The record-union., 1892-08-31

| CTS arriving mas 1allen To the lowest on
record, there being only twenty-nine ar
rivals in all at the hotels of the city on
Monday. The weather is damp and
sultry: the temperature so in the shade,
a condition favorable to the progress of
the epidemic.
| AT BERLIN.
| BERLIN, Aug. 30.-There was a slight
abatement of the severity of the cholera
epidemic at Altoona from Sunday to mid
night Monday. The record there shows
twenty new cases and eight deaths. At
| WandSbeck, for the same period, the
record shows seventeen new cases and
| nine deaths. Three children and a con-
ductor OF sleeping-car attached to a
| Hamburg train were seized with cholera
! during the journey to-day and removed
| to hospital at Ludwigslust. The con-
ductor's wife died from the disease on
| Sunday.
| A traveller from Hamburg was stricken
with Asiatic cholera at Darmstadt to-day,
| ana the authorities at once ordered the
! town to be covered with placards contain
ing special sanitary regulations. The
price OF dIsinfectants. especially carbolic
acld, mas risen 100 per cent. in the city
since the appearance of cholera, the alb
normal increase placing the purchase of
dlslnfectlng articles beyond the reach of
the poor. The newspapers advocate
gratis distribution of disintectants.
1t IS ofhclally announced that cholera is
prevalent i'll sixteen places in Schleswig
and III three places in the district OF Luen-
enberg. At Leipsic one case of the dis
ease occurred, and one case is reported at
| Neustadt The patients at Leipsic and
Neustadt both came from Hamburg.
The National Zeitu'lg states that there
are three distinct cases of Asiatic cholera
at the Moabite Hospital in Berlin. Two
1lglf
while the third is Berlin wharf laborer.
| During the past twenty-four hours seven
teen new suspects have been taken to the
hospital.
| CASE IN LONDON.
| LONDON, Aug. 30.-The first suspicious
case of cholera in London was made to-
day. Ida Samyan, the 4-year-old daugh-
| ter OF russian Jew, who arrived here
! from Hamburg on Saturday. was admit
ted to the London hospital Sunday, suf-
fering with symptoms of Asiatic cholera.
| Inquiry made at the hospital to-day was
met by the statement that she shows no
| improvement. Her parents have not
been affected by the disease.
! Extensive measures have been taken
by the East End hospitals in the event of
! an extensive outbreak of cholera in Lon
don. Wards have been specially set
apart for the reception of cholera patients
| and the strictest rules have been formu-
| lated to keep both patients and their at
tendants isolated. The sanitary authori-
| ties have in no wise relaxed their vigil
| ance. Every day lodging houses are
subjected to rigid inspection, and it may
truthfully be said that they were never
in better sanitary condition. The in
spection will be kept up as long as there
| is any danger from cholera
AS 1t Is well known that overripe fruit
is a dangerous source of cholera, there is
l n lyn To con hot III -.
in prime condition. To-day the health
authorities made descent upon a Coyent
Garden market and found many tons of
unsound fruit exposed for sale. it was
ali seized and condemned.
IMMIGRANTS STRICKEN.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 30.-Four Russian
immigrants, who were to sail from here
| for America to-day, have been stricken
| with cholera. They have been removed
to the hospital.
| AT PARIS.
PARIS, Aug. 30.-There is a decided
| Improvement in the health of the cltv.
| Only twenty new cases of cholera and
| four deaths having occurred during the
day. Four deaths from cholerajc dis
orders were reported at Sarcellis to-day.
Three deaths from the same causes oc-
CURED at Stouon. Both places are su-
| burbs of Paris.
CHANGE OF SAILING PORT.
| HAvRE, Aug. 30.-Beginning Septem-
| Der 30, the steamers of the general
| Transatlantic lines will sail from and
arrive at Cherbourg, instead of Havre.
The change is only temporary, and made
/ so that the passengers will not be SUBJ
jeeted to quarantine at New York.
There were reported yesterday in this
| city seventy-one new cases of cholera
and seventeen deaths.
NEW CASES AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP, Aug. 30.-Ten persons
suffering from cholera were admitted to
| the hospital to-day. One of the patients
| subsequently died.
There have been twenty-five new cases
| of cholera and four deaths since yester-
| day. The epidemic appears to be spread
| ing throughout the city.
ONE DEATH AT BRUSSELS,
| BRUSSELS, Aug. 30.-One death from a
doubtful case of Aslatic cholera occurred
here to-day.
HAMBURG AND VICINITY.
HAMBURG, Aug. 3O.-Many cases OF
| cholera were reported to-day in BARN.
beck, three miles northeast of Hamburg.
y renewal of warm weather threatens to
| increase the ravages of the epidemic in
| this city, On Sunday there were 456 new
cases, while yesterday there were but l39.
! This seems to confirm the prediction of
/ III. hocu Indb cholera IN THIS city would
disappear as rapidly as it came.
All the theaters have been closed for
two weeks on account of the cholera.
AT ST. PETERSBURG.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 30.-Official re-
turns show l56 cases and Al deaths from
cholera in this city yesterday. This is an
increase of 81 new cases and 16 deaths
compared with Sunday.
A CASE AT THE HAGUE.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 30.-A man who ar
rived few days ago from Hamburg was
attacked with cholera last night. He has
been removed to the hospital.
THE DISEASE IN VENEZUELA.
PANAMA, Aug. 30.-It is reported that
the Asiatic cholera exists in Venezuela
The long-continued rebellion has caused
sanitary regulations to be entirely neg
| lected.
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