The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-28

And Makes Preparations to Combat the Dis
ease-No Cases There Yet
lCopyright. 1892 by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN. Aug. 27.-Delegates from all the
federal states had conference at the Homo
Office to-day on the subject of cholera. The
president of police reported that not a sim
gle case Of Asiatic cholera had yet been
certified to in Berlin. Statements were
read from Professor Koch and Councillor
Rahts, together with q general report COW
ering the whole health condition
of Germany. Both the statements
and the report were reassurinq. al
though Professor Koch thinks that the
worst period of the epidemic in Hamburg
and Altoona has not yet passed. The author
tiles of Hamburg and Altona are blamed
for concealing the presence of the, disease.
The first outbreak occurred In Hamburg as
far back as Aug. IA and at Altoona on Aug.
10. During q whole week vessels left Ham,
burg under clean bills of health. although
tho authorities knew the epidemic was
daily growing worse. The imperial. health
Office. rec ognizing the value of the utmost
publicity, is making arrangements to pub
lish daily health record of Berlin and
OtQeT c60teT6. reporting 8ll cases Oh CuOIeT8
and kindred diseases. DiarrahNal disor-
ders and dysentery. which are rather rife
here. and which are apt to alarm people,
will have the especial attention OF the doc
tors.
Mr.. Edwards, the American consul gen.
eral here. has taken the necessary steps to
keep the State Department at Washing gton
informed OF the situation throughout Ger
many. The Health Office promises to fur
nish him with all the information it re-
Hho In axurf Mr. EI rAafa
jurisdiction have been ordered to keep q
sharp lookout and to report by cable to
Washington without delay any cases of
cholera occurring In their districts. Mr..
Charles +. johnson, the consul at Ham
burg. was visiting Berlin with his family
when he learned that Hamburg had been
attacked. He at once returned to his post
ScruDuious care is now taken at Bremen
and Hamburg. The inspection is extend
ing not to emigrants alone. but to the
crews of vessels and all passengers. To-
nights advices leave every p0pul0us place
In Germany free from Asiatic cholera ex-
cept Hamburg, where Professor Koch's pre-
dictions regarding the spread of the plague
spread over tho whole city and to the SUBJ
urbs. A doctor, with number of hospital
assistants, has left Berlin to assist the
Hamburg physicians The ambulance seyy-.
the victims have been erestly augmented.
The exodus of the wealthier Hamburg
families Is now proceeding on a
large scale. Though the leading
aspect. the shop-keepers declare that busi-
ness 10 stagnant. Many OF them would
close their shops. but are prev en- ted through
fear OF adding to the public depression.
which wants but little to become absolute
panic. Willis many have fled other pros
per0ns citizens are dong much personally
and through agents to relieve families W no
have been stricken or who are menRced
through want of nourishing food. Dona-
tions of food dlsinfectants and medicines
are plentiful. Brandy. IN which the mass
of the people believe. despite the doctors
opinion to the contrary. is supplied gratui-
tously. though in small doses. at many
places. Never in the history of Hamburg
has the hand OF charity been so open.
The people of Berlin talk of forming an
absolute Gordon around Hamburg. Altona
and the mouths of the Elbe. This IS o
panicky idea, and would be merciless re-
strictiOn on those within the cholera sphere,
while in official opinion il would be utterly
ineffective.
A sharp watch IS kept upon cases oc-
curing in Hungary and Austria. The cpl
demic around Pressburg. In Hungary. ap-
pears TO be fading. A number of choleraic
cases have been reported at Wiener Neu-
stadt, at SOllenay, in Austria. and even in
Vienna itself. where the rapidity of the
deaths is suggestive aOf Asiatlc cholera.
In the meantime. the Austrian doctors de-
clare that the post-mortem examinations
do not disclose the presence of Asiatio
cholera. The health office here relies i'm
plcitly upon the official communications
regarding the disease received from
Vienna Hungarian newspapers declare
that pumber of cases of true Asiatic
cholera have occurred at tho Iron Gates"
of the Danube. and that the outbreak of
the dread disease has been concealed by
the authorities
The number of new cases reported at
Hamburg to-day was 239 and the number
of deaths III. There have been five deaths
from cholera at the suburb of II Hammerge-
ton. The weather is cooler and the ther-
mometer has fallen to nineteen degrees
centigrade. The official statistics show
that up TO yesterday there were LOIS cases
of cholera at Ham burg and $50 deaths from
the disease. At Altoona. between Tuesday
and Friday. there were sixty-four cases
and twenty two deaths.