St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-27
LONDON ALARMED.
Cholera Has Invaded the Grea
MptrODOIiS

Cholera Has Invaded the Great
Metropolis.
LONDON. Aug. 26.-There is now no
doubt that cholera has at last entered
England. The disease was brought here
by the steamer Gemma. which reached
Gravesend yesterday, from Hamburg.
1t was reported that the steamer was i'll
fected. but the authorities, after exam
lining the passengers. allowed them to
land. 4 few hours afterwards, two
aliens WHO had arrived on the Gemma
were taken Sick. They were at once
removed to the hospital at Gravesend.
where the doctors pronounced their
malady cholera. In spite of everything
that was done for them. they died short
~ after they were admitted. This fact
has caused considerable anxiety. but
there is no panicky feeling. The local
government board and the health
authorities of the various English ports
Will see 10 it that a more strict inSpec-
tion is made of vessels and passengers
from infected ports.
The officials of the local government
board charged to watch the progress of
cholera are tonight less conide Mt Of the
metropolis escaping a visit of the dis
ease. Tie Glavesend cases are un-
doubtedly cases of Asiatic cholera. The
medical officers who inspected the
steamer Gamma. from which the cholera
stricken passengers were landed, per-
mitted 4 number OF other passengers TO
proceed 10 London under the excuse
that they had not been in contact with
that pant OF the vessel where the iufec-
ton showed itself. To aSsuage alarm
the authorities allege that precautions
were taken TO diSinfect tue passengers,
but this statement, which has only been
made since the character of the disease
DECLARED itself, is discredited.
With cholera at Gravesend. and IN
fected persons probably roaming about
i'll our midst, some outbreak of the
disease i'll London is considered lnevita-
bic. The port of London is not prop
erly watched. The sanitary committee
has applied for vast Increase of staff,
otherwise it can not undertake the sur
Veillance OF ships entering the Thames
from infected continental ports. The
port staff is daily being reinforced, as
the officers are overworked inspecting.
diSinfecting and burning clothing, bed
ding. etc.
But no Thames Gordon will suffice to
shut out the danger OF infection. \
stream of victims from the continent
comes via Southampton and other ports
by tram without inspection. railways
and steamship companies, excepting the
transatlantic lines. show no intent OF
helping the officers. In spite of the
setting up of quarantine in foreign
ports, traffic will continue, making
supervision on the Thames almost
valueless. The authorities expect an
outbreak, and are preparing TO meet it.
Never were the slum districts SO pest
cred 10y emissaries of the sanitary
boards. In the East end. where the last
epidemic-that0 OF 1S6 killed 10000 per-
sons in few weeks, the water supply
has been tested and found TO be OF
doubtful quality. and changes have
been ordered in the tiltering apparatus.
The people of South London have been
warned that their water is source OF
danger. Withal, there is not the slight
est panic apparent. The chances OF a
visitation will diminish as the weather
sools, and public confidence in the san
tary arrangements and vigilance of the
authorities is absolute.
Dr.. Thorne, chief OF the London medi-
cal department, has 10 doubt that the
Grayesend cases are Asiatic cholera.