The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-16
COMING WESTWARD
TO GROW UP WITH THE COUNTRY
PROBABLY.
The Cholera Scare at Madrid Creating an
Exodus-A Hopeful View for This
Side of the World Ferran's
incubation Discussed.

MADRID, Jure THE cholera is spread
ing westward along the Mediterranean.
There are several cases now in Teruel, Ali
cante, and Cartagena. Twelve thousand
persons left Madrid during the past week in
consequence of the cholera scare" The
exodus is increasing.
The health authorities at Castellon report
that ia new cases of CHI olera occurred there
Sunday and thirty-six deaths Two hundred
and fourteen new cases are reported from
Cartagena, and sixty deaths The rapidity
with which the disease is spreading in the
provinces has caused panic among the in
habitants, and they are fiocking into the
cities in hories. Fully $1,000 have already
left the outlying districts for this and other
cities
The best obtainable statistic show one or
more cases Of cholera in each of the fifty-one
towns scattered among eight provinces
along the Mediterranean. The province of
Murcia had eighty-eight new cases in twelve
hours. Senior Moret, ex-minister Of the in
| terror, who has seen three great epidemics in
| Spain, thinks that the slowness Of the
| cholera in spreading proves that it will be
| but a small affair this year, as all
previous great epidemies appeared sud
| denly, and spread like lightning.
From sanitary point of view
| the Spanish cities are better off than for
merly. Senior Moret expects that the chol-
sra will reach Madrid and other large cities,
but anticipates small death-rate in Madrid.
He thinks the disease easily cured with
proper care, and calls it tenement-house
cholera. He thinks America need not fear
| if the authorities attack the cholera instead
of allowing the cholera TO attack the people
The sanitary authorities in Madrid are show
ing great activity. Fires are burning in the
worst streets nightly and the sewers have
been sprinkled with lime.
The cholera commission maintains an alb
solute reserve regarding DIR. Ferran's dis
covery 1t is stated, however with great
certainty that the report will be adverse to
the prophylactic properties of mcrobe inoc.
ulation, which is regarded us probably hay
ing no action whatever, or as being possibly
dangerous The commission will recon.
mend that no NEGOTIATIONS be permitted for
several months, as the commission seem to be
firmly convinced that the effect of the inocu
Iation, if any, is toward the spread of the
disease. They especially dwell upon the
danger Of allowing incubation in infected
districts, and it is certain that the govern
ment will imprison Mr. Ferran or any per
son attempting NEGOTIATIONS or microbic ex
periments in towns now free from cholera
Conservative physicians. however, regart
DIR. Ferran's system as containing possibly
the germs Of a great discovery, but in IT.
present imperfect state as Of doubtful value
DIR. De la Granja, of Boston, has just re
returned from Valencia, where he went
!, with the commission. He has seen all the ex
periments, and declares the epidemic to b
true Asiatic cholera of the most malignant
tyre. There are so to IS per cent ofdeath
in seven to forty eight hours after the frs
! attack He estimates the total to be l. 5c
, cases to date DR.. De la GRANDPA be
lieves DR. Ferran to be honest, but think
{ that his discoveries have no value. He
: states from personal observation that inoc
+ ulation produces no symptoms of cholera
: He explains the decreased death-rate amonj
= the inoculated by the absolute faith conse
quent upon the absence of fear; also tn
great increase of sanitary precautions
$ the high class of those inocu
d lated. He thinks incubation a
s safe as any other simultaneous injection
j.. but the carriage of infected focal matter t
,. new districts for experiments is extremel
: dangerous, and is likely to produce fres
q outbreaks. He regards the use of boile,
water and only well-cooked food as almos
= certain prophylactics He predicts fires
u outbreaks in the autumn wherever the fru
of an infected district is carried.