Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-01
NOW IN ENGLAND
Despite Every Precaution Chol-
era Appears in al English
Seaport.
Two Cases Brought by Vessel
Direct From Hamburg Re-
suit Fatally.

entered England. The disease was brought
here by the steamer Comma, which reached
Gravesend yesterday from Hamburg. 1t
was reported that the steamer was infected,
but the authorities, alter examining the
passengers, allowed them to land. A few
hours afterwards two aliens who had ar
rived on the Gamma were taken sick.
They were at once removed to the hospital
at Gravesend, where the doctors pro-
nounced their malady cholera. In spite OF
everything that was done for them they
died shortly after they were admitted. The
Gravesend was ,elegraphed throughout the
country aad caused the health authorities
at the various ports to be on the alert for
arrivals from places known to be infected
with cholera. To-day the steamer
Laura, plying between Hamburg and
Lynn-Regis, an English port on
the Great Ouse, arrived at Lynn.
She was boarded by the health officials,
who found two cholera subjects on board
The vessel was ut once ordered to put back
to sea. The officers and passengers pro-
tested against such summary treatment, but
the health officers were obdurate and posi-
lively refused to let a single person land
from the steamer. Sixty passengers on
board the Hamburg American steamer Co.
lumbia from New York, which arrived at
Southampton yesterday. changed their
minds about proceeding to Hamburg when
they learned Of
THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC THERE.
lott nj baY fond
that the company had ordered that she pro-
coed no further and took passage tor Flush
ing, in tine Netherlands. Two hundred
passengers remained on boarl the Column
bia not having III ade up their minds what
route they would take to the continent.
The officials of the local government board
charged to watch the progress of the cholera
are tonight less confident OF the metropolis
escaping visit OF the disease. The
Gravesend cases are undoubtedly cases
Of Asiatc cholera. The medical officers
who inspected the steamer Gamma, from
which the cholera-stricken passengers were
landed. permitted number of other pas
sengers to proceed to London under the
excuse that they had not been in contact
with that part of the vessel where the in
fiction sho wed itself. To assuage alarm
the authorities allege that precautions vera
taken to disinfect the passengers, but this
statement, which has only been made since
! the character of the disease declared itself,
is discredited. With cholera at Grayesend
and infected persons probably roaming
about in our midst, some outbreak OF the
disease in London
is CONSIDERED INEVITABLE.
The port OF London is not properly
watched. The sanitary committee has APP
piled for vast increase Of staff; otherwise
it cannot undertake the surveillance of
ships entering the Thames from infected
continental ports. The port staff is daily
being reinforced, as the officers are over
worked inspecting, disin:ectiny and burning
clothing, bedding etc. Butno Thames Gordon
will suffice to shut out the danger OF intec-
ton. a stream of victims from the con-
tinent comes via Southampton and other
ports by train without inspection. In spite
of the setting up o. quarantine in foreign
ports traffic will continue, making super
vision ON the Thames almost valueless.
The authorities expect an outbreak, and
are preparing to meet it. Never were the
slunl districts so pestered by emissaries of
the sanitary boards In the East end, where
the laat epidemic, that OF 1866. killed 10000
persons IN a few weeks. the water supply
has been tested and found to be of doubtful
quality, and changes have been ordered in
the tiltering apparatus. The people of
South London nave been warned that their
water is a source of danger. Withal there
is not the slightest panic apparent. The
chances Of q visitation will diminish as the
weather cools, and public confidence in
the sanitary arrangements and vigilance of
the authorities il absolute