The morning call., 1892-08-25
GUARDING AGAINST CHOLERA
Precautions Taken by The United
States Authorities.
INSPECTION OF ATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS.
Rapid Spread Of The Plague in European Cities.
The Disease Becomes Epidemic in Ant.
Werp and Hamburg.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-The officials of
the Government are very grave over the
possibility of the cholera reaching the
United States. The State Department and
the Treasury Department have considera-
tion of all matters pertaining TO the situa-
tion, the State Department furnishing the
Information ald the Treasury Department
making the quarantine regulations. Secre-
tary of State Foster said to a CALL cOTre-
spondent to-day that the advices being
received by the department of the spread of
cholera are very serious. The gravity of
the situation as it concerns the United
States lies in the fact that Asiatic cholera is
now raging at two European ports having
direct and frequent communication by
steamship with this country.
Inspection of Steamships.
The United States Consul at Havre, the
landing port of the Compagne- Generate
Trans-Atlantique line of steamships from
New York. reports many deaths from
chOlora at that port. he suggests that the
steamship La Touraine, now en- route to
New York. be inspected upon her arrival.
This ship is crowded with American tourists
returning from Europe.
The Consul at Hamburg has notified the
Secretary of State that he has been officially
advised of the prevalence of cholera at
Hamburg. Later advices from that city
state that there were 120 deaths from chOl-
era yesterday. Hamburg Is in direct COM
munieatiOn with Baltimore by a regular
steamship line.
DANGER FROM A BALTIMORE LINE.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding of the
Treasury Department was in conference to-
day with ID. Austin, acting Chief of the
Marine Hospital Bureau, and the situation
was thoroughly discussed. Both officials
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and are determined to take every possible
precaution. Later in the day Spaulding
wrote TO the agents at Baltimore of the lines
OF steamers plying between Baltimore and
Hamburg and Baltimore and Bremen, re-
queSting them to order their ships to stop at
Cape Charles quarantine station in the
Chesapeake Bay for Inspection and disin-
fectiOn. II it is found necessary the Treas
uTy Department has authority TO require a
compliance with this request but il is
thought the steamship companies will he
willing to cooperate with the authorities in
keeping out the epidemic. While the preva-
lence of cholera in European ports is the
most Immediate source of alarm, there Is
danger also in lis presence on the shores OF
the Mediterranean and the other points in
the Orient that are infected. In some cities
OF Persia the deaths average 400 per day.
Cholera Infested Places.
The following dispatch was received to-
day at the State Department from the
United States Consul at Hamburg: The
Hamburg emgrants must be regarded as
coming from a cholera-in fected district
Shall see that the steamers and baggage are
disinfected."
The department has more reassuring news
from Havre. Consul Williams telesraphed
that Paris and Havre medical experts had
a conference. ana after a full examination.
admit the presence of local cholera. They
deny. however, that il is Asiatic cholera
The disease is not spreading and the alarm
is subsidlng. Great precautions have been
taken in the matter.
The Treasury Department is following
up tho precautions heretofore adopted, and
will use all means at hand to keep the
cholera out of the country. Every safe
guard will be employed to prevent the
bringing here of immigrants and effects
which have not been carefully disiaeeted.