The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-24
SPREADING.
Desperate Condition of Affairs in
Egypt
Cholera Spreading Rapidly Through
out the Country.

LONDON, July GA serious outbreak OF
cholera is expected at Bombay, as there were
thirty-nine sporadic ca ies there last week. At
Suez quarantine against arrivals from inflicted
ports HIS been renewed. In addition to an
outbreak of cholera at the town of ForeSkhour,
eight miles southwest OF Dametta, leprosy
has appeared there and is spreading rapidly,
neither doctors nor medicines at Foreskhour.
ALEXANDRIA, July 23-The report of deaths
on Sunday from cdolera Is as follows:-At
Damietta, III Mansourah, 10; Samanoud %;
Tanabah, II; Chobar, II; Chibin, 49, At nine
other points, IS. There were 295 deaths from
the disease at Cairo during the same time
The Khedive and ministers have gone to
Cairo for the purpose of remedying the confu-
sion in sanitary arrangements.
LONDON, July 23.-Returns of the mortality
from cholera in Egypt differ widely. A dis
patch to Rueters Telegram Company states
the number OF deaths at Cairo suburbs in
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock this
morning at 427; at Ghizeh, 68; and at Chibn,
$50. The English Government will despatch
twelve doctors, who are experts in cholera, to
Egypt tomorrow.
The Standards despatch from Cairo says:-
The disease is spreading everywhere. The
mortality increases hourly. The evictons at
Bnlak we're ordered by the native ministers
The inhabitants were suddenly driven out of
their homes by the police during Friday and
Saturday nights, and we're hudded on board of
barges. Hundreds of them evaded the police
and fled to the centre OF the city, taking with
them their filthy bedding and rags. Eight
hundred of them were landed at Turah to-day.
Gen. Woods troops compelled the others TO re-
turn, and since then there has been a case of
cholera among Gen. Woods force at Turah
The deaths at Cairo really number 4Sl between
5 a. m. aud p. IN. Sunday besides fearful NOR
tali;y among the Egyptian artillery. The ma
tives OF Abbasenes are panic stricken. The
British officers there have to bury the dead.
WASHINGTON, July % The United States
consul AZ Smyrna has reported to the medical
board Of health, under date of July 9th, that
tho quarantine established at Smyrna against
all steamers and vessels arriving from ports OF
Egypt have been rigidly maintained, and that
there Is much excitement, amounting almost
to panic, over the reports of ravages of the
cholera in Egypt, and he adds not without
cause, for should this scourge once get foot
hold, so utter is the lack OF proper sanitary
precautions within the city limits, SO poor the
drainage, sewerage, ETC., aud SO foul the condi-
tions Of the streets, it would in sll probability
sweep away half the inhabitants compelled TO
remain exposed to 1t while every one able to
do so would seek safety by flight to more sau-
brious places in the interior.
The following has been received at the State
Department from Consul Worthington at
Malta, and forwarded TO ,he Treasury Depart
ment for information OF the marine hospital
service:
MALTA, June 80
Government Notice.--His Excellency the
Governor having heard the opinion of the
board of health, has been pleased to direct that
vessels coming from any of the Egyptian ports
or from any of the Ottoman ports in the Red
Sea be subjected TO quarantine OF twenty-one
full days, 10 commence after disinfection of the
vessel. PASSENGERS leaving Egypt subsequent
to the date of this notice will not be allowed to
land in Malta.
BY command
WALTER HELY HUTCHINSON,
Chief Secretary of the Government
LONDON, July 23.--The Marquis of Harting-
ton Secretary OF State for War, announced in
the Commons that there had been one death
from cholera among the British troops inEgypt.
The condition of the hospitals is horrible.
About one-third of the patients die. A large
part of Bulak has been burned. Corpses were
found in many OF the houses. The 800 in
habitants OF Bulak encamped at Tourah are
surrounded by Gordon. Nothing is supplied
them and they are dying Of famine. Cholera
is spreading among the guards