The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28

IN the matter resulting in the
formation OF = Gordon which will make il
extremely difficult for q case of cholera To
reach the shores of the United States.
Surgeon General Wyman. of the marine
hospital service. is now considering a
proposition to continue disinfection OF
baggage during the winter. This, it Is
thought. will prevent the importa-
ton OF cholera germs after the
present alarm is over. The old revenue
cutter Ewing will be taken TO Chesapeake
bay, anchored Off shore and fitted up for a
hospital. so that if any cholera patients
are found aboard incoming ships they will
not have To be landed. but can be kept en-.
tirely isolated
Ii Is evident that people living along tho
Canadian border are apprehensive that
the disease may enter the United States
by that route. as two telegrams were re-
ceived az the treasury department today,
one from Troy. \. Y, and the other
from Minnesota. regarding precautions
taken. Acting Secretary Spauiding re-
Piled that the provision of the department
regarding disintecticn of baggage will be
Immediately enforced along the Canadian
border under the direction of the SUPER
vising surgeon general of the marine hos
pitas service. who has taken steps for the
appointment of medical inspectors at all
points where emigrants cross the border.
The consul of The United States ut Ham
burg. in a dispatch to the department to-
day. after giving the number Of new cases
and deaths yesterday, said the prospects
were worse.
HAMRURG, Aug. 27.-0lIicial statistics
n To- ,fax, har 4 rpa
cases of cholera here and S5s deaths from
the disease. At Altoona between Tuesday
and Friday there were sixty-four cases
and twenty-five deaths.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 27.-Heaith Officer
keeney has sent an official communica-
ton to Mayor Sanderson requesting him.
in view of the possibility of cholera reach-
ing San Francisco. to take precautions
against the disease by thoroughly
cleaning the city. He recommends the
cleaning of all streets, the flushing of
sewers and the sprinkling of chloride of
lime in the cutters. The health officer
will make a house to house inspection of
Chinatown.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Aug 27.-Throughout
Russia yesterday there were reported 6,s1S
new cases of cholera and 3,262 deaths, an
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 27.-Every precaution
was taken here, but, notwithstanding,
cholera has effected an entrance into tho
city. The first death, that of woman,
occurred this morning.
ODESSA, Aug. 27.--Cholera is spreading
in Nicoaieff and Kisheneff, neither Of
which places is mentioned in the official
bulletins.
VIENNA, Aug. 27.--A vessel belonging to
the Austrian IL Northwestern line. plying
on the Elbe. has arrived here with most
of her crew suffering from cholera. which
was contracted while at Hamburg. In
Bohemia an alarming increase of so-called
dysentery is reported. Several sudden
deaths have occurred, but the doctors are
positive there is no Asiatic cholera.
New ORLEANS. Aug. 27,-Joseph Hot,
one of the most distinguished sanitary
scientists in the United States. in an in
terview regarding cholera, said: "When
I consider the extent of exposed
or very imperfectly protected line
of Atlantic seaboard. including
the st. Lawrence, the situation
appears to me to be one of the extremist
gravity. l will regard it as only little
short of miracle if cholera fails to follow
its old and accustomed line of travel and
in doing so involves an invasion of this
continent. If we escape it will be only
through awakening to the perilous situa-
tion and by extraordinary efforts. and by
immediate enforcement of rational and
scientific methods of defense as embraced
in our own quarantine system"
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. CIV. A.
Haskell, president of the Illinois state
board of health, has telegraphed to the
members of the international conference
of state boards of health now in session in
Indianapolis, suggesting to the executive
committee of the conference the ex-
pediency of memorializing President Har-
rison, praying that he issue proclama-
tion prohibiting emigration into the
United States during sthe prevalence of
Asiatic cholera in Europe. The boards of
health of other states are also requested to
prepare memorial To the president on the
same subject.