New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
THE CHOLERA SPREADING.
OFFICIALLY REPORTED IN BREMEN AND
BERLIN.

OFFICIALLY REPORTED IN BREMEN AND
BERLIN
DEATH FROM THE DI:EASE IN DUNDEE AND
CASES REP Ed ELSEWHERE IN GREAT
BRTAIN-THE SITUATION AT HAvRE AND
ANTwERp-THE PLAGUE ABATTNG
IN HAMBURG-ITs RAvAGES
IN RUSSIA.
Bremen. Aug 29-Thrteen cholera patients
have been admitted to the hospital here. Thus
far eight of the cases have been certified to as
true Asiatc cholera. One of the patients died.
Berlin, Aug. 29.-Dr. Harris Graham, an
American physician. who has had wide experience
with the cholera in Syria, is organizing the
American medical students here into body to
act assistants and nurses in the event OF
cholera becoming epidemic in this city
In accordance with the policy decided upon to
make public the health condition Of the city.
conceaing nothing from the residents. the police
this morning posted a notice throughout the
city announcing that woman who had Just
arrived here from Hamburg had died from Asiatic
cholera. Appended to the notice are full instruc-
tions for the treatment of cholera
The fulf,lment of the promise made by the
'uthorities of this city that the first case OF
announced has given much satisfaction to the
people, and has greatly allayed the public in.
quietude arising from the exaggerated reports
in regard to the disease Fifteen cases Of cholera
were reported to-right, but none of these were
of the Asiatic type. Energetic measures are being
taken to keep clcansed and disinfccted the dis
tricts of the city inhabited by working people
Great complaint is being made to the
laXty Of the supervision exercised over travellers
arriving here from Hamburg. Many Hamburgers
write to the papers that they had been allowed
to leave the railway stations in Berlin without
having to undergo the least inspection
Cases of cholera are reported in Ferver. near
Magdeburg and Striegert, in Mecklenbcrg. In
both places the disease was imported from Ham
burg. A dispatch from Halle, in Prussian Saxony.
saws that two cases of cholera have occurred in
that city. One of the patients went to Halle
from Hamburg.
Hamburg, Aug. 29.-The Official cholera sta
tstics place the number Of of the disease
reported on Saturday at 435 and the number
of deaths at 145 On Sunday and up TO noon
today l4s new cases and seventy-twO deaths
were reported The disease appears to be abating
in several parts of the city. There was much less
demand for ambulances during the night Inc
city yesterday srikingly quiet. There was
little traffic in the streets. and the concert gar
dens which are usually crowded TO their fullest
capacity on Sunday. were completely deserted
In Altoona. seventy-seven new cases Of cholera
and thrty-three deaths from the disease were re-
ported from noon Saturday up to noon to-day
Owing to the outbreak of the disease In the
prison, minor offenders TO the number OF 100
have been released.
The decrease of the pestilence in Hamburg ano
Al,ona has been most noticeable since midnight
hoop fA1
SchiTbeck. Bergedorf Harburg, Elmshorn and
Uetersen, suburbs Of Hamburg At Wandsbeck'
three miles northeast Of Hamburg, favorite sum
NOR resort of the merchants of the city, there
wore nine cases of the disease and five deathe
up to Saturday night.
Uavre. Aug 29.-There were reported in this
city Yesterday sixty new cases of cholera ana
twentv-four deaths from the disease
. London. Aug. 29.-If all the deaths that are
being reported from Asaic cholera are true, there
,s no doubt 81 Great Brtain's having visitation
Of the dreaded scourge. From Gravesend, swan
sea. Glasgow and Dundee, towns IN England,
Wales and Scotland deaths from the disease arr
renortcd showing that the efforts of the health
ofcia,> to keep il out of the country nave pIoNeu
frnitIcss This afternoon comes the news that a
person has died from Asatic cholera at Bolton
large manufacturing town twelve miles northwest
of Manchester.
THE permission given by the health officials at
NiddlcsborouQh for the landing Of the crew OF
tho steamer Corona from Hamburg promises TO
have serious results. AS announced in these dis
Watches Yesterday, the vessel was placed In quar-
antine after ore Of the crew had been attacked
by cholera, but in the meantime "A numoer oi
the shpS company had departed for their
homes Six Of the mcnt went TO Dundee, whefe
they live while another went TO Aberdeen AMONG
,hoee who went 10 Dlndcc was Mr. Walker the
enpirecr of the Corona. Shortly after his arrival
there he was taken ILL., He died In few hours'
and the physician who attended him says theIe
is no doubt that his death was duc 10 choie'''
When il became known that Mr. walker was
dead. the greatest excitement prevailed In Duhuee
and Aberdeen. Steps were at once taken by the
health officers to isolate the remaining hVe nleih-
bers of the crew in Dundee and the man IN Aoer-
deem. The residents of both places. however,
helicve that the men have been allowed TO 20
about thc town long enough to spread the dis
ea.a If .hov carried the infection. An eXtfaor-
dinarv watch will be kept in both places ior the
first app,arance of choleraic disorders Ahother
member Of the Geronas crew who went 10 oou'h
Shields to-day was found TO be suffering iron'
cholera.
sailor who arrived at Swansea to-day from
Cork was found TO be suffering with choler" anu
was Immediately removed to the choleia hoep'''''
The residents of Gravesend were tnro"h i'''' :,
state of excitement to-day by the arrival 'Nere Vi
two emiorant steamers, one OF when was rum
Hamburg while the other, as was suosc'iuon''
learned was bound for Hamburg. Inc o'e""''
from Hamburg. the Portia, was subjected 10 u
risid examination and all the passengers "eie
mustered for mcdi'-al examination. Nob ''"oe
Ct cholera was found. The steamers physician re-
ported the death Of baby on the voyage ITO"
some infantilc complaint AS the Portia anu iie'
forty passengers found to be free from in'e0.