New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
CHOLERA KILLS ONE,
BUT IS NOT INCREASING
Four Suspects Are Still Under
Observation, However, and
Quarantine Is Strict.
FEDERAL EXPERTS TO HELP
No Indications of Disease IN
Staten Islands Danger
Spots - Lawyer Hits
at DR.. Doty.
FEDERAL EXPERTS TO HELP

make q thorough inspection OF conditions
ot Ouarantinc To determine the precise
value Of such precautionary measures AZ
have been instituted TO cope with the
threatened cholera invasion.
Dr. 4. II. Doty. Health officer Of th.
Port, said at his office al Quarantine
last night that tho trip Of inspection
would he made day. II possible.
He has invited Or. Herman VI Bigg'.
General Health officer Of the Board 80
Health. also an expert. ~ represent the
United States government and to Join him
and his deputies on the trip. go that no
doubt may exist I'm the public mind rc
specting the efficiency Of tho existing
machinery To combat the spread ~
cholera.
Another death from cholera. tho sixth
during the present outbreak occurred
al Swnburne Island yesterday. The pa
tient was the fourteen-year boy
Francisco Farando. who was removed
from Hoffman Island as a suspect on
Sunday
No new cases Of cholera developed ycs-
ual cases Of the disease at the Swim
burne Island Hospital and four cases
under suspicion.
The PSI passengers and Of members ~
the crew Of the steamship Perugia, NJ
the Anchor Line. remain ar anchor under
observation just off Rosebank. staten
Island. The ship is being disinfected.
Doty Calls in Wyman.
DR.. Doty said that he had been in cor
municaton with Surgeon General Waltc-
Wvman. Of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, at Washington, respect
ing "a comprehensive plan 10 increase
the archaeological results Of quarantine
stations all along the coast
Or. Wyman'5 broad plan will soon be
announced, according 10 DR. Doty. He
added that the contemplated visit Of the
federal expert at this port was partly
10 gather data desired In the format ton
OF the proposed increase Of methods.
The Health Officer said that this coun-
try was compelled to face the probable
importation OF many cases OF cholera
from several European ports, especially
Genoa, Naples and all Italian ports. He
was OF the opinion that his quarantine
station was we'll equipped 10 meet tho
extraordinary demands now being made
upon It.
DR.. Doty referred TO the fact that he
had taken up with the State Department
41N t,Gt Toll
tion OF system now followed. he said
by steamship lines touching Italian
ports. Of taking intestine cultures in
midocean when any suspicious disease
manifests itself. These cultures are
turned over to Or. Doty when the vessels
said. aid materially in ascertaining
quickly whether or not cases Of cholera
might be expected to develop.
Although the government require
ments call for a detention Of passengers
for only ten days 10 discover symptoms
of cholera on board. Or. Doty said last
night that no would hold the Moltke in
Quarantine thirteen days. and az much
longer as necessary. in view of the late
development Of cholera among the pas
sengers of that vessel and the number
of deaths that have already occurred
Dr. John T. Sprague district sanitary
superintendent OF the Department Of
Health for Richmond Borough, said yes
terday that there were no new suspicious
cases on Staten Island.
ha
ing from st. Vincents Hospital by say
ing that Cushing. the watchman who
died from cholera on Saturday, Was
first placed in a ward In st. Nincent's
Hospital with three other patients,
nurse and an orderly.
As to St. vincent's.
DR. Sprague declared yesterday that
during the first few hours of the twenty
two hours that Gushing was there, he
was placed in contact with five other
persons and that these persons now are
in one ward at the hospital under strict
surveillance. with no apparent indication
that they will have the disease.
Intestinal cultures were taken yester-
day at the house at No. IA Fingerboard
Road. where Cushing lived. and where
members OF the Gushing and the Mills
families are under quarantine OF the
Department OF Health. The results
we're negative, and Or. Sprague said
each day was naturally more encourag-
ing than the last.
In spite Of the fact that John Elwood.
of the Health Department squad, was
on guard in front Of her house, Mrs.
Patrick f. Cushing and her four chill
dren. together with the five children ~
Harry Mills, of the second floor, we've
unconcernedly active in the front yard
under the cherry trees.
The children played i'm the wet grass
and Mrs Gushing carried on convcr-
sation over the fence with Mrs Aicc
Williams. who lives i'm the other half
Mr. 10 M a