New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-17

disease 10 others without ever presenunl
symptoms Of cholera in themselves III
IS factor which we have never oetoT'
dealt with, and we now know II as a mos
common cause for the TRANSMISSION on w
disease where apparently no previous csse
have occurred. II is probable that tnes'
cases that are now presenting thejnseNe
al Hoffman Island are cholera carriers
however. IL is not impossible that ,hIousl
these some local infection may nave tak ",i
rlacs in order to discover TINS nave wi
d.red that specimens he taken IRON IN
intestinal tract of all those now held
Norman Island. ,....
,rhan che confidence Of the public in this de
rar,n,ent should not he unJustly disturhe'
nor its facilities for protecting the punn
health diminished, that me man appon' ,S
20 Investigate this department makes IN
anazing declaration. which Commisslone
RuIger makes in his interview, IN the mas
OF the hearing with no testimony IN re
ply vet offered. inc Yusran,,'ne ueP o. = :
tng very serious and onerous task durlnl
tive coming summer. II is not inpossior
that many vessels arriving from the cholei'
infected districts Of Italy withh inc n,N
few weeks will bring one or more case
nj this disease The crisis rs drawing heaN
iIy on the resources of my department
also puts an unusual strain on the ulSclpuh
OF th. department stan. COMMISSIONS
Sulcer'e publicly printed statement regard
ing Quarantine conditions af1cct not onl!
The public mind, but the discipline at guar
pendent for its health and safety.
I have sedulously refrained from making
any comments on the quarantine lnNestlsd
tiop so far because | was assured by Com
missioner Bulger at the Investigations out
set that all the testimony would be care
fully sifted and considered by him after al
opportunity was given me To De near, De
fore he made a public report OF his mo
ings. I feel myself justified. therefore, II
making this answer TO Commissioner Bul
gers attack.
The name Of the woman Immigrant
VINO died from cholera at Swinburne ISL
and yesterday was Ezebet Szaboliseki,
twenty-five years old. The four new
patients were Carmina Matruzzi, NIFTY
four years cid; Francisco Arcordia'
thirty eight years old; Angelo Pompi'
ffty-two years old, and Francesca ia
rsndangeo. fifteen years old, the last
named being seriously ill., There are
now fifteen actual cases of cholera At
Swinburne Island.
Charges inhuman Treatment
Mr.. Dushkinds letter to Mr.. Bulger
was as follows
I, seems 10 me that the cholera develop
serious nature that the safety of puohC
health and life require than the quarantine
station he at once placed In charge OF
competent Sanitarian. VINO would conquer
that deadly disease instead OF giving Ou'
interviews about cholera carriers.
Not speaking of the cruel and lnhuman
treatment of immigrants that We nave es-
iahliShed by n mass of evidence, ana IRE
tpectiVe of the gross financial Irregular
Ties and the questionable transactions thd'
appear from Dr. Doty's own records, the
81 Lost fnv
clearly substantiates our assertion tha'
the quarantine station Is only nlmsN eG
cuse for a quarantine. and that the people
Of this state are in no wa! Po'ec'e'
So far al reported, twelve cases OF choI
era have developed within the last nVe %!
on Hoffman Island and several days altei
the period of incubation had eNplred. II IL
clearly apparent, therefore, that these ul
fortunate victims have contracted the uls
ease on the island, and not on steamer
That Or. Doty has permitted olllpioHes an, an
attendants coming i'm personal contact VIII
cholera patients 10 go TO the city day aIle'
day. and mingle with people, living IN Con
fested tenement house sections mas peeI
established beyond doubt, and we nov
lem that one OF his employees died iron
cholera having been taken SICK IN ms hoII'
and transferred TO a public hospltai; 1na d
victim had been WORKING on hoiILdi L., or
vices we're no longer required ne We SIN
rlv permitted 10 60 back TO the city iron
an infected resthouse and AFTER sc'uah'
coming in contact with cholera.
7, &c also apparent that AL these deNe
onmsnts arc due 10 the contamination o.
IN. drinking water. the failure 10 sesIeea ie
groups Of imndgran.St,, INC I'd ,S,'T The fs;lnr.
-, obearya many other sanitary require
merts Of the first importance
This Is the hrs, time th ~ osai lin lin our
g.. b{e entire administration, ana the ue,
,17onn,ents ~ the last few days snow 'hs,
,ho naoplo can look for no protecnoh a.
"a T-,,en =, tho erd If Fridays hearing.
- tbe startling statement that there
Tise n cholera epidemic on HOFFMAN IsiaIo
nov. and that Dr.. DotN rs SUPP ,,nt si.'
- tho Daorle we're all very much as
.onisbed hut shortly thereafter br. po'N
Vas forced to issue the alarming s,ate
,nent that he had two deaths on Neones
A. md two were then in critical con.
Ji,ior zone If whom died Yesterday anc
civ more were isolated. To-day the num-
her az cases developed since Wednesoa!
ave Twelve as far as his own report Sno" :
O. tbst although one had died on July J.
go enc n, Univ Il. with six other cases II
she bospital no report had heen ISSUED bN
him N the public press until july - az
q, tho afternoon. after | had mace me
,a,or,ent referred 90 I'm court. and al
tboupb actual cases Of cholera had deNel
oped on the island by July w. ne PERM,
,ed his attendants 10 20 abnut inc CiC
,,ofrn,testnd and with no regard Tor tn'
,,,,tlic health. ono Of these attendants col
r1sa rbi,a "a. his home with his unfortu
rste family. and from hts home he haf
been taken to an GrG,ng'H ,baP tbsy hs(
t.fore them one Of DR.. potys army
'choleTa carriers
me situation Is alarming. and though
would not be guilty Of improprletE u
xueeesting that YOU call the Governor AZ
+ention 80 this situation at once.
Mr. pushkird said last night that a
4o1y ~,
tho investigation as 70 tho recent out
break ~ cholera on Hoffman Island an'
why tho news had been withheld from
the press until the disclosure was mad'
before the commissioner.
A rumor that two laborers loft Hof
man Island last Monday with Patrick 7
Gushing. who died from cholera on sat
urd3l, ard arc still missing Was denie'
by the lawyer for Or. Doty, although thC
source Of the news WIS seemingly com
petcnt
The hearing will he continued before
Judge Puiger tomorrow morning I'm the
County Court House at 1890 o'clock.
Washington. July I6.-The Public Health
and Marine Hospital service IS watching
CLOSELY the appearance OF cholera in New
York and is cooperating i'm every way Will
the health authorities of that state ON,
oi the experts OF the service will leave to
morrow 10 ieud further assistance to the
state officials and instructions have heef
Sent 10 agents abroad at all suspected poTtl
10 exert increased vigilance and to call fol
further assistance II The situation warrants
Government officials here scout the ideS
that tntre Us any danger Of anything ap
preaching an epidemic Of cholera. They be
1eve the few cases arc merely sporadic an,
sucn - have been discovered have beer
carefully traced and all means have beef
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