The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-02
2uEaowE DIED OF CHOLERA.
SURGEON GENERAL WTMAN TAKES
CBARGE IN JERSEY CITY.


Supervising Surgeon General Walter Wy
man OF tho Marine Hospital service. came on
from Washington In response to n telegraphlc
summons last night, and. after q consultation
with President Wilson and Dr. Cyrus Edison OF
the New York Health Board at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel decided to detail Surgeon L. II.
Bailhasche OF his stat in charge of the cholera
cases in Jersey City and establish national
quarantine regulations for the control OF any
other cases that may arise. The Surgeon
General was sent for after the following re-
port had been received from DR.. Hermann NJ.
BiRga. Chief Inspector OF Pathology Bacteri-
oiogy. and Distinction in the New York
Health Department.:
ID. ~. Nsw YORK; Sept !. 1903
re Ho.. Uhories @. Wiissr. Pt,,id,n.
stp have the honor report that the hacterioog'
cal examination OF tho material obtained from tho
body OF Martin In City by Chief Inspector
poty OF this department shows the presence OF the
cholera spirilum The caseis therefore one OF Asaic
cholera This diagnosis has been confirmed by DR. j. J.
Kinyoun Surgeon United States Marinn Hospital Ser
vice. Very respectfully yours Hermann NJ. BiGGs.
Martin Grove was an orderly in the City
Hospital OF Jersey City. week ago last Mon
day william Morton OF 3 State street. Jersey
City. fell Ill with what was said to be acute
cholera morbus and died the following day.
He was nursed by his wifes sistor. Mrs.
Josephine Smith. She became Ill last Stature
day. tho day after the funeral. and was sent to
the City Hospital. where she died last Monday.
Crowe was attacked Monday night and died
on Tuesday.
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. J. Kinyoun OF
the Marine Hospital service. who assisted DR..
Biggs In the biological examination. was pres
snt at the conference at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and assured his chief that Groves case
WAS true Asiatic cholera.
Surgeon Genera! Wyman said after IT. the con on
he YOU'D be Unable to give
any details OF the course he proposed to pur-
sue in the matter Of local quarantine. He de-
clared that all that modern science could do
would be done to stamp out the disease. and
he added that he believed that this would be
The local authorities had been actively en-.
gagged n taking precautionary measures ,,s al
& % nsss Of ts Sow Fork
meeting President Wilson. Health CSmmis;;
the Port: DR.. A. Fl. Doty, Chief Of the Bureau
Of Contagious Diseases: Sanitary superintend-
ssst 0 iSr Dr. ysn E Fl s
EeSnoy and Health 3fiser Benjamin Of the
Jersey City Board Of Health; Pr Aon22 Clark
end Dr. Kinyoun OF tho United States Mar
Hospital service. AT the close Of tho confer
Senes the fact that Grove died OF cholera was
Last evening another conference was held in
was G attsndsd By Dr. jenkins V DIS DSty and
Bond Of the New York Health Board. DR.; Kin
youn; Dr.; Bailhasehe: pr Hunt; County P m.yi
dent Feeney, Health INSPECTOR BENJAMIN. and
all the members Of the Jersey City Health
pscted. but DR.. Kinyoun stated that he would
b unable to he present. DR.. Kinyoua repre-
The conference was in secret and lasted
moro than two hours. 1t was decided to divide
the work Of preventing the cholera from get
the river front and ships from foreign rorts.
suReon- General Wyman will keep supervision
Vii rensn R y ss
personal attention to all suspected cases. He
VIII have charge of n sanitary squad which
All suspects will be promptly removed to the
emergency hospital which hns been estab-
has FUND OF s30.000 which viii be devoted to
City will work In concert. and all the officials
Will act ander the instructions Of Surgeon
dsnssa Wyman and pr }enRin n; Tho Nav YORK
Health Board sent n letter to President Fee
pey; saying that the sLoeinlists Of the New
York Health Department Will investigate any
suspected case that may be discovered. and
will send an inspector to do the work II ce-
4 cholera hospital has been established In
an isolated building on Nealy avenue. near
the black bridge. Jersey City tits on the. road
buttons are Situated. " It had hardly been
opened, when patient arrived Albert Me-
= Ul of rs sHtSr srG Sl
oey City looking for work when he became i'll
: IN the street lie was removed to the city
TRe physicians there and Warden Osborne
inspected cholera when he complained Of
Hospital; had the city hospital guarant med
snd disinfested again 1t was decided last
that Se viii Se
Mrs. RhodH Black. the chol era suspect who
yas Visited on THURSDAY p; night by Dr. D9ty ,t 81
Inspector BENJAMIN OF Jersey City. is recover
Mrs Black Win Il the q tHe d RSS1fe
Episcopal Church Her illness may lie con
pected with the cases Of the four persons who
died after eating crabs IN Mrs lewis shanty on
death Mrs; Black and other Kings Daughters
pared the body Tor burial. Mrs: Lewis died on
Aug. 25, and Mrs. Black, was taken i'll six days
siterward Data Regarding al the susspGctedi
Wyman, DIR. Kinyoun. and DR.. itailhasche.
Tho New York health officials feel well able
asked about tho situation. DR.. Edison said:
When ! saw the newspaper accounts OF the
Ing crabs / thought tho circumstances very
suspicious. ! Immediately sent Dr. Doty to
confer with the Jersey City health authorities:
tnstrncting him to get complete history OF
he was also authorized to tender on be-
counsel it might 10 able to give the, Jersey
city authorltios. We yolunteerd TO make hac-
THEOLOGICAL cultures for the Jersey City peo-
Pile because at present they have not tho
proper facilities.
at was inn ossible to obtain the necessary
material for tho cultures In the cases ! have
referred to. The examination in Cr0we's las o
fhows hey ond a doubt that he had true Az atic
cholera. BY IL o'clock Tomorrow Dr. BigGs
viii be ready with report in tho case OF Mrs.
Rhoda Black.
There is no cause for apprehension IN this
city or In Jersey City. for that matter. While |
feel confident that there will be no epidemic
ever there. expect that there will be u few
more cases OF the disease.
As have said many times before. this de-
partmept has been prepared to meet an out
break OF cholera here since May and IL II
com es we are confident OF our ability to pre-
vent an epidemic. Jersey City being II near
neighbor. we have offered to aid them in every
In reference to story that the cholera in
Jersey City had been traced to a vessel re.
gently arrived from Mediterranean port. Dr.
SYou can safely say for me that that Is alb.
oo1utely untrue. such IA thing would be i'm
Sosslble. and on that statement will stake my
6ficial reputation"
- -s.. CHOLEEI ~ EUROPE.
a British Port Declared to he Infected-
Russia's Record for One Week.