The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-31
THE CHOLERA IN GERMANY.
ADVANCE TO AMERICA FEARED.
Difficult to Obtain Men to Bury tho
Cholera Victims. Hospitals Filled With
Dead and Dying.

One hundred and sixty-nn bodies OF
cholera victims are awaiting burial in Ham
burg. So great is the terror that IL difficult
TO get men for the work of burying the
dead, and many assistants of under,akers
have deserted their places. Business is pros
trate, and shipping is going to other ports.
So serious Is the panic that Russian immi-
grants, now in the city, find IL difficult to
procure food as everybody tries to avoid
them.
At Altoona the army surgeons have been
ordered by their Superiors to assist the
civilian doctors in caring for cholera vic
tins.
There is little doubt that the disease was
brought to Antwerp by Eastern vessels.
The first victims were dock laborers. The
first one died almost Immediately after
entering the hospital, and the appearance OF
the body showed the disease TO be Asiatic
cholera. About one fourth of all the cholera
patients removed to the hospital have died.
The quarantine regulations are strictly en-
forced Every vessel from German, French
and Russian ports is detained for examina-
tion and are thoroughly inspected.
The German authorities on the frontier
have been admonished to redouble their
precautions against the admission of per-
sons or articles suspected of injection, and
everywhere the local sanitary officials are
displaying the utmost vigilance.
At London 1t was announced that all the
steamship lines proposed to suspend, emf
grafton traffic until danger from cholera is
| over. A vigilant watch for symptoms OF
| the disease in boarding houses occupied by
| emigrants will be kept.
BAGGAGE DisISFECTED.
The steamer Italia arrived at New York
with 81 passengers all OF whom were WELL
having been under observation for II days
| before embarkation. The baggage of alb
| passengers were subjected to a thorough
disnfection by live steam, followed by o.
| combustion OF sulphur
| The officers in New York of the Ham
burg American Packet Company received
the following message from the company in
Hamburg:
| "As danger OF Infection may come from eml,
grant passengers booked together , Win nrst ano'
rate cnigrant trafic from first aud second class
| trey, forwarding etnigrants ON seperate ships ex
| RussIAs DEATH RATE INCREASING.
| The official Russian cholera report
shows that there were ia new cases in ex-
cess of those reported the day previous
| while the deaths were 81 in excess of those
reported on the same day Totals, accord
ing to the official figures were, 5,6I0 new
cases and 2,7i3 deaths
| WILL DIsINfECr THE VESSELS.
| Hereafter all vessels arriving at Pbiladel-
phia from cholera infected districts will be
detained and thoroughly disinfected and
fumigated, at the quarantine station, before
being permitted to pass up the Delaware
river.
PREPAID TICKETS CUT OFF.
The general agent of the White Star line
at New York has issued the following circu-
Lar to agents: NO prepaid tickets must be
issued from Antwerp, Amsterdam, Brennan,
Hamburg, Havre, Rotterdam, Paris, Oder
burg or other continenta! points withou.
further notice"
$4,000 DEAD IN PERSIA THUS FAR.
The Vice Consul at Teheran telegraphs
that the estimated deaths in Persia from
cholera are $4,000; 5000 in Meschad 1900
in Tabriz 5000 in Teheran and 10000 in
other places.
THE CHOLERA DEATH RATE RISING.
According to the Russian official returns
there were O. 800 new cases of cholera against
800 on Wednesday. Thursday there were
2,S17 deaths reported, against 2, Ii3 Tor We'd
nesday. In st. Petersburg there were
reported l03 new cases and p deaths.
ONE FRENCH CITY's DEATH LIST.
The official figures show that on Wednes
day there were Is new cuses OF cholera anC
nine deaths from the disease at Havre
Thursday there were As new cases and q
deaths.
MANY NEW CASES AT HAMBURG.
Eight hundred fresh cases of choers
we're recorded at Hamburg on Saturday
many Of the victims having been seized but
Il few hours before they perished. The
total number of deaths was 40. Prof Koch
has telegraphed to Berlin that the plague i:
increasing in Hamburg.
The German Government has ordered Tho
suspension Of all the traffic on the Russian
frontier except at Eydtkumen and Prost
ken. A multitude of intending emigrants
have been stopped at points on the frontier
and driven back to Russia. In the two sta
tions named travellers and baggage undergo
rigid inspection and disinfection