The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-31
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

3. steamers Of general transatlantic line
will sail from and arrive at Cherbourg in
stead OF Havre. The change is only tenn
porary, and IS made so that passengers
Will not De subjected to quarantine at New
York. There were reported yesterday in
this city seventy-one new cases of cholera
and seventeen deaths.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 3l-One death from
doubtful case of cholera occurred here to-
day
ANTWERP, Aug. 3o.--Ten persons suffer-
ing from cholera were admitted to the hos
pltai today. One OF the patients subse-
quentiy died. Twenty-Five new cases of
cholera and four deaths occurred since
yesterday. The epidemic appears TO be
spreading throughout the city.
NEW IoRE, Aug. 3n--The steamer Dor
ian, from West Indian ports, which ar
rived today, passed Quarantine all right,
there being no sickness aboard her now
ana none coming up. The cabin passen-
gers OF the steamer Circassia, from Gias-
gov, passed all right. The Hamburg-
American Steamship Company an
nounces that after tomorrow no more i'm
migrants will be taken from Hamburg
for New York. The last of the immigrants
VIII sail tomorrow on the Bohemia
Havre is given up Tor the present as the
French terminus of Transatlantic lines.
This action IS taken in consequence of the
prevailing cholera scare. Cherbourg will
be the future terminus.
LoSpcS. Aug. 3o.-The first suspicious
case of disease in London was made pub
lie today. Ida Samyal, the 4-year-oli
daughter of a Russian Jew, who arrived
here from Hamburg on Saturday, was adj
mitted TO the London hospital on Sunday
suffering with symptoms of Asiatic chol-
era. Inquiry made at the hospital today
was met with the statement that she
shows no improvement. Her parents
have not been affected by the disease. Ex-
tensive measures have been taken by the
East End hospitals in the event of an ex-
tensiye outbreak of cholera in London.
Wards have been specially set apart for
the reception OF cholera patients, and the
strictest rules have been formulated to
keep both the patients and their attend
ants isolated.
The sanitary authorities have in nowise
relaxed their vigilance. Every day lodg-
ing-houses are subjected to rigid inspec-
tion, and it may truthfully be said that
they were never in better sanitay cond;-
tion. This inspection will be kept up as
long as there is any danger of cholera.
1t is well known that over-ripe fruit
is a dangerous source of cholera, hence
there is sharp watch kept that all fruit is
i'll prime condition. Today the health au-
thorities made a descent upon the Covent
Garden market and found many tons of
unsound fruit exposed for sale. It was all
seized and condemned
Considerable uneasiness is felt here be-
cause of the knowledge that cholera has
certainly obtained foothold in London,
and in the worst places in which it could
appear. Notwithstanding the quarantine,
people from Haaburg are allowed to
land, and the result of oil this
Is shown by the fact that two cases of
cholera have appeared in City Road, Lon
don. The victims arrived yesterday on
the steamship Peregrine from Hamburg.
Another seaman belonging to tho
steamer Gemna has been seized with
cholera at Shields, to which place he went
after leaving the ship.
THE HAGUE, Aug. So.--A man who ar.
rived few days ago from Hamburg was
attacked with cholera last night. He has
been removed to a hospital.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 3o.--Official re-
turns show 156 new cases of cholera and
Al deaths in this city yesterday. This is
an increase of 81 new cases and is deaths
compared with Sunday.
PANAMA, Aug. 30.--lt is reported that
Asiatic cholera exists in Venezuela. The
long-continued rebellion has caused sani-
tary regulations to be entirely neglected.
The federal authorities Of Colombia have
issued orders closing the Atlantic ports to
vessels from all cholera infected ports.