The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-09-08
ADVANCE OF CHOLERA.
THE SCOURCE SPREADING IN
GREAT BRITAIN,
Sailors Spread tho Disease in Dundee and
Aberdeen-Cases in Swansea and Glass
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Cities.
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that are being reported from ASiatlC
cholera are true there is no doubt of
Great Britain's having a visitation Of
the dreadful scourge. From Graves nj.
Swansea, Glasgow and Dundee, towns
in England, Scotland and Wales, reports
come of deaths from the disease show
ing that the efforts of the health officials
to keep it out of the country have proven
fruitless. And now comes the report
that a person has died from Asiatic
cholera at Bolton, the large manufac-
turing town which lies twelve miles
northwest of Manchester. The place is
one of the principal seats of the English
cotton anufacture and thousands of
mill operatives live there.
The permission given by the health
officials at Middlasbor ough for the land
ing Of the crew of the steamer Corona
from Hamburg promises to have most
serious results. The vessel was placed
in quarantine after enc of the crew had
been attacked 10y cholera, but in the
meantime number of the ships com
pany had departed for their homes. Six
of them went to Dundee, where they re-
side while another of the crew went to
Aberdeen. Among those who went to
Dundee was Mr.. Walker, the engineer
of the Corona. shortly after his arrival
few hours. The physician who attended
him says there is no doubt that his death
was due to cholera.
When it became known that Mr..
Walker was dead the greatest excite
usQt prevailed in Dundee and also in
Eberrrrf, where the seventh member
soGG-1iEaaIew ashore had gone. Steps
were at once taken by the health Off
GERS Il isolate the remaining members
of The cfHwfn Dundee and the one in
Aberdeen until all danger If their
spreading the contagion is past. The
residents Of both places. however, be-
lieve that the men have been above d to
go about the towns long enough to
spread tho disease, il they carried the
Infection, and there is widespread anx-
iety prevailing in every quarter of the
| towns. An extraordinary watch will be
kept in both places for the first appear
ance of choleraic disorders.
\ sailor arrived at Swansea from
Cork. He was found to be suffering
with cholera, and was Immediately re-
moved to the cholera hospital. The APP
pcarance of the disease in Swansea
awakened the port authorities to the
responsibilities of their position, and a
meeting was summoned to decide upon
measures for the prevention Of any fur
Their invasion.
The Lond,n local government board
has issued regulations requiring ship
owners, under heavy penalties, to re-
| tan aboard ship all foreign immigrants
who are unable to inform the port med
lcaij officer of their destination and adj
dress to enable the local authorities to
watch them until all danger of cholera
/ is passed. No immigrant in a dirty
condition will be allowed to land until
ali the sanitary regulations regarding
bathing, etc. are complied with. The
order will be rigidly executed. It will
be the cause OF considerable expense
and annoyance to ship-ownnrs, and will
probably result in the cessation of the
immi grafton of destitute aliens. at whom
the order is evidently aimed. 1t will
not interfere with immigrants in transit
across England en- route for America
The schooner Helene. said to be des-
tined for America and which had been
detained at Dover, is now being towed
to Gravescnd with q yellow flag flying
from her mast.
The correspondent at Cd, ssa says:
The cholera mortality begins to show
marked fluctuations, contrasting with
the pravious steady increase. The Of
fetal returns ignore Therson. Nicolaieif,
kishnelf and many other places where
the outbreak is not widespread. There
fore, the mortality is much above the
official figures.
Federal Authorities Crippled.
The Federal authorities at Washing
ton are doing all that can be done,
Eo far as they have authority, to
prevent the introduction of cholera into
h., T-,.it nI
eminent, however. has not unlimited
jurisdiction over the quarantine of sea-
ports, for this is largely a matter de-
pending upon the action of the State
and other local authorities. Efforts
made from time to time in Congress to
extend the Federal jurisdiction in this
direction have encountered the opposi-
ton of those statesmen who are stick
lcrs for state rights, and measures for
the prevention and suppression of cpl
demic diseases have been defeated by
such opposition. There is an appropri-
alton male annually for the use of the
marine hospital service for expenditure
for sanitary purposes, but if the United
States authorities had jurisdiction the
ounce of prevention would be more eff
cacious than a ton of cure.
1t avails nothing if the authorities of
force a strict quarantine if the disease
is permitted to gain an entrance through
the remissness of the local authorities
at New Orleans. Galveston or some
other port Of entry. The only way by
which a general and stringent quaran-
| tine can be established and successfully
| maintained, authorities say, is by an
| act of Congress and through the agency
t If tho federal authority General At
| ten'ion having been aroused by the
| prevalence of the cholera in Europe. it
| Il believed that a public sentiment will
be created that will induce Congress,
at the coming session. to pass a meas
! are that will place the question Of estab
| lisnins quarantine in charge of the
| federal authorities.
| Expected in a Week
New York special: The sanitary
| authorities, after conference with
| Mayor Grant and Health Officer
| Jenkins. have decided that 1t would be
foolhardy not to expect the Asiatic
| scourge to appear here and they have
| acted as if they counted on its breaking
put within the next week As a result
| of the quarantine conference all immi-
| grants from infected ports will, after in
| dividual examinations and the fumiga-
ton and steaming Of baggage. be sub
| iected to a rigid quarantine of from two
| to five days. OF course the steamship
companies, which will be taxed for this
! detention, will not be slow to act, and
The result of the order will be prac-
| tical cessation Of immigration from
points that menace the United States
with oontagion.