The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02
EXPERTS CONFER.
Plan Of Action Decided On-They
Do Not Fear an Epidemic.

activity about Police Headquarters last
evening. Carriages and doctors gigs !.
were cont inually rolling up and digni.,
fed. lie armed looking gentleman
jumped out and hurried ap the
brown stone steps and disappeared
into the build ing. Among them were
some of the most prominent men In the
medical profession In the country. and
they had come to Jersey City to join ths
con ference of the Health authorities of
this city and New York to talk over the
situation in their city and agree upon
concerted plan for fighting the dread
scourge OF Asiatic cholera, which has
made its first appearance in this country
this yea on New Jersey soil.
President FeeneY aud Comm issiener
Van Keuren were in the Police Co minis
sioners' room and welcomed the
were DR.. W. L. Jenkins, Health Officer
of the Port of New York; DR.. J. j.
Kinyoun, surgeon of the United States
Marine Hospital Service; Dr.. Baitbach
OF the same service, attached to the
Government Hospital on Staten Island:
contagious diseases of New YORK, and
DR.. A. Clark Hunt OF the New jersey
State Board OF Health. There were also
| present DR.. w. W. Varck, president of
| County Board of Health: County Ply
stefan Converse. Health Inspector Benja-
min; City Physician Converse, Health
| Inspector Benjamin; City Phy-i icians
| Gray, Watson, Wilson, Wentt. Hoffman
| and Lomis; Police Surgeon Nevin and
| Health Inspector Tattonstall of the
| Couaty Board of Health.
THE SITUATION DISCUSSED.
i aIl pnnf lnT hod mt rnd
| in the room the doors were closed and
| for over an hour they discussed the
| situation. President Feeney and Health
Inspector Benjamin gave the visiting
| physicians history of the cases which
have occurred in this city and which are
suspected of being cholera. He
gave the details of each and
| told them what steps had been
| taken to trace the development of the
| plague back to its source. He said that
in the case OF Martin Grove. whom the
haeteriofogieal- exRnllRasion= proves TO
| have died of genuine Asiatic cholera, he
caught the disease from Mrs. Smith. who
| TOOK it from her brother In law William
| Morton, who, 1t had been asceruained,
/ had handled fruit from Smyrna.
Whether he had eaten any Of the fruit or
/ not it was not possible to tell.
Mr. Feeney also told of the steps the
| Jersey City authorities tool TO stamp
| out the cholera at the IirsC suspicious
| signs, long before it was definitely settled
that the scourge had gained an entrance
into the city. The premises in which
the patients dieu had been thoroughly
disinfected and strict quarantine estab-
| lished. State street. in which Morton and
| Mrs. Smith lived, is a street about
ons city block long. running from Grand
street to Cornelison avenue. IL has upon
! it two-story brick building at the cor.
ner of Grand street, with saloon on the
| 0rnnOn 6nor QDn 81 of Ehraa
story brick buildings adjoining.
That is ali the houses on the
street Morton died in the corner house,
over the saloon A policeman now
guards the house and faithfully enforces
the quarantine. The City Hospital, in
which Grove and Mrs. Smith died. is
also under strict quarantine surveillance.
Mr.. Feeney expressed the conviction
that every precautlou had been taken
and that the health authorities Of this
city had firm grip on the scourger.
| FEENEY'S COURSE ENDORSED.
| When the visiting physicians heard all
this they expressed their opinion that
| President Feeney aud the jersey City
| authorities had been vigilant and alert
and had done all in their power
promptly, and they felt convinced
| DR.. Bailbache suggested that house
TO house examination should be made by
the sanitary police, and President Feeney
said that had been done, and described
the work that had been carried on. The
conference concluded that it would
| be best to have q special
sanitary squad organized for
the present emergency and such an or
ganization will be effected today by DR..
| Bond of the New York city Health
Board. 1t was further determined that
Health Officer jenkins should have
| charge of the water front of Jersey City,
and keep strict eye upon the shipping
on all sides of the county. Surgeon
| General Wyman of the United States
Marine Hospital service. who arrived in
this city last evening, will take care Of
| of the railroads which have their
terminus In the county and will
prevent all passengers and goods that
| may be liable to carry contagion from
entering or leaving the city. Each city
physician was particularly impressed
| with the Importance Of keeping alert to
the situation and lending The authorities
! all the and IN their power.
WILL LOOK INTO THE WATER.
The water suoply was also discussed
and it was determined to look into that
| matter today and ascertain whether or
not danger is TO be feared from that
! quarter. q veryone in the CITY, however,
| is urged. in any :event, TO boil all
the water they use no matter for what
| purpose. AT the close of the conference
| Health Officer Jenkins DIR. Dotv and
! President Feeney held long consulta-
/ e;o sr,t tbo Cur rf,t f,.