New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
HOLDS Up IA PROVENCE
DR.. Doty Wishes 10 DC ou''
Death Wasn't Due to Cholera.
CABIN PASSENGERS LAND
Duke of Richelieu and John Jacob
Astor Among Those on Big
French Liner.

The French liner La Provence -, a.,
rived here Yesterday from ha'ie' 80,
saloon passengers, among the"' 49, -,
Astor. was detained by Health o''''e' 80
because OF a death at sea tra' SUBS
cholera
The Provence is the first big steai'.s''i
from a port other than those III ."e
terranean TO be held up because vi
All the cholera and meningitis ca'es 20
have been taken TO Swinburne lsiahu ""'
come from steamships leaving Greek ano
Italian ports. ,,.s
wben tho provence was within two days
run ~ Sandy Hook Giuseppe Tomaso'
fourteen year-old Italian VINO ia" oo"
the vessel at Hnvre. was taken III anu 49,,
His body was buried at sea- pu' ,'o 'r
surgeon took cultures from the i''es'''.'
and brought them 10 Or. .Doty Tor exam
nation. 49,
The Provence was held until AFTER wv
first bacteriological examination was "l"''
and then Or Doty Informed 'ap'aih i''',
celet that he could not release her UNI
after a second examination. Inc nrs' 'eo'
was suspicious. but the second WIN
favorable. was not sufficiently SATISFACTORY
for DIR. Dotv TO release the steamship
When Il was decided to- hold the Prov
,nce in Quarantine over night the Hea'u'
officer gave permission FOR the ic'lo'"
Ct the one hundred saloon passengers on
board. and they were taken IN 10 'h'
French Line pier on the barge Thohas -
Millard, which is used I'm Transferring
eteeraCe messengers from the piers to EMS
Island.
Colonel Astor s4nt a wireless message
for a tug To meet him. His son, Vincent
Astor. and his secretary engaged one Oh
the Moran Towing Company's chartered
tugs AID inet tho colonel al Quarantine
lie was later landed at the Battery ano
drove uptovn IN an automobile with q
marty of friends who were waiting for him
Colonel Aston said he had had fine time
abroad and had made many photographs
I'm France
DR.. Doty said last night that while the
second examination made at Quarantine
last night was uncertain. he believed furth-
or meteorological tests would show the
death Of the Italian boy on the Provence
was not due 10 cholera.
If the result should be negative the Prov
ence with her second cabin and steerage
passengers. will ne permitted to go up to
her pier this morning.
The Provence * the biggest and fastest
French liner coming to this port. She car
ries a high class II passengers. ana II Is
the first time in many years that ship oil
her type has been detained at quarantine
for a suspicious case Of cholera.
The Due de Richeieu, travelling under
the name Of Jean Chapelle. was passen-
ger on the Provence. He said he would
spend a few days in this city and then go
to Canada, where he has business inter
ests.
L. a Stimson. father Of the Secretary ~
War accompanied by his daughter, Miss
&. G. Stimson. also was a passenger.
Captain Poncelet reported having on
countered exceptionally heavy weather on
the run from Havre. Many Of the pas
sengers were seasick
Since the arrival Of the North German
Lloyd liner Berlin two weeks ago Or. Doty
has detained nine cholera patients. The
Berlin had one. the Europa one, the Duca
deeli Abruzzi five and the Laura two.
The fifth case on the Abrlizz was discov-
cred yesterday in the first cabin. There
was one death from cholera on the Der
lin. two on the Laura and two on the