New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
PLAGUE-STRICKEN HAMBURG
THE DAILY RECORD OF NEW CASES AN"
DEATHS STILL HIGH

DISEAsE-CASES IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS
RUSSIAN HEBREWS COMING HERE
FROM FRANCE BY WAY
OF CANADA.
Berlin, Sept 2.-The statistics Of the Imperial
Board of Health for yesterday show that there
were at Hamburg 62s new cases of cholera and
l16 deaths. In Altoona twenty-six new cases and
three deaths We're reported On the island Of
Williamsburg, in the Elbe, opposite Hamburg,
there were sixteen cases and three deaths The
report further says that eighteen cases and seven
deaths occurred at various isolated points in
Scbleswig; three cases and four deaths in Luene-
burg: five cases and two deaths in Magdeburg; ;
five cases and two deaths in Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, and one case and one death in Berlin.
Comparisons Of Hamburg death-rate figures for
different days show that of those persons attacked
with cholera three days ago, one out Of two died,
while now only one out Of five dies.
No fresh case of cholera has developed here dur
ing the last twenty-four hours. Precautions and
preparations against a possible choleraic out
break, however, are not relaxed The Govern
ment has purchased it's entire stock of portable
hospitals for troops from the Red Cross Society,
ond notwithstanding, is unable to meet requests
from all parts of the country for hospitals.
Hamburg, Sept. ?-The anniversary of the vic
tory Of Sedan, day which is usually marked by
great public rejoicing, passed here in the goomest
manner Except for decorations seen on the post
Office and the railway station, not flag dis
played. The churches filed with people
praying that the cholera epidemic might cease.
Havre, Sept. Fifty new cases of cholera and
fifteen deaths occurred here yesterday.
London, Sept 3-The Berlin correspondent of
~The News" says: "On an average twenty cases
of cholera are taken daily to the Moabt Hospital
in this city, but none of them have disclosed the
symptoms Of the Asiatic type Of the disease.
Sad stories of misery resulting from the epidemic
are reported. In Hamburg man who had lost
his whole family by cholera became greatly
despendent, and tried to commit suicide. and
servant attempted 10 drown herself
after the death Of her employer from the malady.
Deaths from cholera are announced to-day from
Hanover, Hildeeheim, Madgeburg, Stralsund,
Rostock and neighboring smaller towns. Several
alarms Of cholera have been started in Austria,
but all have proved, upon investigation, 10 be
unfounded. 1t may be safely said that the pesti-
lence has not yet appeared in Austria Hungary, ex
cept along the Gacian frontier.
The city has been divided INFO twenty sanitary
districts in order to facilitate the medical control
The directors of the Austrian State railways an
nounce that from September none of their trains
will cross the German frontier, and German
trains will be permitted to enter Austria.
Columns of the Hamburg newspapers are de-
voted to glowingy- -worded advertisements of
cholera specifics, such croelin and carbolic
cholera satchets and soaps, anti-holelaic jams
and biscuits, mineral waters and other nostrums."
The Tmes's' Berlin correspondent says An
idea of the severity of the cholera epidemic can
he gained from the fact that the numbers Of
cases and deaths for the last fortnight already
exceed those recorded during any of the nine
teen previous outbreaks in Hamburg, since 1881.
and there is only too much reason to fear that
the official returns are far from revealing the
full extent Of the scourge. IL Is not improbable
that the Government will take immediate steps
to close the eastern frontier absolutely against
Russian refugees. Medical papers are agitatine
the compulsory cremation of the corpses of cholera
victims
The Paris correspondent Of The News says:
1.-The lay nurses in the varioSs hospitals III this
city have refused to avail themselves of the order
of the Board of Health releasing them from com
pulsory attendance cholera cases. They held
q meeting to-day and passed a resolution declar-
ing that 1t would be inhuman and cowardly to
withhold their services such occasions The
municipal authorities and the Board of Health,
in consideration of this most praiseworthy action
will probably pass a vote of thanks 10 these
brave nurses One death, which occurred at the
Hotel Dieu, is declared TO have been case of true
Asatic cholera.
The Antwerp correspondent of The News
savs: "The situation here is improving. Only
eight cases of cholera have been reported in
forty-eight hours. 1t is hoped that the disease
will soon disappear under the vigilance exercised
by the authorities and the advent Of cool
weather"
Paris. Sept 2.-The representative of the Asso-
4l.;e o,tx- had infar Io,
with the managing director of the General Trans
atlantic Steamship Company. The director said ::
There is no excitement among our passengers.
Some have asked what precautions are taken by
the company against tie cholera at Havre, and
that is the only interest they display in the mat
ter" The French agents Of the North German
Lloyd ana Hamburg American companies concurred
in the statement that the passenger lists were
full and that there was no sign OF agitation
among the travellers.
The cholcrine epidemic shows slight increase
At the Hotel Dew to-day eleven new cases were
received and two deaths occurred while the hos
pital of St Antoine reports six new cases ana
three deaths.
Cholera has made its appearance in Dieppe. Two
cases OF the disease and one death were reported
there to-day In Rouen twenty-siX fresh cases
Of cholera and three deaths from the disease oc'
CURED to-day.
The official cholera figures for yesterday sho"
that there were fifteen cases and three deaths
Compared with the returns for Wednesday, these
figures show decrease Of SIX new cases and
falling of of seven in the deaths.
Consi .erable interest has been manifested here
as 10 what would become of the Russian Hebrews
who have been waiting here fer two weeks ior
the arrival of funds 10 permit OF their proceed
inp 70 America They were expelled from OdesSa
ga traveIled to Paris by way of Constantinople
under the direction of the Israelte Alliance zee
The intention wes to pack them of quickly TO the
United States, but as money was scarce among