The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-26

to collectors of customs. medical officers of
tho United States Marine Hospital Service,
agents of foreign steamship lines, local
quarantine officers and others. a. follows:
department Circular No. li1, dated Aug.
"a. relative to the disinfection of personal
effects and baggage of immigrants prior
TO embarkation. Is hereby extended to in
clude the baggage and personal effects OF
immigrants from all European and Asiatic
ports. and it IL further ordered that the
provisions of the circular thus amended
shall become operative on and after
this date. except for articles of baggage,
etc, arioat prior to the PRONUNCIATION OF
this order, which must be disinfected on
arrival"
The United States consul at Hamburg
cables TO the State Department this morn
ing as follows:
Hamburg authorities admit to-day that
Asiatlc cholera has been In Hamburg since
Aug. Is. All vessels and their baggage
leaving Hamburg after that date ought 10
be dlsnfeeted In New York. Cable II, and
how long. quarantine will be imposed"
The dispatch was referred by the Score
tary OF State to the Secretary of the
Treasury. During the afternoon the Sec
retary of State wasinformed that the time
OF detention of vessels at quarantine 10 IN
definite, but that 1t would be long enough
TO disinfect vessels, If necessary. and give
reasonable assurance against the admis-
sion OF cholera. The consul at Hamburg
also asked the department about customs
regulations In regard TO the mportations or
rags He.was referred to the department.
circular on the sui ject now in force. The
Treasury Department Ia using all possible
vigilance TO prevent the introduction of
cholera into the United States" SAID Assist
ant Secretary Spaulding this afternoon.
and l am glad 10 say that the steamship
companies Will render Us all the assist
ance in their power"
The vice-coDsul- general at Teheran tele-
graphs that the estimated deaths In Persia
from cholera have been $1,000. OF this
number 5000 were in Mesched, 1900 in
'Tabrix, 5000 in Teheran and 10000 in other
places.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Commissioner
Mule, of the quarantine board, was seen
to-day and stated that the quarantine
board was taking every precaution to keep
the dread scourge out of the United States.
He said that several new barrels have been
ordered for dislnfectsnts so powerful that
porcelaIn-lined faucets will be used in the
barrels. superintendent David Starrin said
that every thing is bong done to ward Oft
the disease, and that the Quarant tine CON-
missioner would visit the islands on Satur-
day next. DR.. Cyrus Edison. sanitary super
intendent says Personally L feel very
secure in regard to cholera. and dread an
epidemic of cholera much less than would
one OF typhus fever. In the first place
there can be no mistakes made in
diagnosing the disease. Then, too, the
disease develops much more rapidly than
typhus 1t would. therefore, be absolutely
IMPOSSIBLE for an immig grant to como into
this country with latent cholera which
might develop after he had passed quar-
antine. The cholera. also. is not so con-
tagious as typhus. 1t develops and multi
"a
be carried without the aid of animal life"
The authorities here are prepared to care
for five thousand patients at moments
notice If IL becomes necessary.