Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-07
STEADY INCREASE
OF The PLAGUE
The Situation in Stricken Ham
burg Is Most D.s-
couraging.
REPORTS OF THE AUTHORITIES UT
TERLY UNRELIABLE.

LabOring People Disregard the Direc-
tions of the Health Omcers-The Infec.
ted City veritable Charnel- House
Hamburg-American Steamers Not Pro.
visioned at Hamburg Concern in Italy
at Our Restrici ions-Fre CHI Soldiers
Stricken.
HAMBURG, Sep. THE number of new
cholera cases to-day has been 93S; OF
deaths, 317. This is decrease of 81 in
the number of new cases, and of 80 in the
number of deaths. AS compared with
the figures of one week ago, when the
plague was supposed to be at it's worst,
however, the lists of to-day's cases and
deaths are not encouraging. The in
crease of fresh cases over those of a week
ago to day is 237; the increase of deaths,
II.
In the hospitals the mortality has
been especially large among inebriates.
The deaths of SO heavy drinkers, 12 of
these women, have been reported, and
among the fresh cases a corresponding
increase in the number of Incorporate
persons has been noticed. The news
papers have printed innumerable warn
ings against the excessive use of beer dur
needed in the low districts, where the
epidemic has done it's worst.
The authorities begin gradually to
realize that the whole burden of stopping
the progress of the plague rests upon
them. The directions of the health au-
thorities have been steadily disregarded
by the laboring people, who are either
too poor or to ignorant too observe them.
The continued use of the Elbe water
hail yNr11 TO
one of the principal causes of the spread
of the cholera, yet no warning has been
loud enough to induce the workmen to
take this simple precaution.
Boiled water hereafter will be supplied,
therefore, by the city from the centers OF
the various stricken districts. Eight To-
comotives have been set to work by the
authorities preparing water for these dis
tributing stations, and more will be hired
within the next three days. Should the
| people neglect to avail themselves of this
provision, water carts will be sent out to
| distribute boiled water, free of charge,
| from house to house.
DIR. Veuz, the celebrated specialist,
| gives a graphic description of the
| sad condition of the city. The old town.
| he says, is collection of dirty, sitting
| crowded, charnel houses. There are few
|. tram cars, and they are almost empty.
| Inc WnOl0 Cluy Is III dnu us
4 heartening contrast to what it was.
| The tree-lined Spielbubenplatz is mn
frequented and an oppressive stiffness
hangs over it. The cafes are empty. Ont
| head waiter who serves at a restaurant
where formerly two thousand persons att
daily told the physician yesterday thai
eighteen customers had been there up t.
pm.
In passing the strasse he saw a crowd
and six policemen holding it in check
while six women ran screaming down TIN
road after ambulances which were bear
ing their husbands away to the choler'
hospital.
Occupants of houses, he says, often rur
out in the street and beseech passing
policemen to send ambulances to remov
patients, but the police can seldom &C
cede to their appeals, as the ambulance
! service is quite inadequate to the de
mands upon it.
At night DR.. Vuez says, the streets ar
completely deserted by pedestrians, al
though ambulances, dead wagons ant
hearses can be heard passing almost con
stantly. The statistics published by the
authorities, DR.. Veuz says, are utterl
worthless. On one day the number o
deaths announced by the health official
was but one-half the number registere
| at the Office.