New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02
CHOLERA DEATH UPSTATE.
Passenger Who Came on Italian
Liner Expires at Auburn.
ORDER STRICT QUARANTINE
DR.. Doty Fears No Spread OF the
Disease-Sends Expert
to Auburn.

Auburn n. Y, July Developments In
the cholera case. discovered this morning
in the Italian colony here. were rapid TO-
night After long distance talks with AL
bany and New York, the Auburn health
officers were notified that a bacteriologist
from the State Laboratory would be here
tonight, and Health officer Doty, Of New
York telephoned that he would send an
expert from the Marine Hospital Service
to supervise the quarantine. Local officials.
however, have the case well in hand. and
are running down stories that exposed per-
sons are outside the quarantine.
The Italian colony turned out en- masse
when the funeral Of the cholera victim.
Tomaso Birard, was held. and the police
reserves were called out to keep all away
from the house. The clothing. bed and
furniture in the, house were burned to-
night. and a rope was stretched around
three houses under quarantine. a possible
conflict OF authority between Or. Thomas
c. Sawyer, recognized as health officer by
the State Department OF Health. and DR..
A F. Hodgman, appointed health officer by
Mayor O'Neill. complexities the case. The
title TO the office of health officer of Au-
burn Is now in the courts.
Birardi. who was seventeen years old,
came over on the Duca degli Abruzzi. He
was here two days. and yesterday became
violently III OF cramps and diarrhPa. DR..
W. II. Coe attended him, and. suspecting
cholera, notified the Health Department.
Health officer Hodgman also saw the
youth, who died this morning.
No danger OF any spread OF Asiatic
cholera from the case declared to be OF
that disease at Auburn, y. Y, is appre-
hended by Alvah H. Doty Health officer
of the Port of New York. In commenting
tonight on the case Of Tomaso Brardi, a
passenger on the steamer Duca degh
Abruzzi. who died to-day at Auburn, Dr.
Doty said:
called DR.. Hodgman. the Health Of
ficer at Auburn. who stated that the man
had shown suspicious symptoms, out mao
been buried before specimens Tor Dacterlo-
logical examination could be taken;
have no doubt that this was one OF those
irregular cases which break out long after
the period Of incubation has passed, known
as cholera carriers. All OF the passengers
cabin and steerage were detained at quar-
antine for five days after the last possible
exposure. This particular man was helu
seven days because he was in separate
group and not exposed TO the last case
woman. the women having had no com
munication with the unmarried men. Inc
man, | understand. was also held AT Ellis
Island two days because OF some eye
trouble.
some time since I had two cases from
the steamer Laura, twelve days after eX-
posure TO known cases. These showed no
clinical evidence OF cholera. intact one
had been only slightly Ill one day but was
found infected when the bacterlological
examination was made. When TINS was
clearly proved / had a consultation WIN
DR. Walter Wyman. surgeon general OF
the Marine Hospital. and after discussing
the possibility. and indeed the proDaDlhty'
of an outbreak from these cholera carriers
Or. Wyman notified every health officer or
the United States TO be on the lookout for
such cases and TO hold all exposed persons
in isolation for five days.
| have no apprehension OF danger Which
may occur from these carriers or irregu-
lar cases particularly as all health oricers
are on the alert and there Is little chance
OF secondary cases.
The Duca degli Abruzzi arrived here on
June % and was detained because Of a
cholera death at sea. Three cases Of chol-
era were taken from her on arrival and a
case was subsequently found in the first
cabin.