The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-25
To Keep the Cholera From Getting
Into the United States.
VESSELS COMING FROM EUROPE ARE
PROMPTLY GUARANTEED.
Rag Shipments From Cholera-Infected
Ports Denied Admission-Dr. Koch
Pronounces Many Cases to be the
True Asiatic Cholera-QuiclS Death
of the Victims.
Special to the REcoRp-ux1or.


have arrived in this city. The Havel
from Bremen and the Italia from Stettin
arrive to-day; Saturday the Augusta VIC
toria from Hamburg and La Touraine
from Havre; the following day the Amer
lea from Bremen and the Gellert from
Havre are due, and the Saale from Bremen
is expected Monday.
Each of these vessels would probably
bring in a large number of immigrants,
some of whom may have been exposed
to the infection, and it is not improbable
the quarantine authorities will find some
cases.
1t is believed the steamers will be thor
oughly examined at quarantine. and a
special hospital is to be made ready if
cases are found. The health authorities
are not apprehensiye.
The quarantine officials at this port are
busy preparing to prevent any importa-
ton Of cholera from infected European
ports. Orders have been given by the
Commissioners to have the fever shin
Samuel Carlton ready for hospital use in
the lower bay as soon as required. The
hive vessels due this week from Ham
burg have about 1000 immigrants on
board. They will be detained at quaran-
tine and thoroughly examined. The
French line steamship La Touraine.
which left Havre last Sunday and is due
here Saturday, will be duly subjected to
quarantine regulations on her arrival.
ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ga circular pre-
pared by the Marine Hospital Service,
having the approval of the Treasury De-
partment, was issued to-day. 1t states
that after September 10Th rags from
4r,sTTT
try into the United States, unless said
rags are accompanied by certificate
from the Consular officer at the port of
shipment to the effect that they have
been properly disinfected.
1t is also.ordered that rags gathered in
or shipped from any port where cholera is
known to prevail IN an epidemic form be
denied entry to the United States, abso-
lutely, on and after the date of the circu-
lar, except such as were then afioat,
which must be disinfected on arrival.
The following dispatch was received to-
day at the State Department from the
United States Consul at Hamburg:
Hamburg emigrants must be regarded
as coming from cholera infected districts.
See that steamers and baggage are disin-
fected.'
The department has more reassuring
news from Havre. Consul Williams tel
egraphed that the Paris and HaVre medi-
cal experts had conference, and after a
full examination admit the presence of
local cholera. They deny, however, that
1t is Asiatic cholera. The disease is not
spreading and the alarm is subsiding.
Great precautions have been taken in the
matter.
The Treasury Department is following
up the precautions heretofore adopted,
and VIII use all means at hand to keen
the cholera out of this country Every
safeguard will be employed to prevent
the bringing here of immigrants and eff
1ects which are not carefully disinfected.
THE DISEASE SPREADING.
ANTWERP lBellgium), Aug. 24.-The
cholera prevails here. 1t is now present
at Hamburg, Antwerp and Hayre, the
great Northern European ports.
Since noon yesterday five persons Suf-
terlng from cholera and admitted to the
hospital have died few hours after ad-
mission. One case of the disease has ap-
peared on board the steamer from Ham
burg. The Sanitary Board has ordered
the most rigorous inspection of all YES
sells arriving from Hamburg, all Rhine
ports and from France.
The announcement that the fatal scourge
had appeared here caused a feeling of APP
prehension and many of the weather.
residents are making preparations to
leave the city. Everything possible will
be done to combat the disease and in
Structions will be issued by the authori-
ties informing people of the best method
TO live to avoid the disease. All arrivals
at this port from Havre, Hamburg and
the Rhine will be subject to one weeks
quarantine.
THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Port Sanitary
Committee has ordered medical inspec-
ton made Of every arrival from Russia
and Hamburg. Dirty clothing and all
baggage suspected OF being injected with
cholera will be burned.
A Hamburg special says: Cholera has
appeared in all parts OF the city and sub
urbs, though the worst is the harbor
quarter. Several of the worst infected
streets are closed. DIR. Koch declares he
found several cases of the true Asiatic
cholera. The temperature is go in the
shade.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Hamburg cor
respondent OF the Standard says: The
epidemic has spread from Hamburg on
the other side Of the Elbe and TO Walds-
beck, northern suburb of Hamburg.
The St0Rdurd'S Berlin correspondent
says that a soldier afflicted with Asiatic
cholera was found there
DECREASE IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 24.-Official re-
turns show 5,505 new cases OF cholera and
2,S09 deaths IN Russia yeSterday-a de-
crease of l ,30l cases.
SAAIAAION Al AAMBURG.
HAMBUR re, Aug. 24.-Official statistics
show that during the period between Au-
gust 18th and yesterday there were 2lS
cases OF suspected cholera reported. OF
this number, seventy-five patients died.
To-day the heat Is oppressive, despite a
heavy thunderstorm. All the shops
where dlsinIectants are sold are besieged
by crowds OF people clamoring Tor vari-
Gus preVenuVeS. Many shopkeepers
have sold out every ounce of their disin-
1ectauts.
Eighty cases were reported at Altona
to-day, including three cases Of Asiatic
cholera Business proceeds as usual. The
schools were closed the greater part of the
day. The police and sanitary authors
ties, at conference to-day, discussed the
eventual closing of the harbor unless the
epidemic speedily subsidies
The streets OF this city present lugu-
brious aspect. Ambulances are constantly
summoned from all directions. The police
form a Gordon around the infected houses
while the bodies of the victims are being
removed.
BERLIN on GUARD.
BERLIN, Aug. 24.-All goods or luggage
arriving here from Hamburg or Altoona
viii be subjected to thorough disinfec-
ton, in order to avoid the danger of con-
veying cholera to this city.
PHILADELPHIA PROMPT.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a Having been
officially notified of the prevalence of
cholera in foreign ports, the Board of
Health at a meeting to-day adopted
stringent measures to prevent the disease
from being introduced into this country
through this port.
LEAVING no STONE UNTURNED.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), Aug. 24.-Dr. J. n.
Mccormick of Bowling Green, President
of the International Conference of State