National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-19

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Former visitations In this Country.
MARsErLLEs, July 1s.--Twenty-thre
deaths from cholera occurred last night.
Cholera has made its appearance at Aries,
situated forty-four miles from hero.
Three deaths from tho disease have taken
place there.
NooN--Six deaths from cholera have
been reported since o'clock this morning.
m.-There have been forty-seven
deaths from cholera during tho past
twenty.four hours.
ToULoN, July 1s.-Tbere were ID
deaths here from cholera last night. The
mayor, who Is suffering with the disease.
is improving. The deputy mayor is also
i'll from cholera. The panic continues
and the exodus of inhabitants Is increas-
ing. .as ...,....I.....
DOVER, July 19.-The municipal coun-
Gil Ia preparing measures to guard against
the introduction of cholera. All vessels
for this port will be examined before
being allowed to enter the harbor.
LONDON, July 1s.-The steamer st.
Dunstan, from Marseilles, arrived in the
Mersey to-day. Two deaths from cholera
occurred on board during the voyage.
The steamer was ordered to DO placed in
an isolated position, and all communi-
cation with the shore was forbidden.
The health officers Of London have held
O meeting for the purpose of organizing
n hospital service throughout the city, so
that in the event Of tho appearance Of
cholera the patients can BIO Immediately
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Switzerland have agreed to cooperate In
measures to prevent the introduction Of
cholera into their territories. Switzer-
land has expressed her willingness to
guard the French frontier in order to
examine all persons and goods crossing 1t.
Hospitals for the accommodation Of
patients have been formed ct Chiasso,
Switzerland, and Luino, Italy,
NEW ORLEANS, July 1S.-In accordance
with aresolution adopted by the board of
health, July 0, the president of the board
yesterday issued quarantine regulations
as follows: All vessels, together with
crows, passengers and cargoes, on arriv-
ing at the several quarantine stations in
this state, from tho ports of Toulon and
Marseilles, and from any port that may
hereafter become infected with cholera,
shall be detained for observation and dis
infection until such time as in the opinion
Of the board 1t may be safe to allow them
to enter the port of New Orleans.
The quarantine officers are specially
charged to strictly enforce this order.
The president Of the board to-day tele-
graphed Surgeon General Hamilton, of the
marine hospital SERVICE requesting that q
revenue cutter be detained to cruise off
the mouth of the Mississippi river to
warn Off oil vessels from Toulon and
Marsoilles and directing them to 20 into
quarantine at Ship island.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-The board of
health received information to-day that
three children, called Otto, Paul, and
Louise Hummer, and their father were
sick at their house, "a Spring street.
They live on the top floor. No mention
was made Of cholera. The physicians of
the health board who were sent there
found the children and their parent suf-
fering from summer complaint.
The secretary of state yesterday re.
ceived o cable message from Consul Gem
eral Walker, at Paris, acknowledging tho
receipt Of the sanitary telegram, and
saying that it had been sent to Havre,
bordeaux, and Marseilles. He further
says 1t will be strictly observed; that
there Is no cholera in Paris yet, and that
the city is unusually healthy.
A meeting of the cabinet, was held at
the white house yesterday. There were
present Secretaries Frelinghuysen, Fol-
ger, and Teller, and Postmaster General
Gresham. Secretaries Chandler and Lin
ooln and Attorney General Brewster are
absent from the city. The session was
devoted mainly to considering the best
method Of preventing the introduction
Of cholera into the United States.
The feeling that this country will
surely suffer visitation from cholera
has been much strengthened by the re-
Gently reported utterances of DIR. Koch,
the head Of the Berlin cholera commits
sion, to the effect that it is certain to
extend over all of the European
countries. DIR. John c. Peters, of New
York. the great American epidemiologist,
has Endorsed this view, at the same time
coupling with it the assurance that no
alarm need BIO felt by those cities whose
sanitary condition is sound. The idea
that the dread disease is ever carried in
the air has been pretty thoroughly
exploded by scientists, and the public
generally accept the theory that the only
danger of its being brought here is by
immigrants or the importation of dirty
some form or another it has always been
brought to this continent by ships.
In 1882 the brig Carrick, bringing emil
grants from Ireland, arrived at Quebec.
The cholesa had killed forty-two passen-
gers during the voyage and broke out at
Quebec on June 6. On June lott reached
Montreal, and soon after Detroit
During the same month the ship III enry
Nv arrived at New York from Hayre
with cholera patients, and the disease
appeared in the city on the oath. Soon
after it was carried to Canada, Phila-
delphia, and the west. But in the follow.
ing year 1t reached this country by an en-
tirely different route. The course of the
epidemic was reversed, taking its way
northward up the Mississippi. 1t was
carried to Cuba In February 1888, and in
May it become epidemic in New Orleans,
appearing about the same time in Mobile,
Apalachicola, and Mt Amelia island on
the coast Of Florida. The disease visited
the cities of Now Orleans, Vicksburg,
Memphis, st. Louis, Quincy, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Marysville, Wheeling, and
Pittsburg in the order named, and these
radiated to the surrounding country by
means of infected refugees The map OF
the epidemic of this year is almost iden-
tical with that of 1873.
In 1S4s two vessels sailed from Havre
--one, the New York, for New York, the
other the Swanton, for New Orleans.
Both vessels were full of German emil
grants, fourteen of whom died OH the
New York and thirteen on the Swanton.
The New York arrived at Staten Island
on Dec. 9, 1s4s, aud severe epidemic
soon broke out, but it was confined to
the quarantine grounds. The Swanton
arrived at New Orleans on Dec. IL. No
quarantine was instituted and the result
was that the epidemic lasted the whole
winter. About $50 died in December,
600 in January, and $500 in June.
On Dec. 90 the epidemic was brought by
steamboat from New Orleans to Memphis,
where it was confined for twenty-five days
to the landing place and the persons COM
municatinU with tho yessel after which