The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-30
IS IT THE CHOLERA?
Doubts Expressed in England on
This Important Subject.
AN IMPROVEMENT AT HAMBURG.

w niCn tne Inree passengers OF
the Gemma Died Was Asiatic
Cholera.
LONDON, Aug. S0.-What with the as
Eertions and denials made regarding the
presence of cholera in England, it would
be hard to decide whether or not the
cholerine cases that have occurred have
been true Asiatic cholera or not. In
some quarters it is positively asserted
that there is no doubt true cholera has
effected an entrance into the country,
while on the other hand it is Just as
positively asserted that the disease is
nothing but simple cholera, from which
no danger need be apprehended.
DIR. Whitcomb, the sanitary officer at
Gravesend, who inspected the steamer
Gemma, which arrived there from Ham
burg on Thursday last, and three of
whose passengers subsequentlydied from
what was said to be Asiatic cholera,
emphatically denies that the disease
was the dreaded eastern scourge, He
attended all three of the victims in the
hospital, and says that they died from
cholerine. He further says that the
emigrants on the Gemma were not of
the poorest class, but were greatly
superior to the general run of foreign
Jews who arrive here.
In some quarters it Is held that 1t is
nonsense for the quarantine officials to
act on the supposition that it is only the
poorer classes OF passengers who can.
convey the contagion. 1t is said that
even first class passengers from cholera
infected ports are just ms likely to CON
vey the germs of the disease as those
who travel III the steerage, and that the
disease is not generated on the steamer,
but in the cities from which the passen-
gers come.
More Cases Reported.
Ida Sruman, Russian Pole from
Hamburg. was admitted into the Lon
don hospital yesterday, dying with u
disease believed to be Asiatic cholera.
Caroline Lane, an English girl, aged 10
years, was also admitted to the London
hospital, believed to be suffering from
the same disease
A death from cholera occurred yester-
day at Bolton, Lancashire, twelve miles
from Manchester. 1t is not known
whether the case was one of Asiatic
cholera.
The chief steamship lines at Hull
have telegraphed to their agents on the
continent to refuse all applications for
passage for intending enigrants
On account of the cholera the steam
ship service of Daniel Curry 81 Co., to
Hamburg, Flushing and South Africa,
has been suspended. The company,
moreover, will not book passengers for
Madeira or Las PaInas.
Several cases of cholera were reported
last evening from Rendes berg, eighteen
miles west of Kiel, Oldesloe.
An outbreak of Asiatic cholera is re-
ported from Weissensee, suburb Of
the city. The number of suspected
cases in the whole city is fifteen. Many
persons continue to arrive from Ham
burg and few from Altona
HAyRE, Aug. 30.-Sixty fresh cases of
cholera were found here yesterday and
twenty-four cases have ended fatally.
The Situation at Hamburg.
HAMBURG, Aug. 30.-During the week
which ended at noon there had been
9, 1857 cases of cholera in this city, / ,0S7
of them have been fatal. The author
tiles express the opinion that climax
has been reached and II steady abate-
ment of the disease may now be ex-
pected. Their reasons for this opinion
are not given, and it is thought to have
been merely trying to allay tho fears of
the people.
The sanitary officials announce that
the spread Of cholera in Hamburg is di-
rectly traceable TO the use of the Elbe
water for drinking. The wateris filthy,
they say, and SO impregnated with pois-
onous matter that it constantly mem
aces the city with epidemics. The
presence of Russian emigrauts in tho
city is pronounced to have been of but
secondary Importance in the spreading
of the plague.
Had the health of the people not al
ready have been undermined by impure
drinking water, it ia SAID, little or no
damage would have attended the trans
port through the city of families from
the infected districts of Russia. Never
theless the local government board has
ordered that dirty and ailing emigrants
shall not be allowed to land unless they
give their names. occupations and adj
dresses, SO that they can be easily fol-
lowed and watched. The assurances
of the municipal authorities that the
cholera has done its worst have not re-
ceived much credence. Men who have
ne business or are at liberty to leave
their business for short time continue
to leave the city.
The epidemic abated somewhat yes
terday. The cases reported number 472,
the deaths 1877 The Spitaier Strasse,
having a population OF 5000, has been
found to be infected.
Precautions at Home.
New York, Aug. 3o.-Postmast Van
Colt yesterday sent communication to
the health department stating that in
view of the prevalence of cholera at |
ports from which mails are received |
that such mails should be disinfected. |
The postoffice authorities have no appli- |
anees nor men to do this work and the |
postmaster requests that the health au- |
thorities assign men to make the neces- |
sary disinfection. Acting Commissioner
Dalton of the street cleaning DEPART
ment, will add twenty more men to the
force of tho street CLEANERS in districts
Six to eight, the neighborhood occupied
principally by Russians and Poles, where
it Is feared that cholera, il it finds its
way into the city, viii first break out.
The report that cholera has broken out
In Havana decided the quarantine Of
fcers to be more careful about steam
ships coming from thatport. 1t is not
Thought that the report is true, but they
nave decided to be on the lookout for it.
The next vessel from there is the Yucca
tan, due here today. There are three
lines plying between this port and
Havana. They are the Ward, Spanish
and W. d. Mouson's line.
A cablegram yesterday to Messrs.
Peter Wright s. Son, agents of the Red
Star line, directs them to stdeny all
rnmors of cholera at Antwerp. Only
few isolated cases OF cholerine are
known. and shey are greatly exsgger-
nted."
Messrs. oelrichs & Co., agents of the
North German Lloyd steamships, have
received dispatch stating that it is
officially denied by the authorities that
a single case of Asiatic cholera exists in
Bremen.
ST. Louis, Aug. 30.-Chiet Sanitary
Officer Francis yesterday addressed a
letter to Health Commissioner Bren-
nan. In which he calla afi nnt1nr 70 tha