The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-17

INVASION
Health Officer Doty Says Situation
Is in Hand and New York
Is Safe.
ATTORNEY WANTS DIX
IN CHARGE OF PORT.
Charges That Exposed Persons Are
Permitted to Go Into City
From Quarantine. I

NEW YORK. July 16.-Although the
situation at quarantine is regarded by
DR.. Aivah II. Doty. health officer OF
the port OF New York. as being well
in hand tonight. DR.. Doty did not COM
ceal his apprehension that New YORK;
is In the very midst OF a threatened
invasion OF cholera Further Daj
Doty declared THE quarantine de-
partment OF every port in this coup|
try is facing a very serious and oner-
Gus task during the coming summer,
and II is not improbable that many
vessels arriving from Italy within the
next few weeks will bring one or
more cases OF the disease.
To-days official report OF the sftua.
tion shows that there are fifteen caseS
OF the scourge at Swinburne Isiandt
hospital and four cases symptomatio,
OF the disease. Within the past ~
hours one more victim has died, The
steamer Perugia Is still detained andl
the medical stan is preparing to makei
meteorological examinations in the
case OF each of the PAS persons fromi
the steamer Moltke. who are now un-'
der observation.
Put Governor In Charge.
II is possible that Governor DIX
will be called upon TO take charge at
quarantine. Charles Dushkind, attor-
ney for the immigrants, whose
charges against DR.. Doty are being
investigated by commission, made
public tonight a letter he wrote to
Judge Bulger, OF the commission, su9-
gesting that Judge Bulger call upon
Governor Dix TO take charge OF the
health officers department.
In a statement issued tonight in re-
ply 10 an interview attibuted by a
morning paper TO Judge Bulger. DR..
Doty reviews the situation and points
10 the element OF danger. The state
ments attributed to Iuoee Bulger. Dr..
Doty says, are so calculated to alarm
the public in the very midst OF a
threatened invasion of cholera that
feel justified I'm making a reply.
What can DR.. Doty, health Off
Ger OF the port, mean when he allows
five men who have been In daily con-
tact with persons suffering from Asia
tic cholera to come to this city in the
same clothes they wore. when among
the cholera victims and touch elbows
question propounded by Judge Bull
ger in the interview"
DR. Dotys statement continues:
The facts are these: The five
men referred 20 were called as wit
nesses by the people in charge OF the
Investigation and were permitted by
me TO be absent from duty at Hoff-
man Island for this purpose. Cholera
is not transmitted by clothing or by
the air. but by actual contact through
the mouth with discharges from the
intestinal tract of the cholera vic
tim. There Is therefore no danger
whatever from contact with a person
who has been in the presence OF the
disease
AT the present time We are dealing
with very serious outbreak OF chol-
era in Italy and other sections OF the
Mediterranean. which has increased
since last year. A majority OF boats
from Italy have either brought actual
cases OF this disease or furnished evil
dence Of its having occurred in tran
sit. II Is with great difficulty that the
latter condition Is established and 10
Is only through the most exhaustive
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