Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-14
PARIS AT DEATHS MERCY
CHOLERA RAPIDLY SPREADING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

Quarantined Being Re-estabIished-
The New York State Authorities on
Guard-Fhe Number of Deaths Show
ing No Falling on.
PARIS, Nov. 13.-The cholera epidemic
seems unquestionably to be spreading
gradually throughout the city. In spite
OF this however, the people show no signs
as yet of panic or fear. Precautions of
every kind are being taken by the public
and by individuals to impede as far as
possible the deadly progress of the plague.
On Monday one house sold 10000 wards Of
red flannel, the wearing of which is sup
posed by many to be efficient in guarding
against the contagion. Such of the
troops and policemen as are detailed for
night duty are given an allowance of rum
in their coffee. Many people have already
left the city in the hope of getting beyond
the fatal influence of the disease. Lat
terly the exodus has been increasing, and
continuous string of vehicles can be
seen in the streets leading to the various
railroad stations filled with people eager
to get out a safe distance from the city.
A TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Physicians are of the opinion that
people who are strong and healthy need
have small fear of being attacked. None
of the attendants at the HOSPITALS have so
far been seized with the dreadful malady.
Many, therefore, consider the disease not
contagious. Efforts were being made to
put the slums in better sanitary
condition by flushing them with water
and carbOlic acid. Three cases of
cholera have occurred at the police depot
in the Prefecture. The conditions are
such there that it is feared that the dis
ease will make rapid Roadway. The
depot contains prisoners who are await
ing trial or who have already been SEN
fenced, and have not yet been sent away
to places of punishment. The rooms i'm
which the prisoners are huddled together
pell-mell are nauseOus holes in which
scarcely ray of daylight can penetrate.
They are extremely filthy, and reek with
the foulest OdOrs. The bed linen, such as
it is, is seldom cleaned. These disgraceful
quarters are now being surprised with
thorough cleaning and disinfection.
A single death from cholera has Oc-
CURED in each of the outlying villages of
Aubervilliers, Clichy, BOulOgne and Pan
tin.
Spaniards who have been residing in
Paris have hurried back to Spain to avoid
quarantine. Numerous fugitives from
Paris are stated to have arrived at Genoa.
1t is believed that the number of cases
of cholera at TOulOn in the fresh outbreak
of the epidemic has been understated
through the influence of the hotel keepers,
who, of course, have had dreadfully bad
season.
At Marseilles three friars of the Chre-
tuenn school have died of cholera. In
consequence Of this the school has been
closed.
1t is reported that Austria will estab-
lish a sanitary Gordon at the frontier.
THE DEATH RATE.
From midnight to noon to-day there
were 81 deaths from cholera in Paris, 10
of which occurred in the hospitals. A
revised report for yesterday gives total
of 81 deaths, all but 20 of which occurred
in the hospitals. Eighty-four fresh cases
were received in the hospitals yesterday.
Fifty-eight deaths from cholera are re-
ported to have occurred there between
midnight and 6 O'Clock this evening,
which number 80 were in the city, the re-
mainder being in the hospitals.
Two deaths are reported at Oran, AL
giers.
At TOulOn, one fresh case Of cholera
and one death have been reported to-day.
In consequence of the popular indigna-
tiOn at the filthy condition of the city, the
municipal authorities are having the
streets and cutters cleaned. The sani-
tary condition OF the city is thereby being
greatly improved.
NEW YORK PUT ON GUARD,
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. l3.-The Governor
to-day transmitted to the State Board of
Health a long communication from the
National Board of Health on the SUBJECT
of cholera. Immediately upon it's recent
DR.. Alfred Ludlow Carroll, Secretary and
executive officer of the State Board or
Health, issued the following:
Local health officers and Boards Of Health
are hereby apprlsed that the rapid advance
of the cholera in Europe threatens an in
yasl0n OF this country, which may occur at
any moment and are notified that the state
Board of Health expects a strict performance
of the duties imposed upon them by law.
Among these duties are the determination of
the period Of quarantine of vessels. vehicles
or persons arriving from an infected
locality or of intercourse with in
fected places. the -suOnrcssiOn and rp
moval of nulsances, ,sthe examination of places
where the conditions are dangerous to the
public health, whether known or believed to
exist, and to report promptly to the State
Board of Health all facts relating to anv epi-
demc disease, and require such isoEa-
ton and quarantning of persons, YES
sels and sources OF infection as
shall be necessary. In brief. to use all possi-
BILE means to avert the introduction or Dre-
vent the spread of an epidemic as disastrous
as the cholera. These duties are not discre-
tionary with local Boards of Health. The law
be tolerated in the face of the danger which
menaces the country. Exper ence has shown
that the cholera poison docs uol extend where
no filth favors its multiplication, and that the
only way to correct its march Is TO remove all
of pollution of soil, air or water In
experimental cOntaminatiOns, especially lies
the greatest risk and all such conditions must
be at once removed.
SWITZERLAND ON GUARD.
BERNE, SWITZERLAND, Nov. 13.-The
governmental sanitary authorities have
issued an order fOrbidding railway cars
from Paris to cross the frontier of Switz-
erland until the passengers shall have
been subjected to a thorough medical
at the frontier depots.
BUENOS AYREs ALARMED.
BUENOs AYREs, Nov. 13.-AnOther case
of cholera has appeared here, causing
great alarm. The strictest quarantine
will be enforced on all vessels arriving
from France. Three Italian steamers are
expected to arrive soon, and they will not
be received. The press censures the |
agent of that line and all others who have |
tried to evade the sanitary laws.