Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-01

Aeiatic cholera. Or. iuuhinH prnCu.
cally mate the admission this evening
" hen hc returned TO quarantine after
having spent the afternoon on board
tho plague. stricken vessel. This lie
DR.. Jenkins vereiou Of
THE 'NfoRAvrA's' CONDITION.
al visited the vessel aud made
genuial inspection Ul the people. /
found them apparently well, except
two conValcecent patients. Or. Ieratl In.
formed mo that there had been no oDu
ON bonrd III II fuver. Most NJ tho patti.
ents became III, he said, shorliyaiter they
sailcJ. Some died la los than twenty.
lOur hOufs. The last death occurred
on the 18th. Ten cases occurred within
twenty -fOurhOurs after calling. OF the
twenty -four persons stricken twcnly.
two died. No temperature wss taken
but the surgeon judged that the tenn.
pcTaturO OF the patients was very low.
DIR. Byran took some bedding from
ono Of the rooms Ia which two patients
were. This was somewhat soilcd and
offered a very good subject for exatni.
nation. He will probably know
whether II contains cholera by to-,
morrow. ordered the captain TO
thoroughly dlsiniect everything and
everybody on board"
Some apprehension IL felt that
oholern abroad will have n harmful
effect upon the prospects OF the
WOrld's Fair 10 far q foreign exhibits
ARE concerned. Many are 10 come
from districts which are now infected
with the scourge. and 1t might Le Jan.
gcrous TO accept goods sent here under
such circumstances. IL IL guggeatuI
that II might DO well 10 postpone the
ExpOation another year. a new
source Of danger from cholera lies In
the fact that the passengers Of steamers
eat food and drink water taken aboard
at foreign ports, both OF which ara
likely to DO infected with germs Of tho
dieense. Under such circumstances q
Quarantine here OF two or three days
would not DO u sufficient safeguard
against cholera. Tho matter IL now
being discussed by the board OF health,
mud some action will probably be de-
ternIined upon.
CHOLERA ~ THUS DESCRIBED;
There are certain premonitOry sym.
toms; these contiht OF general feeling
Of uneaslness, weakness, nausea and
liarfhmn, and sometimes vomiting.
The elections nj first, though frequent,
arc natural. ChOlerino Il usually
caused by eating Over.rlIo fruit, ana
while II mny develop iuto hsiaiio
cholera, it's not always necessarily q
precursor Of that dfCSd disease. The
quantity Of unsOuDd food or rotten
cheese which must be taken into the
gyslem to produce cholotR must be
large. IL diilcrB from cholera proper
IN this, an single germ OF the Asia,ic
plague introduced Into the inteatinUs
lakes rapid course, ana the whole
musous membrane In the ccurse Of n
couple Of days In eaten away.
President Wilson OF the health board
today remarked that he would not be
surprised n cholera arrived aud the
city officials are prepared 10 fight II.
The board today Issued circu lar 70
all vessels, ferrlcs, steambogt Offices,
factories, etc, where large numbers Of
people are likely to meet, ordering that
adjoining waiting rooms or In factories
there should be set aside nm alright
room. These will be temporary places
VI isolation should cases OF cholera
suddenly develop. Closeta, ETC., ARE
to be Inspected daily. The board has
also fitted upn dust proof room where
meteorological examinations will be
made.
TALKING OF STOPPING IMMIGRATION.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., August ST.
When shown the dispatch regarding
tho "Moavih,D Assistant Secretary
Spaulding said u showed how neces-
snry were the quarantine precautions
taken. Speaking OF the suggestion that
Congress tfe called together TO enact a
law suspcnding Immigration, Mr..
spaulding said the suspension OF I'M
migration would materially decrease
the danger though II would be possible
for cholera to get here even then.
eve nre doing all that can be DONE"
he taid. ave have established n close
quarantine n protect this country ut
every port. Vessels will be detained
Just as long m the health officers think
necessary in each case, whether II be-
one day or twenty. IL decreed by
Divine Providence that we shall have
cholera here We cannot prevent II, hut
II Is as nearly impossible for It TO get 10
a. we can make It,"
The state department today received
the following dispatch from the consul
nj Glasgow;
"Cholera Is confined TO the cases re-
ported among continent Immigrants,
No contact with any passenges sont
forward aud no cholera In city,"
Tho Marine Hospital service today
received the following cablegram
from the United States consul at
Liverpool:
"Ali steerage Passengers sailing TO.
day were efficiently quarantined be-
fore embarking. All clothing and
baggage were thoroughly disinlected
by the sulphur process"
The passengers already embarked
were pronounced perfectly safe by the
local authorities, who are perfectly
alive to the danger and are taking
vigorous measures TO prevent an out.
break. Both Secretary Fostsr and DE-.
Wyman feel that everything possible
has been done by the authorities to
meet any contingency that may arise
and TO draw the Gordon Of the quaran-
tine ms tight "a the occasion may de-
mAnd. They are fully alive 20 the ait
uhtiop, and Secretary Foster tonight
sud he could see nothing further 10 do
To prevent the Invasion OF the dlsoase.
He IN confident, he aays, that STATE
quarantine officials have been most
asslduous and will'continuo to be ~ In
the methods OF inspection.
ALARMED Al THE SITUATION.
NEW York, Aug. 8i.-The chairman
OF the Republican State executive com.