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

kept on them. The weather continues in
tensrly hot. and this. unfortunately. is
favorable 10 the growth of the cholera
germs There Is, however. more wind pre-
vailing to-day. and this adds somewhat to
the comfort of the city. So many warnings
have been given of the danger lurking in
water that thousands of people have aban-
doned its use as beverage. and are
quenchIng their thirst with beer and light
wines Lime juice and lemons are also In
demand.
Yesterday there were eighty-two new
cases of the disease reported and the deaths
amounted to sixty-one. People who can az
ford to do so are making ready toflee to va
rious places TO escape the disease. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the disease reached hero
by some vessel from an infected port, and
there 10 considerable indignation that the
authorities did not enforce the quarantine
regulations until after the disease got q
strong hold in the city. Ii has transpired
that the trst persons 10 fall victims To the
disease were dock laborers They were
taken TO the hospitals. where the doctors,
though they were probably fully aware
that the disease was Asiatic cholera, stated.
TO newspaper representatives and others
that IL was common cholera and nothing
was TO be feared from IL. They acted
on the worD-out theory that the
concealment of the presence of a
disease will prevent Its spreading. but that
their reasoning was failacious was soon
proved. for other patients were soon taken
to the hospitals suffering with the same
disease, and the number of cases has con-
staDtIy increased since. The first victims
nied almost Immediately after en- tering the
hospitals, and the appearance OF the
bodies, IL nothing else, was sufficient proof
that common cholera bad not caused death.
The bodies retained their heat for a longer
period than Is usual when death is caused
by another disease. and they looked as
though they had been through q long at
Jack of sickness. Many physicians hold
haf NAT. fQF afll m at w nm
have revealed the fact that malignant, and
aot simple cholera was the cause of death.
lt IL thought that the hospital physicians
we're fully aware of the scourge. but that
they were compelled by the authorities To
deny IL. total of one-fourth of all the
patients who have been removed to the
HOSPITALS have died.
The quarantine regulations are now be-
ing enforced with great severity. Every
vessels from French. German and Russian
ports, though there may be no cholera on
board. Is detained for observation, but this
sourse is held to be useless. as the danger
pow lies in the spread of the contagion
from sources inside the city. The health
authorities are using every known pre-
ventiye TO stop the disease.
Preventive Measures at Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-The president of the
Berlin police has made it known through
the press that doctors and heads of families
are bound instantly to report all cases Of
illness suspected to be cholera SO long as
the epidemic shall continue. AS letters and
papers from Russia are not disinfected. as
they were during former epidemics. per-
sons receiving such things from places
where the cholera prevails are advised 10
burn them as soon as possible. and to take
care TO cleanse their hands thoroughly.
The carriages of all trains arriving at Ber-
lin and Cologne from Hamburg are locked
until the passengers have been examined
by ply sicians. Professor Koch is reported
10 have said that the number of cases in
Hamburg is not great IN proportion to the
population, but the violent character of
the disease gives ground for the greatest
possible anxiety.
In consequence of the facilities for the
transmission of cholera by means of sleep
ing cars. the service between Hamburg and
Berlin has been suspended for the present.
A passenger who arrived here to-day from
Hamburg showed symptoms of the disease
when he reached this city. He was at once
conveyed to n hospital, where ne was isO-
lated The physicians are carefully watch
ing the case. The wife of q merchant here
died last night and 1t is believed that her
death was dine to Asiatic cholera. The
weather. residents of the city are begin
ming TO grow uneasy. anda it would not be
Durprising If an exodus should commence
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