Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-06
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Cholera.

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New YORK, Sept. 6.-The only fresh
reports this morning are 3 new cases of
cholera on the steamers and one death.
Two new cases have been moved from
Hoffman Island to Swinburne. AT
Lower Quarantine about daybreak, the
Vosburg, a New York tug, made an Ell
fort to go alongide the quarantined
steamer Normannia and was chased oil
by the patrol The matter was report
ed to DR.. jenkins who sent q request
to New York to have the tug captains
license revoked, which will probably
be done. The Yosburg has, it is said,
made two successful attempts to open
communication with the Normannia.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The watchers
on Staten Island say that the first OF
the crematory retorts on Swinburne
Island we're burning fiercely last night
and from this it is judged that the
bodies of the latest victims of The
scourge have been reduced to ashes
during the midnight hours. Criticisms
of the health officers conduct Of the
campaign against cholera col iinre 20
be heard Oh several sides. However,
New Eorl. to-day. is rs free from
cholera as ever and everybody is going
abut his or her business rs if there was
no such thing as cholera at our doors.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Jesse Tyson. Of Balti-
more. While abroad received cable
gram informing them Of Mrs. Tyson's
i;lther's serious illness in Baltimore.
Her father is still alive hat sinking fast
and calling continually for her. She
will not be penn a 10 land until all
the passengers OF the Normannia are
discharged.
The quarantine regulations are 10 be
strictly enforced and all communication
even with the cabin passengers on the
detained ships is to be cut oil.
DETROIT, Sept. 6-The steamer In
lila from Duluth to Buffalo touched at
Detroit ycsterlayand Inspector Farnum
rook oil the Cead body of an S-months-
Old child who died after a sickness Of
"A hours With all the symptoms of
Asatic cholera. rs 4 precautionary
measure the body viii be cremated
mere. The steamer, after distinction,
was allowed TO proceed.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The homeopath
ic doctors ofChicago are contemplating
the establishment of a number OF chol
era hospitals in the city The homeo
paths say they want to show that there
will be more recoverics under their
method of treatment than under the
treatment of the allopaths.
HAMBURG, Sept. 6.-Sincc noon yes
terday Oh new cases ofcholera and 26l
deaths from the disease have been re-
ported According to the official fig
ures there have been since the outbreak
of the disease in this city 6,19S cases
and 2.940 deaths. Little reliance is
placed in these figures, however, as
there is a strong suspicion that they
have been juggled with and do not be-
gin to show the full ravages of the dis
ease.
HAvRE, Sept. 6.-Thc cholera returns
OF yesterday show another jump in the
number of now cases reported On
Sunday only seven new cases were re-
ported, while yesterdays returns show
an increase of twenty cases, twenty
seven sufferers having been removed
to the hospital. The number of deaths
yesterday was nine, exactly the same
number as occurred on Sunday.
PARIS, Sept. 6.-Fiiteen new cases of
cholera were reported in this city yes
terday.
THE HAGUE, Sept. Ga workman
has died from cholerine at Dordretcht,
town OF south Holland. This is the
first case of the disease reported there.
LONDON. Sept. Ga dispatch from
Malta states chat all vessels from ports
of the United Kingdom will be subject
ed to a medical inspection before they
are allowed free entrance.