Nicholas Buicich

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Died in the 1903 plague outbreak, aged 20.

Died at the Quarantine Station.

Daily News, Friday 30 January 1903, page 1:

BUBONIC PLAGUE.

THE PREMANTLE OUTBREAK. DEATH QF A PATIENT. NICHOLAS BU1CICI

_ Nicholas Buioich, wlio was Iho socond patient discovered in connection with tlio proBont outbreak of plaguo at IVomttiillo, has suceumbod to tho malady. Yesterday tho two other j)ationt8 continued to muko uatinfuclory progrcfw lowurds recovery, but

jjuivr.u turn a luui lur uno wur.iu, anu ji was then hcou that hU condition wan extremely critical. Ho (jroduttlly sanlc, and ox])ired, a fow minutes before midnight. Dr, AndoMun mado u post-mortem oxamiimtion of iho body, and tho remains of tho unfortunate young man will bo cromated thin afternoon, B\iicich, who wua junl 20 years of ago, was a Greek, and waa employed as a cook nt Uiiyloy nnd SuVhorltvnd'a oystor saloon in Markot-streot. Ho waa romoved with eight other conUcU to tho outwiuitino stfition at Woudman'8 Point on Tucadu-y, ' and it avu» on that day that ho was proiiouucod to bo HufTcriug fro-m iho droad dinwiiso. Hip tornperatuvo rapidly roeo, and it booh boeiuno bo Jiigh that his condition was rogardod UHmost dangci'iniR, As iu tiho awo of tlm other patients, Uuicich waH supposod to hnvo contracted Uio phiguo through tho bilos uf IIcuh.