The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-26

afternoon. and am glad to say that the
steamship companies will render US all the
assistance In their power"
The marine hospital service to-day issued
q circular to all customs, medical and quar-
antine officers extending the department
circular relative to the dislnfection Of
the personal effects and baggage Of
This refers to Immigrants from all Euro
pean and Asiatic ports. The vice consul
general at TeherRn cables that the estimated
deaths in Persia from the disease are 80, 600;
5000 in Meshed, IL 900 in TaDreez, 5000 In
Teheran and 10000 in other places.
GoTHAM's HEALTH DEPARTMENT READY.
New York, Aug. 25.-Dr. Cyrus Edison,
sanitary superintendent, said to-day that
while he did not think the cholera would
find its way to this country, there was
always q chance that it would, and for that
reason he had prepared for any emergency.
1.-THE health department." he continued, ''is
like the fire department-it is always
ready to fight anything that comes
along We are fully prepared to
grapple with cholera the moment it
shows itself. We have to make prepara-
tions on a much larger scale than is ever
necessary so that under no circumstances
can we be caught mapping. lido not wish TO
alarm the public. but do not think it will do
any harm, however, to tell you that we are
now ready to care for cholera patients to the
number of 5000 at moments notice. OF
course there would not be such a demand
made upon us, and do not think that if
cholera should make its appearance here
the cases would he numerous; still we are
prepared to handle a scourge Personally
/ feel very secure in regard to this matter
and dread an epidemic of cholera much less
than l would one of typhus fever"
VESSEL FROM ANTWERP.
News was received this morning at quar-
autine of the appearance OF cholera at Ant
werp simultaneously with the arrival here
of the Red Star line passenger steamer
Noordland from that port Officers thor
oughly examined her and her passengers.
The Noordland sailed from Antwerp eleven
days prior to the discovery of the disease at
Antwerp. There seemed little chance for
that vessel being at all infected by the dis
ease, and though the examination was
pretty thorough, it was not as rigid as may
be expected when other vessels from Ant
werp arrive later.
SEPARATE SHIPS FOR IMMIGRANTS.
The officers in this city of the Hamburg
American Packet Company received to-day
the following message by cable from the
headquarters of the company in Hamburg:
GAS danger of infection may come from
lmulRrdhC passengers DooReu IOReIneE WIN
first and second class passengers we have
decided, in order to secure for our passen-
gers the best sanitary conditions possible,
to separate the immigrant traffic from the
first and second class entirely, forwarding
the immigrants on separate ships
exclusively" The agent said that
before immigrants leave Ham
burg they will be fumigated
at the company's expense, and no person
with a symptom of the disease will be taken
aboard. An apartment, connected with
the steampipes, will De fitted up on all
immigrant vessels 80 that when they arrive
at quarantine here every piece of baggage
On board can be cleansed before being
landed at Ellis Island. This system Of dis-
injecting is pronounced by Health Officer
Jenlxin 70 be superior to any other. In
spite OF the spread Of cholera in Europe, the
local health authorities here hold firmly to
their belief that there need be no fear OF
the disease getting q hold in this country
and that it will be kept out.
CHARLESTON ON THE WATCH.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. Aug. 25.-Extrs
precautions for rigid enfor cement of the
quarantine laws have been taken by the
health department at this port.