The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-05
ON BOARD
ATLANTIC STEAMER
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the steamer Germania on September 2s.
died. Examination, says
DR.. Doty, shows that this also was a
case OF cholera. DR.. DOty's stateneD:
was issued after an examination of the
Sent Anna, which arrived lass night
from Marseilles. Naples and Palermo.
The ships surgeons presented report
of the death in the steerage caused by
gastro-intestinal affection. The VIC
tim died within three days.
Cholera Beyond Doubt.
DR.. DOty, commenting on the case.
said:
The history of the case indicates
No other cases have developed on the
voyage. but there are two cases OF In
testinal trouble among the Storage
passengers at present Cultures have
been taken in these cases and the bac-
teriologic examination thus far shows
no evidence Of cholera. The inspec-
ton and examinatio of the SAINT An
ma shows that everything has been
done on shipbOard to prevent the spread
of the disease.
THE Moltke, which also arrived last
night from Genoa and Naples, has on
board one suspicious case, steefase
passenger, but no action VIII pc TAKEN
with the vessel until the result OF the
meteorological examination is known
The SAINT Anna is regarded as pos
sible cholera carrier and in any event
passengers who have been exposed 10
the patients will be transferred u
Hoffman Island.
Measures of Precaution.
con September Pc the steamer Ger
mania arrived from Marsetlles ana
Naples with an unusually good meolcal
report. The affidavit Of the mastGr
and surgeon showed no deaths IN tran
sit. no case of infectious disease ana
no suspicious cases; there was no case
of any nature in the ships hospital ana
a special report by the surgeon shoM u
there were no intestinal troubles. But
for the last three or -FOUR months, @S an
extreme precaution. L have hac re-
moved from all steamers from Medller-
r.nean, ports all steerage pasSeh5ers
who have applied for treatment curlhs
the voyage in order that obscure OF II
reeuIar cases OF cholera may De de-
six of the passengers on the Ger
mania. reported on the surgeon JoS II
nal as having applied for treatmen,S, l ~
miner troubles but who We're Wen on
arrival. were removed TO SWinouIne
Island. Two days later one OF TINS
group. a Greek. was given trealInen, :
Tyenty-four hours later the patsTn -
was in a condition of collapse ana oieu
. .AIthough the autopsy snowe1 NJ no
axi dence- of cholera, examination OF tIlS q
secretfons of the inteStlnal tract HliI ~ " -
the presence OF suspicious NJ VI II PARK
"a cit
az the health department OF tils
and 10 DIR. Anderson. bacterlo!o5 ~ 49, -
the United States marine hospItai s 81 y
Ice Their examinations Indicated ina
the natient died of cholera
"ChOIera Carriers"
"rbis is a practical demonstration 10 81
,,,hat is known as a cholera earrleI'
ths1 is persons who may carry organ
tsms OF the disease without any sylnP
toms to indicate its presence.
sIn this case il was denl t'il,.a 49,
mat the extreme precautions were iui-
~ justified ...o,ostins have
been held up recently because ot .be
Cholera in Europe, but All save III ~
free now under Inspection, VIE .; a.
in1,ed 10 dock after rigid eXaihlha .iao y =
me MOltke, a Hamours "A ma a9o
49, has 39l cabin passengers anu 30
~ the steerage; the Virginia, - !" PEI e.
az hin and $40 in the steeragS:+ i,ent
SopaI inspection OF this long lIs' AZ W :
tfa health authorities busy from Ia ae e,e
mil tonight. Those in the on tSe
s,ito we're exposed TO danger Oh ~
Ssnt Anna will be sent 70 SM LII he
fSIand and similar precautions ~, the
tsI@en in the suspicious illness 4i,l OF nrob.
SSaItirA Those not exposed VIZ
ob,s he allowed 10 land tohioii'"'
IN fanllng QlS-