The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-26
THE DREADED SC0URGE.
ADYICES YERT DISQUIETING.
Much Suffering in Teheran-Numbers or
Unburied CoTpses-Fears in Berlin.
Reports from All Points.

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places. His appeals for assistance for the
American hospital at Teheran have been
already made public.
The Consul at Hamburg telegraphs that
/ the authorities of tnat city admit that
Asiatio cholera has been prevalent there
/ since August 18th. and that up to August
| 23d there we're 29l cases and seventy-tve
| deaths. Nevertheless, the fact of the exist
| enco Of cholera there was denied up TO Au-
/ gust ZSd, Just as IL IS now also denied at
Havre. The attempts 10 suppress accurate
] information OCCASIONS much uneasiness TO
] health officers here.
ia New Cases In st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 25.-The official
| cholera report shows that there were ia
! new cases yesterday in excess of those re-
| ported on Tuesday. while the deaths were
] eighty-four 10 excess OF those reported on
/ the same day. Yesterdays totals, accord
/ ing 10 the official figures, were 6,619 new
cases and 2,74S deaths.
SPELL AGAINST THE DISEASE.
A curious spell against cholera has been
performed by the peasants of the village OF
ILL., few miles outside Of Moscow. close
to the historic spot whore Suwarrow held
council of war on the question of defending
tho town against Napoleon or abandoning
it, Six maldeus. led by two widows. dragged
/ u pow ~ HtABiEnk iOuHN NHc fAAAAbos n
third widow bore the holy image before the
plow. Superstition credits the ceremony
with equal efficacy against cattle plague or
| cholera. neither of which evils, ,it Is imagined,
can cross the ploughed line.
Fears in Berlin.
BERLIN, August 25.-There are serious
fears that the cholera has broken out in this
city. The wife of a merchant named Land
rock. living at No. 10 Golden Strasse, died
81 midnight last night with symptoms of
/ Asiatic cholera. The case is being inyesti-
| gated. At a conference Of the leading
medical men held yesterday the opinion
/ was unanimously expressed that an cpl
| demic Of cholera was unlikely. IL
WAS suggested, however. that every
/ body should take three drops of mu-
ratic acid daily in tumber of wa
ter, and that great care should be taken TO
keep flies away from food. The authorities
on the frontier have been admOnished TO
redOuble their precautions against the adj
mission of persons or articles suspected Of
infection. and everywhere the local sani-
tary officials are displaying the utmost ylgi-
lance.
MUST REPORT ALL ILLNESS.
The president of the Berlin police has
made il known through the press that doc
tors aud heads of families are bound in
stantly to report all cases of Illness sus-
d
shall continue. As letters and papers from
Russia are not disinfected as they were dur
ing former epidemios persons receiving
such things from places where the cholera
prevails are advised 10 burn them as soon AS
possible and 10 take care 90 clean their
/ hands thoroughly.
160 Unburied Bodies
HntBURG, August 25.-One hundred and
sixty-nine bodies Of cholera victims are
I rfa1t ,fF 40. ~ "a
terror caused by the cholera that it is diff
cult 10 get men for the work of burying the
dead and many assistants Of undertakers
have deserted their places OF employment.
business is PROSTATE and shipping s going
70 other ports SO serious is the panic that
Russian immigrants now in the city find 1t
difficult % procure food, as erybody tries
70 avoid them. At Altona the army sur
geons have been ordered hy their superiors
TO assist the civilian doctors in caring for
the cholera victims.
Excitement in antwerp.
ANTWERP. August 25.-The excitement in
this city over the outbreak of cholera is in
creasing. There is little doubt that the
disease was brought here by vessels from
Eastern Europe. The first victims were
dock laborers. Thay were taken 10 tie
hospital, where the doctors stated that 1t
was ordinary cholera. and that nothing was
10 be dreaded from II. The disease. how
ever, spread and the public became alarm
ed. The first victim died almost imme-
diately after entering the hospital ana the
appearance Of bodies showed the disease D.
be Asastic cholera About One-fourth OF
ali t1e cholera patients removed 10 the
hospital have died.
Philadelphia Aroused.
PHILADELPHIA. August 25.-The health
authorities have become thoroughly aroused
20 the importance of taking every precau-
tionary measure possible owing TO the
alarming reports Of the spread OF cholera
through Northern Europe 10 prevent the
dreaded disease from reaching this city.
Hereafter all vessels arriving here from in
fected districts will be detained at the
quarantine station and thoroughly disin-
fected and fumigated before being permit
ted TO pass up the Delaware river.
Help from servls,
VIENNA, August 25.-The Servian Gov
ernment has voted "A sum Of 10000 francs
10 be used for the erection of a hospital for
contagious diseases and temporary shelters
for those attacked by the cholera. At all
ports on the SeTYlan Danube the entry OF
goods of Russian manufacture Is prohib-
tied.
LoNDaS. August 25.-The health commit
tes OF the municipality held a meeting TO-
day - consider precautions against tie
cholera. IL was announced that al tho
steamship lines proposed TO suspend their
emigration trstflc until the danger from
cholera should be over. IL was resolved 70
keep yigilant watch for symptoms OF ths
disease in boarding houses occupied by
emlgrants.
More Precautions.
NEW YoRK, August 25.-The general agent
of the White Star Line. Mf. L. Maitland
Kersey. has Issued the following circular ~
the agents OF that line:
Special Notice-No prepaid tickets must
be issued from Antwerp, Amsterdam, Bre-
men, Hamburg. Havrs. Rotterdam Paris,
Oderburg or other continental points with
out further notice. but agents may continue
70 issue prepaid tickets as from British,
Irish, Scandinavian and Finnish points"
All Right on the Italia.
NEw YoBE. August 26.-The steamer TIA
lia arrived with eighty-two steerage passen-
gers, all of whom were we'll. having been
under observation for fourteen days before
emoarkation. The baggage Of all passen-
gers was subjected 10 a thorough disinfec-
tion by live steam, followed by pow
erful combustion OK sulphur The Italia
is the first of the German steamships
leaving an infected port. She sailed from
Stettin August sth. with eiRhty-two steer
age passengers. but no cabin passengers.
The steerage passengers were from the
ch6.era infested district Rad the United
States Consul had cabled this fact 20 Secre-
tafy Foster az " Wasnington. The health Of
hcer OF the port was promptly notified, and
was prepared TO detsin tho vessel and disn-
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