The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
The CHOLERA.
ITS WESTWARD MARCH.
Probability that it will Reach the
United States this Fall.

Constantinsple Correspondence Uuly III Of the
New York Tribune.
Iregret to be obliged to-day to contradict
the statement which made week ago In re-
ference to the health OF this city; Inc repre-
sentations then made by the health Office gave
us every reason to hope that the cholera had
not established itself here but It is now certain
that It is not only In the arsenal where 1t hrst
appeared, but is rapidly spreading through the
neighboring quarters OF the city.
HOW IT WAS INTRODUCED.
As is well known, the present epidemic COM
menced in Arabia, among the unusually large
caravans of pilgrims to Mecca. Thousands OF
these died, and the disease spread almost i'm
mediately into Egypt, appearing first at Alex
andria.
It was brought from Alexandria to Constan-
tinople in a Turkish frigate. This vessel ar
rived in the harbor with several cases of chole-
era on board, but there was high Pacha on
the ship who did not wish to go into quaran-
tine, 80 he ordered the Captain and Surgeon to
report all well on board. They did go. and
the ship was allowed to pass up the Golden
Horn to the Navy Yard.
The next morning fifteen cases of cholera
were removed from the ship to the hospital of
the arsenal. The captain and surgeon were at
once thrown into prison, and the Pacha him
self died at his house within week of his arri-
val, but this did not remedy the evil.
Eight days after the removal of these cases
to the hospital, the epidemic broke out with
new force at the navy yard, and some cases oc-
CURED In the neighboriHg Turkish quarter of
the city.
Eight days later still-on Thursday last, 1t
appeared in various parts of this quarter. and
city on both sides Of the Golden Horn.
IT'S GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS.
It is estimated at the health Office that the
- sa lox,
increasing, and am informed that the deaths
will amount to eighty per cent. of this num-
Der, but doubt the trustworthiness of this
last estimate. Probably the lighter cases are
not made known to the authorities.
The period necessary for the incubation of
the cholera would appear to be eight days. 1t
was observed that the same time elapsed at
Smyrna between the first case at the quarantine
and the first case in the city.
1t would appear that proper quarantine,
established on the same principles as that
against yellow fever, will protect city from
the cholera, but that when such quarantine is
neglected and cholera casea are admitted, the
disease is certain to spread among the people.
1t is fact that at the time when the cholera
was introduced into Constantinople, the gene.
raj health OF the city was much better than
during the corresponding weeks of previous
years. Even with the deaths by cholera the
mortality last week was much less than thai of
the same week last year, when we had no cpl
demic.
There is reason to hope that the disease may
at least be kept down by this general good
health of the people. In former years the
cholera has visited Constantinople, but never
with great severity.
THE CHOLERA ELSEWHERE.
The ravages of the cholera at Alexandria
and Cairo are irightful. Nearly 1000
deaths day are officially reported at these
places and in the chief towns between them.
Every one who can obtain the means is flying
from the country. The viceroy himself is in
Constaptinople.
Ia Syria the disease has already appeared at
Beyrout and other places on the COAST, but not
yet in SO violent form as in Egypt.
At Smyrna some five cases day are re-
ported. Iae
In view of these facts there can be but little
doubt that it will sweep through Turkey into
Europe, and probably reach America during
the coming fall or at farthest next spring. It
has all the characteristics of the worst epidem-
les of past years.