The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-06
MARCH OF THE CHOLERA.
SIX MONTHS FROM AFGHANIsTAN
TO THE CASPIAN SEA.

Djsllabad the Starting Point Of the
EDidemic-It First Appeared in De-
cember Last-Its March Rapid After
1t Reached the Lines of Railway.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The marine hos
pital service has caused TO be translated and
published an article from the leading
medical journal Of Constantinople describ-
ing the routes by which cholera spread over
Asia and Europe. The article states that
the eastern and southern part OF the trans
Caucasus were the chief focus of the
epidemic, and in period OF little more
than two months, or from June 20 to Aug
"a. there were about $4,000 choleraic deaths
IL the Caucasus out Of population Of about
100000, or death in about 200 of the ln-
habitants. The Caucasus has been one of
the most virulent focus ever known in a
cholera epidemic.
MARCH OF THE EPIDEMIC.
AS to the story of the progress of the dis
ease the article states: IF we cast a glance
over the progress Of the epidemic we will
see that 1t started from Diellabad, a city of
Afghanlstan, situated between Peshawer
aud Cabul, about the month Of December,
1891 that it slowly traversed the mountain
Gus territory separating Cabul from Herat,
which latter place it reached in March,
AoS%i that 1t gained Meshed, in KhorAssan,
about May %, from four to five months
after leaving Djellabsd; that from Msshed
IL reached the trens-Caspian railway about
June ~, appearing at the stations of Aska-
laDad aud Ouzorm- Ada on the Caspian sea.
SIX MONTHS IN REACHING THE SEA.
ut was, therefore, six months and more
IN travelling from Afghanistan to the
Caspian sea, but there 1t encountered rail-
ways and routes OF navigation and Travelled
20 81. Petersburg In Northern Russia and
hamburg, in Northwestern Germany, in
less than two months. The rapidlty
OF ITS progress was, there
fore, quadrupleG during the second
stage OF its line Of travel At the time of
writing cholera exists in three-quarters of
the immense territory Of Russia, in some
ports of Germany, at Antwerp, Havre,
etc. There is still cause to dread choleraic
loci In the Caucasus and Persia but the
conditions prevailing there are less threat
enlng than during the month OF August"
Inc state department has been ad vised
That Brazil has removed her quarantine
against the United States.
IGNORANCE REIGNs AT BUDA-PEsTH.
BUDA.PEsTH, Oct. 5.-Owing to the preva-
ience OF cholera here, orders have been
Issued that the soldiers here shall drink tea
with which citrlc acid has been mixed.
IL seems TO be beyond the range of human
possibility to impress upon the low er classes
That the cholera is essentially filth disease
aud any attempt to improve the sanitary
condition OF the city is met with resistance
by the ignorant people, To-day a number
OF sanitary officers were engaged in disin-
fecttn2 tainted houses when they were set
upon by mob armed with pick-axes and
put to flight.
WARNINGS IGNORED.
Warnings have been issued against the
drinking of water from the Danube without
first filtering and boiling it, but scarcely
any attention has been paid 60 them by the
lower classes. The people in the most
crowded quarters of the CITY continue to use
the Danube water in its natural state. end
1t IS held that this fact will initiate against
the attempts OF the authorities to stamp ont
the disease.
With full knowledge of the trouble that
VIII be met with by the health officials in
their attempts to improve the sanitary con-
dltlon OF the city, the newspapers demand
that commission having unlimited powers
TO deal with the situation be appointed by
the government There is no doubt that
such commission could work wonderful
improvements in sanitary matters here.
Between midnight last night and noon to-
day twelve new cases of the disease were re-
ported aud three OF the patients have died.
HAMBURG's FIGURES.
HAMBURG. Oct. 5-The official figures
place the new cases of cholera here yester-
day at 80 and the deaths at IL. Compared
with Mondays official figures this is a de-
crease of Is cases and an increase of deaths.
In Altoona yesterday 8 new cases and 4
deaths were reported and new cases and G
deaths Monday.
FALLING OFF AT HAvRE.
HAvRE, Oct. 5.-There was reported here
yesterday new case of cholera and death.
This Is decrease Of 2 cases and 4 deaths as
compared with Mondays returns.
THE PATIENTS OF PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. Cholera statistics: New
cases Yesterday %, deaths 10; against "a and
and 10 Monday
THE RECORD AT ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 5.-Twenty-five
new cases Of cholera and deaths were re.
ported here yesterday, against IL cases
and deaths Monday.
SOUTH CAROLINA MURDFRERs.