The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
MR.. FEENEY'S COURSE.
Sensible and Vigorous Action Of
the Health Boards
President.

John P. Feensy. President of tn 9
Police Board aud of the City Board OF
Health. waited till long after midnight
last night at Police Headquarters for the
return OF DR.. Doty. his two ASSISTANTS,
ard Inspector Benjamin. When they
did arrive he held u short consultation
with thsm. At it's conclusion, he was
asked by a JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter
VIVA hts opinion was of the matter. He
Said:-
From what the doctors say now, I am
convinced that Mrs Black, of Fisk
avenue, ls not cholera stricken. This is
a great relief to me. / also atn Inclined
to believe that the further psychological
examination of the intestineS of Grove
by the boui;lon culture method-wili re-
suit In The conclusion that his death was
due TO cholera morbus.n
President Feeney's manner betrayed
the worry aud anxiety under which he
mad labored. but the observation of the
New York doctors was such q relief thai
he exclaimed, THANK God" aud pre-
pared to go nome,
Mr.. FEENEY's IDEAS.
While awaiting the return of the doc
tors from their visit to Mrs. Black,
President Fesney related all the circum-
stances of the case known to him To a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter. He said
VIVA have doue In this matter was
merely done as u precautionary measure.
II l had been ut home when the first
eases were made known, l would have
taken the same steps that | LOOK In the
Grove case, and this evening ia the case
of Mrs. Black. Every possible precaution-
airy measure has been taken. The bodies
of Mrs. Smith aud Grove were placed
in Dramatically sealed cofi as and lmme-
diately buried. State street has been
Guaranteed. the City Hospital has been
Guaranteed, and all ths clothes aud
bedding used in each case have bsen
ournsd. The homes Of the dead have all
been fumigated thoroughly. Mind you.
these steps were not taken because | be-
lieved the deaths were due to Asiatic
cholera. but simply because l am taking
no chances.
I'VE have fixed up the cholera hospital
that we had for emergency last year.
Inc beds are there, ana everything is in
readiness for the reception of patients;
out | truly hope we shall have no occa-
sion to use it. We were fortunate in
securing nurses. A man and his wife
living near there. experienced nurse 8.
were secured, and they and q young
physician are at The hospital now. DR..
ID. H. Brinkerhof, Jr., has been tele-
graphed for, and he will be placed in
charge OF the hospital.
PLANS L FORMULATED.
IF it turns out TO be cholera we will
hunt up all persons who have had any
dealings OF late with the dead patlen ts,
end shall put them under surveillance
We shall quarantine the neighborhood
and all the extra police will be put on
duty there. Everyone must do his
utmost. but l WON'T ask any one TO do
n more than | will do myself.n
did o hear from DR.. Edison to-day
the result of his analysis?"
Yes; he ~teleDhonad me this afternoon.
He made an examination ON glass. ne
said, and the symptoms were very much
like those of cholera. Yet he was not
satisfied aud will make a further exami.
nation Tonight"
Shall you lake hold Of this matter
Il most assuredly shall, aud shall leave
no stone unturned TO protect the citizens
from an epidemic. IL one is threatened,
which 1 hope is not the case.'