Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-24
The Dread Disease Appears at Ham
burg and HaVre.
HEALTH OFFICERS AT NEW YORK
Notified Of the Danger by the State
Department - The Incoming
Vessels From Hamburg and
Havre to be Inspected Carefully
and Every Effort Made to Keep
Away the Dread Disease-A
New Disorder That Kills People.

hcial reports of the alarming spread OF
cholera from Asia to Europe. Some days
since the Vice Consul General at Teherar,
Persia, reported that the deaths daily
reached the large number of 400 person..
He stated that 500 cases had been treated
bv the American mission hospital and made
a strong appeal for funds from the United
States. The government having no funds
for such purpose has made this appeal pup
lie, and the following correspondence on
the subject between the Secretary OF State
and Mr.. Watson K. Sperry, the newly ap-
pointed Minister to Persia, is published
for the information Of the people OF the
United States.
WASHINGTON, August 90, 1892.
Watson r. Sperry, Esq, United States Mn
tStcr to Persia:
"DEAR SIR am in receipt of your letter
of the 20th inst. in which you enclosed a
COPY of the press notice issued from this
department conveying an appeal to the
citizens of the United States from the
American mission hospital at Teheran for
funds 10 meet the extraordinary expenses
necessstated by the cholera In that district.
Il note with pleasure your request for
permission to solicit through the columns
Of your newspaper-the Morning Ners-
funds for the purpose indicated. 1t is
most prompt and commendaole response 10
the urgent necessities of those afflicted peo-
pie, indicative of the general philanthroplc
spirit OF the American people and their dis
position TO aid the distressed. ! cordially
grant YOU the permission requested and in
doing so express the hope that you will not
confine your appeal TO the people OF your
own city 1t would accomplish great good
If you would make your appeal to all our
people This presume you can, through
OF m thu Of The country.
readily accomplish by tie medium OF other
papers as well as your own.
Il enclose you copies of the dispatches
from our Vice Consul General at Teheran
on the subject as requested by you.
''Very truly yours,
''JOHN W. FOSTER"
Following the report from Teheran comes
information of a most alarming character
from Europe. United States Consul John-
son at Hamburg reports that heis ADVISED
officially by the government health ofilcer
of that city Of the presence OF Aslatlc chol-
era there, and he has accordingly refused
to issue bills Of health to departing YES
sells.
Consul Williams at Havre reports an cpl
demic of Asiatic cholera at that place with
many deaths, and advises inspection OF La
Touraine.
These facts have been promptly commu-
nicated TO the health officers OF Staten ISL
and and every precaution will be taken in
the matter, especially in view Of the fact
that the epidemic has reached two OF the
most important ports in Europe with which
the United States has direct and rapid
communication.
HAMBURG, August 23.-Tke cholera is
chiefly prevalent in the Alstadt or old por-
ton Of the city, comparatively few cases
occurring in the Neustadt, or new portion.
A number of new cases were reported to-
day.
TEHrRAY. August ga dispatch from
Reshad, in the Province Of Ghilau, states
that every day hundreds Of persons are
diving there from cholera.
A new disesse is ravishing Enzellee. 1t
causes purulent swellings on the 0ooy ana
face and the mortality resulting from II is
very heavy. The same disease IS causing ing
many deaths at Ardabeel, town OF 1900
inhabitants on the Karasoo river. Both
towns have been isolated.
HAMRURG, August 23.-Newspaper re-
ports differ widely regarding the number
of cases Of cholera In this city. The Mach
richten saws that so far there have bean 300
cases and 100 deaths, 65 deaths occurring
to-day. 80,
Patients. as soon as reported, are quickly
taken by a special conveyance 10 the nos
pital cholera wards. People living In the
streets through which the conveyances
pass shut their doors and windows until
thew think the danger Of contagion is past.
The dead are taken to the public mortu-
aries and the houses in which patients are
found are carefully disinfected. Regula-
tions and instructions for the people are
publicly placarded throughout the city.
Several deaths have occurred at Altona.
A thuneer storm passed over the city TO-
night. making the weather cooler.
ODESSA. August 23-The hot wave has
struck southern Russia. The heat Is in
creasing in intensity, and to-day the ther-
mometer registered lO4 degrees IN the
shade here.
LONDON, August 24--The Daily Ners'
Vienna correspondent says II is reported
from Constantinople that there have been
several new cases Of cholsra and number
of deaths daily during the past week in the
Lazertto, although Mecca pilgrims have
shown clean bills of bealth up TO date.
The prevalent intense heatithreatens TO
DESTROY the Austrian beet root crop. In
consequence the price Of sugar is rising,
and sugar refiners are buying largely In
anticipation of scarcity.
LoNpoN, August 2S-Dispatches from
various Europeon centers state that there
has been no abatement in the heat that has
been prevailing Tor the past ten days.
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