Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-20
THE CHOLERA SCARE.
THE SITUATION GROWS LESS ALARM.
ING IN NEW YORK AND HERE.
Inspecting Physicisns Ready 60 Assume
Duty as Soon as Nscesssry--The City
and County 10 he Cleaned.

There are no cases of cholera in this
city to-day"
These words we're received by telegraph
at $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by DR..
w. T. oppenhimer. president of the Board
of Health of this city. and they were from
DIR. Cyrus Edison. superintendent Of the
Department OF Contagious Diseases
of New York. Upon reading the above
encouraging message DIR. 0ppenhimer
remarked that things looked much
brighter and that the possibility of a
cholera epidemic was less alarming. He
had, however, been out with the Mayor all
day looking for a suitable place for hos
pital, and they had not succeeded in find
ing Just what they thought desirable.
These officials have considered the expe-
diency OF locating this institution Ill the
county and the benefits to be derived by
having il in the city, and as yet they are
undecided upon the matter OF location.
PERMANENT HOSPITAL.
The Doctor and the Mayor have reached
what seems to be an excellent conclusion
In the hospital matter, in that they have
about determined TO recommend the
establishment of q permanent one for all
contagious diseases, SO that the institu-
ton will DO ready whenever necessity
arises for its use. The Board of Health
will meet to-day and the matter will pro-
badly be brought to their attention.
During a session of the Committee on
Health and the Board of Health a day or
two ago resolution was adopted asking
the James River Improvement Committee
to allow the use of one OF the city tugs for
the purpose of inspecting passengers upon
the boats coming into Richmond: Cap
A.. ho, r,f tha (tr,cn m ffaa
James-Riyer Improvement, has called q
meeting of that body 70 be held this eve
ming, OF which this matter Will be dis
cussed. DIR. Oppenhimer and the Health
Committee have agreed upon the physi-
clans to make these examinations Of trains
and boats, but they will not enter upon
their duties unless there shall be change
for the. worse, IN New YORK city or until
the epidemic shall break out IN some other
American port.
Seyenty-fiye men, q number of sanitary
inspectors, and several carts and mules
were added to the Health Department
force Yesterday, and the work of thorough
ly cleansing the entire city is going steadi-
ly, aggressively on.
WHAT THE COUNTY Is DOING.
The Board of Health of Henrico county,
with it's health officer, DR.. Archer, held q
meeting Yesterday morning and made ar
rangements to begin at once to thoroughly
clean the suburbs, including roads, streets
and alleys and put them in proper condi-
ton. Messrs. James I. Phillip, of Tucka-
hoe. and Thomas p. Larus, of Fairfield,
were appointed inspectors. and all citizens
are notified that they must join in the gene
raj movement to put everything in health
full order by cleaning up their own pre-
mises.
This morning Squire Frischkorn will ac-
company Health-Ofii DIR. Archer on
an inspection tour to look into the condi-
ton of the county. Later IN the day
Squire Lewis will accompany the Doctor
on q similar mission.