The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-24
ASIAT|C CHOLERA
 REACHES BOSTON One Woman Dies From the
 Dreaded Disease STRICT WATCH IS KEPT Two Sailors Who Became III Have appeared-Situatio in New
 York Is Unchanged--Ber
 nudes Unchanged
STRICT WATCH IS KEPT

Boston, July 23.-Asiatic cholera has reached Boston. It caused one death while two foreign sailors who are believed to have brought the dreaded disease here, after being taken i'll. disappeared and their whereabouts is unknown. according to a statement given out officially today by Chairman Samuel H. Durgin of the Boston board of health.
 The cholera victim was Mrs. Tamassino Nastrodenico, who died at the detention hospital on Gallups Island Thursday. She took into her home as Iodgers Il few weeks ago two sailors who were members of the crew of steamer supposed to have sailed from an Italian port. The sailors subsequently were taken i'll and dlsap- peared. Efforts are being made to find them.
 Tho children of Mrs. Mastrodenico are under observation at the quarantine sta ton and the board has already begun the work of examining the many persons who may have come into contact with the dead woman. The house where the woman lived in the eongested Italan dis trict of the city will be thoroughly fuml-
  tect the 25 families, including some half d hundred children, who also live there. The delay in determining definitely that the woman died of cholera was due to difficulty in recovering the germs of the disease of the cultures, the dlagnos,. being made possible only yesterday by the receipt from Washington of a supply of anti-cholera serum with which agglu- l tination tests were made. Mrs. Mastro- denico, until she was isolated, was at tended constantly by her daughter, Mary, who slept with her. The girl Is being de
 tained at the quarantine hospital and closely watched.
 Examine Tenants | Tomorrow a thorough examination of all the tenants of the building where Mrs.
 Mastrodenico lived will be made by pr.
 John D. Long and pr. Allen J. McLaugh-
 lin of Washington, who came here two days ago when the presence of cholera was suspected. In addition four inspec-
 .ors of the local board of health depart
 l1,ent have been carefully watching the north end district for several days for | any possible appearance of the disease amon;, the neighbors or relatives of the 1 Mastrodenico family.
 New York, July 23.-The cholera situa- | ton lacked developments today. The
 health officers believe the prompt detec-
 tn of the case at Bellevue hospital yes terday. its removal to quarantine and the 1 fumiSation of possible sources of infec- l ton al the lodging house where the mal- adv attacked it's victim, will be effective 1 in avoiding an outbreak of the disease.
 The condition of Manuel Bermudes. the Spanish sailor whose illness gave Belle | y,le the first case of cholera since 1892, vas reported as unchanged today. There
 were no further deaths there, nor were l there any new cases al Hoffman island.
 where several hundred immigrants are
 rnder observation. Health Officer Doty pronounced the situation at quarantine as satisfactory.
 The steamer Martha Washington from Mediterranean points brought 967 pas- sengers to quarantine today. There was no illness aboard and as the vessel did not touch Italian ports the health officers permitted her, after minute inspection, to proceed to her dock.