The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-20 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

A Reuter's telegram, under date Rome, Sept. 16,
says: The official bulletin in reference to the cholera
issued to-day reports from the provinces as follows:
Aguila, 3 cases, 1 death; Benevento, 3 cases;
Bergamo, 14 cases, of which 13 were fatal; Caserta,
21 cases, 1 death; Cremona, 7 cases, 2 deaths; Como,
17 cases, 7 deaths; Genoa, 28 cases, 18 of which were
at Spezzia, and 14 deaths; Massa Carrara, 3 cases, 1
death; Novara, 1; Parma, 2; Reggio d'Emilia, 4;
and, accordinr, to the journal R Ra,ssegna, 6 cases at
Rovigo. In the city of Naples the bulletin shows that
from midnight of the 14th inst. to midnight of yester-
day there have been 470 cases and 167 deaths, 116 of
the patients already under treatment having suc-
cumbed. In the remainder of the province of Naples
there have been 44 cases and 13 deaths, 13 of the
patients already under treatment having also died.
Under date Madrid, Sept. 16, a Reuter's telegram
states: The official bulletin issued this morning
states that during the last 24 hours 14 fresh cases of
cholera and four deaths have occurred at Elche. One
fresh case and one death is reported from Novelda,
and 10 fresh cases from Montforte. No further
details have been received from the province of
Tarragona regarding the cases of suspicious illYiess
that occurred there.
Fourteen deaths from cholera occurred in Paris on
Sept. 16 in the department of Pyrenees Orientales.
Passengers from England to Malta are required to
produce on arrival a statutory declaration made before
embarkation that they have not been for 21 days pre-
viously in any continental cholera-infected district,
especially in Italy, Spain, and the South of France.
Without such declaration passengers will not be
allowed to land at Malta, and the vessel conveying
them will be placed in quarantine. Arrivals from the
Atlantic ports of France and Spain must now undergo
quarantine for 21 days. Quarantine is abolished on
vessels arriving from ports beyond the Suez Canal,
provided they have not shipped passengers or cargo
at any Egyptian port in the Red Sea or Mediter-
ranean.

Lloyd's agent at Alicante, under date of September
11, reports the resident Governor of Alicante received
a telegram last evening which states the Madrid
Government has revoked the order of September 2
declaring Alicante "foul."
Lloyd's agent at Carthagena, under date September
11, reports: The Spanish Government recognises us
foul. At this port up till now arrivals from outside
Alicante have been admitted to free pratique,
and it is stated that the Government has
given strict orders to the maritime director of
health to go on as hitherto. At Aquilas and
some other ports the local authorities appear
to be taking the matter into their own hands, and
arbitrarily doing what they please. It is, therefore,
strongly recommended that every captain or owner
whose vessel is subjected to quarantine other than that
prescribed by the Government of the country should
immediately communicate, either direct or through
the Consuls, with the Ambassador at Madrid. Two
vessels from Carthazena, which had thus been im-
properly subjected to five days' quarantine at
Garrucha, were by the order of the Governor admitted
to free pratique.

The Lord Mayor of London, at the conclusion of
the business at the Mansion House Police-court on
Tuesday, addressing the chief clerk (Mr. Gresham),
said: I have been struck very much myself before I
came home, and since I have been home I have re-
ceived a communication, about the very sad calamity
which has befallen the city of Naples. We ha;e
heard of the cholera in other places in various parts
of Europe, but I do not recollect—in Europe, at all
events—we have heard of such a fearful visitation as
that which has befallen that unfortunate city; and
every one must have been very much struck by the
heroic conduct of the King of Italy in remaining him-
self ill the midst of the danger, and in sharing in
the fullest degree the danger of his subjects.
One could not but feel that this visitation must lead
to a great deal of distress. Heads of families in many
instances must have been struck down, and under
any circumstances, although I hope, according to the
last account, the visitation is rather abating, yet even
supposing that it ceases altogether, it must be fol-
lowed by very great distress. It has been suggested
that I should receive subscriptions here for the relief
—as far as can be done—of the very great affliction
which Providence has permitted to fall upon Naples;
and I have to say that if the benevolent public like
to send their subscriptions here I will do all I can to
see that they are forwarded to the authorities at
Naples; and also I will endeavour, to the best of my
power, to ascertain bow the money can be disposed
of. I may add that at the request of the Syndic of
Naples a large purchase of chlorodyne has been made
in London, I believe by the Commissioners of Sewers,
and sent over to Naples.