Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-23
Cholera and Yellow Fever.


WHAT SURGEON GENERAL HAMILTON SAYS
STAR reporter called upon Surgeon General
Hamilton, OF the marine hospital service, this
morning and found that he had received no fur
ther Information OF the cholera in London than
the dispatch announcing six deaths in that city
from the dread disease. DR.. Hamilton had con-
ference with Secretary Folger last evening and it
was decided to appoint sanitary inspectors for
vessels leaving London and Liverpool bound for
the United States for purposes OF notification, as is
now done at Havana.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INTRODUCTION OF CHOLERA
FROM ENGLISH PORTS.
$50 long as the cholera was confined to Egypt
or the Mediterranean countries" said DR.. Hamil-
ton, "we had but little fear of the contagion,
but If this Information is correct. and
either I ioudon or live liverpool We will 'GVe SaVe to use
every precaution @ to prevent its being carried to
this at5s; W apG health
thoritfes at the leading ports On the Atlantic
coast of the approach of dangerous vessels. They,
land until In their opinion She % is safe It strange
continued DR.. Hamilton, "that England should not
have taken the precaution OF establishing quar-
al; the other E1ropeon n countries took SUCH h
action, but suppose England's commercial inter-
esJs are paramount"
FIGHTING YELLOW JACK.
"How about yellow fever7" asked the reporter
$50 far we have been very successful In keeping
Y,
keep it on three weeks longer we Will think that
we are pretty safe for this year. so far as vessels
from Vera Cruz are concerned. The two points we
are keeping very vigtlant watch upon them
The disease has. apparently nearly run its course
c the Vera CRU So far
cation by land, there is very strict quarantine by
the health ofdcer Of Texas, In which the Mexican
st sss ssrVee has An az
Brownsville, Texas, and he, personally, visits
Matamoras. The board Of health OF Louisiana has
fected Mexican ports and the SANITARY authorities les
all along the gulf coast are vigtlant This service
the At
it is afteen miles D rom shore. Sa' As soon S%s
the Sssser a5e yellow III " S IS
practically over unless, by some inadvertence, it
should spread from some quarantine That we
watch is kept, and the crews Of vessels in auaran-
tines under my control are mustered twice daily,
see at nave ec Tse cut
and assist the maintenance of Quarantines and
with their encient help great deal can be accom-
gulf coast, where they will send vessels from In
fected ports direct to Ship Island.
CHOLERA REPORTS 10 THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH.
report, date1 July 9th, was received by the
national board OF health this morning from the q
3. conSul aI smyrna, stating that the quarantine
against vessels from Egypt has been strictly main-
tained. There Is much excitement over the re-
ports OF the RI wages OF the cholera in Egypt for
should the scourge once get foothold, so utter is
the lack OF proper sanitary precautions within the
city limits 1t would In all probability sweep away
half the Inhabitants compelled to remain exposed
to it.
Reports have been received at the ONCE OF the
national board OF health that thew 100 deaths
at Damietta, July ID, from cholera, at Mansourah
IL and at Saman0ud 4. On July 81 112 deaths at
Damietta, 6 at ManSourah, and at Samanoud.
Fifteen cases occurred at Cherbine, near Aansou-
rah. On the 4th OF July Ill at Damietta, 4S at
ManSOurah, 4 at Samanoud, and at Cherbine.
No official Information has been received by the
board OF health officers OF the appearance OF chol
era In London. It is said there, however, that II
the report Is correct and 1t once gets foothold in
the city, It viii be difncult to keep it out OF this
confined to the vessels which brought 1t there,
and 1t does not make its appearance among the
Inhabitants, there Is but little danger.
Two DIVORCES GRANTEn-To-day Judge James.
In the Equity Court, made q decree OF divorce in
the case OF Annie Z R0wles against Edward T.
R0wle6, and granted an Injunction restraining
defendant from In any manner interfering with
complainant or her three children. The petition
sets forth the marriage on June 18th, 1853: that
they had seven children, three OF whom "a, II and
years, Respectively ara living, and charged
that defendant has been for q long time addicted
TO drinking, and Is now an habiIual drunkard that
he refused TO provide the necessayes OF life tor his
was to-day granted . decree OF divorce from Alex.
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