The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-18
NEW YORK CHOLERA SCARE SUBS|D|NG Government Making Every Effort Possible to Bar
 Epidemic

New York, July 1.-The cholera sit uaton a quarantine is reassuring tonight to Dr. Alvah H. Doty, health officer of the port, and his assistants During the last 24 hours there has been one death, but no new cases have been reported and several of the IS persons in the Swim burne Island hospital are reported con valescent.
 Some of these now suffering from the disease are seriously i'll, however, and the death list may be swollen within the next few days.
 The painstaking task of making bac- astrological examinations in the case of each of the 600 persons from the steamer Moltlie and upon the Perugia was begun today Tonight pr. Doty issued state ment saying he regarded the situation as satisfactory.
 These cases, with the five deaths that have occurred since the Moltke brought the germs here from Naples, show the reality of the danger that the city faces from the epidemic now raging in south ern Europe.
 While nothing even approaching panic exists here, the situation is receiving greater attention, and Dr. Doty has felt called upon to issue a reassuring state ment Dr. Doty says that the cholera germ can be received in one way only through the mouth and that there is no danger in ordinary contact with persons who have the disease. r"
 Chasso, Switzerland, July 17.-The Lon . -to oft tl,a of cholera wifi tims at Palermo, Italy, since May are exaggerated, according to information re- ceived here.
 Although it cannot be known with off ciaI exactness, the dead at Palermo may reach 230.
 The cholera situation both at Palermo and Naples is now said to be improving. In Palermo the average daily death rate is 20, and at Naples 12 At Leghorn there have been a total of IS deaths since the epidemic appeared while at Spezia the fatalities have numbered 1 at Brescia 3, and at Piza l.
 Chicago, July 17.-'I would not be sur prised If cholera came to Chicago" de- clared Dr. George B. Young, commits sioner of health "rhe disease would not last long in a modern sanitary city. Cholera has bad name. but in my opin-
  as other diseases.
 There has not been a case of cholera in Chicago since 1873.
 Topeka, Kan, July 17.-Dr. S. J. Crumbine. secretary of the Kansas board of health, today sent out notice to all county and city health officers to keep close watch on all immi- grants coming into the state on ac- count of the recent arrival at Ameri- can ports of immigrants afflicted with the cholera.
 The government immigration officers have sent to the state board list of all immigrants ticleted to Kansas from inflicted European ports,
 Washington, July 1T.-Fveryi possible effort is being made by this government to prevent the inroads of cholera in the United States With the most rigid quarantine in force at. New York the public health service has strengthenec it's importation abroad and detailed in- structions have been issued to all health officials as to the best means of facing the menace. ',.a
 The latest report received by the de- partment from Naples was sent June 24 by Passed Assistant Surgeon King, who said the United States quarantine regulations prescribed for cholera ajn- fected ports were in force at Naples