Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-09-03
ALARM IN NEW YORK.

A Cholera Suspect Under Treatment at
Bellevue Hospital - A Recent Arrival
from Hamburg Attacked with Symp-
toms of the migration the
Source of the Greatest Danger.
New YORK, Aug. 29.-Anton Potzel,
an Australian who arrived here from
Hamburg, Germany, two weeks ago,
was taken to Bellevue hospital Sunday
afternoon suffering from an all
ment, some of the symptoms
of which resemble those of
Asiatic cholera. The fact that he had
come from cholera-striclSen city
caused some alarm. The hospital physi-
clans were unable to determine whether
he had genuine cholera or not-they
thought he was suffering from a severe
attack of cholera morbus-but to be on
the safe side they isolated Potzel in the
tent on the river front which was used
for typhus patients. He will be kept
there until the nature of his affliction
is accurately known.
Two thousand two hundred immigrants
who reached New York Saturday were
landed on Ellis island Sunday. There
were 4S5 from the French liner La
Touraine, 554 from the Gellert from
Hamburg, 635 from the Augusta Vic
toria and 500 from the Rus
sian. The Ellis island physician
said the immigrants were remark
ably clean and healthy lot. The
opinion was expressed by one of the
old standing doctors that cholera
would reach New York soon. He said
the immigrants coming to this country
now were of character to bring the
scourge, as they represented the very
poorest of the European peasantry. The
doctor was sure the cholera would not
get into the city.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 30. - The
proposition of the Illinois state board
of health to suspend immigration tenn
porarily from all cholera-infectcd coun-
tries in order to protect the life, health
and the commercial and industrial well
fare of the country has met with gen.
eral favor. Twenty-three boards have
wired the Illinois state board indorsing
the proposition. 1t has pointed out
that Asiatic cholera is an ex-
otic and must be imported in order to
afflict this country. From its first in
PRODUCTION in 1882 history shows that
its importation has never been effected
save through the persons and personal
effects of immigrants. 1t is the con-
sensus of belief among sanitarians and
health officials that to suspend immi-
| grafton now would be to insure immu-
nifty from a cholera epidemic.
HAMBURG, Aug. 29.-The official re-
turns show that on Friday there were
reported in this city 416 new cases of
cholera and $50 deaths. Up to noon
| Saturday l2S new cases and 50 deaths
were reported, but the returns are not
complete. Prayers were offered in all
the churches Sunday for cessation of
the scourge. Whole households have
been sent to the cholera hospital. Re-
lief committees have been formed and
appeals for subscriptions issued
| throughout the city.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29-Twenty-
eight cases of cholera have occurred in
charitable asylum here, the outbreak
being due to bad food. Cholera con-
tinues to spread in several towns in
central Russia and Lublin, though the
mortality is not alarming The official
returns show that throughout Russia
Thursday there were reported 5,757
new cases of cholera and 1850 deaths.
In st. Petersburg Saturday seventy-five
new cases and thirty-seven deaths were
reported.
PARIS, Aug. GA number of new
cases of cholerine have been reported
in this city Three deaths from the
disease occurred Sunday. Three per.
sons died of cholerine in LIE Mans Sun
day.