Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-28
THE CHOLERA REPORT
DR.. SHAKESPEARE SHARPLY
cRiTicIsEo.
He Went TO Southern Europe In 1885 to
Investigate the Cholera, and Has
Made No Report Yet.

The Nashville Bulletin" of the State
Board oil Health, Is after DIR. Edward o,
Shakespeare Of Philadelphia with sharp
stick. DR.. Shakespeare, who Is q native
OF New Castle county, for many years
resident of Dover, is now and has been
Tor good many more years a resident OF
Philadelphia, where he has not only be-
come renowned as q skillful physician
but crack rifle shot In the American
rifle team. In the ia OF 1885, while the
cholera was raging IN Southern Europe
and in Asia, DIR. Shakespeare was ap-
pointed by President Cleveland United
States Chs lera Commissioner, and went
abroad 10 investigate that plague in
Its bea'inge. Though nearly four years
have expired since then no report of his
mission has ever been made to the gov
ernment, and the Bulletin" wants to
know why and says;
The riddle, no one in this broad land 1t
Sc, ms. has been able to solve, until lew
days ago we " ere permitted to see the
following letter, which establishes the
two points: (a) That Il. o. Shakel peare,
NJ. d., is a reality, and not myth; (b)
that ss sotn as the portrait of his high.
ness-the mlcrobe an be properly exc
cuted, 30 oil may SEQ and know him
as he 10, the report, 1t is promised, will
be hled with the government for pub
llcAtton;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 5, 1859.
To the Hon. j. L. Washington, HouAe OF
Representatives:
sIh-In reply 10 your letter OF the 3Oth
ult., inquiring In regard to the al point
ment, expenditures and report OF nr. f.
y. Shakespeare as representing the United
States Cholera Com All ssion, ! have the
honor TO inform you that &C tlfcate OF
appointment was issued by this depart.
IN, ut OH the ist OF October, 1855, to DR..
\. o. Shakespeare, designating him as
the representative of the United States to
proceed to Spain aud other countries In
Europe where cholera existed. Oh the
btu oi October, SS5, aud the l2th Ct
January, 1886, letters OF credit on London
were Issued In favor of DIR. Shakespeai Q
for IL. 900 and 81 900, respectively, max
ing an aggregate OF $4,000. DIR. shakes-
peaIe drew the whole OF this amount, but
as as yet rendered 10 account oil / s ex-
penditure. On the 18th OF June, 1887,
the department wit te to DIR. Shakespeare
exprt ssing regret at the delay 10 submit.
ting his report on cholera, and hoping
that It would soou be compl, ttd and
sent.
On the 18th Of the 8 me month DR.
ShakesI care replied, saying that he
h. ped to bc able TO submit his rtport II
two weeks. Since that date nothing hal
been heard rom him on the subject OIL.
ciaIly, but through private letters re
ceived from him 1t appears that he found
gre at dilfl ulty in having the drawings
made OF his micioscoE ic studies Of mi
crobes, which would account for the de-
lay in ae' ting out his report.
have the honor to te, sir,
Your Cbedie.t servant,
7. r. BAYARD.
The "Bullttin" evi emily worked uJ
on this subject as-.oca;ed more nearly
to the bcrders OF cholera land-it has
right to be, father says that If DIR
Shakespeare in his jauntings through
Europe In 1856 taw no hing, or seeing I.
| unable to tell what he did see, let him
frankly 'ay so and refund to the gov
ernmeDt the money expended by him.
The bulletin" ID certainly right In de-
manding a report from DIR Bhakespe are,
aud he ought TO reud one ami do ii
promptly In the interest OF he.lh snd
humanity which are both threatened with
devastating scour. es the coming sum.
mer, but In regard 10 the money glven
him lot him possets 1t without word,
for there are lew men who would risI
their lives as he did for 81, 900, though
he and mary more would risk them for