The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
THE DREAD CHOLERA.
u. S. Government Precautions to
Prevent its Coming Here.
People Dying By the Thousands in
Germany. Persia and
Russia

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Thc State De.
plrtment received further advices rc'ative
to the cholera, of very disquieting ma
Mr.. Fox, son of a prominent newspaper
man at Washington, ID. G., says the esti
mated deaths in Persia are 81, 900; 5000
in Mesched, $4,000 in Tabriz, 5000 in
Teheran and 5000 in other places. His
appeals for assistance to the American
hospital in Teheran have already been
made public.
The consul at Hamberg telcgraphs that
the authorities of that city admit that
Asiatic cholera has been prevalent there
since August 18th, and that up to Aug
ust 23d there were 291 cases and rs
deaths. Nevertheless, the fact of the cx-
istcnce Of cholera there was denied, up
to August Odd, just as it is now also de-
MED at Havre. The attempt to suppress
accurate information occasions much un-
easiness to health officers here.
THE DREAD PEsTILENCE IN HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, GERMANY. One hundred
and sixty nine bodies of cholera victims
are awaiting burial in this city. So great
is the terror caused by the cholera that
it is difficult to get men for the work of
buryipg the dead aud many assistants of
undertakers have deserted their places.
Business is PROSTATE and shipping is GO
ing to other ports.
So serious is the panic that Russian
immigrants now in the city find it diff :
Guilty to procure food, as everybody tries
to avoid them.
At Athena the army surg cons have been
ordered by their superiors to assist the
civilian doctors in caring for the cholera
victims
ANTWERP IN A STATE OF TERROR.
ANTWERP, HOLLAND. The excitement
in this city over the outbreak of cholera
disease was brought here by vessels from
dock laborcrs. They were taken to the
hospitals, where the doctors stated that
it was ordinary cholera and th It nothing
howeyer. apread, and the public became
alarmed. hesfrst victims died almost
imnediHtely after entering the hospital
and the appearance of the bodies showed
{ tho disease to be Asiatic cholera. !
SLoEDoN MOVING AGAINST THE CHOLERA
4 LonpoN. The health committee Of nc
|. municipality held meeting to consider
precatttions against the cholera. It WAS
annohuced that all the Steamship lines
|praposcd 10 spspand their mmisratiog
80 1fio until tke depEss fro, cholefl
&! 81 3 o. : Z! 3'sl| -
F LosDoN. ,ThS Asistie cholera has ar
rived in England. The steamer 9emtna
from Hamburg has entered at Gra.esehd
bringing several cases of the plague.
Two women on the steamer have died
from the cholera and another victim, a
man, is improving. The news causes
great CONSERVATION at Grayesend.
PARIS At Havrc forty.eight fresh
cases of cholera and 81 deaths are re-
ported.
RUSSIAN TRADE CUT OFF.
KONIGsBERG.-Th government has or
dercd the suspension OF all traffic on the
Russian frontier except at Eydtkumen
and Prostkcn. A multitude of Intending
cmigraDts have been stopped at points on
the frontier and driven back to Russia.
FEARFUL CHOLERA MORTALITY IN RUSSIA.
Sr. PETERsBURG.-Th Thursday, accord
ing to the official returns, there were
0,322 new cases OF cholera against 500
OH Wednesday. Yesterday there were
2,977 deaths reported against 2,743 for
Wednesday. In St. Petersburg there
were reported 103 new cases and "a
deaths.
STEAMSHIP VOYAGES AFFECTED.
LONDON. The Hamburg Americas
steamship Columbia will not proceed to
Hamburg She is unloading here and
will start for New York on Saturday
The steamship Normandie, of the same
line, will not be allowed to land, it is
said, although she declined to take on
board 400 emigrants who applied for pas.
sage.