The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
THE CHOLERA SPREADING.
Gases Reported from four Cities of Great
Britain.

The ScOurge Reported at P1Tfs, Bre
men, and Several ToaUms About
A Supposed Case in Berlin
Increased Death Rate IN
Hamburg, Havre and
Russia.
BERLIN, Aug, 28.-Emperor William
has had presented to him exhaustive
reports on the progress of the chOle a
and the measures taken to combat 1T.
He devotes several hours daily to
studying the epidemic. He has ordered
that vigorous measures be taken to en-
sure the safety of the troops.
Sanitary officials tonight reiterate
their assertion that there is no Asiatic
cholera in this city. However, a sus-
picious case was reported yesterday
that of a woman who had Just arrived
from Hamburg and who was seized
with choleric symptoms. The woman
and her husband were Immediately
sent to the Moabile hospital, where
they are still detained. Frequent cases
of cholerine are reported.
Prof. Koch declares that there is no
reason for the exaggerated alarm that
prevails in Berlin, as the sanitary con-
dition of the city is in comparatively
better condition than that of Hamburg.
Great surprise is expressed at the
action of the Hamburg authorities in
giving the cholera figures up to Thurs
day as 573 cases and194 deaths, where
as the RecbsSanzeigeT gives the figures
up to Friday as 1923 cases and 358
deaths.
1t is reported that the steamer Sylvia,
bound from Hamburg to New York,
has landed at Cuxhaven, two of her
crew suffering from cholera.
HAMBURG, Aug. 28.-Omcial returns
on Friday show reported in this city
416 new cases of cholera and $50 deaths.
Up to noon yesterday, 1913 new cases
and SIS deaths were reported, but the
returns are not complete. Prayers
were offered in all the churches to day
for cessation of the scourge. Whole
households have been sent to the cholera
hospital. Relief committees have been
formed and appeals for subscriptions
issued throughout the city.
MADRID, Aug. % The official gazette
publishes a decree ordering that strin
gent measures be adopted against
cholera. Rigorous precautions are be-
ing taken on the frontier.
LONDON, August % The steamer
Geoma arrived at Middlesboro today
from Hamburg and there was no sick
ness aboard. The crew was allowed to
disembark, but subsequently n of
the crew was Seized with cholera and
the Geoma was then put in quarantine.
The townsfolk are alarmed over the
appearance of the disease.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28.-Nearly
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buildings, have been burned at Borisson.
Twenty-eight cases of cholera have
occurred in a charitable asylum here,
the outbreak being due to bad food.
The cholera continues spreading in the
towns in Central Russia, though the
mortality is not alarming. Official re-
turns show that throughout Russia on
Thursday there were reported 5,757
new cases and 1859 deaths. In St.
Petersburg yesterday seventy five new
cases and thirty seven deaths were re-
ported.
PARIS, Aug. 29,-Twenty persons
suffering from choleraic disorders were
admitted to hospitals here yesterday.
Professor Peters, head physician of
one of the hospitals, declares that there
have been cases Of Asiatic cholera in
Paris. He says he believes the disease
originated in the Naterre poor house.
BREMEN, Aug. 29.-Thirteen cholera
patients have been admitted to the
hospital here. Five cases were certi-
fed to as Asiatic cholera. One patient
died.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-Ohcial
cholera returns from all infected dis
tricts show that on Friday there were
4,767 new cases and 1924 deaths re-
ported. In St. Petersburg yesterday
$50 new cases were reported, while the
deaths number 25. At Constadt three
cases and one death were reported.
ANTWERP, Aug. 29.-Seven cholera
patients are in the hospital here. Some
of them are in serious condition. Only
two ley cases have been reported since
Friday.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. ga stoker, be-
longing to the steamer Trania, from
Hamburg, has died from cholera in this
city.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Nor wegian
bark Seladon. Capt. Thorosen, from
Mobile July 5th, arrived at Shields to-
day. AS she was entering the harbor
it was seen that she was flying a yellow
flag, meaning she had sickness aboard.
The medical officers who boarded her
found two of the crew Ill. The sick
men were closely examined. The
officials declared they were not suffer
ing from cholera.
HAMBURG, Aug. 29.-The official chol-
era statistics place the number of new
cases reported Saturday at 435, the
number of deaths at 145. On Sunday
and up to noon to day 148 new cases
and 70 deaths we're reported. This
disease appears to be abating in several
quarters of the city. The city yester-
day was strikingly quiet. There was
little traffic on the streets and the con
cert gardens, which are usually crowded
to their fullest capacity on Sundays,
were completely deserted.
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