The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-24
: THE MoRNIN NEWS.
EsrABL1sHED 1850. INCORPORATED 1888.
JH. ESTILL, President.
CHOLERA GETTING CLOSE
aAMBURa AND HAvRE INVADED
BY THE EPIDEMIC.

rhe American Consul at the Latter
place Advises Inspection OF q Fast
stasmer Coming This Way-12o
Cases at Hamburg Monday-Stin
Raging in It's Old Stamping Grounds.
WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-Although no
real fear that cholera will reach the shores
n, the United STATES is expressed by the au-
.borities of the treasury department, they
ara taking all the precautions deemed nee
ssssrv 10 prevent its introduction.
Circulars have heretofore been issued
N the customs officers directing
the disinfecting Of baggage from cholera
infected ports. Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing was in conference to-day with DR.. AUS
ten, acting surgeon general of the marine
hospital service, in regard to further pre-
csutionary steps. Official information has
been received that Asiatic cholera exists In
Hamburg and Havre. and the port officers
at New York and Baltimore have been 30
informed.
HAMBURG's DENIAL,
The Hamburg authorities have heretofore
insisted that the disease was cholerine, At
Hamburg there were 100 cases Of cholera
Yesterday. Many deaths were reported.
Consul Williams at Havre reports an cpl
demic of Asiatic cholera at that place with
many deaths, and advises inspection of the
fast liner La Touraine. These facts have
been promptly communicated to the health
officers at Staten Island, and every preoau-
ton will be taken, especially in view of the
fact that the epidemic has now reached two
Of the most important ports in Europe with
which the United States has direct and
rapid communication.
HAMBURG'S INFECTION.
HAMBURG, Aug. 23.-The cholera Is
chiefly prevalent in Alstadt, or the old por-
ton of tie city. comparatively few cases
occurring in the Neustadt, or new portion.
Every precau.ion possible is being taken to
localiEe the disease. A number Of new
cases were reported to-day.
sIXTY-FIvE DEATHS AT HAMBURG,
HAMBURG, Aug. 90. Newspaper reports
differ widely regarding the number OF
cases Of cholera In this city. The Mach
richten says that 30 far there has been 800
cases and 100 deaths. Sixty-five deaths oc-
Cured to-day. Victims died within six
hours after attack.
HUNDREDS DYING AT REUsHED.
TEHERAN, Aug. ga dispatch from
Reushed, in the province OF Ghilan, states
that every day hundreds of persons are dy-
ing there from cholera. Reushed is very
unhealthy place and sanitary methods are
unknown. 1t lies on the Caspian sea, and
is the center OF the importing trade Of the
province in which it is located. Mest all
the reports are from Russia. Other cities
are also suffering.
CHOLERA AT CoNsTANTINoPLE.
LONDON, Aug. 23-The Vienna corrs-
spOndent of the Daily NelDs says: lit is
reported from Constantinople that there
have been several new cases of cholera, and
auumber of deaths daily during the past
week in the Lazaretto there, although Mecca
pilgrims have shown clean bills OF health
up to the present.
RUssIA's DAILY REPORT.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.-The official
returns OF new cases of cholera yesterday
and the deaths show decrease, compared
with Sundays figures Of Is cases and an in
crease OF Ill deaths. The total number Of
new cases reported yesterday was 6.606 and
the total deaths 3, ,429.