The Washington times., 1911-07-17
Three Deaths Within
Forty-eight Hours
At Port of New York

NEW YORK, July 17.-Three deaths
within forty-eight hours is the rec
ord of the cholera outbreak at this
port, a third death occurring among
the immigrant patients today at
Swinburne Island. The victim was a
sixteen-year-o Italian boy, who ar
rived here on the steamship Moltke.
His body was Immediately cremated.
There are fifteen cases in the de-
tention hospital on Swinburne Island.
Half a dozen patients are in a serious
condition and may not recover.
Climax to Official Row.
The row between Health Officer Doty
and the persons who have alleged tina:
immigrants have been inhumanly treat
ed has reached a climax. and it is as
serted that the efficiency of the local
quarantine station is seriC usly inter-
tered with. Charles n. Bulger. who
has been investigating the charges on
behalf of Governor Dix, is expected to
recommend Doctor Doty's removal from
OFFICE. nJty insists that he is being
prosecuted by A Coteric of Tammany
politicians who want his job--one of the
richest in the State service-for tiger
henchman. He admits that as the re-
suit Of the Bulger investigation discip-
line on the station is not as good as
formerly.
Are Under Observation.
All of the steerage passengers from
the steamer Moltke and Perguia are in
the observation wards at Hoffman's s
island. The fifteen cases of actual
cholera now on Swinburne island all
came from the Moltke. Both steamers
came from Italian ports, and it was
decided toda ythat hereafter the deten-
ton period for immigrants from Italy
shall be doubled.
The real danger comes from cholera
carriers, patients who retain the disease
in the intestines and fail to develop
it within the ordinary time limit The
recent case at Auburn, n. Y, and the
case of Watchman Gushing, who died
Saturday, are declared by the experts
to have been of that character Be
cause of this fact, it has been decided
that, even though detained passengers
appear normal archaeological eXamina-
tons shall be made before they are
finally discharged.
Following a conference with all of the
heads of his departments today, DR..
Doty said there was no need of appre-
hension that the disease would get into
this country. He said that while the
situation is admittedly serious, his men
have IT we'll in hand, and that with
renewed precautions, it would be i'm
possible for any case of infection to get
through quarantine.
Doty to Get a Hearing.
DR.. Doty will be given an opportunity
to testify before Commissioner Bulger
In his own defense this week. The
charges he will have to answer. which
have been sworn to by certain immi-
grants and dissatisfied employees of the
quarantine station, include: Failure to
separate the sexes; forcing immigrant
women to work ten hours a day for
the privilege of seeing their sick chill
dren; serving improper food In dirty
utensils: no bathing privileges for i'm
migrants; washing dead and live babies
in the same water; use OF Immigrant
women by orderlies; a sick child's
mouth closed with sticking plaster to
keep 1t from CRYING; employees not COM
PEELED to fumigate their clothing on
leaving the island. Every one of the
charges, Doty said today. is untrue.
A complete report of the situation at
the port was peremptortlv demanded in
kilograms received by DR.. DOty and
Judge Charles n. Bulger from Governor
Dix.
The governor was plainly concerned
over the report that additional cases are
developing a quarantine, and his tie
grams. which are CouChed in manda-
tory language, Insist on a complete eX-
PLANTATION of Just how serious the situ-
alton is. not only from Health Officer
Doty, but from Bulger, who is 1nvesti-
eating on behalf of Dix, serious charges
against the management Of the local
quarantine station.
It was admitted at quarantine that a
number Of patients, now i'll Of the dis
ease, cannot recover.