Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-30
IN GREAT BRITAIN.
No Longer Any Doubt That Cholera is
Prevalent.

No Longer Any Doubt That Cholera is
Prevalent.
LONDON, Aug. .29.-There is no doubt
Great Britain is having a visitation
from the dread scourge which has been
devastating Europe. From Gravesend,
Edinburgh, Dundee and various other
places in England, Scotland and Wales,
come reports of deaths from cholera,
showing that the officials have not
been able to keep it out OF
the country, ard now, this
afternoon, comes report that
person has died from Asiatic
cholera at Bolton, large manufactur-
ing town, twelve miles northwest of
Manchester. The place is one of the
principal seats of English cotton manu-
facture, and thousands OF mill opera
tives live there.
The permission given by the health
officials of Middlesborough for the land
ing OF the crew from the steamer Gero-
ma, from Hamburg, promises to have
most serious results. As announced in
these dispatches, the vessel was placed
in quarantine after one Of her crew had
been attacked by cholera, but in the
meantime number of the ships
company had departed for their homes.
Six of them went to Dundee, where they
reside, while another of them went to
Aberdeen. Among those who went to
Dundee was Walker, the engineer of
Corona. Shortly after his arrival there,
he was taken sick and died in few
hours. The physician who attended
him says there is no doubt that his
death was due to cholera. When
it became known that Walker
was dead, the greatest excitement
prevailed in Dundee, and also in
Aberdeen where the seventh member
of the crew ashore had gone. Measures
were taken by the health officers to iso-
late the remaining members of the crew
in Dundee, rnd the one in Aberdeen
until all danger Of their spreading con-
tagion might be passed The residents
Of the places, however, believe the men
were allowed to 60 about the towns long
enough to spread the disease, if they
carried the injection, and there ie wide
spread anxiety prevalent in every quar-
ter OF the towns. An extraordinary
watch will be kept in both places for the
appearance of choleraic disorders.
A sailor arrived at Swansea today
from Cork. He was found to be suffer
ing from cholera, and was Immediately
removed to the cholera hospital. The
appearance of the disease in Swansea
has awakened the authorities to the re-
sponsibility of their position, and
meeting was instantly summoned to
decide upon measures for the prevention
Of any further invasion.
A steamer which has been in quaran-
tie at the Elbe, owing to two deaths by
cholera, is expected to arrive at Graves
end tonight, with large number of
poor emigrants. There is much appre-
henslon concerning the matter. Graves
end is only twenty miles from London,
and an outbreak of cholera there is
much feared.
The announcement was made this
afternoon that the company, which con-
veys most OF the aliens to Gravesend,
had decided to cease passenger traffic
from Hamburg.
DIR. Whitcomb, sanitary officer at
Gravesend, who inspected the steamer
Gemma, which arrived from Hamburg
Thursday, three of whose passengers
subsequently died from what was
supposed to be Asiatic cholera,
denies that the disease is the same Ash
attic scourge, and declares it is merely
cholerine. 1t is difficult in this multi
plicity Of accusations and denials to ac-
curately determine The real truth of the
matter.
1t is declared the sickness on board
the steamer Laura, which arrived at
Lynn, Friday, with two suspicious cases
was not cholera. but acute diptheria.
Great excitement was created at quar-
antine by the arrival of a steamer from
Hamburg, on board of which a baby
died en- route. An investigation showed
that the baby died OF some iDfantile dis
order, and those on board all being well,
were allowed to land.
A London firm has received an order
from Hamburg for $4,000 gallons of dis
injecting fluid and $4,000 tons OF disin-
fecting powder.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The schooner Hell
ena, said to be destined for America, and
which has been detained at Dover, is
now being towed to Gravesend with q
yellow flag flying from her mast.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 29.--Complairts Is
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