The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
PLAGUE MENACE
New Yorh is Greatly Borried Over the
Presence Of the Cholera.
THE DISEASE DREADED

The United States, New York State
and City Health Officers Taking
Strenuous Methods to Prevent the
Spread Of the Terrible Malady in
This Country.
The United States, New York State
and City medical authorities have
been working night and day for the
past week or more in and around
New York city to prevent the spread
of the dread Asiatic cholera, which
has already claimed several victims
at the Swinburne quarantine station
near that city. All suspects are be-
ing held at the station. The situa-
tion is serious, as cholera spreads
with great rapidity when it gets a
foothold in country.
Every possible effort is being made
by this government to prevent the
inroads of cholera to the United
States. With the most rigid quar-
antine in force il New York, the
Federal public health service has
siren gthened its inspection abroad
and detailed instructions have been
issued to all health officials as to the
best means Of facing the menace. AS
sistalt Surgeon General Is watching
the situation here Tor the public
health service, keeping n close touch
with Surgeon General Wyman and
cooperating with CS. Doty at quar-
anti1.e. All vessels arriving in this
country are being thoroughly in
specfed.
Al Palermo, Naples, ard other Ital-
ian ports, cholera Is epidemic. Tun-
dreds Of victims have died from with
in one to "a hours after contract
ing the disease. On the steamship
sailing from Italy to the United
States, the Italian government, try
ing It's best to cooperate with the
American health officials, senu spec
ial health officers to observe any pas
sengers who may show signs of
cholera. These officers have been of
valuable assistance to the American
officials. Quite a large ntNnoer OF
ships have been held in quarantine
at SwinDurne and Hoffman islands
the past two weeks, no passengers
being permitted to enter the por- OF
New York.
Cholera has developed among some
Of the passengers after they have
been in quarantine for over a week,
which emphasizes the fact that the
strickest sort of guard must be KEEP.
on passengers from Italian ports.
Dr.. Doty said regarding visit from
one of the archaeological experts of
Gen. Walter Wyman's Marine Hospi-
tai corps at Washington:
"The visit of this expert shows the
increased precautionary methods
which are being taken by the United
States Government all along the
coast to prevent Italy's present out
break Of cholera from entering this
country. The Government is going
into the meteorological side Of this
threatened cholera invasion with un-
usual care.
"The thing in fighting cholera
is to isolate each case as soon as 1t
is suspected, and, secondly, to take
care that there Is no local infection,
like the contamination Of the water
supply, in the place where the sus-
pect gases are isolated. That is
why I detained all the passengers of
the Moltke, although at the time
there were no absolute cases OF
cholera among them. let the crew
take the vessel back to Europe, but
refused to allow any of them to come
ashore.
"Great precautions are also being
taken at Italian ports to keep the
cholera from leaving them and get
ting to this country. The American
and Italian governments and the
steamship companies themselves are
combining to segregate all prospec-
tive passengers on large floats In
Italian harbors for several days be-
fore the ships actually sail for this
country. Preliminary symptoms of
illness are carefully watched for. All
private stocks of foodstuffs and fluids
aretaken away from the passengers
and archaeological examinations in
many cases are made.
Cholera, the prime cause OF which
is one of the most perplexing ques-
tions with which scientists have to
deal, originated in the East Indies
and was not known to migrate for
more than 1000 years. 1t did not
spread in Europe until 1880, when
it created terrible ravagea. The
Russians took it from India through
couriers ard stage coaches. Cholera
is usually ushered in by vomiting
and gripping pains in the stomach.
Death follows in from one to "a
hours. If life is retained longer than
this time, the patient may recover.
A large percentange OF the cases die.
Caused by Booze.
Charlie Trent, of Durham, N. c.,