The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-27
The Dread Disease Makes Its
Appearance in England.
SEVERAL CASES At BERLIN.
The New York Health Officers Expect
an Invasion ana Are Prepared.
Every Seaport In the Cnited States VIII
Be Put in ReaJiness - Widespread
Alarm in Great Britain-Great In

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 26.-The executive
committee of the international conference
of state boards of health met here today
for the purpose of taking precautionary
measures to prevent al invasion of cholera
in tins country. The committee appointed
a commission of experts to examine the
equipments and methods of quarantine
stations along the stantic and Pacific
coasts and Gulf of Mexico. The commits
sion meets Wednesday next to begin its
work. Before adjourning, the committee
issued an address 10 all boards of health
throught the country, calling attention to
the Importance of placing cities
and towns throughout the country in
good sanitary condition. A telegram was
received from the Illinois state board of
health and the sanitary board of Chicago,
requesting that steps De taken to present
memorial to President Harrison. asking
for the prohibition of all immigration dur
ing the prevalence OF Asiatic cholera as
an epidemic in other countries. This tel
egram was referred to the inspection COM
mission with Instructions to report after
its investigation.
BERLIN, Aug. 26.-Tkls morning woman
became suddenly i'll in an omnibus and
was taken to a hospital, where she was
pronounced to be suffering from Asiatic
cholera. The Moabite hospital has been
reserved for cholera patients. All trade
in secondhand clothing has been stopped.
A workman on train on the Hamburg
Berlin railway was seized with Asiatic
cholera today at W.stenberg. and died
in a few hours Twenty-eight cases
of cholera and twelve deaths
have been reported at Altoona since
yesterday noon. An artisan has died OF
Asiatic cholera in Rinneberg, and child
belonging to family shat fled from Ham,
burg has died of the same disease at kiel.
Officials deny that Asiatic cholera is in the
city. 1t is said that a merchant who was
supposed yesterday 10 have died of the
cholera was victim Of cholerine. Several
suspicious cases which were removed to
the hospital today the physicians state
were only diarrhea accompanied by vomit-
ing. A most welcome thunderstorm has
passed over the city. The air has cleared
and the weather is mach cooler. Despite
every effort to check it. cholera is increas-
ing in Hamburg. Over 800 cases have been
recorded, with 800 DEATHS. The federal
states have appointed xielegates. TO meet in
Berlin, to concert measures for fighting
cholera. Orders have been issued to stop
railway traffic with Rnssia at every point
on the frontier east Of Prussia except Eyd-
kuhea and Prostken.
At a meeting of the municipal sanitary
committee this evening Herr Schaefer, the
chairman. declared that up TO o'clock
this evening not single case of cholera
had occurred in the capital, the only fatal
cases being diarrhea. The commission de-
cided to prepare 800 beds in the Moabite
hospital for cholera patients, and accom-
modations in other hospitals if necessary.
Orders were given for more efficient
cleansing of the streets in the city.
LONDON, Aug. 26-Oflicials of the local
government board charged to watch the
progress of cholera are tonight less conf
dent of the metropolis escaping vista
tion of the disease. T1ie Gravesend cases
are undoubtedly cases of Asiatic cholera.
With the cholera at Gravesend and
Infected persons probably roaming about
in our midst, some outbreak of the dis
ease in London Is considered inevitable.
The port of London sanitary committee
has applied for vast increase of the staff.
otherwise it cannot undertake surveillance
VI ShC iEOfu
infected continental, ports, but no
Thames Gordon wilE suffice 10 shu,
out the danger OF infection. Steamer ar.
rivals from the contlAent come via Har.
| wich Southampton and other ports by
train without inspection. Railways and
steamship companies, excepting trans-At-
| lantic lines, show no iisiention of suspend
| ing ordinary arrangements. The authori
ties expect an outbreak. and are preparing
to meet it. In the east end the water sup
| ply has been tested and found TO be Of
| doubtful quality. and changes have been
| ordered in the iltering apparatus. The
| people of South London have been warned
| that their water source is dangerous.
| There is no doubt that cholera has a,
last entered England. The disease wa.
brought here by the steamer Comma
| which arrived at Gravesend yesterday
from Hamburg. 1t was reported that the
| steamer was infected, but the authorities
after examining the passengers. allowed
them 10 land. A few hours afterward two
aliens, who arrived on the Coma
were taken sick. Tkey were at one,
| removed TO the hosI.. tai at Grayesend
| where doctors pronounced their malaiy
| cholera. In spite OF madical aid they boil
| died shortly after beiog admitted. Thi
| has caused considerable anxiety, and
| close inspection of al; incoming vessel
has been ordered. Sixty passengers ol
! board the Hamburg american steame
| Columbia, from New York, which arrive,
| nj Southampton yesterday, changed thei
minds about proceeding TO Hambur
when they learned OF the cholera epidemi
there. They left the columbia ana too
passage for Flushing, IN the Netheriand:
The report of TWO dealAs from cholera a
Gravesend, when teleegaphed throughou
the country. produced grea; excitement
| Today the steamer LAURA, plying betwee
Hamburg and Lynn. arrived at Lynr
| The health officers found two cholera su.
| poets on board. Tae vessel was imn,
diately ordered back 20 sea The officer
and passengers protested against sue
summary treatment, but the heait
officers were obiuraie and refused 10 let
single person land frore the steamer.
Prince Esterhazy. ;zn attache Of IL
Prussian legation. has sseen suffering fro
an attack of choIeraine bat is recoverin
The Liverpool healtz authorities ha,
been discussing precautionary measur
against cholera. The Lynn authoriii
are taking vigorous precautions TO preye,
the ARRIVAL OF emigranfs from Harnbur
hr. Thorne, chief of tise London medic
department, has no sio5Sbt that the Grave
| end case is Asiagic cho.~ra.
WAsHIxGToS CITy, Aag. S.-Durine II
| afternoon the state sEenarfrnent xax a