The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-02

New York, Sep. 2.-The discovery OF
the spirillum Of cholera in cultures made
from the discharges of the dead and living
patients in Jersey City was announced to
the Board of Health yesterday by Prof.
Biges, the bacheriologst OF the Health De-
partment. A hint of what was to be re-
vealed brought many sanitarians to Sani-
tary Headquarters. Among them were
the Jersey City Health Board, Prof.
Hunter af the New Jersey State Board of
Health, Health Officer Jenkins, DR.. A. II.
Doty, Sanitary Superintendent C. f. Rob
erts and Commissioners Edison and Will
liams In the afternoon a stSeement was
given ont that the case of Martin Grove,
who died at the City Hospital, Jersey City,
after examination 10y DR.. Doty, Chief In
spector OF contagious diseases, has been
determined 70 be one of Asiatic cholera.
The case of Mrs. Rhods Black is still
under investigation.
Grove, who was man without any
permanent home, had been working in Jer-
sey City, and died Aug. 80. He had been
in the hospital only two days when he
died. The case excited suspicion and the
New York experts were called. The re-
suit was that DIR. Biggs found the spiril-
lum of cholera in the material furnished
by DR.. Doty.
DR.. Jenkins was notified, and with Dr.
Edison went to Jersey City. They went
with the intention OF tracing the origin of
the disease. After working all night on
the case DR.. jenkins and DIR. Edison said
yesterday that they were unable to ac-
count for the nj amer in which Grove con-
tracted cholera DR. Edison remarked that
the fact of his having worked in sewers
was perhaps the only clew.
The Mrs. Rhoda Black, who lives at No.
S3 Fiske avenue, Jersey City, mentioned
in the statement given out by the Health
officials. is a neighbor OF the Lewis's in
whose house Mrs Ann Lewisd ed lase week
after eating crabs. Three others in the
same neighborhood who had feasted on
crabs in, Mrs. Lewis's house died about the
same time. She visited Mrs. Lewiss house.
but according to her story did not eat any
crabs. According to the opinion OF Health
Inspector Benjamin., 1t Is hardly probable
that she has cholera.
AS soon as Groves case became suspi-
cious in the hospital. he was quarantined
and the health authorities feel confident
that no secondary case will follow.
President Wilson and DR.. Jeakns would
not say just what quarantine regulations
had been decided upon.
An emergency hospital large enough to
accommodate 100 patients has been estab-
lished n mile out on the meadows. DIR.
George Keller and Jane Ferrol, trained
nurse, are in charge. The first patient
was received there mt seven o'clock last
evening. He was Albert Mcfarland, tin
smith, 20 years DID, who lives at 223 Slater
street, Paterson. He came to look
for work and WAS found sick in the street
and was hustled off to the emergency hos.
pital rs n suspect. Later DIR. Keller con-
cluded IL was beer and not cholera and
Mcfarland will probably be sent home to-
day.
Surgeon General Wyman and DIR. p. II.
Bailhacbe, of the service, and Chief Sur
geon Joseph j. Kingoun, of Quarantine.
have been for two days collecting
data and statistics in connection with the
cholera cases.
Health Officer jenkins, OF New York
City, Is In consultation with the local
health authorities.
A conference was held mt Jersey City
police headquarters last evening to devise
means for stamping out cholera Acting
Mayor Simpson said the city had cholera
fluid Of $50, 900, left from last year, which
Il was ready to expend. 1t was also ready
TO cooperate with the Federal Government
and the State of New York
Surgeon General Wyman said the Gov
rnment would do all 1t could TO stamp
Dut the disease and would furnish money.
IL was decided measurably to quarantine
the city, General Wymsn win have