The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
New Cases Following the Death of
Herr Bnrisch, Who Caught the Dis
case While CuItivating Bacilli.
TURKS CALCULATING CRETE
EMBARISING AT NIGHT TO AVOID En-
CITING MUssULMASs.
Possibility that the Duke of York
VIII visit This Country-Austrian
Emperor May wed Again.

copyright. 1895, by the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The outbreak Of
bubonie plague at Vienna, due TO the ex-
perments in Professor Nothnagle's bacteri-
oiogicai establishment in the cultivation Of
the plague bacillus, has spread terror at the
Austrian capital. Five cases. in addition
10 that of the late Herr Barisch, the assist
ant in the establishment, who contracted
the bubonic plague while cultivating the
bacillus, have now occurred. They are two
nurses in the laboratory. another of the as
sistants Herr Barsch's wife and Dr. Muel-
Ter. the physician who attended Herr Bar
isch. The last sacraments Of the Roman
Catholic Church were administered to the
latter and to one Of the nurses by priest
through a window of the plague cells. DR..
Mueller was considered an authority on the
plague having been TO Bombay for the pur-
pose Of studying il on the spot, and he sur
vived all the dangers there. The disease
at Vienna has assumed a pneumonia form.
There are no Doils but each case is accom-
panied by high fever and blood splitting.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to prevent an epidemic. The plague
patients lie in an isolated building attended
by DR.. Poorch. volunteer physician, and
by Sisters OF Charity. They are surround
ed by rope. across which nobody is al
lowed to pass Dr. Poorch writes the pre-
scriptions and fastens them to the window
pane. The doctors outside read them and
have them made up. Then the prescrip-
tons are placed on the window ledge, from
whence they are removed by those inside.
Food is conveyed to the patients and their
attendants by Sisters of Charity in a sim
liar manner, and the nurses furnish ac-
counts by telephone of all changes in the
patients condition. Every person who has
come in contact with Herr Barisch, princi
pally the hospital attendants, has been iso-
lated. Some of them resisted and others
tried to escape. but were captured, and all
were locked up. It is feared however, that
the precautions were taken too late Herr
Barisch was i'll for three days before he
saw a DOCTOR during which time he lived
with his wife ard visited wine shops. The
wife. who has now developed suspicious
symptoms, visited friends. rode in public
omnibuses- and came in contact with dozens
Of persons at her husbands funeral.
The excitement in medical circles is tre-
mendous. The well-known chemist, Prof.
Hofrotz Luding. has made a pathetic
speech. during which he expressed the hope
that the doctors of Vienna will prove them
selves equal to all emergencies. This re-
veais the fact that it is the opinion of med
ical men at the Austrian capital that the
plague is likely to spread In that city. An
other Significant indication of this appre-
hension is found in the fact that tempo
rary hospital consisting of several de-
tached sheds, was hastily erected during
the past night behind the infectious hospi-
tai One hundred men worked by torch
light there in order to complete it as quick
ly as possible.
A painful feature of the Viennese situation
is the, interruptions attitude of the anti
Semitic newspapers, which are accusing the
Jewish doctors of bringing the plague to
Vienna. 1t is feared that this appeal to
the worst passions of the mob will lead to
plague riots against the Jews If the disease
spreads
The Observers Berlin correspondent says
that leading specialists there are of the
opinion that mere is no danger of an out
Prof. Rudolph Virchow, the correspondent
says, points out that the germs of the dis
ease are contagious but not Infectious This
favorable factor however should not be
permitted to blind the authorities to the
danger The sole means of protection, Prof.
and watchfulness. DR.. Koehler director
Of the Board OF Health. does not believe
there is danger of the spread of the disease.
Prof. Leyden explains that artificially
raised bacllh do not possess the strength
OF natural baciili and says that hitherto
gious. The Clinical Review asserts that the
outbreak OF the plague must not be ex-
plotted against the scientific investigation
of bacilli