New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
burg until the cholera epidemic in that city shall


regulations requiring shipowners, under heavy
penalties. to retain aboard ship all foreign nmi-
grants who are unable 10 inform the port mcdi-
| cal officer Of their destination and address, en-
| abing the local authorities to watch them until
| all danger Of cholera is passed. No immigrant
in dirty condition will be allowed to land until
| all the sanitary regulations regarding bathing,
| etc, are complied with. The order will be rigdly
executed. 1t will he the causc of considerable
| expense and annoyance to shipowncrs and will
probably result in the cessation Of the immigra-
| ton of destitute aliens, at whom the order is
evidently aimed. 1t will not interfere with emi-
| grants in transit across England on the way TO
| America.
DR.. Whtcomb, the sanitary officer at Gravesend.
who inspected the steamer Comma, which
rived there from Hamburg Thursday last, ard
| three Of the passengers on which subsequently
! died from what said 70 be Asiatic cholera,
emphatically denies that the disease was the
| dreaded Eastern scourge. He attended all three
Of the victims in the hospital, and asserts that
| they died from cholerine He further says that
| the emigrants on the Gemma were not of the
| poorest class, but were greatly superior to the
general run of foreign Hebrews who arrive here.
| II is now declared that the sickness on the
| steamer Laura was due to acute diarrhoea, and
not to cholera. The Laura is the vessel that ar
|
cases of sickness on board. The health officials
would allow none of the passengers to land, but
| ordered the Laura to put back 10 sea.
| The Norwegian Bark Scladon, Captain Thorcm
| from Mobile July ), arrived at Shields to-day
As she was entering the harbor it seen that
| she was flying a yellow flag meaning that she
! had sickness on board She was at once boarded
| by medical officers, who found two of her crew
| ill., The sick men were closely examined, and
the officials declared that they were not suffering
| from cholera.
THE Evening News has reOpcned the agta-
! tion against the entry OF pauper aliens. 1t de-
| manls that the Government issue an order 10
prevent the entry of imports or immigrants from
choera-infected ports. 1t adds that several OF
the immigrants from the steamer Portia have
now gone to the east end of London, where they
will probably develop the cholera In the next
! few davs and become centres from which dcath
| will spread throughout the city.
The Berlin correspondent of The News says:
The report of the Of Asiatic cholera IN TINS
| city did not create panic The SANITARY Coh-
| mttce has decided to stop the gratutous ui'
| trbution OF disinfcctants in order TO prevent
| their waste and to avoid an unwarranted feei-
| ing of safety At the same time, the largest
| powers Of inspetien will be given and ample
provision for doctors and nurses VIII be mace
| II the event Of contingency. Professor Noci
has issued a warning against overmuch watering
OF the streets. the humidity. he claims iaVor-
| ing the spread of bacil and the rapid con-
| sumntion Of water preventing effective filtration
| at the waterworks.
| YTbe most conflicting reports as to the extent
of the endemic in Hamburg have been publi-hci
IIamburrers are treated lik epers c swhcre IN Ger
many Hotel doors are shut In their faces ana IL
| is impa,sble for them to obtain lodgings. Many
| of them have been known TO ali2ht from railroad
trains a few stations before reaching Berlln, ana
to come into the city by local trains in order 10
avoid inspection. The authorities are endeavoring
10 stop this practice, but find 1t dificut To 90 So
s1s@Iected @ cases OF cholera are reported at Halle
and epsic but the prcence OF the dis ase LII thoSc
| places has not been officially confirmed.
| Bristol, Aug. 2g--The municipal authoriticS oi
| this place are taking vigorous measures 10 cA-
| cude cholera. AL vessels bound for this port
are closely Inspected at kingroad, the town sewers
are being flooded and thoroughly disinfccted and
| other sanitary precautions are being taken;
The agents at Southampton OF the North Ger
| man Lloyd Steamship Company have received
telegram from bremen. in WHICH 1t is sad that
| the medical COMMISSION Of that city, declares
| that there are 10 cases Of Asiauc cholera III
Southampton. Aug. 29.-Many complaints are
being made here that, in view Of the danger Of
injection to the transat atlantc and other steamers.
as we'll "a the port the authorities are not taking
| sdeouate PRECAUTIONS to guard against cholera
Fishing vessels arriving here from infected ports,
| HaVre,
inspection of them or their crews being made.
Paris. Aug a0.-Twenty persons suffering from
cholerac disorders were admitted 70 tHe n1spLr,S pl
~ 81 ono ~ the hospitals. declares that there
have been cases Of Asiatic cholera in Paris. ne
saws he believes that the disease ofigihateu Ill 'ne
Natprre PoOrhouse. ~ .
The Minister Of the Interior. who returns 10
Paris Tomorrow will then sign an order lcnipodS
ing advice from the Board Of iea, ,r iIr oe
frontier from DunkirS to Dele, and for the main
tenance Of sanitary stations in all the scap?r,s
of France i is apparent oah,e ih1t sncie"' i"eo'''
| The British and American Consllls at liavrc 90
not regard the situation as alarming AS ,na,
tor Of precaution the American Consul appointed
! n committee of physicians to inspect all outgoing
| Atlantic steamers. The Minister OF the Interior
has ordered every possible facility to be exenoen
IN the foreign COnsus in the matter OF the angie
| nd evtent of the disease and its progress 1he
weather appears to have no ehect on tne cpl
| Tomic Yesterday there was marked change IN
tSo weather at Havre, it being cold and windy ;
vet both the cases of cholera and the deaths from
tbe disease were more numerous than ever
| Amsterdam. Aug ga stoker flon2lng 70
,hc Steamer Trania, from Hamburg, has died
Antwerp Aug 2eseyen choIer Tbe patients sra in are
.nrions condition Two fresh cases Of cholera ana
two deaths from the disease were repof'eo mere w.
daS; Petersburg. Aug. 29-The official cholera
ret"rns from ali the infected districts show thao
| m Friday 4 767 new cases and 2.3Z5 ueatns ns v
| reported. In ST. Petersburg yes,ei.t%1s rnwbnrcd
cases were reported. while the deaths napen nd ope
twenty-five. At Cronstadt three cas'' anu YIN
oc,aa Cho,cra has reached Merv, in Turkestan, ana
panic prevails among the %so %anted
ldialS iai .her shops as soon az they became aware
OF the % presence Of the disease The
however objected to this t,o SOufs c cn%ntry an If they
d 70 eNt, Nd continue business dispatch from Vlad
havE"s capital Of the m tss of aSreh
that staa 1919 ,vith cholera The Government eX-
srd ro the S' crest Of the norheast to
,hs Casnan Sea, and contains more than |',0oo
snuare miles The population is more 'hah 4o''-