The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-27
FOOTSTEPS OF FATE
Dread Disease of Cholera Adj
yancing with Awful Regularity.
AMERICA BECOMING wATCBFUL
Complete Reports from the Cholera Infected
Districts-large Number of Deaths Daily
Great Precautions Being Taken.

New YORK, Aug 26.-The health officer:
of New York are today prepared to fighi
of the cholera should it make its appear
snce here. DR.. Edison, the sanitary super
intendent, thinks the cholera will undoubt
edly reach this port within the next week
or ten days.
TO KEEP OUT THE CHOLERA.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. pa special
meeting Of the health board has been held
to advise means OF keeping out the cholera.
1t was decided, in case tho cholera crosses
the Atlantic. to establish quarantine sta
lions at every railroad depot, and all emil
grants will be qusrantined.
GOVERNMENT PRECAUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-During the
vised by the health officers of quarantine
ct Staten island, that stringent regula-
lions had been ADOPTED TO prevent the in
PRODUCTION OF cholera. Later Secretary
Foster sent 10 toe consul at Hamburg The
recommendation of Health Officer Jenkins
that all emigraDts must undergo the most
thorough inspection abroad, with the de-
tention of those from the infected or sus-
pected districts for at least five days; that
they be bathed ard all clothing and bag
gage disiai ecte0 by steam, and that GER
tihcste of such cleansing and disiufection,
y signed by the ships surgeon for presenta-
ton to the health officer at the port Of
entry.
The treasury department Is much graft
lied at the attitude of the steamship com
panies in so promptly manifesting desire
TO assist the department In all ways posi-
bic 10 keep out the dreaded scourge. With
their hearty cooperation it is felt that
much can be accomplished toward the de-
sired end.
LESS CONFIDENT AT LONDON.
The officials of the local government
board, charged to watch the progress of
the cholera, are tonight less confident of
the metropolis escaping q visitation of the
disease. The Gravesend cases are un-
doubtedly cases OF Asiatic cholera.
With cholera at Gravcsend and infect
ed persons probably roaming about
in our midst some outbreak of the disease
in London is considered inevitable at the
port of London The sanitary committee
has applied for vast increase of its staff,
otherwise II cannot undertake the SUI veil
lance of ships entering the Thames from
the infected continental ports. But no
Thames Gordon will suffice to shut out the
danger of infection. Steamship arrivals
from the continent come via Harwick,
without inspection. The railway and
steamship, except the transatlantic lines
show no intention OF suspending their or
dinary arrangements. The authorities ex-
pect an outbreak and are preparing to meet
it. In the east end the water supply has
been tested and is found 20 be of doubt
full quality, and changes have been ordered
in the fltering apparatus. The people of
south London nave been warned of their
water SCourRe and danger
TO KEEP OUT IMMIGRANTS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 20 President
Mccormick presided at the meeting Of the
international health board conference. A
quarantine inspection commission was ap-
pointed to Inspect all quarantine stat ons in
the United States, Canada and Mexico
This committee is to report TO the inter
national board. A telegram was received
from the Illinois state board of health and
sanitary beard of Chicago requesting that
steps be taken TO memorabilia President
Harrison asking for the prohibition of all
immigration during the prevalence of
Asiatic cholera as epidemic in other
countries. This telegram was referred to
the inspection of the commission, with in
structions TO report after it's Investigation