Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01

board nf health Of this city and special
letters from DR., Edison of the hoard Of
health. lie will particularly examine
the apparatus used in dsnfrcting, and
il superior to that in use N this country
will vcOmmcnd the change.
lie is firm believer IN isolation Of
patients and hopes that the cool nights
that prevail in Germany in September
will kill the germs Of the dreaded
scourge.
lie feels sanguine that we need fear
no widespread devastation. lie will re-
port on his return from the Goth mcdi-
cal congress, to be held in Hamburg, his
conclusions ON the matter in hand
LONDON, Aug. 2G.--There is no doubt
| that cholera has at last entered England.
| HE disease was Brought here by the
| steamer Comma, which arrived al
Graycscnd yesterday from Hamburg.
II was reported that the steamer was
| infected, hut the authorities, after eX-
aiming the passengers, allowed them to
| land.
A few hours after two aliens who had
| arrived on the Comma were taken sick.
| They were at once taken to the hospital
ut Grayescnd, where the doctors pro-
nounccd their maady cholera In
! spite Of everything that was done for
them they died shortly after they were
| admitted.
This fact has caused considerable
! anxiety, but their is 10 panicky feeling,
| The local government board and the
! health authorities of the various Eng
lish ports will see 70 it that a more strict
| inspection is made Of vessels and pas
sengers from infected ports.
GUARDING AGAINST IAMBuRG.
The Liverpool health committee has
been discussing precautionary measures
against cholera.
The Lynn authorities are taking rigor.
Gus measures TO prevent the arrival Of
emigrants from Hamburg.
A STEAMER NOT ALLOWED TO LAND
The report Of the death of two
patients at Gunveseud was tclcgraphcd
throughout the country, and caused the
health authorities at the various ports to
b. on the alert for arrivals from ports
known TO be infected with cholera. To-
day the steamer laura, plying from
Hamburg 10 Lynn-Regi an English port
On the great Ousel, arrived at Lynn
She was boarded by the health officials,
who found two cholera subjects on
board.
The vessel was at once ordered 10 but
back TO ser. The officers and passcn-
gers protested against such summary
treatment, but the health officers were
obdurate, and positively refused TO let a
single person land from the steamer,
GIVING HAMBURG 4 WIDE BERTH.
Sixty passengers on board the
Hamburg American line, Coiunhiu,
from New York, which arrived al
southampton yesterday, changed their
minds about proceeding to Hamburg
when they learned of The cholera cpl
dcmic there. lAcy left the Columbia
when they found that the company had
ordered that she proceed no further,
and took passage for Flashing III the
Netherlands.
THE PAsSENGERS UNDECIDED.
Two hundred passengers remained on
board the Columbia, not having made
up their miud+ what route they would
take to reach the continent
rRGSCE HAS THE CnOLERINE.
Prince EStcrhasy, attache Of the
Austrian cmbaSsy here, has been suffer-
ing from an attack of cholcrine, but is
recovering.
KOCH SAYS IT'S BAD IN HAMBURG.
BERLIN, Aug. GA most welcome
thunder storm has passed over this city.
The air has been cleared ana tile weather
: is much cooler. The JoSstMhr IettRa1
! asserts that before Professor Koch lcft
Hamburg he tccgraphed 10 the sanitary
board that the cholera IL that city,
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