The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-25
Two More Seaports Captured by Cholera
on Its Dreaded March Westward.
The Disease In True Asiatic Form Makes IT.
Appearance at Antwerp and Altona, Ship. =
Ping Points in Belgium and Prussia.
Precautions Taken by Britain and
America to Keep Out the ScourgA
Washington Officials Hampersd by the Stingt
ness of Holman, Who Cut Down the Appro-
priation for the Marine Hospital Seryics.
Cholera Has Obtained o Firm Foothold q
Germany, France and Belgium.

THE DREAD DISEASE.
Cholera Has Obtained o Firm FoothoId d
Germany, France and Belgium.
LONDON, Aug. 24-Cholers has undoubt-
edly gained q firm foothold in Germany,
France and Belgium. The authorities here
have awakened to the fact that the dread
immigrant may land on the shores Of Brit
ain ate any time. and they arc taking OK
treme precautionary measures ct oil portA
Tho port sanitary commissioner has orr
dAred that medical inspection DO made Of
every arrival from Russia and Hamburg.
Dirty clothing and oil baggage that 10 sus
pected of being infected with cholera wiz
be burned.
The Paris correspondent Of the Timcs
says: "a novel sight was that presented
by the encampment at the Lyons railway
station of number Of Jews from Odessa
whom the steamship lines refused to take
to New York on account Of the quarantine
there, and who were forced to remain at
Lyons until something could be done for
them. Consequently they established .
camp near the railway station, which was
visited by thousands of curious people who
watched with much interest the methods
of Russian Hebrew life. Arrangements
have now been completed. however. for the
shipment Of these emiRrants. and the camp
iSalready beginning to break mp. The en-
igrants will be taken to Havre. where they
will be immediately embarked on q steamer
bound for Boston. They will leave Lyons
on Friday, and will most likely sail from
Haxre on Saturday"
The Standards Hamburg correspondent
says: Cholera has broken out in all parts
of the city, though the outbreak 10 the
$40 persons were attacked and 80 Gases
proved fatal. Several of the worst in
fected streets have been closed by the
police. Professor Koch declares that he
cholera. Twenty-nine cases were reported
in Altoona yesterday. The THERMOMETERS
registered 81 in the shade"
Other dispatches from Hamburg sayi
''The newspapers hereibave'been Affected by
the cholera scare and their reports concern
ing the disease contain more or less exagger-
alton. The official statistics show that
during the period between Aug. is and
yesterday there were 2l9 cases of sus-
pected cholera reported. OF this number
seventy five of the patients died. To-day
the heat is oppressive despite heavy
thunderstorm. All shops where disin-
fectants are sold are besieged by
crowds OF people clamer,ns to
keepers have sold out every ounce of their
dIsinfectants. Eighty cases of cholera were
reported in Altona to-day, including three
cases of Asiatlc cholera. Some of the busi-
ness men of Hamburg are afraid to use the
public telephones, fearing contagion from
the transmItter. Otherwise business pro-
ceeds as usual. The city schools were
closed part of the day. The police and
discussed the eventual closing of the har-
Dor unless the epidemic speedily subsidea
Professors Koch and Rahts inspected the
emigrsnt barracks to-day. The Naokrich-
ten dwells upon the recklessness OF the
poor in eating unsound fruit and other
food. 1t says the spread of cholera has al
ready been sufficiently favored by the in
tensely hot weather"
All goods or luggage arriving at Berlin
from Hamburg or Altoona will be subjected
to q thorough disinfection IN order to avoid
the danger of conveying cholera into ber.
lin.
True Asiatic Cholera at Antwerp.
ANTWERP. Aug. 24-For some little time
past there have been a number of suspi-
cious cases of sickness in this city, but the
authorities have steadily maintained that
the disease was not the dreaded Asiatio
cholera. No later than yesterday il was
officially announced that there was not
single case of Asiatic cholera in Belgium.
the suspicious cases Delng simply ltnoieFa
nostras. This statement received it's falsi-
ticatlon to-day, at least as far as Antwerp
Is concerned. The leading physicians Of
Antwerp now declare that the disease is
true Asiatic cholera. The disease 10 adj
mittedly present In three of the great
northern European ports-Hambure. Ant
werp and Havre-and there IS a very strong
suspicion that the Eo-called cholera prev
alent at Stettin will turn out TO be tho
Asiatic cholera. The announcement that
the fatal scourge has appeared hera
has caused q feeling Of appreben.
sion and many of the wealthier residents
are making preparations to leave the cityt
Every thing possible wall be done TO CON-
bat the plague. and instructions will bs
issued by the authoritios informing the
people how best to live to- avoid she dis
ease. Since noon yesterday five persons
who were suffering from cholera and were
admitted to the hospital have died few
hours after their admission. One case or
the disease. it is declared. has appeared on
board steamer from Hamburg. The san
itary board has ordered a most rigorous in-
spection of all vessels arriving from Ham
burg, the Rhine ports and from Franco
They will be subject to one weeks quarxnS
tine.
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