The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-26
Britishers Wake Up to the Fact that the
Pestilence Is Near Their Doors.
Pessimistic View of the Situation Taken by the
London Lancet, Which Urges the Opening
of Schools for Nurses at 0ncs
Spread of the Disease at Hamburg Fa-
vdred by Extremely Warm Weather.
Soldiers Attacked by the Dread Enemy-Prog.
ress of the Scourge in Franoe-Precau-
tiOnary Measures Of Our Own Officials
ALARM In ENGLAND.

ALARM In ENGLAND.
An Invasion ofCholera Feared-The Lancess
warninss-Precautionary Measures.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Every body Is TALKING
about the cholera and the chances of the
scourge invading Great Britain. The
newspapers are beginning to publish So
called remedies. every fad being given full
publicity. These and the dispatches con-
tanned in the news columns of the papers
have q tendency to create public alarm
and neutrslize any effort which might
otherwise be produced by the calm tone OF
the editorials of the leading journals, in
which the avoidance Of worry and appre-
hension is urged, while the taking of all
reasonable precaution is also advised. The
Lancet takes pessImistio view of the sit
uation. This Is regarded by many a
q signifcant faot as the Lancet
is recognized 40 very weiRhty
authority on all matters OF this
kind. Ii must be admitted. too, that the
Lancet has constantly predicted just what
has occurred In connection with the march
of cholera. 1t uttered it's first warnings
when the epidemic had hardly reached
sufficient proportions in the East to attract
general attention. These warnings have
been reiterated at every step of the disess
westward. The true nature of the disease
from which Paris suffered for time was also
exposed by the Lancet and 1t was largely
due to this exposure that the French gov
ernment awoke TO action and sue
Coeded et8mpluQ out the
plague before 1t had reached
formidable stage in the French
capital The paper now takes the ground
that there is every reason TO expect the ad:
vent of cholera in England. The duty of
the people is TO prepare for the invasion az
If It's coming ls assured. For this purpose
the Lancet advises the lmmediste opening
of trainipg-schools for cholera nurses. Un-
less this training 10 begun at once. it says,
we are likely to find ourselves in the grasp
of the epidemic without q staff of nurses
capable of attending the sick. The paper
declares that the ordinary nurse cannoe
deal properly with cholera patients. A
special training is required.
In giving it's reasons for predicting the
entrance of the disease INTO England the
Lancet argues that the rapidity with W wbich
the infection has travelled by the aid of
German railways carrying Russian emil.
gran ts to the North Sea has brought us face
to face with o ty pc of the disease having
all the virulence of the Asiatic FORM. In
former years the situation was different,
The present state of things is far moro
serious than If the disease had reached q
point as near England rs Hamburg after o
longer period Of travel and over o longer
route. In the latter circumstances the
malady would lose some of Its violent char
acteristics en- route. Now We see persons
leaving Hamburg apparently well and fall
ing Ill immediately afte.ward. 10 tho
Lancet the chief bope of limiting the spread
OF the disease, In view of the situation, lies
In the vigilance and energy OF the local
sanitary boards.
The local governments board has sent
ports, empowered with full author
ity to use all means short of guam.
antine to exclude cholera from the United
Kingdom. In addition to the sanitary
board, special prevention comm ittees are
being formed. The greatest precautions
are taxed ati Grimsby. through which port
an average of tive hundred emigrants.
chiefly Russian Jews. pass weekly. One Of
II. Fowler, president of the local
government board, 10 to take steps
to prevent the introduction OF the
disease. A ,G conference between
secretary of the board, DE-. Thorne. Or.
Briggs and others was held to-day at the
Office of the board At White Hall to decide
upon measures for the protection OF tho
metropolis from cholera from Eastern
ports. The Lancet, the British medical
authority, says IL Is probable that the met
ropoltan asy lum's board will provide facil-
itics for the isolation of ali cases of cholera
that may occur here, and Will make ar.
rangements so that the hospitals will be
ready to meet any emergency that may
arise. The London municipal authorities
have prepared an isolated hospital below
Grsvesend, TO which all persons arriving in
the Thames who are suspected OF being
infected with cholera Will be sent None
of the railway companies running steam.
boats between London and Hamburg and
Antwerp consider that necessity has yet
arisen for them to take special measures
against importing the infection, except to
more strictly enforce the rule that no
pauper emigrant shall be carried.
The HamburR-American Packet Com.
pany is the first OF the transatlantic lines
to separate Its first-class passengers from
Its cmigrant traffic because of the -preva-
lence Of cholera in Hamburg. The CON-
pany has decided TO entirely Withdraw its
fast steamers Augusta Victoria. Fuerss
Bismarck, Normannia and Columbia from
the Hamburg service for the present, and
henceforth until further notice those ves-
sells will make Southampton their port Of
departure and arrival Other steamers Of
the line will sail from Hamburg. and on
these emigrant passengers will be con-
veyed. To have the fast steamers subject
to quarantine at New York would be an
expensive proceeding. As it's impossible
for them to get clean bills of health from
Hamburg they will not 60 to that port. but
will sail TO and from the port of Southamp-
ton. The first steamer of the line TO
como under the regulation is the
Columbia. Captain Vogelgesang, from New
York Aug. is, which passed Scilly ct 1880
o'clock this morning. and Is due at
Southampton this evening. Her passen-
gers and cargo will be landed at Southamp-
ton. and will DO forwarded to Hamburg by
others. At Hsmburg the company will en-.
deavor by every known means 20 prevent
choier ted emigrants or baggage get.
ting on board their vessels. ALI baggage
will be thoroughly disinfected before 10 10
allowed on board. and the passeng gers will
be subjected to a rigid scrutiny by the
company's physicians. Travellers on the
continent intending to embark on the
Hamburg American company's fast steam-
ers must proceed to London. whence they
will be conveyed TO Southampton by spe-
cial trains The Columbia will sail from
Southampton for New York on Sept 3.