Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-25
THE ASIAN TERROR
United States Now Threatened
from Three Points.
AUTHORITIES ON THE QUI vIvE.

Quarantine Oncials Taking Precau tions
to Avert an Epidemic of the Scourge-
England Also Alert and Ready to Fight
the Destroyer-Nebrask Sends n Word
of Warning-Antwerp, Hamburg and
Havre Infected-A Heavy Mortality Al
ready Reported-Sanitary Measures.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The department
OF state is in receipt of more reassuring
news from Havre, France, relative to the
reported epidemic of cholera there. Con-
sui Williams telegraphs that the Paris
and Havre medical experts have had a
conference and after full examination
admit the presence of local cholera. The
disease is not spreading, and the alarm is
now subsiding. Great precautions have
been taken in the matter. A cablegram
was also received from Hamburg stating
that cholera had been pronounced an epi-
demic there and that vessels from that
port were being subjected to the closest
inspection, and were being refused clean
bills of health.
Steamship Lines will Cooperate.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding. of the
treasury department, has tele
graphed DR.. G. o. CLAWS, of New York,
attorney for all the Atlantic steamship
lines, asking his cooperation in preventing
the introduction of cholera into the United
States. The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mr.. Spaulding from DR.. CLAWS:
Your kilograms respecting the epidemic
outbreak of Asiastic cholera at Hamburg
and Havre have been received and We're
at once communicated by me to the differ
ent steamship lines who are fully i'm
pressed with the gravity of the situation
and beg me to assure you that nothing
shall be omitted on their part, and every
safeguard applied to prevent the bringing
here of effects of immigrants which are
not carefully disinfected"
British Authorities Active.
a cable from London says: "Four
deaths occurred at Antwerp yesterday
from cholera. The authorities at Antwerp
deny that the disease is Asiatic cholera,
but in view of the fact that Antwerp is
largely port of embarkation for Russian
Jews going TO the United States the de-
nial is not generally accepted. The Lon
don local government board is preparing
to grapple with the threatened invasion.
In an interview with the correspondent of
the International Telegram company DR..
Thorne, chief medical inspector for gen.
eral sanitary purposes, said that the eX-
istence of cholera at Hamburg had been
suspected for some time before its appear
ance there was officially admitted by the
German authorities.
Precautions Taken beforehand.
arrivals from that port had been care
fully wat ched and all proper precautions
taken. When the official announcement
of the epidemic was made Tuesday in
spectors were dispatched within an hour
to all the English ports at which vessels
from Hamburg could possibly arrive.
kilograms were sent to every sanitary Of
ficer in the kingdom warning them of the
danger. The inspectors of the board are
vigorously cooperating with local health
bodies. Circulars have been sent broad
cast to sanitary officers. custom officials.
shipmasters, etc, reminding them of their
powers and responsibilities.
Been Watching 1t for Months.
sDr. Thorne added that the cholera epi-
demic had been carefully watched by the
English health authorities ever since its
first appearance in the far east. Every
place visited had been marked on special
maps st the department., and full material
for study and history of the plague OBJ
tanned. Every precaution had been en-
forced except the declaration of absolute
quarantine, which was last resort and
equivalent to n suspension OF commerce.
He was confident that the board would
succeed, as ii has always succeeded before,
in keeping the dreaded disease out of the
country"