New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-30
THE CHOLERA PLAGUE.
ALARM FELT IN CoNsrANTINoPLE
A CONSULAR REPORT on THE CAUSE AND PROGRESS
OF THE PEsTILENCE.

A1JAhm ELL IN CONO1 AN llNCh Liz
A CONSULAR REPORT on THE CAUSE AND PROGRESS
OF THE PEsTILENcE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Departments
Of State has received and transmitted TO the Treasury
Department dispatches from the United States Consul
General at Constantinope, dated July III ana IL III
regard to the cholera Egyptand the sanitary condition
OF Constantinople He says that when the cholera was
reported In Dametta it created the greatest alarm In
ConstantnOpe and stringent orders were immediately
issued 10 exclude the country, well as 10 COM
bat It's ravages II 1t succeeded in getting foothold All
arrivals from Egypt required TO undergo quaran-
tine at the entrance of the Bay of Smyrna The limited
accommodations Beyrout and at Bouria were enlarged
but the panic-srcken refugees came In
that the quarters soon became lnsucient
TO accommodate them, and as each day Drought iesn
arrivals the suerngs OF the people from exposure 10
the burning and tue chilling night dews, became
great and threatened TO create the very
evil 1t was intended to guard against.
The arrivals at Beyrout the greatest
suferers and the Turkish authorities we're finally COM
peed to telegraph Alexandria 70 give warning that
no more refugees could be received would be allowed
to land.
But while the sanitary administration was employing
the best means admitted OF to prevent the
introduction Of cholera, orders from the palace Tor
the cleansing and disnfecton OF Constantinople were
totally neglected. also the case IN the provincial
towns The most elementary measures OF precaution
had not been begun the cholera existed at Damea
for over a month The ditch draining into the Goden
Horn which drains about two square miles OF land,
thicky built up and densey populated receives through
thousand tributaries all the sewage OF that large
district IL is an open stream OF hlth and Its noxous
cases spread with every breeze to distant quarters
Tbs ditch still yawns and bef0uls the atm0s
phere OF Pera and other quarters faclng the Golden
Horn While the authorities are ulscusang W
Improve the sanitary condition OF the city the streets
remain unswept, the choked and OVERLOOKING or
open and ndescrbablc filth and garbage go on increas
ing in open spaces, the Accommodations OF years -
The ConsulGenera says that as nnner these clrcuin
will escape a visitation OF cholera, II Is his duty TO CAL
the attention sanitary authorities TO Tue necessity
INTO Inc unIled States. several classes OF
goods originate in the East that nave been active
AGENTS in tue Introduction OF infectious dseases-hldes
a1d SKINS, rags rugs and carpets ana wOOheh cotlon
silken and linen tissues and emDrOdelles mostly on
and worn Danger is especially to DC apprelenqed from
rugs which come from parts OF Asa III Is wei
known that the plague has prevailed IN Consantl-
centres Russia has virtually pun the Hhole
quarantine regards ner southern ports as az
order has issued that ali vessels passing the Daru
nees under dag shall be subjected TO quaran
Tne outbreak 81 the cholera Is suicentIy accounted
for by the condition OF the towns Injected Before TIE
cninic pneared cattle plague OF extreme yirulence
& b@en raging for some time, and such OF the Injected
animals as not slaughtered Tor food were allowed
cases were thrown the river and canals whence all
tine dunkingwatrr Ii drawn. The hides AFTER dryhg
wrr Stored In the villages To be sold. In places
were lied to the banks OF the river to attract
fish and render their capture easier and these hsh, iced
in on purified flesh, sold for food The water 10
~ inv ~ tie canals Is almost staguant and ha. become
pnrid from tae numOe Of carcasses thrown mo tuen
tyerytning seems have been done 10 create ana prop
a cholera aud il Is quite useless To seek s origin Ia
INDIA when sucn abundant causes Tor its generation
exist In every part Of the Delta. since tue military
corions have been established around infected places
-elther through ignorance or from naleVOence-
moi only do not allow any 10 pass out, whlch Is O
course quite right but tney allow notning 10 pass n not
even proyisons o medicines. Meanwhile the dwelers
In these pague.ricken places are without tood or meI
cine ana IL wondered at that they should
ear the carcasses OF animals that have died OF disease
preerrng risk the chance OF cholera rather than IN
ia not that there cnoera in Egypt but that the NOR
tally Is not much greater.