The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
THE CHOLERA SCOURGE
SPREADING WESTWARD WITH ALARM
ING CERTAINTY.
a Death at Gravesend, England, Of a Pas
senger from Hamburg-Two Cases at
Glasgow-Increased Mortality
Throughout Russia.

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steamer Comma, Thursday, from
Hamburg, had died from cholera at
Gravesend hospital. There is much
Indignation at the carelessness of
medical officers who inspected and
passed the Comma, particularly in
view of the fact that they had been
ordered to be most searching in their
examination of vessels infected. Con.
siderable uneasiness has been created
by knowledge that some of the
Gemma's passengers are in London
The whereabouts of all of them are
not known to the authorities, but
strict watch will be kept by all sani-
tary officers for the first appearance of
the disease. 1t is considered that an
outbreak is inevitable.
CHOLERA COMMITTEE.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-London's asy-
lum board, at special meeting held
today, appointed cholera committee
with full powers to deal with all cases
of cholera occurring here.
TWO CASES AT GLASGOW.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The st. James
cases occurred at Glasgow. The pa
TENTS, man and woman, were
among party of German emigrants
on their way from Hamburg to the
United States. The authorities at
Glasgow have taken every known
precaution to prevent the disease
spreading.
INCREASING IN HAMBURG.
HAMBURG, Aug. 27.-Official cholera
statistics show that Thursday there
were 300 new cases of cholera reported
in the city and $50 deaths. Up to noon
yesterday there were 1873 new cases
and seventy-eight deaths. These
figures indicate large increase in
both new cases and deaths.
OFFICIAL STATISTICS.
HAMBURG, Aug. 27.-Official statis-
tics show that up to yesterday there
were 1880 cases of cholera here and
1858 deaths. At Altonia between Tues
day and Friday there were siXty-fOur
cases and twenty-five deaths.
NEW CASES AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP, Aug. 27.-Five new
cases of cholera have been reported
here since yesterday morning. One
death has been reported. The author
tiles do not consider it necessary 10
open Lazaretto.
CHOLERA AT ROTTERDAM.
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 27.-Every pre-
caution has been taken here to pre-.
vent the introduction OF cholera, but
Notwithstanding all the efforts of the
authorities the disease has effected an
entrance into the city. The first death
from the disease was that of woman
| which occurred this morning.
| RUssIA's OFFICIAL REPORT.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-Official
returns show that throughout Russia
yesterday there was reported $685.
new cases of cholera and 1920 deaths
from the disease. This is an increase
of 5Sl new cases and 1856 deaths COM
pared with Thursdays figures.
SENT TO QUARANTINE.
PARIS, Aug. 27.-The government
has ordered all Russian Jews arriv
ing at Marseilles to be sent to Lazar
retto and their clothes burned.
CHOLERA CASES CONCEALED.
BUDA PEsTH, Aug. 27.-Severa
Hungarian newspapers declare that {
number of cases of true Asiatic cholers
have occurred at the Iron Gates of thu
Danube and the out break of thu
dreaded disease has been concealed
by the authorities.
LA ToURAINE ARRIVES.
NEW YORK, Aug. N.-The trans
Atlantic steamer La Touraine from
Havre last Friday which it wa
feared might have contagious diseas
on board, arrived here this morning
She had no signs of sickness aboart
her now. She was subjected to rigiC
inspection after which she proceeded
to the pier.
STEERAGE TARIFF CEASE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27-Manager B
Oaz of the Royal Netherlands lin
stated this morning that on all steam
ers steerag- tariff between New Yorl
and Hamburg OH their line ha'
ceased.
WORK OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The treas
ury department is acting promptly il
ali matters that have bearing on tn
cholera epidemic and nothing ha
been left undone that may tend t
keep the infection from the shores {
this country. To all intents and pull
poses there now exists national qual
: antine, cooperation of national an
state authorities, in the matter, re
sulting in the formation of a cordo
which will make it extremely diff
cult for q case of cholera 10 reach tn
shores of the United States. Surgeo
: General Wyman of the marine hos
pital service, now considerin
a proposition to continu
disinfection of baggage during tn
winter. This it is thought will pr
vent the importation of cholera germs
f After the present alarm is over, eli
: cular regarding disinfection of bag
gage of immigrants will be immediate
~ enforced all along the Canada
frontier under the,directicn of the SUI
cruising surgeon general of the m;