The evening world., 1892-08-27
Dearth Of Doctors in Hamburg
Nurses Stricken Down
by the Plague
The Pestilence Has Entered Rotter.
dam Despite the Strict Pre-.
cautionary Measures.
tBY AssotiArED PRESS. /

LONDON, Aug. 2T.-AnOther passenger who
arrived at Gravesend Thursday on tho
Steamer Gemma from Hamburg has died from
cholera at the Gravesend Hospital
There Is deep indignation at the careless
ness OF the medical officers who inspected
and passed the Gen.aa, particularly in view
OF the fact that they had been ordered
to te most searching In their examlna-
tion OF vessels from infected ports. The
whole afrair shows how utterly useless quar-
antine regulations are unless the officers
charged with their enforcement are INTEL
!igent enough 70 know the danger to which
they expose the whole people II they do not
properly fulnl the duties intrusted to them.
Considerable uneasiness has been created
by the knowledge that some Of the Gemma's
passengers are in LonGon.
The whereabouts OF all OF them are not
known to the authorities, but a strict watch
will BE- kept by all the medical and sanitary
oiric:als lor the nrst appearance of the
disease.
II Is considered that An outbreak is ineylta.
BILE.
The St Jamess Gazette says that two
cases OF Asiatic cholera have occurred at
Glasgow. The patients, a man and a
woman. who were among party Of German
emigrants on their way from Hamburg to the
United States, have been taken to hospl-
tal. Tho party OF emiyrants In which the
man and woman were travelling have been
isolated and close watch is kept on them.
Dearih OF Doctors in HAMBURG.
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-A despatch to the 70 /.
stsche Zdtung from Hamburg, says: "There
is no apparent decrease In the cholera In
spite Of the cool weather.
The disease has appeared on the Islands in
the Elbc. Hundreds OF wealthy people have
quilted the city.
HAMBURG, Aug. "7.-The Official cholera
statistics show that on Thursday there were
"95 new cases OF cholera reported in the city
ana l3o deaths. Up to noon yesterday there
were 1873 new cases and rs deaths. These
figures indicate large increase in both new
cases and deaths. All the schools are now
closed.
The Bourse to-day was tbinly attended
and the general business OF the city is be.
ginning to suner from the presence OF the
epidemic.
Rotterdam Cots the Plague.
ROTTERDAM, Aug. a7.-Every precaution
has been taken to prevent the Introduction
OF cholera, but notwiths landing all the efforts
Of the authorities the disease has effected an
entrance into the city.
The trst death from the disease that Of
woman-occurred here this morning.
"The dearth Of doctors is severely felt.
Several nurses have died. The school attend.
ance has dwindled to only 40 per cent. OF the
usual figures"
Longer Death.Rol oils in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-The ofricial
returns show that Throughout: Russia
yesterday there were reported 6,g53
new cases OF cholera and 3,o8a deaths from
the disease. This is an increase OF 83l new
cases and 2s5 deaths as compared with
Thursdays figures.
In st. Petersburg loS new cases Of the dis
ease were reported yes, erday. The deaths
numbered ~ Compared with THURSDAYS
hgures this Is an Increase OF new cases
and deaths.
Five New Gases at Antwerp.
ASrwfRr, Aug. 2T.-Five new cases OF
cholera have bceh reported here since yes er-
day morning. one death In tho same time
has been reported. The aulho rifles do not
consider IL necessary to omen a ialaret.o.
" Enters the Dunubr's r,u Gates,
BUDAPEST, Aug 21.--Several Hungarian
newspapers declare that numSer OF case, OF
true Asiatic cholera have occurred at the
Iron Gates OF the Danube, and that the out
break OF the dreaded disease has been con.
cealed by the authorities.
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