The record-union., 1892-08-30
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LONDON, Aug. ga Berlin corre-
spondent of the NeaCS says: Professor
Koch has issued warning against over
much watering Of the streets, humidity,
he claims, favoring the spread of bacilli,
and the rapid consumption of water pre-
venting effective filtration at the water
works. The most conflicting reports as
to the extent of the epidemic in Ham
burg have been published. The Ham
burgers are treated like lepers elsewhere
in Germany. The hotel doors are shut in
their faces, and it is impossible for them
to obtain lodgings. Many of them have
been known to alight from trains few sta
tions before reaching Berlin, and to come
into the city by local trains to avoid in
spection. Suspected cases of cholera are
reported at Halle and Leipsic, but the
presence of the disease in these places has
not been officially confirmed.
The Times correspondent at st. Peters
burg says the average daily cholera
record there is hundred new cases and
twenty deaths. II is the greatest mis-
take to say that the epidemic is mild
one. The best authority af1irms to the
contrary. The bodies of the victims
frequently exhibit strong muscular
movements an hour after death, thus
proving the severity Of the attack. True
the proportion of deaths is not very high,
but the disease is of extreme virulence.
GREAT BRITAIN TO SUFFER.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-There is no doubt
that Great Britain is having visitation
of the dreadful Scourge. From Graves
end, Swansea, Glasgow and Dundee,
towns in England, Scotland and Wales,
reports come of deaths from the disease,
showing that the efforts of health officials
to keep il out of the country have proved
truitless. And now, this afternoon comes
report that person has died from
ASiatic cholera at Bolton, large manu-
featuring town twelve miles northwest of
Manchester. The place is one ofthe prin-
cipal seats of English cotton manu-
factures, and thousands of mill operatives
live there.
The permission given by health officials
at MiddleSborOugh for the landing of the
crew OF the steamer Corona from Ham
burg promises to have most serious re-
suits. As announced in these dispatches
the vessel was placed in quarantine after
one Of the crew had been attacked by
cholera, but meantime a number of the
ships company had departed for their
homes. Six of them went to Dundee,
where they reside, while another of the
crew went to Aberdeen. Among those
who went to Dundee was Walker, engi-
neer of the Corona. Shortly after his
arrival there he was taken sick and died
in few hours. The physician who
attended him says no doubt death was
due TO cholera. When it became known
that Walker was dead the greatest ex-
element prevailed in Dundee and also in
Aberdeen, where a seventh member of
the crew ashore had gone. Steps were at
once taken by the health officers to iso-
late the remaining members of the crew
in Dundee and one in Aberdeen until all
danger Of their spreading the contagion
is past. The residents of both places,
however, believe the men have been
allowed to go about the towns long
enough to spread the disease if they car
ried infection, and there is widespread
anxiety prevailing in every quarter of
the towns. Extraordinary watch will be
kept in both places for the first appear
ance of choleraic disorders.
A sailor arrived at Swansea to-day
from Cork. He was found to be suffer-
ing with cholera and was Immediately
removed to the cholera hospital. The
appearance of the disease in Swansea has
awakened the port authorities to the re-
sponsibilities of their position and a
meeting was called to decide upon meas
ures for the prevention of any further in
VaSion.
A London firm has received an order
from Hamburg firm for IS, coo gallons of
disinfecting fluid and 80, 200 tons of disin-
tecting powder.
THE DISEASE ABATING AT HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, Aug. 29.-Oficial cholera
statistics place the number of new cases
of the disease reported on Sunday at 435,
and the number of deaths at l45. On
Sunday and up to noon to-day 14S new
cases and seventy-two deaths were re-
ported,
The disease appears to be abating in
several quarters of the city. There was a
much less demand for ambulanceS during
the night. The city yesterday was strik-
ingly quiet, So small has become traffic
on the tramways that the companies are
restricting the service.
In Altoona seventy-Seven new cases of
cholera and thirty-three deaths from the
disease were reported from noon Saturday
up to noon to-day. Owing to the outbreak
OF the disease in the prison, minor Offend
ers TO the number of I50 were released
The decrease of the disease in Hamburg
and Altoona has been most noticeable since
midnight last night. Isolated cases are
reported from Schiff beck, Pergedorff,
Elmshorn and Uetersen, suburbs of Ham
burg. AT Wandsbeck, three miles north
east of Hamburg, a favorite summer re-
sort of merchants of the city, there had
been nine cases of the disease and five
deaths up to Saturday evening.
OUTBREAK AMONG RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The following
dispatch was received at the State DEPART
ment from the United States Consul at
Glasgow: Cholera outbreak here among
Russian immigrants for America
The Consul at Liverpool cabled as fol-
lows: Cholera imminent. Strongly
urge medical inspection of Immigrants
under Consular directions with Official
disinfection. Dispatch follows"
Acting Secretary Spaulding of the
Treasury Department to-day said that he
believed every precautionary measure
that could be taken TO prevent the adj
mission of cholera into the United States
had been taken. New suggestions on the
subject that might present themselves
would have careful consideration by the
Department.
Under date of August oath, the Foreign
Minister sent to the Secretary of State a
report announcing the results of the in
Eestgatlon commenced by the Board of
Health concerning the recent epidemic of
cnolera in the Department of the Seine.
Inc note says: 1t is manifest the epi-
uemlc was not imported cholera; that the
cases examined were solely due to the
use OF Seine water of bad quality; and
at present the sanitary situation has i'm
proved to such degree that all danger
may be considered to be averted The
report says that the Minister makes it
clear that none of the French ports have