The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-08

cholera out. With regulations which
are ironbound, and precautions which
seem TO cover every avenue of danger,
backed up by an official circular from
The treasury department against fur.
ther emigration from infected ports,
there seems to be no warrant for a
"cholera scare"
"Of course there is danger to our peo-
pie, said Health Officer Jenkins; "but
that is no reason why people should get
unnecessarily alarmed. An epidemic of
fholeramania is the next worst thing to
an epidemic of the disease itself. The
people, as represented by the authorities,
are being protected by everything that
medical science and common sense can
suggest. What more can be done2
Let them, then, simply go along with
their regular daily lives observing, of
course, the precautionary advice that
has been SO widely disseminated by the
board of health. and they can re5t as
spred that they have reduced the danger
of an epidemic in the city to an absolute
minimum"
Disinfection Work at Hoffman Island.
At Hoffman island everything is going
op as smoothly as if the search for
cholera germs was the regular business
of the place. The process of cleansing
and disinfecting on the island is com.
plete. The baggage is run down a chute
into disinfecting room, where it re-
mains for an hour and a half under 22O
degrees of steam heat. The doctors say
there is no question that this will kill
any germ that may be lurking in cloth.
ing or elsewhere.
The passengers have to go into the
bath compartment and use soap and
water without stint. The attendants
stand by to see that they do this. AS
rule they are a dirty lot, looking as if
they had not had bath for months, if
eyer. In they main the take good -natur-
edly TO the scrubbing. The change
made in their appearance by the liberal
use of soap and water IS said to be so
great that those who have been
washed can hardly be recognized as part
and parcel of those who have not. There
Is no mixing up of the immigrants bag
gage Each lot is put into big sack
before it goes into the fumigating room.
When it is taken out it is restored to the
original receptacle. The immigrants
themselves assist largely in this work.
The method of taking care of the i'm
migrants valuables was one that both
Bred Superintendent Owens for a time.
ChO man WdHlbu Hlui W Jake care OF
$500 while he was going through the
cleansing mill. Mr. Owens did not want
10 accept the responsibility. The diff
ehlty was overcome by the steamship
companies. They sent man down to
Hoffman Island to take care of the val
babies and he gives the owners checks
For them. These valuables, money,
jewelry, etc, are fumigrated in the same
manner as the baggage.
Neither Cholera Nor ChoIerIne.
The two case at 90 Orchard street, re.
ported by DIR. Beck as virulent choler-
Inc, have been thoroughly investigated
by the health officers, who, after most
careful diagnosis, report both the men
10 be suffering from acute diarrhma.
Both the patients are much better today
and on the road TO recovery.
President Harrison's order caused a
sensation among the steamship agents in
this city. The circular letter will prac.
tically stop all immigration while the
cholera epidemic lasts. Steamship agents
recognize the fact that they will have 10
give up steerage traffic 10 the detriment
Of their business. Captain Underhill, OF
the Guion line said; "The presidents
sctiQp will practically stap imInigra1on