The morning call., 1892-09-04
CHLORIDE VERSUS CHOLERA.
All Of Chinatown's Corners
to Be Disinfected.
Every City Quarter Sacred TO Filth to Be
swooped pown Upon by the Author
ities-The Quarantine.

The city house-eleaning is TO be no per-
functory thing according TO Mayor Sander
son.
Cholera or no cholera. the head of the
municipality was much impressed on his
recent tour Of Chinatown by the necessity
of keeping up the good work.
Yesterday he stated 10 a CALL reporter
that in his judgment the inspection of the
Monaghan quarter should be made regu-
lar, permanent institution.
The people up there have been indus
triously cleaning up since Tuesday" he
said, $50 things were not very bad as far as
one could see, everywhere.
''Bnt there are certain alleyways, back
entrances and Offices which are menacing in
their present condition.
Il hear that the Health Officer intends to
send down four wagOn-lOads of chloride of
line to sprinkle in some OF these neglected
angles, and | heartily approve of the idea.
Next week l am going to take a look
round in other sections OF the city.
"BarbaTy Coast, the Latin quarter and
other obvious districts must be inspected,
and no chances taken anywhere.
The ordinary Chinaman's aversion to
chloride Of Hme is said to be innate.
Possibly the officers sprinklng Ii in
Chinatown Will have to obtain police pro-
lection
Anyway Health Officer Keeney means TO
have it done, as well as to take measures
/ else wi here.
On Monday notification will issue from
the Health Office 10 the fruit merchants
and pToperty-owners In the district
bounded by. Montgomery. California and
Pacific streets and the water front.
The Notification viii order the parties
addressed TO abate all nuisances for which
they are responsible.
All refuse matter. garbage, decayed or
deCaYfng yegetA bles, stale fish, ancient and
0d0T ferrous odds and ends must be disposed
.Of in tHentyfour hours.
DlsObedience Will mean arrest and arrest
5 is. fruitful source OF trouble.
Most of the residents within the limits
named have already been looking into their
odd corners and are not dlspleased to have
their. attention drawn 10 an important sub
ject some what neglected in the rush of
business.
OF course they are grumblers, but they
will fall into line with the. thinking ma
jority:
|. Besides thetnterior prscautionsour picket
guards are on the alert to prevent the land
ing Of cholera by water.
The. steamer. City Of Panama and the
UmatillG arrived here yesterday, and under
the order recently issued by Pres ident Har-
risGn: were placed IN quarantine.
DR.. IawlOT of the Board of Health
to q rigid Investigation. Every nook and
corner was looked into and the entire i'll
terror carefully fpmigated
The vessels will lie allowed TO land their
passengers because tile order eIfecting them
was issued while they were at sea. In the
meantime, however, the Secretary of tile
Treasury has been teEegrsphed and his re-
ply will decide the attitude Of the local
authorities.
When the Umatilla arrived George c.
Perkins of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company wired at once to his agents not to
accept any steerage passengers. from Cana
dian, ports until the cholera scare is over
This will involve considerable loss of
patronage, but is taken as a safeguard agains ST
the epidemic.
When seen Mr.. Perkins said that be had
Issued the order to his agents simply be-
cause he desired TO aid the Government in
its efforts to prevent an inroad of the dread
disease
If it reaches this country" he said. 1t
will come, in my opinion, by the way of
Canada, and by keeping out immigrants
from that section the danger Will be avoided
to a very large degree. A few dollars more
or less in tie treasury of this company
would not offset the horrors of an epidemic"
A sure preventive Of cholera is said to
be tumbler Of sea- water just before break
fast. Should you be unfortunate enough to
contract cholera then use half glass of flour,
stirred to thin paste with water, which
will ease the pain and heal the bowels.