The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-26
RANGES OF CHOLERA IN EUROPE
Over Two Thousand Deaths in
Russia Yesterday.
Tho Authoriti<s of Hamburg Accused OF
denying the Report That Asia tic
Cholera ExistsANo Danger oft Reach.
Ing This CountryA>If 1t Doe. Arrange.
ments Have Been Made to Take Caro-
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ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 25.-[SpeSiall-Accord.
Ing to the official report there wefs 5,e7e new
cases of cholera yesterday and 2,74s deaths.
HAMBURG, Aug. a5.-Ispeclall-The\ papers
here which have been accused of erestly
exaggersting the situation turn on the authorities
today and attack them for persistently denying
the presence in Hamburg OF Asiatic cholera
until the violence OF the outbreak made the con
eealment no longer possible. They claim that II
the authorities had admitted at the start that
the disease was true cholera, sanitary measures
might have been enforced that would have pre-.
vented tho spread of the disease to the extent
which is now reached.
@, WASHINGTON, Ang. a5.-tSpeciall-The United
states consul at Hamburg cablcd to tho State
.The burg authorities to-day state that All,
attic cholera has been in Hamburg since August
burg after that date ought 70 be disin, ected in
New s York. Up to the Sd of August nj cases and
eeventy-nve deaths had been reported The
Hamburg Steamship line has complied with the
Instructions OF the Treasury circular OF July IS
liable II and how long the quarantine will be
,"rhe Treasury Department Is using all posi-.
G Se vigilance to p, even. the Introduction Of
Secretary Spauldlng this afternoon, "and I am
glad to say that the steamship companies Will
render us all the assistance In their power"
The marine hospital service to-day issued a cir
cular To all customs, medical and quarantine ON
GERS extending the department. circular relative
70 tue uisinfcction OF the personal effects and
baggage of immigrants prior to cmbarkation
from all European and Asiatio ports. The Vice
mated deaths In Por-ia from tho disease arc
%4ooI5,o0o in Meschcd, $4,000 in Tabriz, 5000 in
Tehcran and 10000 in other places.
NEW YORK, Aug 25.-tSpecial]-Dr. Cyrus
Edison, sanitary superintendent, g. Id to day that
while 81 he n did not think cholera would dnd Its
that 1t would,and for this reason he had prepared
T Ths SS@ eatSE h. cor,rnsa
ikea fire department. 1t is always ready to
fight anything that comes along. We are fully
%sEs the
on much larger scale than Is ever neccss .ry SO
that under no circumstances can we be caught
mapping;
think 1t Will do any harm, however, to tell you
to the number OF 5000 at moments office. or
course there would not be such demand upon us,
Ito appearance here the would be nu nj
s,iil we are prepared to handle u scourge. Per-
er an re esS we very sesm.e IN regard to shs mat
than would one of typhus fever"
The officers of this city of the Hamburg Amer
lean Packet Company received TODAY the follow
Ing message by cable from the Headquarters OF
the company In Hamburg:
| grant passengers booked together with first and
and second class passengers VIC have dec ded, In
tary conditions possible to separate the emierant
traffic from the flrst and second class entfreI,
forwarding emigrants on separate ships cxcln-
| sively."
fhc agents said that before emigrants leave
Hamburg they will be fumigated at the COM
disease will be taken aboard. An apartment, con
necled with steam pipes, will be lifted up ON ell
emigrant Vessels sss so that when they arrive q.
can DO cleanscd before being landed at Ellis
yssr fe Z.
other. In spite OF the spreai OF cholera In
Europe the local authorities hero hold firmly to
disease getting hold in this country and that il
will be Kept out.
ANTWERP. Aug a5.-ISpeclall-Th excitement
that Aslatic cholera is in the city has not sub.
sided, and those who can AFFORD to are making
In the situation. 1t is decidedly believed TIE
disease reached here from some vessel from an
tion that the authorities did not enforce the quar-
an,ine regulations until after the disease had got
hrm foUthoid.
II has transpired that the hrst Ypersons TO fall
vict!ms to the dread disease were dock aborers
They were taken to the hospitals where the doc.
TOTS stated to the newspaper representatives a nd
others that II was common cholera and that
nothing WAS to be feared from It, The hrst VIC
hospital; 1t is thought tho hospital physicians
were fully aware that the disease was Asiatlc
cholera, but were compelled by the authorities
to deny II. One fourth OF all tho patients who have
boen removed to the hospitals have died.
quarantine regulations are now being enforced
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| BsRLIs, Aug. 25.-tSpecial]-In consequence of
| the cihties offered for the transmission of
cholera by means OF sleeping car service between
Hamburg and Berlin 1t has been suspended for
the present. 1t Is feared that notwithstanding all
precautions that have been taken the disease has
| got into the city. passenger who arrived hero
| 10 day from Hamburg showed symptoms of the
disease. He was at once conveyed to the hos
pital and isolated.
PARIS, Aug, 25--tSpeciall The sanitary chief
or the war offices In an Interview declares that
cholera In Paris ilavre and Rouen Is abating and
| Will soon disappear. He pronOunces cholers In
the three cltiee named to be quite distinct from
| the epidemic In Hamburg and Antwerp. Thus
far In August there have Occn recorded SIS cases
| OF cholera and 10i deaths from the disease In
| Havre.
NEW foRK, Aug. 25.-[Spoclall News was re-
cctved this morning ut Quarantine OF the appear
ancc OF cholera ut Antwerp simultaneously with
| the srrival here of the Red Star Line passenger
steamer, Noordand, from that port. The Noord-
| land sailed from Antwerp eleven days prior to
| the discovery OF the disease At Antwerp. There
seemed little chance for that vessel being at all
| Infected by the disease, and though the exam
ination OF her was pretty thorough, 1t was not H.
! rigid As may be expected when other vessels
from Antwerp arrive later.
| CnARLEsToN, s. C., Aug. 25.-tSpeciall-
Extra precautions for the enforcement OF the
| quarantine laws have been taken by the health
department of this port.
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