The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
ALARM SOUNDED.
History Of the Suspected Cases
Dr.. Edson's Investigation
The Latest Cases.

Since the announcement OF the death of
the four persons who partook Of a crab
supper at Mrs. Lewis house, at the foot
of Culver avenue. reporters of The NEWS
have Investigated everything that wou Id
lead to q positive opinion Of what caused
their death. The doctors asserted they
died of cholera morbus. The death of the
man Morton, Eof State street. aroused
deeper interest, aud as this was followed
By the sickness and death Of his sister,
in-law, Mrs. Josephine Smith, and the
slight illness Of his w. children. IL was
made very evident that only the fullest
Investigation, including q meteorological
examination. wouid suffice TO determine
the frue ature OF the disease.
Following Immediately su the an
nouncement of the death OF Mrs. Smith
came word Of the sickness and til on the
death of Martha Grove. Grove W as an
orderly al the City Hospital. He had
been admitted to the hospital some two
months ago. and being cured OF his all
ment had expressed the wish to remain
He was allowed to do so. At first it was
asserted that Grove came In contact with
Mrs. Josephine Smith after her removal
to the hospital, and when the disease had
made great inroads into her system.
Last night IL was assorted Grove had not
come IN contact with Mrs. Smith. Yet 1t
is more thar probable he did.
When Mrs. Smith died her body was
Immediately placed 10 a Theoretically
sealed metallic cof1u aud buried at Snake
Hill.
SEEKING SCIENTIFIC LIGHT.
After Groves death, President Feeney
of the Board OF Health or tered that part
of the intestines be removed and taken to
the New YORK authorities, aud also som g
OF the excreta. This was done, and OH
the first examination made by DR.. Ed
son aud his assistants they declared tina
it looked as II tie cause Of Groves death
was cholera. They declared. howsvsr,
that q further examination would be
necessary to determine positively the
cause of death. Ihe exact language used
last night in describing the examination
to date was tnls:-
"Dr. Edson said this afternoon that
upou making an examination under the
glass. the appearances were very bad in
deed. The earlier STAGES OF the more ad-
vanced examination afforded less cause
for alarm. They left room for hope that
the diseass might not be Of the true
Asiatic type"
A NEW ALARM.
While awaiting the result of the further
exa mutation. the Health authorities
wvre surpriss1 to learn from City Physi-
clan Everitt that he had q new suspected
case.
DR.. Everitt reported that he had been
called in to attend a Mrs. BLACK, residing
on FISK avsnue. Her home stands alone
aud within a snort distance of the canal.
DR.. Everitt declared shat the woman
had all the sympt0ms OF cholera. The
local authorities lost NO time in theoriz-
lug, but Immediately set to work. They
quarantined che house aud locality and
took every Drecaution that could be
thought of. Some OF the excreta of the
case were taken to the New York health
authorities for examination aud analysis.
The quantity Was not sufficient. however,
to enable the doctors there to decide, SO
DR.. Edison notified President .Feeney that
DR.. Doty and others of the Department
would visit Jersey City during the night
and personally examine the woman and
the locality. President .Feeney providsd
a carriage and 1t awaited the coming of
the New York doctors at Polics Head
quarters.
MIGHT INSPECTION.
1t was nearly eleven o'ciock when they
arrived at Police Heahquarters. They
were greeted by President Feeney and
Health Inspector Benjamin.
DR.. Dety is q typ~ical-looKing New
Yorker. He is well built. and his very
attractive appearance gives one the
opinion that he knows his business, to
use a colloquial phrase. and is not afraid
Of y danger. He further impresses
one that he does not leap before he knows
where he is going TO land. He looks like
q man Of thirty. His record Ia very nigh
In the New York Health Department.
While President Feenev held a whis-
pered consultation with DIR. Doty on the
sidewalk. DR.. Benjamin gave directions
10 the driver of the coach where to 90,
Than Dir. Doty. his two assistants and
DR.. Benjamin entered the coach, A re-
porter of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS Jumped
on tbs seat with the driver, who cracked
his whipped, and away the horses sped
tor the home of the suspect, Mira. Black.
On Fisk avenue.