New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
PUT IN WARD WITH
CHOLERA SUSPECT
Laborer from Lodging House
Held in Bellevue with Orderly
Under Suspicion.
TWO LINERS ARE STOPPED
Italian and Austrian Steamers
Held Up at Quarantine, and
Hudson River Boat
Detained.

Louis Mack, who appeared IT Bellevue
Hospital last evening for medical treat
ment for diarrhpa was assigned to Ward
g, the only other inmate OF which is Edgar
Hermann. the young orderly. VINO Is I'M
der observation as n cholera suspect. Herr
mann cared for Manuel Bermudcs. Span
ish sailor. now on Swinburne Island SUI
fering from Asiatic cholera.
Mack Is q laborer and went to the hos
pital from the Olive Tree Inn, lodging
house IT No. 3i2 East 29d street.
Dr Alyah VI. Doty Health officer of the
port. detained at Quarantine the steamship
san Giorgio. Of the Italian Line. with n
! stowswsy suspected of having cholera on
| board. and the steamship Oceania, Of the
Austrian Line on which possible cholera
cases were found. yesterday.
Both vessels came from Naples. The
san Giorgio had dsembarked her large
storage complement al Naples on July 8,
owing 10 the receipt just before the hour
o. sailing Of the information that this gov
eminent had extended the length Of quar-
antine for ships from Naples to this country
/ from five DAYS To ten days. The vessel ar
rived. therefore. without a passenger, but
! the stowaway and the crew Will be carefully
| inspected before tho ship is permitted to go
TO her dock
Health Commissioner I.edcrle caused the
! Hudson River steamboat Kennebec Of the
Manhattan Line to be quarantined at East
| 5th street Yesterday. owing 10 his discov-
cry that Manuel Bermudcs. the Spanish
sailor now suffering from Asiatic cholera
at Swinburnc Island Hospital. for several
days before he became i'll worked as a fire.
man on that boat. plying between New
| York and Albany.
The crew of hfty-onc men were put IN
der observation. and tho vessel will be do
tanned here as long as necessary to ascer-
! tain whether any Of the crew are infected
and to dsinfect the boat.
| Or. Lcderle expressed the opinion that
there was little likelihood Of any trace Of
! the disease being discovered on board.
| \ sailor on board the British steamship
! Purdy Banks. arrived al Perth Amboy. y.
j.. Yesterday from Tampico. Mexico,
showed symptoms Of ASiatlc cholera, 50
! the vessel was quarantinod by Dr. &. W.
! Naultv, of tho United states Health and
Marine Hospital Service. Tho ship is CON
signed TO tho American Smelling and Re-
filming Company. Or. Doty scnt a bact"ri-
olocist from Quarantine as an extra pre-
cautIonarv measure.
Edgar Uorrmaun tho orderly who at
tended Bermudes. the sailor. at Bellevue
Hospital, and developed indications on
J Monday afternoon that no might himself
b. stricken with cholera, was better last
night.
/ Or George O'1Fsnlon, general medical
| superintendent Of the hospital, said last
I night that tho carly intestinal cultures of
III" patient had not definitely shown Herr
mann to he suffering from cholera. aud
! that The hospital authorities would not
know tho result Of the inspection Of later
cultures until tho bscteriologists of tho
! Department OF Health reported this morn
! ing
| Hermann was badly frightened from the
hour hc learned that Bermudos, on whom
ne had waited. had cholera. and Yesterday
II was freely stated by physicians AZ Belle
yuc that II was possible nothing but TINS
fright had caused Hermann present i'll
ness
Judge Charles y. Bulgcr. the Governor :
commissioner in charge of IN" invostiga
ton 81 IN" adm.uietration Of tho Health
Ofiner If the Port. is expected in town to
day. " non. II is said. 10" VIII announce the
time Tor continuing the hearing IN the
CoIuty Court House.
Kingston. Jamaica, July o. Tie United
| Fruit Company'e steamer Iacaps, which
sailed from Nov York July y" is held in
quarantine here owing 10 tn presence Of
,boIera I'm New YORK Tho jamaican aU-
thoritios have decided that all vessels from
! American ports must empty their water
| aud bilpc tauke hefor" admission.