Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-01
REACHES ENGLAND.
Cholera Plague Working Westu ard-Two
Deaths ut Gravesend.

Cholera Plague Working Westu ard-Two
Deaths at Gravesend.
LONDON. Aug. 26.-There is now no
doubt that cholera has at last entered
ENGLAND. The disease was brought
here by the steamer Comma, which ar
rived at Gravesend yesterday from
Hamburg. It was reported that the
steamer was infected, but the authori-
ties. after examining the passengers, al
lowed them to land. A few hours after
two aliens who had arrived on the Gem
ma were taken sick. They were at once
removed to the hospital at Gravesend,
where the doctors pronounced their
malady cholera. In spite of everything
that was done for them, they died
shortly after they were admitted. This
fact has caused considerable anxiety,
but there is no pan1cky feeling. The
local government board and the health
authorities of the various English ports
will see to it that more strict inspec-
ton is made of vessels and passengers
from infected ports.
The report of the death of two pa
tents at Gravesend was telegraphed
throughout the country and caused the
health authorities at the various ports
to be on the alert for arrivals from
places known to be infected with chol-
era. To-day the steamer Laura, ply
ing between Hamburg and Lynn
Regis, an English port on the
Great Ouse, arrived at Lynn. She
was boarded by the health officials, who
found two cholera suspects on board.
The vessel was at once ordered to put
back to sea. The officers and passen-
gers protested against such summary
treatment, but the health officers were
obdurate and positively refused to let
single person land from the steamer.
Sixty passengers on BOARD the Ham
burg-American steamer Columbia, from
New York, which arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday, changed their minds
about proceeding, to Hamburg when
they learned of the cholera epidemic
there. They left the Columbia when
they found that the company ordered
that she proceed no further, and took
passage for Flushing, in the Neither
lands.
Two hundred passengers remained ON
board the Columbia, not having made
up their minds what route they would
take to the continent.
Prince EsterhaZy, an attache Of the
Russian embassy here, has been suffer-
ing from an attack of cholerine, but is
now recovering.
The Liverpool health committee has
been discussing precautionary measures
against cholera. The Lynn authorities
ore taking vigorous measures to pre-
vent the arrival of emigrants from
Hamburg.
The Grimsby sanitary committee has
hired the steamer Bradford to be fitted
up rs cholera hospital.
The authorities at Gravesend, just be-
low which place the cholera hospital is
situated, have issued posters advising
tive residents of the town to take pre-
cautions to guard against the disease.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-The cholera
returns of yesterday show another up
ward Jump in the number Of new cases
reported. On Wednesday 5,679 new
cases were reported. Yesterday there
we're 1929 new cases. The death fig-
ures also show an increase. Yesterday
there were 2,977 deaths reported,
against 2,743 for Wednesday. In st.
Petersburg there were reported 1O$
new cases and "a deaths.