Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-24
THE CHOLERA SCARE.
Government OfiiciaIs Consider That the 81
uation IL RcallN Srrions.

Government officials Consider That the Sit
uation Is Really SERIOUS.
Officials OF the government are VERY grave
over the possibility Of cholera reaching the
United State
she State Department and the Treasury De
rarinent Gave consideration q al matters
pertaining Ia He s;tyatIoa the State Depart
ment Furnishing information and tn Treasury
Department making quarantine regulations.
secretary Of State Poster aid 20 G. STAB re-
porter today that the adv:-cs hr.rc received D.,
the department. Of the spread 81. The cholera
are very serious.
The gravity OF the situat; N a. concerns she
United States lies IN IL. tact la. A--a-ic
ehciera Is row rar.fs az tro European rorts
having direct aud frequent cuAElLr. ,aJlJu b.
steamship with tbs coln.rv.
At HAy.G AND uA,irruB.
The United State consul al Iia.re. he land
ing port OF the Cumpa<r,c Generate Iran,a;-
iantiqne line Of steamships from New Nork. re-
ports many deaths from cholera az ths. mort.
He suggests shat the sis5m In "a Touraiuc.
now en- route 20 New No-k. Pc inspected mon
her arrival This .Eip l. crowded with Amsri-
can tourists returning from Europe.
The consul at Hamburg. as stared in THE
STAR Yesterday. has notified tie Secreta-- %
State that he has been officially advised 81 th-
prevalence Of cholera AZ Hawha-c later a,i-
vices from that city state that there were 40
deaths from cholera YESTERDAY. Hamburg l. ~.
direct communication with Baltimore by a
regular steamship line.
WILL TAKE EVERY PBEcAUrsoS
Assistant Secretary S,aUldiuso, the Treasury
Department was IN conference today With L..
Austin, acting chief of ;he Marine Hospital
bureau. and the situation was thorough, die
eussed. B1th officials arc bsouiy aiiy" tu IA,
gravity Of The case and are determined % take
every possible urocaution.
Later Gen. Sparkling wrote 10 the aCant- nj
Baltimore OF the lines 81 steamer, i,l,iUg be-
tween Baltimore anu Hamburg aud Hal,mr-.,
and Bremen, requesting ;hcm 60 order n. j.
Ships to stop at ,hc Calc tha.ies quarantine
station. Chesapeake bay. i0l inspection and dis
injecting If Il l. fo.ud rcccss.ry
The Treasury Department h. he autLorit,
TO require compliance Nth fhIs sauur-t. bat it
Is thought the teani.hip mvs1i. viii Poe glad
to cooperate with the AZ -Lorl;iys IN k.c; ing
out the Ell ideIaic.
OTHER FORTS Affected.
While the prevalence Of chu!,ra in r-ropca,
ports is the most immediate .ourcr al DANGER
there is also menace in IL pre-e,lco on ia,
shores of the Mediterranean O'hrr r1at- H.
the orient are infected. iu3 in some O.,ies of
fersla the deaths average 80 da,.
CIRCULAR As 10 RAGS.
A circular relating to the IN .or alton Of rags.
prepared at the marine hospital service and
having the approval e the Treasury Depart
ment. WIS issucd today:
Ii will be sent TO collectors OF customs. mcdi-
cal officers Of the United States marine hospital
service. agents of foreign steamship lrls, 10, al
quarantine officers and Others.
After quoting provision from the act 20
prevent the Introduction OF contagious or iufoc-
uous diseases into the United States. /: SAYS:
lit having be,a shown that an epidemic of
cholera prevails in Perrin. IEs.a ..ud Russia.
and that it E8s Also reached Ger
many. Austria and France. anI in NicN
Of the danger which a-l-v- through
the importation Of rags from 81 plera-ia4.,t.d
districts, aud OF lhc difficulty through ia ar It.
shipment at various port. If accurately deter
mining the localities in Uh ich rags are actually
gathered:
Furthermore. because of the prevalence from
time to time in various couu,rirs OF smallpox
scarlet fever. diphtheri and other cons; giou4
diseases liable TO be CONVEYED b.
rags. therefore it is hereb- ordered that
on and after September 20. 17g2. rags f.cm
any foreign port sill Ice refused entry into thls
United States unless said rag are acconpanirl
by certificate from The consular otiiccr az the
por; of shipment 10 the eject 'ha, they have
been disiniected in accordance with lbe
methods herein described.
liz * also ordered that rags gathC.ed in or
shipped from any port or Place vhe.e chpi,u
Is known to prevail in epidemic form , q med
entry 10 the United Sta.es absolutely GA aud
after the date OF this circular. except such
as were then afoat winch must be
disinfectcd ON arrival AH previous department
circulars relative 10 the importation aud iii In-
lection Of rag conflicting with the prOyi+.uI.s
Of this circular are hereby amended 10 conform
Herewith"
The circular then prescribes the methods of
dihInfectioa which may be used.