The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-01
new PLAGUE MENACES CUBA.
Z M NOUN 10 NIENtF, MORE
DEADLY IMAM lEIIOW JACK.


hitherto unknown hy the physicians OF tha'
country, the people of Cuba look 10 the
United States for scientific aid They have
cent Ia Jefferson College In Philadelphia an
appeal to give battle 10 the plague, which
seems about TO become the worst that
has ever ravagrd the island Millions Of
dollars of American capital are invested in
the island and should the plague continue
much of this will be- imperilled.
Ia Daiquiri, province of Santiago, where
the plague first manifested itself, much
American money Is invested in the iron
mines OF that locality,
The disease first appeared among the
miners there and already the inhabitants
are becoming panic stricken. The Spanish
American Steel Company, which has Offices
in Philadelphia and New York was the
first TO move in the matter, The company
physicians, unable to cope with the situa-
ton, sent TO the Philadelphia office for aid
Their plea was turned over to the Hon.
+, {. FELTON,, president of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company which also has interests
in Daiqui A copy of the report on the
disease WAS forwarded to the Jefer-
son Medical College and passed
through the hands Of DR., Joseph S. Men
the medical director. By him it was re-
ferred to DR. 5 Soils Cohen, professor Of
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Inc hishest eApo'leH's vi ii'euica' "a'"
ing in Cuba have been unable to discover
what the new disease is First appearing
in Dsi,u;ri a somewhat ioplated com
munity the disease spread to distant and
more densely populated parts OF the island
In each instance the history Of the disease
has hsen traced 70 Daio,iiri pbvsicians
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nonplussFd anc hence the appeal 10 the
SCI, ntists Of this county for aid
A Dissertation, oS ;le disease prepared by
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>u''n p!', e'-ie - e"o"' VIC f'Suo w
on" of IN" meet terrible eyer kho"h. IL
presents tho worst -ynpt orls of yellow
fever. black fever and spotted fever and
A. o,,a, mora ,errifyir,, il, its aspec,s than
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'le not "',e pu'o,''' p'as Wv '''
after death. which Is almost certain TO
occur after few hours. turns shade Of yell
low comIared to which yellow fever mani
festations are as only tint,
But il is in the agony of the death struggle
that the horror lies. The report shows
tT8l lll' Nltll1n pui-t EOtN bP W lOp, anu
the respiration reaches 5s. These organic
disturbances. together with the tempera-
ture of !07 or lOs degrees, keep the victim
in lingering agony, which, strange 10 say
is not cut short by the terrific heart beat
The patient gasps and pants for breath
until blood gushes from the nostriis and the
terrific fever consumes the tissues OF the
body.
The disease is contagious: After trying
many remedies the local physicfans have
fallen back to the use OF d'iintne exclusively
and trust to nature to work tho cure. Few
recover and only those who are treated
within few hours afte' the FEVER Is con-
tracted nave any nope ol surviving. 80
ihslaious Is the grown u the maiady tEat
the Vlctim Is hkeiy 20 thinK ne Is suneilng
from some siihpie alllhHht lhtii tne case 10
100 lar advanced lor recovery
In almost every case the Victlm mas
suffered from lnterDil"nl haldTlhi ieNef,
ana an examination OF the biood reveals the
presence OF Imcro-organisms OF malaria
from TINS II was surinlsed That malaria in
Vlted the disease. Yet IT rs proVed that
these lnncro-or8anisnls Iepei /. II they
be present IN suiilcient numbers. those
VINO are Hilen WIN nialaria hicrobss are
!lkeiy 70 recover, whlle those less Affected
surely one.
Al hTst lhe disease was treated IKE other
tropical fevers but as the cases became
more NUMEROUS W.. syuii'to"iS "eie more
closely observed ny thih tlme the plague
had spread until the entire island seemed
menaced. Inc spanish American Steel
company, winch tpntrois large holdings In
the infected LOCALITY, began the lnvestiga-
tlon. It's company surgeon prepared a
descriptive paper on the ne" disease which
was forwarded TO the Philad'lphia head
quarters with a plea Tor assistance A
correct, copy OF that report Is now. made
public Tor the hrst tlme. II Is as follows
Attacks persons VINO nave suffered from
intermittent malaria Fever; commences with
very heavy chllls, lasting from tfteen to
twenty minutes hlg'l leVer, iV'; severe
pains IN joints and anxiety al end OF chilis
or before patleht peslns vomiting, which
Is almost Impossible 10 control About
six hours from commencement OF attack
the patient assumes yellow color, more
or less pronounced, III proportion The
ATTACK, always, however, peihR more pro
nounced than IN yellow fever. The breath
ing becomes labore,d, affecting all the tho
raclc ana abdoininal muscles, flccouRh
hrsl Few hours OF altack nave moi the slight
est hope OF recovery Pulse If 1850, respra
ton, 80 TO 5s. microscopic examination
Of the blood shows IN" mIcro-orGanism
of malaria. treat men'i frequent doses
OF 1uinlne
copy OF inns report was sent TO r.. Z
falton, president OF the Pennsylvania Steel
company, WIN request mat h" present
Il 10 tie sclentlhc world for conslderation
cai .ol."ge, ann ah 70" ,t u hoN saia TO
hcIans and Surgeons Columbia I'nIvrr-