The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-27
CHOLERA In ENGLAND
Two Fatal Gases Occur at Grave
send.
MANY DEATHS REPORTED IN PARIS

The Steamer Gemma Carries the
the Cholera from Hamburg to
Gravesend Fifty-six Deaths Mt
Hamburg - Precautionary Meas
ures Taken in New York.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-There is now no
doubt that cholera has at last entered
England. The disease was brought here
by the steamer Gemma, which arrived
at Gravesend from Hamburg.
1t was reported that the steamer was
infected, but the authorities, after ex-
amining the passengers, allowed them
to land. A few hours after two aliens
who had arrived on the Gemma were
taken sick. They were at once re-
moved to the hospital at Gravesend,
where the doctors pronounced their
malady cholera. In spite of everything
that was done for them they died soon
after they were admitted to the hos
pital.
This fact has caused considerable anx-
iety, but there is no panicy feeling. The
local government board and the health
authorities of the various English ports
will see to it that n more strict inspec-
tion is made of vessels and passengers
from infected ports.
Suspects Sent Back.
Yesterday the steamer Laura, plying
between Hamburg and Lynn-Regis, an
English port on the Great Ouse, nine
miles from the North Sea, arrived at
Lynn. She was boarded by the health
officials, who found two cholera suspects
on board. The vessel was at once or
dered to put back to sea.
The officers and passengers protested
against such summary treatment, but
the health officers We're obdurate and
positively refused to let single person
land from the steamer.
j. Sixty persons on board the Hamburg
American line steamer Columbia. from
New York, which arrived at Southamp-
ton changed their minds about proceed
ing to Hamburg when they learned of
the cholera epidemic there. They left
the Columbia and took passage for
Flushing in the Netherlands.
Two hundred passengers remained on
board the Columbia, not having made
up their minds which route they will
take.
The Columbia will not proceed to
Hamburg. She Is unloading here and
Will start for New York on Saturday.
The steamship Normannia, of the
lowed to land here today, it is said, al
though she declined to take on board
400 emigrants who applied for passage.
Prince Esterhazy, attache of the Aus
trian embassy here, has been suffering
from cholerine, but is now recovering.
No Sign of Abating.
HAMBURG, Aug, 27.-There were re-
ported yesterday 202 fresh cases of
cholera and So deaths. The weather is
cooler and there has been rain since /
o'clock i'll the morning Nevertheless
in the vicinity of Hardor the disease
shows no sign of abating. Forty pri-
vate companies are at work disnfectinr
dwellings in the city and its suburbs.
General indignation is felt towards the
authorities because they suppressed for
three weeks the fact that Asiatc cholera
was spreading in the city.
In Altoona the water supply is fail
ing. 1t is reported that in Pinnerberg
and Kiel several cases of Asiatic cholera
have been discovered.
PARIS, Aug. 2B.-In Havre yesterday
forty-eight fresh cases of cholera and
twenty-one deaths are reported
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. = The New
York Shipping company writes to the
treasury department. that United States
consuls are not sufficiently posted as to
prohiblllou OF lmportatlons of goods
likely to convey infection from cholera
districts. Assistant Secretary Spalding
replies that the departments circulars
regarding importations from cholera
districts have been sent to the secretary
of state with the request that the proper
consular officers be furnished with
them. The collector of customs at New
York WAS yesterday instructed to re-
fuse entry to licorice root from Bar
toum, Russia, as Bartoum is the centre
of the infected district of Russia, The
licorice root is not likely to convey the
fection, but the bagging used in cover
ing the bales is IL source of danger.
Representatives of the steamship lines
have informed the Washington author
tiles of the precautions taken by them.
The White Star Zine has ordered that no
nranail Tickets mnst be issIal