The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-05
CHOLERA is HERE.
incoming Ocean Liners Held at
Quarantine.
Ohe fatal Case on the Santa
Anna During Voyage.
INCOMING VESSELS
From Mediterranean Ports to
Be Closely Watched.
Dr. Doty Makes Extended Re-
port ON the Situation.

New York, Oct. 5.-The steamship
| santa Anna, from French and Italian
porIs' now detained at Quarantine.
| mad a case of cholera aboard. The
Vlctlm, man in the steerage. died on
| september 25 and was buried at sea
Two other cases of intestinal trouble
are now under observation. Mean
Wnlle, the Santa Anna, carrying 224
nrst cabin passengers, some of them
prominent Americans. and 1,072 in the
| steerage, is held as a possible schoI-
| era carrier" pending further investiga-
| ton.
| announcement of the foregoing was
/ made by DR.. A. H. Doty, health officer
of the port, who has been fighting to
| keep cholera out of this country dur
ing the epidemic abroad
In addition to the Santa Anna he
has, as precaution, detained at Quar-
| ant1ne the steamship Moltke, from
Genoa and Naples, and the steamship
| Virginia, from Naples. He will hold
| a conference with DR.. Walter Wey-
| man, surgeon general of the United
| States marine service. Together they
| VIII map out campaign of protection
| DR.. Doty's statement discIoses not
/ only that a cholera patient died
| on the Santa Anna, but that a steer
age passenger, a suspicious CASE re-
moved from the steamer Germania on
| September &c, subsequently, died FIX
animation indicated, says DIR. Doty.
/ that this also was a case of cholera
| DIR. Doty's statement was issued after
an examination of the Santa Anna
| which arrived from MarseiIIes Naples
and Palermo The ships surgeons
presented a report of the death in the
steerage caused by gastro-intestinaI af-
fection. The victim died within three
days.
| Dr. DOty'S Statement
DR.. Doty, commenting on the case,
said:
1.-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
| testinal trouble among the Streeage
/ passengers. Cultures have been taken
in these cases and the archaeological
| examination thus far shows no evil,
| dence of cholera. The final result
will be ready. tomorrow morning. The
=, inspection and examination of the
Santa Anna 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, a steerage
passenger; but no action will be taken
with the vessel until the result of the
archaeological examination is known.
| The Santa Anna is regarded as pos
Isible cholera carrier and in any event,
passengers who have been exposed to
| the patients Will be transferred TO
Hoffman island.
| "On September &c the steamer Ger
mania arrived from Marseilles and
| Naples. On boarding the steamer 1
found an unusually good medical re-
port. The affidavit of the master and
surgeon showed no deaths in transit,
no cases of infectious disease, and no
| suspicious cases in fact, there was no
| case of any nature in the ships hos
/ rif and a SnPci2l T6nOTt hV the SIir-
| geon showed that there were no in
| testinal troubles. But for the last
| three or four months, as an extreme
| precaution / have had removed from
| all steamers from Mediterranean ports
all steerage passengers who have ap-
piled for treatment during the voyage
/ in order that obscure or Irregular cases
/ of cholera may be detected.
| "Six of the passengers on the Ger
| mania, who were reported on the sur
| geon's journal as having applied for
| treatment for minor troubles, but were
| well on arrival, were removed to Swim
burne island. Two days later one OF
this group, a Greek, was given treat
ment Twenty-four hours later the pa
tient was in a condition of collapse and
died in IL hours.
| although the autopsy showed no
| evidence of cholera, the examination q
! the secretions of the intestinal tract
showed the presence of suspicious or
ganisms. Specimens were sent to DIR.
| W. H Park, of the health department.
| of this city and to DIR. Anderson. the
| bacteriologist of the United States
marine hospital service.
Indications of Cholera.
"The results were presented to me
yesterday afternoon and indicated that
the patient died of cholera.
This is a practical demonstration OF
what il known as a cholera carrier,
that is persons who may carry organ
| fST1aG nf he diSpa without
toms to indicate its presence. In this
| case it was demonstrated that the ex-
| treme precautions were fully justified.
AS the Germania case gave practical
proof of cholera carries. it indicates
that in the future additional measures
must be put in force"
More than dozen steamships have
been held up of late because of the
cholera in Europe. but all. save the
three now under inspection, were al
lowed to dock after rigid examination.
The death of the Steerage passeug=r
from the Germania did not become
known until last night. Marooned on
| the Santa Anna. which is a new vessel
of the Fabre line. making her second
| trip to this port. are. among other
. American tourists, the Rev. d. J. Bur
rell of the Marble Collegiate church.
this city and the Mills family OF
Washington. returning from an extea-
sive European automobile tour.
The Moltke. Hamburg-American
liner, has 391 cabin passengers and 9ss
in the steerage; the Virginia. q in the
cabin and $50 in the steerage. Personal
i inspection of this long list kept the
| health authorities busy from dawn un-
! til night Those in the steerage who
were exposed to danger on the Santa
Anna will be sent to Swinburne island
and similar precautions win be taken
: | in the suspicious illness on the Moltke.
Those not exposed will probably be all
lowed to land.