Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
CHOLERA OVER THE SEA.
Precautions Taken ut American Ports to
Keep Out tho Scourge.


Keep Out tho Scourge.
A Hamburg dispatch says: Eighty cascs Of
cholera were reported at Altoona yesterday, in
Guiding three cases Of Asiatic cholera. Some
Of the business men Of this city are afraid to
the public telephones, fearing contagion from
the trans1nitter. Otherwise business proceeds
as usual. The city schools we're closed the
greater part of the day. The police and saui-
tary authorities at a conference yesterday dis
cussed the eventual closing Of the harbor unless
the epidemic speedily subsidies. The Nachrich-
ten dwells upon the recklessness Of the poor in
eating unsound fruit and other food when the
spread Of cholera has already been sufficiently
favored by the intensely hot weather.
In Antwerp yesterday five persons, who were
suffering from cholera and were admitted to
the hospital, died few hours after their admis-
sion. One case of the disease, it Is declared,
has appeared on board a steamer from Ham,
burg. The sanitary board has ordered most
rigorous inspection Of all vessels arriving from
Hamburg the Rhine ports and from France.
The doctors were loath to admit that the disease
was Asiatic cholera. but they were finally COM
PEELED to acknowledge that the scourge Of the
| east had appeared here.
Having been officially notified Of the pre-
valence of cholera in foreign parts the Phila-
delphia board of health at q meeting yesterday
adopted stringent measures to prevent the
disease from being introduced into the country
through that port. Hereafter all vessels arriv-
ing from cholera-infected ports will be detained
at quarantine until ali the baggage, bedding,
&c. OF the immigrants aboard have been dis
infected.
The steamship Switzerland. from Antwerp.
was the first vessel to arrive from an infected
port, The quarantine officials found no sick
ness on board and her 700 passengers were per-
mitted to leave the steamer and enter the
trnp -hnrn I~rv<h ae
migration inspector.
The baggage and bedding of the people in
the hold and steerage quarters were not dis
turbed. and will not be until the port physician
and medical inspectors determine in what man.
ner the same shall be disinfected. Both Of these
officials visited the steamer in the afternoon and
will proceed with the work they have ON hand
| as speedily as possible, fully two-thirds of
the immigrants are bound for the west and can
not depart until they secure possession Of their
baggage. All vessels are to stop at the Della
ware breakwater for inspection.
PRECAUTIONS IN NEW YORK.
The quarantine officials of New York are busy
preparing to prevent any importation of chol-
era from the infected European ports. Orders
have been given by the commissioners to have
the fever ship Samuel Carlton ready for hos
pltal use in the lower bay as soon as required
There are several vessels due this week from
Hamburg. where cholera is now raging. The
ships have about 1000 Immigrants aboard.
They will be detained at quarantine and thor
oughly examined. The French line steam
| ship La TOuraine, which left Havre last Sun
day, is due on Saturday. As cholera is re-
ported at Havre, the vessel will be duly sub
jected to quarantine regulations on her arrival.
Nothing has yet been done ut Ellis Island
immigrant station toward preventing the intro
duction Of cholera by immigrants, but the physi-
clans in charge will keep sharp lookout for
any symptoms among the newly arrived.
BOSTON BoYCorTs RAGS.
In view of the rapid spread of cholera in
Europe the custom house authorities of Boston
yesterday issued an order that no rags shall be
landed from any European port until exam
nations are made in each case in order to be
assured that they did not come from any
cholera-infected district until they were thor
Onghly fumigated in a manner prescribed by
the department.
CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE.
There will be conference in Baltimore today
of representatives. Of the steamship lines enter
ing that port, and Health Commissioner
McShane. DR.. Hutton Of the United States
marine hospital and DIR. Sidney o. Heiskel OF
the quarantine hospital, to consider means OF
fumigating and disinfecting freight and pas.
sengers. This is in view OF the spread OF
cholera in Europe.