New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
DEATH RATE DECREASING.
A FAILING-OFF IN THE MORTALITY AT
HAMBURG. HAvRE AND ST. PETERSBURG.

PHYSICIANS SAY THAT THE EPIDEMIC IN EUROPE
Is PRACTICALLY CONFINED TO THE WORKING
CLASSES. AND is DUE TO CABELE:sNEsS
IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING BUR-
GEssEs APPEAL TO TIE
SENATE FOR RELIEF.
Hamburg. Sept. l4.-One hundred and ninety
eight new cases of cholera were reported here yes
terdav. a decrease of thirtynine cases as COM
nared with Mondays returns The deaths num-
hered ninety-six, against ninety-scvcn. on
Monday.
The House Of Burgesses has appealed to the
Senate for further relief grant. 1t is suggested
that 1000, 600 marks ought to be voted for re-
lief purposes.
Rerlin. Sept. 14.-The Hamburg Chamber Of
Commerce has sent circular to German COM
mercial corporations begging them to try to
allay the prevailing anxiety in regard TO the
cholera epidemic in Hamburg by abstanng from
taking exceptional quarantine measures against
Hamburg which, so far, says the circular. have
proved unnecessary The Chamber emphasizes
the fact that in spite of unimpeded intercourse
between Great Britain and Hamburg. no cases oi
cholera have occurred in Great Britain.
The Socialist leaders Of Altoona affirm that 5ooo
persons have been thrown out of work by 'he
epidemic in that city.
An influential relief committee has been formed
in Bremen to assist the distressed people vi
Hamburg. ,.x.
A bargenan from Hamburg died in the Moaol'
cholera hospital to-day. companion VI ''0
bargeman has been isolated
Geheimrath Dr. Guttmann, in the "Mcdlzlnlscne
Wocbensohrift," denounces the policy of conceal
ing cholera as practised in France, where no says
il is pretended that the prevailing epidemic was
fhOuph
that the disease has existed in Paris since Aprii'
The same policy, he continues, is pursued III
Havre where cholera existed for weeks oelore
10 broke out in Hamburg The fancy names wn1ch
the French authorities give the disease, says DA'
Guttrnann, are mere bubbles.
Two new cases Of cholera and one death were
reported in Stettin to-day.
The MAGISTRATES Of Berlin have opened puonc
Sund FOR the relief Of the distressed people Vi
Hamburg.
st. Petersburg, Sept 14.-Owing TO the nov
ern,neuts decision to issue hereafter Only weekly
cholera returns for the whole Empire. no hguies
are obtainabe as to the number OF new CASTS
and deaths occurring on any day since o"'ui-
day. In ST. Petersburg, however, the daily re-
ports are continued as usual. Yesterday sixty
ono new cases and fifteen deaths were reported
y,optpared with Mondays !returns. yesterdays
figures show a decrease of three cases and twelve
deaths.
The daily average OF new cholera cases ana
deaths in the provinces Of Veronezh, h&an'
Samsra. Saratof and Orenburg and the Ion W!-
rltory ia 400 new cases and 200 deaths IN each-
In the Iieutenancy of Caucasus the daily average
is $50 new cases and $50 deaths IT Wall DC seen
from these figures that there has been no oinii,
mutton in the rate of mortality, the deaths still
reaching so per cent Of the number OF persons ~'
talked in the provinces, and almost the same per-
centage in the lieutenancy.
Pons Sent 1.-THE figures tclegraphed last
night giving forty-fvc new cases OF cholcra anu
t,yenty-six deaths were the returns Tor rams ana
its suburbs for Monday, not Tuesday, as errone-
ously stated Up to 10 O'Clock last nlgho 1'efe
we're no new cases reported in Paris, but there
,,rore ton deaths among the persons previously
stricken with the disease.
In Paris and it's suburbs there were reported
Yesterday fifty new cases OF cholera ana ioiy
four deaths, including fourteen new cases ana ,far
teen deaths in st. Ouen.
IJavre Sent. l4-There were eleven new cases
Of cholera reported here yesterday ana seven
deaths This is an increase of one new case ana
n decrease of six deaths compared with the returns
Monday
The Hague, Sept 14.-There was death TON
cholera yesterday in Maasluis, South hoiiahu'
npo Of
town on the Zuyder Zee.
Iondor Ssnt 14.-The steamer Holderness,
r,or, Cronstadt. has arrived at Hull, and reports
that tnvo of her crew had died with Aslauc
cholera.
The Times" is printing series OF leuers vi
obo,era written by well-known physicians, VINO
are making tours of cholera-infected ana ooiei
nlaces in Russia and Germany, visiting hospitals
and generally studying the disease Aino"s '',o
letters is one from Berlin. The writer WARMLY
,raises the authorities of that city, and says IL
s dine entirely to their prompt action that choiera
10 totally absent from that municipality lie auos
that the alleged panic exists enureiy III '"o
columns of the press, though no cohceues '"aV
rho assduity with which many papers heaP up
Hamburg horrors is not unlikely 70 crea'e '"'o'
The highest figures of the epidemic IN I'Ah"ois
show that daily one person In l,Ooo OF que pIpu 49,
iation is afflicted and that over one nan OF .noso
attaokEd recover The epidemic, where.er ~ ~
lists in Europe, is practcay c9ni tSar eating and
dr?nkinc and who are habltual suHTIcio -
chronic bronchitis and indigestion. dne "t;ons
of The letter adduces postsniortel @ nrovlng
of cholera victims in St PETERSBURG as I ocnte
tho existence in most cases. Of DID, sanuiiy ny nb
indigestion He sums up the results OF I'M nD ,bat
servations thus IT. - not 1po amany
sneaki1r. no one need catch the disease unicsS "o
or she likes - o Hawai- Can
The North German lIOyu stedih,, -
,oin Innnst which sailed from Bremen yesicr,,
dax toncbed AZ Southampton to-day and hnuel
thirty passengers She then sailed l0f second class
5asse n so steerage passengers are on her
THE DIRKBECK BANK MEETS ALL DEMANDS
London. Sept. 14-The general public believes 'na'
there IS little danger OF the Brkbeck BANK ho' ~
Ing every demand made upon IL ny N' i'e A..
dep0sors. The bank opened uis fnor'''"s 80
huSn
crowd was in waiting eager TO draw OUT '"'',
money. and lines were formed to give oil all 'equ''