New-York tribune., 1910-10-05
CHOLERA CAUSES
SHIPS TO Be HELD
One of Three at Quarantine Had
Death from the Disease
at Sea.
SUSPICIOUS CASES ON BOARD
DR.. Doty Announces Death OF
Passenger on Swinburne ISL
and Week Ago from
Same Cause.

Three steamers from cholera infected
ports abroad were detained at Quaran-
tine Yesterday with many prominent
Americans in the total OF 1882 cabin and
rteerage passengers on board Of them.
\ death from cholera occurred at sea
or one of these boats. the SAINT Anna,
3 new vessel of the Fabre Line. which.
moreover. brought two suspicious cases
in the stee-aCe The other boats were
the Virginia. from Naples, and the
Moltke. Of the Hamburg American Line,
from Naples and Genoa
In addition 20 giving out these facts.
Dr A H Doty health officer Of the port
announced last night the death from
cholera or September . on SVinburne
Island of steerage passenger who was
taken as suspicious case from the
steamer Gernania. y hich arrived the
dav before from Mediterranean ports
The victim on the SAINT Anna vas a
sieerage rasseuGer. He died on Septem-
ber - and was buried at sea.
o.. Burrem on ssne Anna.
The SAINT Anna brought 224 first cabin
passengers and 1912 steerage. Among
her passengers are the Rev. DR.. D. J.
R11r-eH, OF the Marble Collegiate Church.
This city. and the Mills family Of Wash
inE7on. returning from q extensive Eu-
Tcpean automobile tour.
The Moltke has 591 cabin passengers
end 2sS steerage. and the Virginia
q in the cabin and $50 in the steerage-
Personal inspection OF this long list
kept the health authorities busy from
morning un7il night Those in The steer
axe who were exposed 10 danger on the
SAINT Anna VIII be sent 10 HOFFMAN
Island and those Vho were not exposed
"a III probably he allowed - land to- day.
D.. Doty VIII hold conference to
dsy with Dr. Walter WeyInau- surgeon
general - the Tinted states Marine
Hospital Service and together they VII
r7sp out 2 campaign of protection.
After the examination Of the SAINT
Anna ~. Dotv issued a statement which
disclosed the fact Of the cholera death
aboard that ship and also told OF 2 steer
age passenger. 2 suspicious case. re-
moved fron7 the steamship Germauis on
September -. who subsequently died on
,sted. Dr Doty said. that this also vas
cholera case As 70 the case on the
-ant' Anna Dr. Dot said that the ships
surgeons presented a report cf the death
I'M the steeraEe caused ny gastro-intesti-
,eI affection The victim died Within
-r-ee DAYS.
o.. Doty Explains tire Case.
~. Dotv. commenting On the case.
rsrs.
The history IF the case indicates very
clearly that the man died of cholera
80 other cases have developed on the
1o-aee. but there are Two cases Of in
;esrinal trouble among the steerage pas
Eerre-s At present. Cultures have been
taken in these cases and the bacterio-
loEical examination thus far shows no
Evidence of cholera The final result VIII
bs ready tomorrow morning The in
sTection and examination OF the SAINT
Anna shows that everything has been
5oue on shipboard 10 prevent the spread
ar the disease
The Moltke. which also arrived last
r Cht from Genoa and Naples, has on
hoard one suspicious case. steerage
passenger. but no action VIII be taken
uith the vessel until the result Of the
meteorological examination is known.
-he SAINT Anna is regarded as pos
sihIe cholera carrier and in any event
1laysencers Who have been exposed TO
the uatientz VIII he transferred 10 Hoff-
man Island
on September 20 the steamer Ger
mania arrived from Marseilles and Ma
rles on boarding the steamer I found
IN unusuaTv good medical report The
affidavit Of the master and surgeon
showed 10 deaths in transit, no cases
o. infectious disease and no suspicious
cases: in fact. there was no case OF any
nature in the ships hospital and spe-
cial report by the surgeon showed that
there ver- no iulescinas troubles. But
flr the last three or four months. as an
extreme precaution. have had removed
from al steamers from Mediterranean
ports al steerage passengers who have
applied for treatment during the voyage
iu order that obscure or irregular cases
o. cholera may bc detected
Patient Dies IN Twelve Hours.
six of the passengers of the Germanla
=. 10 we're reported in the surgeons jour
Js1 as Ia ring applied for treatment for
.,--- .-,.,t.ls. I,l1f were well on ar