The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-30
CHOLERA COMING.
Report Of an Outbreak Amoag Russian EN-
grants for America.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The following
dispatch has been received at the state de-
partment from the United States consul at
Glasgow:
There is cholera outbreak here among
elnigrants for America
The consul at Liverpool cabled as fol-
lows:
Cholera is imminent; strongly urge medical
inspection OF immigrants under consular direc-
tions"
Acting Secretary Spaulding of the treas
ury department today said that be be-
lieved that every precautionary measure
that could be taken to prevent the admis-
sion of cholera TO the United States had
been taken. New suggestions on the sub
ject that might present themselves would
have careful consideration by the depart
ment.
Under date of Aug. "a the foreign minis
ter sent TO the secretary of state report
announcing the results Of the investigation
commenced by the board of health con-
corning the recent epidemic Of cholera in
the department of the Seine. The note
says it is manifest that the epidemic was
not imported cholera the cases examined
being solely due TO the use of Seine water
of bad quality, and at present the sanitary
situation has improved to such a degree
averted. The report says the minister
makes it clear that none of the French
ports have shown nor now show q single
case of cholera.
AGREED TO THE ORDERS.
New York, Aug. ga meeting between
Health Officer Jenkins and all foreign
steamship lines was held this afternoon.
Health Officer jenkins read the orders from
the board of health providing that all
vessels arriving from ports infected with
cholera, and those carrying passengers
from the infected districts, shall be put in
quarantine from two to five days before be-
ing allowed to proceed to her docks. Be-
fore leaving quarantine the vessel will re-
ceive thorough fumigation. The COM
panies agreed to the orders without dis
sent and all will do all in their power to
assist the board.
DETAINED AT QUARANTINE.
Several steamships arrived here this
morning and were detained at quarantine
for q close inspection and fumlgation of
baggage. They all had steerage passen-
gers. All the passengers submitted to a
searching investigation and the vessels
baggage and mails were dlsinfected. There
was no evidence of cholera found among
the passengers.
The report that cholera had broken out
in Havana decided the quarantine officials
to be more careful about steamships ccm-
ing from that port.
TO DIsINFEOT THE MAILS.
Postmaster Van Colt today sent com
munication to the health department sta L
ing that in view of the prevalence of chol-
era at ports from which the mails were re-
ceived such mails should be disinfected
The postoffice authorities have no men to
IN a vvo m q a roo re
the health department to assign men to
make the necessary distinctions.
Commissioner Gilroy of the department
of public works issued an elaborate series
of instructions to the heads of departments
under him today concerning the precau-
tons to be taken to prevent the spread of
cholera in case it passes the quarantine.
DENIED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
New YoKK,. Aug. Notwithstanding
that dispatches from Bremen report sew
eral cases of cholera, and some of them of
the Asistic type, the agents of the North
German Lloyds Steamship line say they
have dispatch saying the authorities of
Bremen deny that there is a single case Of
Asiatic cholera there.
TWO NEW CASES.
ANTWERP, Aug. 29.-Two fresh cases of
cholera and two deaths from the disease
were reported here today.
NOT THE AslATIC TYPE.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Fifteen cases of chol-
era was reported tonight, but none of these
are of the Asiatic type. In the districts of
the city inhabited oy the working people
energetic measures are Deing taken to keep
them cleansed and disinfected. Great
complaints are being made as TO the laxity
of supervision exercised over travellers ar
irving here from Ham burg.
REPORT UNTRUE.
HAVANA. Aug. 29.-Tbe report that chol-
era has appeared here is untrue.
FALSE REPORTS.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Special dispatches say
that the report that woman who had just
arrived here from Hamburg had died from
Asiatic cholera proves to be incorrect. 1t
seems that she is now recovering from her
illness whatever it was.