The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-01
The CHOLERA SCARE
From This Moyntn0's Eatra Edition.
THE CENTRE OF SICKNESS
A Reporter Inspects The Scene Of
the Crab De bauch-Tracinc
the Source.

"a AVA ooN $40
foot of Culver avenue, invited three
persons-John Morse. a colored man,
nineteen years old; Gustav Hass-
lacher, nineteen years old, of No. 70
Culver avenue. and Caroline Collins,
forty-fivs years old. of Greenville. to
spend the evening with them at Mrs.
Collins hovel on the bank of the
canal. The company INDUCED in a
debaucn, in which crabs and beer
were partaken of. The beer was pro-
cured from a saloon near by, n the
crabs were caught in the Hackensack
River. The crabs were boiled in
Morris Canal. Within twenty-four
hours all of the party were dead.
Their deaths were attended by the
most horrible commissions and some
of the symptoms Of Asiatic cholera.
But the doctor pronounced the cases
cholera morbus, and death certit-
Gates to that effect were issued.
A NEWS reporter ho arded a West
Side avenue car last evening shortly
after seven o'clock and rode to the
end of the route, when he disem-
narked and walked along West Side
avenue. This avenue is not paved,
and in some places there are no side
walks. The street is poorly lighted
wand the houses are small frame ones
Wand are far apart. Tho streets are
Rlthy i'll the extreme. The reporter
walked on under the bridge OF the
Central Railroad. Under the. bridge
was a big pool OF stagnant water from
which came q sickening stencil.
As Culver avenue was approached
the street began to look more cheer
full, and when Culver ven itself
was reached the reporter was pleased
at the change and wondered how the
dread infection cUuld have gained a
hold in such a neighborhood. The
houses were all neat and new, and
among them were some very n
houses. As the reporter had in mine
0 hovel in which a debaucb was held
he began to think that he had made
a mistake.
A SHOCKING DIVE.
But ne was soon disabused of this
idea. He had not walked many
blocks along Culver avenue when the
scene underwent a change. The
houses began to look more rickety
and finally there were no houses or
lights at ali and he had to almost feel
his way. The canal, with the howell in
which the tour first cases OF sickness
developed, was being approached. At
last the canal was reached. The re
porter started to wade across, but
soon found this to be impossible.
While he was celebrating as to what
was best to do, four young men came
along and the reporter piled them
with questions. One of the young
men was George Hasslacher of No. rs
Culver avenue, an elder brother of
%t1 l,oo,ca fIttofov HAcc1nahor Tho
young men had been standing idly by
at the nearest laInppost. and when
they saw the reporter pass on his way
to the canal they had followed him.
knowing that it was impossible for
any one to cross at hat point.
The reporter Don CLEANED a lot of
interesting information from young
Hasslacher. The boathouse, he was
told, was the scane of many ADJ
bauch. In it lived Mrs. Ann Lewis,
fifty-five years old, vino is dead, her
son Richard and her daughter Lizzie.
They were in the habit OF frequently
inviting parties to the place. They
hired OUT boats on the Hackensaek
River. The house was a low frame
one, greatly dilapidated and was very
is an intelligent lad aud his folks are
in comfortable circumstances. His
mother, who is dead, caused his
family much sorrow by spending a
great deal of time at the boat
house. From where the re-
porter stood chatting with young
Hasslacher the boat house could be
plainly seen. 1t stands about ten
feet back from the west side of the
canal on marshy ground. There is
only a strip Of land about three hun
dred feet in width separating the
canal from the Hackensack River.
The place is filthy in the extreme and
the stencil arising is sitting, A better
breeding place for disease could moi
be imagined.
The reporter left the bank of the
canal and walked back on Culver
avenue. There were few people in
the neighborhood.
JOHN MoRsE's HAUNTs.
The reporter next started on 6
hunt for the haunts OF John Morse
It will will be remembered that Morse
> was the first to die. He died hour,
before the others. He was a vel
known character in the Bergen section
of the city. He was of a conviva
nature and spent a great deal of hi;
time in barrooms, where he played
the banjo and the violin. The las
regular employment he had was TO
John Condor, a livery stable keeper
at No. 226 Monticello n
Tim reporter visited the neighbor
hood, and while making some in
quiries was told that John Biela,
young mar living at No. 226 Monti
cello venue, was sick with the dreae
disease. The reporter went up tx
this house. 1t is in the most thick,
populated portion OF that thorough
fare. 1t is an ordinary brick dwell
ing and is in good repair. The re
porter was met at the door by
young woman Who said she was Mrs
Mitchell. a sister-in-law of the sicl
man. When asked what allied he
brother-in-law, she hesitated ant
then sail that he was suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever. Wier
asked what physicians was attendin.
him she said that her husband has
gone out to get one and would b
back in e short time. The reporte
then asked Mrs. Mitchell point blanI
if her brother-in-law was i'll will
cholera, and she Indignantly denie,
hat he was.
THREE FATAL CASES HERE.
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