Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-03

FoRT MONROE. Va, September 2.--Dr.
Perry, quarantine officer, reports all clear
at the Capes. He has the steamer Koch
ready for disinfectlng vessels, and the
reyenue-cutter Ewing IS here TO be used
for hospital purposes.
THE JAMESTOWN FOR HOSPITAL.
WASHINGTON, September AT the re-
quest Of DR.. Wyman the Navy Department
to-day turned the old wooden training
ship jamestown. now at Norfolk. over to
the Marine Hospital Service for duty as a
receiving ship at the Cape CHARLES quaran-
tine station. The jamestown VIII be fitted
up with disinfecting apparatus. The
Jamestown, Il Is believed, will be well
adapted for hospital purposes, should the
occasion arise. owing 10 her spacious deck
and the extent of space she offers for cots
and other hospital essentials.
Nashville Cleaning Up.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. September 2.-The
city authorities have promptly set to work
TO place this city III good sanitary condi-
tion in anticipation of possible outbreak
Of cholera In the United States. Yester-
day, in special session, the Common Coun-
Gil voted on immediate appropriation OF
$4,000 for carrying on the work Of SANTA
ton.
Quarantine Against New York.
SAvANxAH. Ga, September 2.-As a pre-
cautlonary measure II has been decided
bv the health authorities here TO subject
all steamships and other vessels from New
York and other northern ports to inspec-
tion at the quarantine station.
No Fresh Case.
BERLIN. September 2.--EvENISG.-No
fresh case of cholera has developed here
during the past twenty-four hours. Prepa-
rations against possible outbreak, how
ever, are not relaxed. The government
has purchased its entire stock of portable
hospitals for the troops from the Red
Cross Society, and Notwithstanding this 10
unable to meet the requests from all parts
Of the country for hospitals. Compari-
SOUS of the Hamburg desth-rate figures for
different DAYS show that of those persons
attacked with cholera three DAYS ago, one
out of two died, while now only one out
OF five dies.
German OmcIal Report.
BERLIN, September 2-The statistics OF
the Imperial Board of Health for yester-
daV show there were at Hamburg 62S new
cases and 10 deaths: IN Altona 20 new
cases aud deaths; on the island of Will
helmsburg, in the Elbe, opposite Ham
burg, TO cases and 3 deaths. Eighteen
cases and deaths occurred at various
isolated localities IN Schleswlg, 3 cases and
deaths In Luenburg, cases and 2
deaths IN Madgeburg. cases and deaths
in Mecklen nbuTg- -Schwerin, and case and
1 death in Berlin.
sedan Day Gloomy.
HAMpURG, September 2.-The ami
vereary of the victory Of Sedan, a day
usually marked by great public rejoicings,
passed here In the gloomiest manner Ex-
cent for decorations seen on the post
office and the railway stations, not q flag
was displayed. The churches were filed
with people praying that the cholera
epidemic might cease.
The Russian Report.
ST.. PETERSBURG, September 2.-The Off
cial returns for the empire, August S0th,
are as follows: New cases. 5.273; deaths,
2,722. Compared with the figures OF Au-
gust 29th, this is an increase of Ala new
cases and 1893 deaths. These figures.
though official, are known to be lncom-
plete for, as has been before stated, many
Of the smaller villages IN which the disease
is known to exist are not heard from, II
heard from at all, until TOO late to moor
porate their returns IN the official total. 1t
Is thought, too, that IN many unfrequented
parts Of several governments III which the
epidemic is prevalent no reports as 10
cases and deaths are made In st. Peters
burg. There is no trouble IN getting the
exact figures for this city. The returns for
yesterday give total OF l44 new cases ana
Decrease at Paris.
Paris, September 2.-The official cholera
figures for Yesterday show that there were
rs cases and deaths. Compared with the
returns for Wednesday, this shows a de-
crease of new cases and falling on OF z
in the deaths.
A Boom Town Attacked.
ANTWERP. September 2.--Seven cases OF
cholera and deaths were reported TO-
day in the town of Boom, ten miles south
of this city.
The Hsyre Situation.
HlvRE, September 2. Fifty new cases OF
cholera and 10 deaths yesterday.
Antwerp's Quarantine.
ANTWERP. September 2.-The Sanitary
Board has decided that twenty-tour hours
quarantine, instead of a week, will be
sufficient 10 enforce against arrivals from
Bremen and Lubbock.
LiverpooIs Patients Improving.
LONDON, September 2.-The cholera pa
tients in Liverpool are making rapid pro-
gress towards recovery.
The Russian immigrant who arrived IN
London at the beginning OF the week with
cholera IS recovering.
Cholera in Dieppe.
PARIS. September 2.-The cholera has
made It's appearance in Dieppe. Two cases