St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-28
Business Is Stagnant, and
Slight Causes Would In
cite a Panic.
Eerliners Considering a Mer-
cileSS ReStriction--All
Lands Alert.


BERLIN, Aug. 27.-Tonight's advice
leave every populous place in Germany
free from ASiatic cholera except Ham,
burg, where Prof. koch's predictions
regarding the spread Of the plague are
being fulfilled. The disease has now
spread over the whole city. and to the
suburbs. A doctor. with number of
hospital assistants, has left Berlin to
assist the Hamburg doctors. The am
bulance service and the means for the
rapid burial Of the victims have been
greatly augmented.
The exodus of the Weather Hamburg
families is now proceeding on large
scale. Though the leading thorough
fares there present their ordinary as
pect, the shopkeeperS declare that bust
ness is stagnant. Many of them would
close their shops, but are prevented
through fear of adding TO the public de
preston, which wants but little to be-
come absolute panic. While many have
fed, other prosperous citizens are doing
much personally and through agents to
relieve families who have been stricken.
or who are suffering through want of
n0uriShing foods.
= H7erciiess Proposal.
The people of Berlin talk of forming
an absolute Gordon around Hamburg,
Altoona and the mouths of the Elbe.
This would mean mercilesS restriction
upon those within the cholera sphere,
while in official opinion it would be
utterly ineffective.
A sharp watch is kept upon cases oc-
curing in Hungary and Austria. The
epidemic around PreSburg in Hungary
appears to be fading. A number of
choleraic cases have been reported at
Wiener Neustadt. at Sollenar, in Aus
tria, and even in Vienna itself, where
the rapidlty of the deaths is suggestive
of Aslatic cholera. In the meantime the
Austrian doctors declare that the post
mortem examinations do not disclose
the presence of Asiatic cholera.
Donations of food. disinfectants and
medicaments are plentiful in Hamburg.
Brandy, in which the mass of the people
believe, despite the doctors opinions to
the contrary, is Supplied gratuitously,
though in small doses, at many places.
Never in the history of Hamburg has
the hand of charity been so open.
Berlin Still EsealthfuI.
Delegates from all the federal states
held conference at the home office to-
day on the subject of cholera. The
president Of police reported that not
single case Of Asiatic cholera had yet
been certified to in Berlin. Statements
were read from Prof. Koch and Coun-
selIOr RahtS. together with general
report covering the whole health condi-
ton of Germany. Both the statements
and the report were reaSSuring, al
though Prof. Koch thinks that tie worst
period of the epidemic in Hamburg and
Altoona has not yet passed.
The authorities of Hamburg and AL
tona are blamed for eoncealing the
presence Of the disease. The first out
break occurred in Hamburg as far back
as Aug. Il, and at Altoona on Aug. 10.
During a whole week vessels left Ham
burg under clean bills of health, al
though the authorities knew the cpl
demic was daily growing worse.
Gncoyering the Danger.
The imperial health office, reeogniz-
ing the value of the utmost publicity,
is making arrangements to publish daily
a health record of Berlin and oliler
centers, reporting all cases of cholera
and kindred diseases. DiarrhGal dis
eases and dysentery, which are rather
rife here. and which are apt to alarm
people, will have the especial attention
of the doctors.
Mr.. Edwards, the American consul
general here, has taken the necessary
steps to keep the state department at
Washington Informed of the situation
throughout Germany. The health Of
flee promises to furnish him with all
the Information it receives. The con-
suls within Mi. Edwards Jurisdiction
have been ordered to keep sharp look
out, and to report by cable to Washing
ton without delay any cases of cholera
occurring i'll their districts. Charles 4.
johnson, the consul at Hamburg, was
visiting Berlin with his family when he
learned that Hamburg had been at
tackled. He al once returned to his post.
ScrupulouS care is now taken at
Bremen and Hamburg. The inspection
is extending not to emigrantS alone, but
to the crews of vessels and all passen-
gers.
Situation at Hamburg.
HAMBURG, Aug. 27.-The number
of new cases of cholera reported in this
city is $50, and the number of deaths
III. There have been five deaths from
cholera at the suburb of Hammerge-
toon. The weather is cooler, the ther-
mometer having fallen to - deg. cent?
grade. 1t is reported today that the cpl
demic is extending from the city proper
to the suburbs. and abating in the har-
Dor quarter, where the chOlOra first ap-
peared. There were thirty-two new cases
and fifteen deaths in Altoona yesterday.
There are two cholera patients at Har-
burg. AT WanSbeck. where there are
seven cases. and four deaths have &C.
Cured, the schools have been closed.
OF four members OF 4 Hamburg fam
lily stricken with cholera in kiel, two
nave died there in q hospital. The eff
cial notice is given that four cases of
Asiatic cholera which occurred in Bre-
men have not proven fatal.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 27.-Antwerp's chol-
era record shows fourteen cases with
one death today.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
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