The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-31
DEALING OUT DEATH
Cholera Still Continues Without
Much Abatement.
YESTERDAYS OFFICIAL REPORTS
All Precautionary Measures Possible Being
Taken to Prevent Its Enhance
Into the United states.


from Hamburg on Saturday, was admitted
to the London hospital on Sunday. suffer
ing with the symptoms of Asiatic cholera.
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.
Extensive measures have been taken by
the East EId hospitals in the event of an
extensive 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 patients and their attend
ants isolated. The sanitary authorities
have in no wise relaxed their
vigilance. Every day the lodging houses
are subjected to rigid inspection, and 1t
may truthfully be said that they were
never in better sanitary condition. The
inspection will be kept UP as long as there
is any danger OF cholera. AS it is we'll
known that over ripe fruit is dangerous
scourse OF cholera, there is sharp watch
kept TO see that all fruit is in prime condi-
ton.
Today the health authorities made q
descent upon Covent Garden market and
found many tons of unsound fruit exposed
QUARANTINE NOT OBSERVED.
LONDON. Aug. 30.-Considersnle uneasi-
ness is felt here because of the knowledge
that cholera has certainly obtained a foot
hold in London, and in the worse place in
which il could appear. Notwithstanding
the quarantine the people from Hamburg
are allowed to land, and the result of all
this is shown by the fact that two more
cases OF cholera have appeared in the city
road. London. The victims arrived yes
terday on the steamship Poregrine from
Hamburg.
REPORTS FROM BERLIN.
BERLIN, Aug. 30-It is officially an
nounced that the cholera is prevalent in
sixteen places in Schles wig, and in thre |
places in the district of Luenherg. At
Leipsic one case of the disease has oc- |
Cured, and one case is reported at Neus- !
tadt. The patients at Leipsic and Neus- |
tadt both came from Hamburg.
The National Zeitu,ig states that there
are three distinct cases of Asiatic cholera
at the MoabIte hospital in Berlin. Two of |
the patients, it says, came from Hamburg, |
while the third is Berlin wharf laborer.
During the past twenty-four hours seven
teen new suspects have been taken to the
hospital.
cholera
BERLIN. Aug. 30.-There was slight |
abatement IN the severity of the cholera
epidemic at Altoona from shutdown t. mid |
nighton Monday. The record there shoSs
twenty new cases and eight deaths. At |
Wandsbeck for the same period the record |
shows seventeen new cases aud nine deaths. 1
Three children and conductor of a sleep |
ing car attached to Hamburg train were I
seized with cholera during journey today |
The conductors wife died from the disease
on Sunday.
A traveller from Hamburg was stricken |
with Asiatic cholera at Darmstadt today |
and the authorities at once ordered the |
town to be covered with placards contain |
Ing special sanitary regulations. The price
OF disinfectants, especially carbolic acid, I
has risen 100 per cent. IN the city since the /
appearance OF the chd2Rra the abnormal
increase placing the purchase of disinfect- |
ing articles beyond the reach of the poor.
The newspapers advocate a gratis distriDu-
ton Of disinfectants.
MORE. CHOLERA PATIENTS.
ANTWERP, Aug. 30.-Ten persons suffer-
pital today. One of the patients subse-
quently died.
ONE DEATH.
BRUssELs, Aug. 80 One death from
doubtful case of Asiatic cholera occurred
here today.
EPIDEMIC AT HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, Aug. 30.-Many cases of
cholera were reported today in Barmbeck,
three miles northeast of Hamburg. The
renewal OF the warm weather threatens to
increase the rayages of the epidemic in
this city.
IN THE SUBURBS OF PARIS.
PARIS, Aug. 30.-Four deaths from
choleric disorders were reported at Sarcel-
lis to-day Three deaths from the same
causes occurred at ST. Quin. Both places
are suburbs of Paris.
TO AVOID THE NEW YORK QUARANTINE.
HAvRE, Aug. 30-B Beginning Sept. 3.
steamers of the general trans-A tlantic
lines will sail from and arrive at Cher
bourg instead of Havre. The change is
only temporary and is made 30 that passen-
gers will not be subjected to quarantine at
New York.
CHOLERA IN VENEZUELA.
PANAMA, Aug 30-It is reported that
Asiatic cholera exists in Venezuela. The
long continued rebellion has caused the
sanitary regulations TO be entirely neg
lected.
ATLANTIC PORTS CLOSED.
PANAMA, Aug 30.-The federal authori-
ties of Columbia have issued orders closing
Atlantic ports to vessels from all cholera
infected ports.
DEATH LIST DAILY INCREASING.
LONDON, Aug. 3O.-A Hamburg COR
respondent Of the STANDARD telegraphs:
Since last night there has been an enor-
nous increase in the number of persons
attacked and who died, $40 new cases and
3l9 deaths having occurred today The
interments yesterday lasted far into the
night The total for the day being 29l.
Deep gloom has settled over the city. |
The loss to the commercial community is |
rated at several million marks daily. There
were only twenty nine arrivals in all at the
hotels of the city on Monday. the weather
is sultry. The conditions are favorable to
the progress Of the epidemic.
IMPROVEMENT IN PARIS.
PARIS, Aug 30-There is decided i'm
prOvement in the health of the city, only
twenty new cases and four deaths having
occurred during the day.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AT wAsHINeToS.
WAsHINGroN, Aug. 30-The official in
formation Of the cholera in Europe re
celved at Washington today was very
meagre ard confined to one dispatch from
the consul at Bremen. He cabled that
there was no Aslatic cholera in the city
and that every precauti0n was being taken
TO prevent 1t. The treasury officials have
received assurances of the effectiveness of I
the national and stats quarantine services. /
and they say the department has done all |
1t can 90 to prevent the cholera gaining ad- I
mission into the United States. A Gordon I
of inspection and disinfection is being
rapidly established on the seaboard