New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-04
THE CHOLERA IN TOULON
SANITARY CONDITION or THE CITY.
DEATHS FROM THE DIsEAsr-rIrE PANIC IN MAR
sEILLrs-AMrRiCAN rnElArrluNs


are Inferred At VcntmlElia.
Seven persons have boon attacked with cholera
here since o'clock this morning. Five deaths
have occurred since that hour.
MARsruLrs. July 3.-Ats o'clock this morning
three deaths from cholera had been reported since
last night Two more deaths occurred this forenoon.
AT least O,000 of the inhabitants have icd llom the
city. -Four hundred poor worknen from Touon
have been sent back 90 that city The panic Is un-
questionahly increasing. In the face Of this how
ever the physicians aud chemists of the city held
meeting and declared that the alarm is senseless.
Ghe rate of mortality at present they aver, does
not exceed that which is usual at periods of great
heat They express their belief also that many
deaths have been attributed TO cholera which were
really due 10 other causes. The municipal authorl
ties have decided TO fOrego the customary ceebra-
ton over July IA.
Eight new cases of cholera have been reported
since noon to-day No further deaths from the dis
ease have occurred here.
PAaIs, July 3.-The Prefect of Police has ordered
that all passengers and baggage arriving from
places where cholera is prevalent shall be dlsin-
fected before entering Paris. Some of the Partisan
journals assert that there were three cases Of
cholera in Paris yesterday. The roltaire denies
this, but admits that there isolated cases every
summer. II says that the sanitary condition Of
| Paris is good. An Official notice was given IN the
BOurse to-day that there had been 10 deaths from
/ cholera in Paris.
The minors that cholera had appeared here arose
/ from mild case of the disease which resulted from
intemperancc The patient Is recovering
! Passengers who pass into Italy by the Mount
Ceni, tunnel are subjected 10 quarantine Of five
days at the frontier
| CoNsrAxrINoPLE. July 3.-Turkey has decided
to quarantine all vessels arriving from Algeria and
/ Tunis.
! WASHINGTON, July 3-rhe Secretary Of State to-
! day received a cable message from Consul Mason
| at Marseies as follows " The situation is worse
! at Ioulon. The deaths average lob yesterday
! conceded 10 he AslstIc cholera. The epidemic S
/ stationary at Marselles; q deaths on Friday, on
/ saturday, on sunday, on Monday, tuesday ana
I " ednesday. Some cases were appap .y Asidoilc
the remainder Wfsutum syoia Ic. Twelve
cases are at the special hospital. Many thousands
OF persons have left for the interior. hc steamer
/ iurgundia sailed for New-1ork on sunday without
/ passengers. No emigrants to the United states are
/ reported
! 10 avoid the possibility ofimportiuC cholera from
France into this country through the mails the
British Goyernmeut Will be reqUe,trdto thotouGhII
disinfect all French mails passing through England
10 this country he adoption OF tins prccaution by
! the English postal officials viii relieve tine healtu
/ officers of the principal American ports from The
necessity of establishing quarantine against all
/ British mail steamers.
TAKING PRECAUTIONS AT THIS PORT.
COMPLAINING OF GNADEQrArE Provisions 70 MEET
Az EPIDEMIC
! New York is poorly prepared to resist an
attack of cholera IL is said. owing 20 the inadequate
for isoatng FOR purposes Of observation the large
number ~ Immigrants which might arrive oa an infected
vessel The authorities becoming perfectly aroused
to the gravity OF situation aud recommend that the
best possible means OF prevention De put in practice
| Immediately. The scourge is spreading in
/ Europe with alarming rapidly. and the Health
Omcer ~ the Port Of NewYor has ordered a strict
trE fIlts If u-tfI Iey-
tend the order to cover other ports i'm hs Mediterranean
and when he has 20 suppose tosc ports
10 be Infected The quarantine line IL always drawn IN
this country 30 strictly render II reasonably certain
that no form NJ infectious disease can pas In ordinary
times but If not sufficient % cope with an epidemic.
ave have little idea bow fast the cholera spreading
IN Europe" said Quarantine Commissioner John A.
Nichols TO TRIBUNE reporter yesterday for correct re-
port. are not given The authorities there suppress
the news in this Erection, ami II nrTp paper were to
publish the real facts IL would be suppressed have no
doubt that sporadic have appeared in Paris already
but We have heard Of them The disease IL bound to
spread and we must use great care In al
mittug passengers or vessels from European ports.
should II become necessary 10 take cxtrl1r luay pre-
cautions against the scourse at this port do not see
now w, caa with our present na1cquac means Tor
isolation and disulcciO At tho time Whtu the 'h'rFd
/ visited NeW-Yorx. seventeen years ago, provision wa
made whereby 1000 persons at ',inr '2ud De 's1t,u
would show its.l' This was accomplished by erecting
I ] structures Hoffman Island Tor thl~ purpose
/ We appreheuded last year that the cholera would
sprra by ths year and that should again need 10 use
Iofman- Island and a. the buildings nid 9cru allowed
IN rr iuto dilapdatri condition We asked Tue Le{siA-
ture 10 appropriate ., 800 ior the plrPne OF IptuE
The Legislature granted the appropriation, oul Nov,
! ernor Cleveland vetoed H. saving taat MS reason @
ought 10 pay such things out Of the large Ies th ne
The Health Otc.r Is not required D5 a% l 10 10
any such thing and men ara not likely 10 Nolhlt'I 20
Dav such expenses OF their pockets A. - tle
1r5arantine commissioners have money with which 70
do oyyna al "a
OF an ersency must oe muih crIpP'cu III ono = ~
"Of course all the precautions posDe WIN oc tthen @
against this terrible disease by the auihoriur+ my
opinion that much more likely 10 nave the onoed
/ here next year thar this year - ,...,. bo.
j. g Coleman. super ntendent OF street ceaans' nas
issued order % each precinct foreman oip'Ss [ T
be and nus associates exert all their enrizes IN -e-IhS
that the Of cleaning is done better than ever
" The possibility of visitation OF cholera, which new
~ M itI.ns tbot tnev do all IN power prepare
for such a dreadful contingency and you ana al cou
form In keeping the in the best sanitary cond
ton see to II that no complaint u mar In ,r nm,
district Of which YOU charge, as ouhded co
plant will he deemed sufficient cause lot loui
Commissioner Coleman also calls me aenIqn o. .Io i
~ W. a. 6ose nethborhoods where Of the peo-
pie are known to be careless In observing SANITARY IeS
The The following order has been issued:
QUARANTINE, : l.. July 2. 1854.
Mails leaving French p0rs aItrr tne -olu u''' Will "
detained for disInfection al this Quarantine. - ,
All French mails ayfiving from Engsn OF otheI pos'
which eave such ports subsequent 10 the 3Jth uL win
ouf having been d4nfeced at the port OF departure OF Al
the mort where received from French ports, Will Dc ue
tanned until dislnfected ,,- .-.,-.oa s-,,,
French mails via English port, should De ls9iateH % toI
other mail. on snpDO3rd 10 facilitate me ul'll.r,ot -
and release Of such mails And PrcVen' tho HoN''''' "
dsinfecting mails from other ports. - =, a.,,,
Health officer, Port Of New-fork.
Alexander shaer president Of the Health Board S.ld
There h. no reason for the least fear mat shulera VIZ
become epidemic in this city We have 60. .hs ht ba
districts under such systematic supervision tn'
no fear Of breeding disease from dccaylng ssro%sc
,h ace. are allv cleaner th many OF The private
a. Ind ye shall soon have pest-holes disposed
Of"