Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-31
THE CHOLERA.

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Deaths-Depression m ong the Poo
ple-Heavy Commercial Losses-Th,
Progress OF the Epidemic Favored
by the weather.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-A Hamburg specia
says: Since last night there has been al
enormous increase in the number of per
sons who have been attacked and who hav,
died of cholera, $40 new cases and 81!
deaths having occurred to-day. A feeling
of deep gloom has settled over the city
The loss to the commercial community Il
reckoned at several million marks daily
The exodus from the city is unabated. Til,
weather favors the progress of the cpl
demic
A st. Petersburg special estimates that
up to August % 10000 persons had died
of cholera throughout Russia The dis
patch says the disease is steadily increas.
ing in st. Petersburg.
A Brussels dispatch Gays two genuine
cases of cholera appeared in q hospital to-
day. One of the patients soon died. The
news caused much excitement throughout
the city.
ANOTHER OF THE GRRoNAs GREW ILL.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-Another seaman be.
longing to the steamer Corona, which ar.
rived few days ago at Middlesborough,
has been attacked with cholera at Shields,
to which place he went after leaving the
ship.
A CASE AT THE HAGUE.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 30.-A man who ar
rived here few days ago from Hamburg
was attacked with cholera last night. He
the house where he was staying has been
disinfected.
FEWER NEW CASES.
HAMBURG, Aug. 3O.-According to the
official cholera report issued to-day there
were 457 new cases of the disease and 202
deaths on Sunday. Yesterday there were
1879 new cases and 49 deaths. These fig
ures show a remarkable falling off both in
the number of new cases and deaths, and
bear out the prediction made by Professor
Koch that the disease would disappear as
rapidly as it had appeared. 1t is hoped
that this favorable showing will continue
and that the city will soon be rid of the
scourge, but it is feared that the decrease
is only temporary.
The authorities at Weissensee, a north.
ern suburb of Hamburg, are very strict in
enforcing the sanitary regulations, and to-
day riot reeulted from their attempt to
put into effect some of the ordinances fol-
the better preservation of the public
health. The disorder was soon put down
and the ordinances were enforced.
MORE NEW CASES, LESS DEATHS.
HAvRE, Aug. 30.-There WAS reported
yesterday in this city II new cases OF
cholera, an increase of II cases as com.
pared with Sundays returns. The mum,
Der of death was II, which is q decrease Of
Z compared with the death returns of Sun.
day.
ANTWERP, Aug. 3O.-The cholera re-
turns show that there were 90 new cases
here yesterday and deaths. Hitherto the
epidemic has been most prevalent in the
quarters adjoining the Scheldt, but now II
appears to be spreading into the city from
the river.
THE CHANGE WILL LESSEN THE DANGER.
French line of steamers that ply between
this port and Havre, where cholera lie
prevalent. have made a change which will
lessen the danger of bringing the disease
to this country. Their steamers will in
future sail from this port to Cherbourg,
instead of Havre until further orders.
CHOLERA APPEARS IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 3O.-The cholera has
made its appearance here. Four Russian
emigrants who were to sail hence fol
America were to-day stricken with the
pestilence. They were at once removed tc
hospital where they are closely watched
to determine whether the disease is of the
true Asiastic type.
GENERALLY PREVALENT IN sCHELswIG.
BERLIN, Aug. 30.-It is officially an
nounced that cholera is prevalent in elk
teen places in Schelswig and in three
places in the District of Nuremberg. A
Leipsic one case of the disease has oc
Cured and one case Is reported at Neu
stadt, Mecklenburg. The patients a
Leipsic and Neustadt both came from
Hamburg. The National Zeitung state
that there are three distinct cases o.
Asiatic cholera at the Moabit hospital il
Berlin. Two of the patients, it says, cam,
from Hamburg, while the third is Berlin
wharf laborer
During the past twenty. four hours sew
enteen new suspects have been taken t.
the hospital.
FIVE MORE CASES.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-Two cases of choler,
have occurred in the City Road, London
The victims arrived yesterday on tn
steamer Peregrine from Hamburg.