Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20
ATWAR WITHGRIMDEATH
ARTHtR ISSUES A CHOLERA
PROCLAMATION.

Pt6OCt1AM NATION.
State and United states ohacials Ex-
hOrted to Put the Seaport cities in
Readiness to Resist Attack-Pr0gress
of the Disease in the Infected Cities
of Europe.
MARsEILLEs, July l9.-The deaths here
from cholera last night numbered thirty.
Five deaths from cholera occurred here
between O'Clock this morning and noon,
Ten patients who were suffering with the
disease have been cured and have left the
PharO Hospital.
Three cases Of cholera in Paris were
reported to-day. Two of them proved
fatal.
There have been five deaths from the
disease in the Department Of the Lower
Alps. The fumigation of railway sta
tions at ToulOn, Marseilles and Paris has
been discontinued, as it proved a useless
precauti0n.
The public officials of this city have
become panic stricken because of the
failure to check the spread of cholera and
are fleeing. There were six deaths from
cholera at Aries yesterday
Ihere were II deaths from cholera in
this city between Ii O'Clock this morning
and O'Clock tonight.
AT ToULoN.
ToULoN, July 19.-There were Il death
here from cholera last night. Shop
keepers here are closing their establish
ments. The flight of residents is un
versal. The men stationed at the arsena
are leaving.
Twenty-One deaths from cholera were
reported between 10 O'Clock this morning
and O'Clock tonight. The disease is
spreading. One death has been reported
at Nimeo.
DIR. KOCH DECORATED.
PARIS, July 19.-The government has
decorated DIR. Koch with the Cross of the
Legion of Honor in recognition of his re-
searches as to the source and spread Of
scholera.
Waldeck ROsseau, Minister of the Inte-
rior, M. HerissOn, Minister of Commerce,
and M. Raynal, Minister of Public
Works, who have been on tour of in
spection through the cholera infected
cities, have returned to Paris. They bring
gloomy reports as to the state of affairs at
Toulon and Marseilles. They state that
the adoption of sanitary measures is i'm
peritive, and that 1000, ,00Of. will be made
quate for relief purposes.
THE INFECTED STEAMER.
LONDON, July 19.-The steamer ST.
Dunstan, which arrived in the Merseys
yesterday from Marseilles after losing
two persons from cholera during the
voyage, has been twice disinfected.
Stores which she took on board at Mar
seilles have been destroyed, and her
water ballast has been pumped out.
THIS COUNTRY TO BE PROTECTED.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-At meeting
of the Cabinet yesterday it was decided
to take prompt and vigorous measures to
prevent the Introduction of cholera into
the United States. The State and Treas
ury Departments will act in conjunction
in enforcing regulations which are to be
prepared. Vessels of the revenue marine
service will establish Gordon along the
coast to prevent the landing of all vessels
from foreign ports which do not possess
clean bills of health.
The Surgeon General of the Marine
Hospital Service has telegraphed the
health authorities at New Orleans that
the Secretary of the Treasury has directed
vessels of the revenue marine service to
patrol the coasts of the United States, in
Guiding the Gulf coast, as precautionary
measure against cholera. 1t was ex-
pected that the President would issue
an executive order this afternoon
calling attention to the necessity
for more stringent precautions
against the introduction Of cholera, and
urging the greatest vigilance on the part
of agents of the government both at home
and abroad. Quarantine viii probably
be established against Canada, and also
against Mexico, in which latter place
there is reported an epidemic of yellow
fever. The epidemic fund, of which there
is an uneXpended balance of about SIS, 600,
will be utilized by the authorities for these
purposes. The administration has deter
mined to make every possible effort to
prevent the introduction of contaglon,
METHOD OF INSPECTING RAGS.
The Secretary of State to-day addressed
a letter to the Secretary Of the Treasury
in regard to the cholera question, Of
which the following is a copy:
On the 10Th of April last / had the honor to
inform you that the method of disnfection
for rags had been agreed upon by the health
authorities of New York, New Haven and
Boston, and that an inspector had been APP
Consul General at Cairo who was
| also to authenticate the certificate Of inspec-
ton. Congress having failed to provide for a
| Consul General at Cairo, such certificates
| cannot for the present be furnished. The
| Consul General was officially charged with
| the duty of seeing that rags were disinfected
and, as his Office no longer exists, want of sat
| isfactoFy evidence Of the fact of disinfection
! makes 1t necessary to abandon for the pres
| ent the plan agreed upon. have, therefore,
/ revoked the appointment Of Inspector Nc
| Nally and others designated as Inspectors.
Acting ON this information, Secretary
Folger to-day ISSUED instructions to Col
lectOrs of Customs and others interested.
| to prevent, until further orders. the un-
| loading of rags from infected foreign
! ports, and of rags which are suspected on
| good grounds of being infected, coming
from any foreign port.
| A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
The following was issued to-day:
Bvthe President ofthe United States Of anerica:
A PROCLAMATION.
While the quarantine regulations are COM
/ mitted to the several States, the general gov
| ernment has reposed certain powers in the
President, to be used at his discretion, in pre-
venting threatened epidemic. Feeling it
/ my duty, hereby call upon all persons who
under the existing systems in the several
| States are intrusted with the execution Of
quarantine regulations, to be diligent and on
/ the alert in order to prevent the introduction
/ of the pestilence, which we all regret to
| learn. has made its appearance in some Of the
countries of Europe, between which and the
/ ports of the United States intercourse is d.
i rect and frequent. / further advise that the
/ cities and towns of the United States, whetb
i on the coast or lines Of interior communi
/ ton, by sound sanitary regulations aad
promotion OF cleanliness, be prepared to
sist the power Of disease and to mitigate
| severity; and l further direct the
/ suls of the United States in D,
where the pestilence has or may Ini
/ Its appearance to exercise vigilal.
1 in carrying out the instructions heretofol
/ given and in communicating to the govern
/ ment Of the United States any information of
! value relating to the progress or treatment Of
/ the ul5edSe.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
| United States at the City of Washington, etc.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
| By the President:
FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYsEN
Secretary OF State.
QUARANTINE AT LISBON.
| LISBON, July 19.-Vessels arriving here
from Germany are subjected to five days.
/ quarantine.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
| HAVANA, July 19.-Twenty-nine deaths
/ from yellow fever occurred here during
| the week ending to-day.