New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-01
SLOWLY SPREADING IN LONDON.

TWO DEATHS At ISL NGTON-oU UAEANTT NE REGU-
LATIoNs DO NOT KEEP THE -tOURGE At FAY.
London. Aug 3I.-The Infection continues TO spread
slowly. but II Is feared surely. Two deaths from
Asatc cholera reported to-day AZ lslingtoh,
northern suburb of London. The clothing OF the
victims and their bedding have been burned. NJ
st. Pancras in the northern part OF the metropJh''
a furnace has been erected for burning the clothing
Of cholera victims and station has been established
for disinfecting household effects.
There is no denying the fact that the propi" o.
England generally beginning to be ncrvouSN ap
prehensve that despite the quarantin' regulations
at the various ports the country is doomed 10 un-
dergo another siege OF cholera plague. mat the
quarantine regulations at present enforced do not
prevent the Introduction Of cholera Las been abundan
proved and many persons claim that thc only ehcctnal
method to keep the diSea,e at ay Is 10 prohibit a'o
luter all Intercourse with the inf ctcd ports abroad
OF course this would entail immense money Joss ana
considerable suffering but II Is plain that on occasions
like the present the question Of financial loss Is OF niue
consequence and that the question Of preserving the
lives OF the people Of Britain Is Of paramount
Importance. A large proportion OF the people not
only In England but escwhere believe that the ap
proaching autumn with It's cool weather and frOsts.
will check II not eradicate the II ease sho1 II be
come ep,dcmic but "A high sn.horitr has p0nt"d ont
that this belief Is erroneous. Profess " J. o. AhIck
NJ D. medical examiner al The University Of Elm
birch has declared in article cholera written
by him TINT in general high temperature iavors the
development Of the disease but that some OF tho most
severe epidemics known have RACED with the great
est fury in winter. This being the case IL VIII b.
seen that there be relaxation Of the quarantine
and sanitary regulations for considerable time to
come.
The disease has appeared at Dover one OF the
chief ports of communication between England and
the Continent and which has continual intercourse
by steamboat with Calais and Bouogne, France
Three persons have been attacked with cholcraic dis
order at Dover, and Of them has died. II is not
positively asserted that the disease Is Asatic cholera
but the presumption is that II IS.
There Is deep Indignation felt at the health author
ties for permitting the passengers To land on MONDAY
from the steamer Pcrgrine, from Hamburg. These
passengers carefully examined, and rs no symp
toms OF cholera were shown they allowed 10 20
ashore, with the result that they have introduced the
disease into ono OF the densely populated quar-
ters OF London. The dangerous character Of the DIS
and the ncfccncy Of an examination 10 SLOW
whether not people from Infected ports carry the
infection with them shown In this ease. These
patches announced yesterday that TWO case, OF ih
disease appeared yesterday III the III, "1, Tue s, s,
fercrs being passengers from the Percgiinc IN,
n"w h wife and T cbid have been .e1cd Win the
disease The district into which the Injection mas
been carried, IS filled with an immense pop'iMali9mn M m
cholera, and 1t Is believed that II viii require every
Spreading The people of the district loud in their
denunciaton Of what they term the haplN goIuch
methods of the health authorizes, ana tnht
the only precautionary measure that would ava
anything absolute prohibition OF mmgrallon-ha1 been
enforced, The disease would not nave appeared IN
London.
Three persons suffering with cholera have been
landed AT Falmouth from the British steamer Clement
from Hamburg. They were at once removed 10 Il
hospital. Two OF the OF the Clement Wcr;
taken III al Hamburg and left there.
The North German Lloyd steamer Spree, from
rrcmen which sailed from Southampton this after
noon for New York brought to southampton n clean
lin Of health attested BY the United states Consul ~
Brcmen. Thirty five Of her passengers. who landri
NJ southampton, we're rRdly examined. nevertheless