiled water. They
should be careful about eating fruits.
aud unripe fruits in particular.
JEALOUS PRESIDENT FEENEY.
President Feeney said after last nights.
meeting was over that 1t had been very
friendly. and that the hearty CO. operation
Of the Government and New York city
with this city WAS assured.
Sturgeon General Wyman," he said.
will have charge of all railroads that
cutter this CITY, and he will guard agaiust
any Che lera suspect entering or Leaving
IL. Dr.. jenkins will patrol the river
front and will take lice precautions. DR..
Bond Of the New York City Board OF
Health will take charge OF the Sanitary
Synod in this city, and under his ex-
perfenced directions the CITY WITH be dis
infected thoroughly. and will be Kept in