The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
Steamship SAINT Anna Held in
Quarantine With 1896 Pas
scngers on Board.
ONE DIED OF CHOLERA
WHILE ENR0UTE TO AMERICA
Others on Board Are Sick and
Regarded as Suspicious
Cases."


SAINT Anna, from French and Italian
ports. now detained at quarantine, had a
case OF cholera aboard. The victim.
man in the steerage, died on September
cases OF intestinal troublas are under
observation.
Meanwhile, the SAINT Anna, carrying
224 first cabin passengers. some OF them
stcerage, is held as a possible cholera
carrier pending further investigation.
Announcement OF the foregoing was
made tonight by Dr. A. ii. Doty, health
SAINT Anna, he has. a precaution. de-
tained at quarantine the steamship Molt-
ke from Genoa and Naples and the steam
ship Virginia from Naples. Tomorrow he
Weyman, surgeon general OF the United
States marine hospital service. To-
Scther they will map out a campaign OF
protection.
Case From Germania.
Doty's statement discloses not only that
cholera patient died aboard the SAINT
Anna. but that a Steerage passenger n
Suspicious case" removed from the
steamer Germania on September IS, sub
sequenuy died Examination. says DR..
Doty. shows that this also was case
OF cholera. DR. Doty's statement was
issued after an examination OF the SAINT
Anna. which arrived last night from
Msrscilles. Naples and Palermo. The
ships surgeons presented e report OF
the death In the steerage cause by gas
tro-intestinal affection. The victim died
within three days.
DR.. Doty, commenting on the case,
said:
"The history Of the case indicates
clearly that the man died of cholera
No other cases have developed on the
voyage, but there are two cases OF in
testnal trouble among the stcerase pas
sengers at present Cultures have been
those 1rI lTiG
logical examination thus far shows 10
evidence OF cholera. The final result Will
BIC ready tomorrow morning. The in
spection and examination OF the SAINT
done on shipboard 10 prevent the spread
OF the disease.
Taking Every Precaution.
The Mollke, which also arrived last
night from Genoa and Naples, has on
board one suspicious case, stoerere
with the vessel until the result of tho
meteorological examination Is known.
The SAINT Anna is regarded as a possible
cholera carrier and In any event pas
sengerS who have been exposed TO the
patients will be transferred TO HOFFMAN
Island.
ION September 2S the steamer Ger
mania arrived from Marseillcs and Ma
pies. with an unusually good medical
report The affidavit OF the master and
surgeon showed no deaths in transit nc
case OF infectious disease and no sus-
picioUs cases, there was no case of any
nature in the ships hospital. and a spc-
cial report by The surgeon showed there
were no intestinal troubles. But for the
last three or four months. as an eX-
trelne prccaution. | have had removed
ports all stcerage passengers who have
applied for treatment during the voy-
age. in order that obscure or irregular
cases OF cholera may be detected.
six OF the passengers on tho Ger
mania, reported on the surgeons jour
nal AS having applied for treatment for
minor troubles, but who were we'll on
arrival. were removed to Swinburne is
land, Two days. later ono of this group.
a Greek. was given treatment. Twenty
four hours atcr the patient was in con
dition OF collapse and died in twelve
hours.
Proof of Cholera.
although the autopsy showed no evil
dencc of cholera. examination OF the Sc
ere lions OF the intestinal tract showed
the presence of suspicious organisms
Specimens were sent. TO Dr. ". II. Park
OF the health department of this city and
to DIR. Anderson. oacteriologlst OF the
United states marine hospital service
tient died of cholera.
This is Il practical demonstration of
what is known a. . cholera carrier.
that is pcrsoDs who may carry organ
isms OF The disease without any symp-
toms 10 indicate its presence.
''ln this case, il Was demonstrated that
The extreme precautions were fully jus"
,ihed"
More than a dozen steamships have
been held up recently because OF the
cholera in Europe, but all, save the three
now under inspection. were allowed 10
dock after rigid cXainiuation,
The Moltke. Hamburg American liner.
has S9l cabin passengers and eS9 In the
steeragc. the Virginia 81 in tho cabin
ono 500 in the steerage. Personal inspoc-
lion of this long list kept tho health au
thoritios husy from dawn until tonight,
Those in the stccraGc who were exposed |
20 danger OH the SAINT Anna will he sent
To Swinburnc island. and similar precau
tions Will be taken in the suspicious III
ness on the Motlte, Those not exposed
will probably be allowed 10 land iomor.