The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-30
Cases of the Genuine Asiatic Plague Reported
at Berlin, Bremen and in Many Of the
Smaller Cities in Germany.
Six Places in England and Scotland Now
Infected with the Dread Pest.
Sailors from Hamburg Allowed to Proceed to
Their Homes and Scatter Broadcast Germs
ofthe Disease-Measures atNew York.
SPREADING IN GERMANY.

SPREADING IN GEkMANx.
Asistic Cholera In Bremen, Berlin and Many
Smaller PIscss-Decreasing at Hamburg.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Despite the denials of
the authorities that genuine cholera did
not exist In Germany, outside of Hamburg
and Altoona. it developed to-day that the
disease has obtained foothold in Bremen
and other places. Thirteen cases and one
death were reported at Bremen to-day.
Eight of the cases were certified TO as
Asistic cholera. Tho pest has also made it's
appearance at Ferver, near Msgdeburg.
and Striegert. in Mecklenburg. In both
places the disease as imported from Ham,
burg Halle. in Prussian Saxony, has two
cases. Isolated cases have also been re-
ported from Sehiffbeck, Bcrgedorf, Elms-
boro and Uetersen, suburbs of Hamburg.
At Wandsenc beck, three miles northeast of
Hamburg. favorite summer resort of the
merchants of the city, there were nine cases
of the disease and FIVE deaths up to Satur-
day evening.
During the week which ended this u oon
there have been 1887 cases IN Hamburg,
aud l.0S7 of them have been fatal. The
Official statistics place the number of new
cases reported on Saturday at 4S5. and the
number Of deaths at 145. On Sunday and
MP to noon to-day las new cases and ~
deaths were reported. In Altoona a new
cases and 33 deaths from the disease were
reported from noon Saturday up TO noon
to-day. Owing to the outbreak of the dis
sease In the prison. minor offenders to the
number OF $50 have been released.
The authorities express the opinion that
q climax has been reached, and that q
steady abatement of the disease may now
be expected. The reason for this opinion
is not given, and 1t 10 thought they are
merely trying 70 allay the fears OF the
people.
The sanitary officers announce that th 9
spread of cholera In Hamburg IS directly
traceable to the use of the Elbe water for
drinking. The water is filthy, they say
and so impregnated with poisonous matter
that it constantly menaces the city with
epidemics. The presence of Russian eini-
grants in the city 10 pronounced to have
been of but secondary Importance in the
spreading of the plague. Had the health
OF the people not already have been under
mined by impure drinking water, II is said,
little or no damage would have attended
the transport through the city OF families
from the injected districts of Russie.
Nevertheless the local government board
has ordered that dirty and ailing emigrants
shall not be allowed to land unless they
give their names. occupations aud ad-
dresses, so that they can be easily fol-
lowed and watched. The assurances of
the municipal authorities that the cholera
has done its worst have not received much
credonce. Men who have no business, or
are at liberty to leave tho city for hort
time continue to leave the city. Although
no general OK odus is apparent the railroads
to-day have carried 40 per cent: moro pas
sengers than their average. Most of the
fugitives 60 to the coast, although about
for the interior
The fulfiiment of the promise made by
the authorities of Berlin of publicly an
nouncing the first case Of Aslatio cholera
occurring here has greatly aliayed the pub
iic inquietudo arising from the exag-
aerated reports in regard to the disease.
The announcement Was made In the
case of a woman from Hamburg,
who died here to-day. Fifteen cases
of fif cholera were reported tonight.
but none of those were of the Asiatic ty pe
In the districts of the city inhabited by
working people energetic measures are be-
ing taken to keep them clean and disin-
fected. reatc0m plants are being made
as to the laxity of the supervision exer-
clsed over travellers arriving here from
Hamburg. Many Hamburgers write to the
papers that they had been allowed to leave
the railway stations in Berlin without
DR.. Harris Graham. an American physi-
clan who has had wide ex perience with the
cholera in Syria, Is organizing the Amer
lean medical students in Berlin into . body
to act as assistants and nurses, in the event
OF cholera becoming epidemic in this city.
Kiel University has sent out l50 ply 81
clans under special instructions to work in
the cities whore the oholera has appeared.
About half of the advanced students In
the medical department are among the
ported this evening from Redesburg about
sixteen miles from Kiel. and Neumister.
seventeen miles southwest of KEEL. In all
these towns families from Hamburg ore
said to have taken temporary residence
within the laet week.
Professor Koch has issued warning
against over much watering OF the streets,
the humidity, he claims. favoring the
spread OF bacilli, and the rapid consump-
tion of water preventing effective filtra-
ton at the water works.
The most conflicting reports as TO the ex-
tent of the epidemic in Hamburg have been
published. Hamburgers are treated like
lepers elsewhere in Germany. Hotel doors
are shut In their faces, and it is impossible
for them to obtain lodgings. Many OF
them have been known to alight
from the railroad train few stations
before reaching Berlin, and to como into
the city by local trains In order to avoid
inspection. Tho authorities arc cndeavor.
ing TO stop thIs practice. but find 1t difficult
to do so. Suspected cases of cholera are
reported at Halle and LeIpsic. but the
presence of the disease in these places has
not been officially confirmed.
Three hundred Russian Hebrews at
tempted to cross the Bohemian frontier to-
day to take train at Zittau for Hamburg.
The attempt was made near Kratzau. The
emigrants refused TO answer the Questlons
of the customs officials on the border as "a
their former place of residence, and when
ordered back about two hundred of them
made a rnsh to get beyo ond reach of the
guards. They were overtaken, but fought
the officers. who tried to detain them. More
guards were summoned and the emigrants
were forced back. There 10 no known case
of cholera among them, but several are all
ing and they are all dirty beyo yond discrip.
tiOn.