Arizona republican., 1910-10-05
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY
Three Transatlantic Yes sels Have Reached Port, All Laden With Possible Cholera Carriers" Con- ference Officials Today.

New York, Oct. 4.-The steamer
 Sant Anna from French and Italian ports. detained in quarantine, had case of cholera aboard The victim. man in the steerage. died September 25 and was buried at sea. Two other
 cases of intestinal trouble are under
 observation. Meanwhile the Sant An
 na, carrying PA first cabin tourists.
 some of them prominent Americans.
 and 1,O72 in the steerage, possible
 cholera carriers, is held pending fur
 ther investigation.
 Announcement of the foregoing was
 made tonight by Dr. A. II. Doty, health
 officer Of the port. The Santa Anna
 has, as a precaution. been detailed in
 quarantine. and also the steamer
 Moltke from Genoa and Naples and the
 steamer Virginia from Naples.
 Tomorrow he will hold a conference
 with pr. Walter Wayman, surgeon gen
 eral of the United States marine hos
 pital service. who will map out a cam
 paign of protection. Doty's statement disclOses that not only did the cholera patient die aboard the Santa Anna, but that the steerage had a suspicious case" which was removed from the steamer to the Germania on September 26, and subsequently, died. The ex- animation he says shows this case to have been cholera. DOty's statement was issued after an examination of the Santa Anna, which arrived last night from Marseilles. Naples and Palermo. The ships surgeons report of the death. says "gastro-in intestinal affec- tion."
 pr. Doty, commenting on the case, said: The history of the case indi- cates clearly that the man died of cholera. No other cases were developed on the voyage. but there are two cases of intestinal trouble among the steer age passengers. Cultures taken from these cases for bacteriological examin- ation thus far show no evidence of cholera. The final result will be ready by tomorrow morning. The inspection of the Santa Anna shows that every thing has been done on board ship to prevent spread of the disease
 The Moltke. which also arrived last night from Genoa and Naples bore one suspicious case. a steerage passenger, but no action will be talk sn with the vessel until the result of a meteorological examination is known. The Sant Anna was known as possible cholera carrier. In any event the passengers who have been exposed to the patients. will be trans ferred to Hoffman Island.
 On September 26 the steamer Ger mania arrived from Marseilles and Naples with an unusually good medi- gal report. The affidavit of the mas ter and the surgeon showed no deaths in transit, no cases of infectious dis eases, no suspicious cases. no case of any nature in the ships hospital. and the special report of the surgeon showed no intestinal troubles.
 "Six passengers on the Germania were reported in the surgeons jour nal as having applied for treatment for minor troubles, but who were well on arrival, at Swineburne Is land. Two days later a Greek was given treatment. Twenty-four hours later the patient was in a condition of collapse and died in twelve hours. Although the autopsy showed no evi- 1ence of cholera, examination of the of the intestinal tract showed the presence of suspicious organisms. Specimens were sent to pr. w. H. Park of the health de- oartment of this city. pr. Anderson. of the United States marine hospital service and their ex- indicated that the patient lied of cholera.
 "This is a practical demonstration )f what is known as a cholera car fer, that :s persons may carry or yanisms of disease without any ymptoms to indicate it's presence"