New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-02
DECLARED TO BE CHOLERA.
EXAMINATION REVEALS ONE CASE OF THE
DISEASE AT JERSEY CITY.
IMMEDIATE MEASURES TAKEN TO STAMP OFT
THE MALADY-NO LIKELIHOOD or AN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PERSONS
UNDER CLOSE WATCH
UNDER CLOSE WATCH


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PERSONS
UNDER CLOSE WATCH
Informatio Of the discovery of a genuine
of Asiatic cholera in Jersey City given out
Yesterday at the office of the Health Board in
this city. There long consultation at the
Office in the afternoon at which President Wilson.
Commissioner Edison. Sanitary Superintendent Rob
erts and Chief Inspector Doty. of the New-York
Health Department, Health Officer jenkins. Presi-
dent John p. Feeney and Inspector ID. W. Benja-
min of the Jersey City Health Department; DIR. A.
Clark Hunt. the New-Jersey State Sanitary In
spector and DR.. j. j. Knyoun. of the United States
Marine Hospital Service. were present. The con-
sutation had been called account Of report
which President Wilson had received early in The
day from DR.. Hermann Nj. Biggs Chief Inspector
Of Bacterology, which read as follows:
Sir: i have the honor to report that the bacteri-
illogical examination of the ma terial obtained from
the body of Martin Grove, in Jersey City, by Chief
presence the cholera sp5lum rhe case cases.. Is
has been confirmed by pr j. j. knyoun surgeon re
Martin Grove was man who had been EN-
ployed the Jersey City Hospital He was at
tackled with cramps and other symptoms OF the
cholera on August 26. and died on August ~ III
is said that he caught the disease from MIS-
Josephine Smith, who died at the hospital :he same
day from choeraic symptoms. other suspected
cases death besides hers had occurred IN Jersey
City, and the New-YOrk officials had sent VI Do'y
TO make an investigation as a precaution against
ne nossible Introduction of cholera into this
1t was said at the conference yesterday that
four suspicious deaths had occurred III a suburb
of Jersey City, in the direction OF the Newark
Raw shore John Morse, a coored man, died on the
night of August 2 He had been at the house
of Mrs Mary Ann Lewis in Culver-ave.. and had
eaten some crabs which Mrs. Lewis's had
caught on August "A several other persons ate
crabs at the house. and three of them died
the following day. They were Mrs. Lewis. Gus
taye Hasslach. of No. SO Culver-ave, and Mrs.
Caroline Collins. of No. 2S6 McAdoo-ave.
Mrs Rhoda Black, widow, living at No. 81
Fiske-ave in the rear of Hasslach's house,
attacked with symptoms of the cholera day be-
fore yesterday but her case seems to be mild, Tor
she was about the house yesterday and cooked
the family dinner. She also Joined in eating It,
She said that she friend Of Mrs. Lewis and
had carried food to the house Health Ohicer Jen-
kns Commissioner Edison and DIR. Doty went 10
Jersey City on Thursday night to investigate Mrs
Blacks illness. 1t was decided at the conference
to issue the following notice, which dated In
Jersey City:
The case of Martin Grove. who died at the city
Hospital. Jersey City after examination by Dr.
York City. has been determined one of Asatic
cholera; The case of Mrs Rhoda Black ,i; is still
NAY a. CLARK Hunt. NJ D.,
State Sanitary Inspector
Notices similar to the ones distributed in this city
last summer made public detailing the nature
of the disease and the best methods of its pre-
vention. the diet and other manner of life to be
observed.
Two deaths from supposed cholera morbus in
Jersey City may possibly have been deaths from
Asatic cholera also William Morton. who lived at
No. 3 State-st. Jersey City. and worked at the
Gansevoort Market in this city, became Ill at his
home on August q and died three days later lie
and his family had partaken heartily of melons
and beer. His sister -in-aw Mrs. Josephine Smith,
who had nursed him. was attacked with the same
Illness the day after he died. and she was taken
TO the Jersey City Hospital. where she died on Au-
gust %.
II was agreed at the conference yesterday that
the Health Department in this city should give aid
10 the Jersey City officials in making bacterolosi-
cal examinations in suspected cases President VIII
son and Dr. Edison said that there no danger
at present that the cholera would be introduced
into New-York from Jersey City. Health Of'icer
Jenkins said that ii not known how cholera
got to Jersey City. but he declared that attempts
would be made trace the infection In every case
President Feeney and Inspector Benjamin, OF the
Jersey City Health Department, said they had not
been able to discover how the disease was con-
tracted b. Martin Grove. and they were not sure
as yet that the other suspicious deaths in Jersey
City had been caused by true cholera.
The authorities at Jersey city yesterday de-
cided to establish separate hospital for cholera
suspects and a three-story brick house on the
meadows was secured. 1t is midway between the
city limits and Snake Hill There Is no other
house within quarter Of a mile of It, Dr George
Keller and Mrs. Jane Ferrol have been placed III
charge. She is trained nurse.
Albert MCFARLAND, twenty-five years old, OF NO
223 Sater-st Paterson. the first case received
at the new hospital He went TO Jersey Guy yes
terday look for work He was FOUND III III
the street, and is merely suspect Last night 'he
health officers concluded that McParIahd "o"u
be able to 90 home to-day.
SURGEON General Wyman, OF the In1ted states
Marine Hospital Service. arrived from washington
last evening in response to telegram from rr"Si-
dent Charles G. Wilson. Of the Board OF Health OF
this city He went directly to the Fifth Aysnue
Health Commissioner. and Dr. knyoun. Ire1iG zen
accompanied by officers of the Health departments
Of New-York and Jersey city. ana pr1,fac,'"
conference was held in the Surgeon Generals room:
DR. Wynan seen at a late hour last night by
Tribune reporter. He said: ,.,a,,. oho,er,
There is no cause for alarm Aslauc r n,
has made it's appearanee in Jersey Ny p "m, WE "T
have all Necessary a9nory TO law passed
at the session Of Congress We shall no, ms
to us. the public may res, assured DR. r H.
BaiIhache Of the United States Marin Hospital
Jersey The people on both sides Of the river need
have no cause for apprehension under MS HAL"
Earlier in the evening conference was yana he ~
p Headquarters the meeting was ATTENDED
by Acting Mayor simpson and Corporation c1 prns
dent John Feeney for %i hs city Hea b Comfy
prs con yenrd ana DR. 'a'isN so' Hunt, for
he state: Surgeon General Wyman ana
Drs Balhache Kenyon ana Jenkins ,i u. Ac nrns
narsed to Cooperate with the Federal Government
and the State of New-York in whatever plan .ne
experts might deem best under the cireumstances
IIe said the city had cholera FUND OF S~Uo
available President Feeney said 1t had been
ioarnad that the case of William Morton. OF No
statest had been traced to its source Morton,
hnn,a % LOT Of fruit imported from smyrna ana
MS fr,,it il was now believed. was infected win
cholera germs. ..a,,,, o,,or,p,ine1 Surgeon-
General Wyman will take general eha arr ,nL ms
ra,irosds rinning into the city, ana Dr Jtnklhs
will have charge of the water front ',ui ~,
eral Wyman may have a statement u ''d"' W.