St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
Hamburg, Havre and Ant
werp Invaded by the Aw-
full Seourge.
Apprehension Impels Rich
Residents to Fly From
the Cities.
Leading Physicians Declare
the Disease Is True Ash
attic Cholera.
Washington and New York
Officials Prepared to Pre-
vent Invasion.

HAMBURG. Aug. 24.-Eightv cases of
cholera were reported In Altoona today,
including three cases of ASiatic cholera.
Some OF the business men of this city
are afraid to use the public telephones.
tearing contagion from the transmitter.
FOtherwise business proceeds as usual.
Ihe schools were closed the greater
part of the day. The police and sani-
fary authorities. at a conference today,
discussed the eventual closing of the
harbor unless the epidemic speedily
subsidies. Profs. Koch and Rahts in
spected the emigrant barracks today.
The Naclrichten dwells upon the reck-
iessness Of the poor in eating unsound
fruit and other food when the spread of
cholera has already been sufficiently
favored by the intensely hot weather.
ANTWERP. Aug. 24.-All arrivals at
this port from Hamburg. Havre and the
Kline will be subject to one weeks
quarantine. For some little time past
there have been number of suspicious
eases of sickness in this city, but the
authorities have steadily maintained
that the disease was not the
DTc8Qc0 ASsatIc Cholera.
No later than yesterday it was Off
elaily announced that there was not
single case of Asiatie cholera in Bel
gium, the suspicious cases being simply
cholera noStras. This statement re-
eeiyed its Justification today, at least so
far as Antwerp is concerned. The
leading physicians of Antwerp now de-
al ft,n% %H
cholera.
The disease is row admittedly present
in three ofthe great Northern European
ports, Hamburg Antwerp and uavre-
and there is very strong suspicion
that the so.calAed cholerine prevalent at
Stettin will turn Out to be the Asiatic
cholera. The announcement that the
fatal scourge has appeared here has
caused feeling Of apprehension, and
many of the wea1thier residents are,
paking preparations to leave the city.
EFerything possible viii be done To-
combat the disease, and Instructions
will be issued by the authorities in
forming the people how best to live to
avoid the disease.
Many Fatal Cases.
Up to this evening there have been 90
undiSputed cases of Asiatic cholera in
this city: 20 of them have been fatal.
Today there were about 200 cases which
are said to be cholerne. but are believed
to be the genuine Asiatic type. About
sixty-fve of these have been fatal. The
hospitals and morgueS in the city are
filed, as most of the cholera eases are
among the poor, who are unable to give
the patients proper treatment. The
ambulances are in constant use.
SOn account of the extreme heat and
drought the Eibe is exceptionally low,
and consequently the water has been
polluted by sewage to an unusual ex-
tent. The city officials have published
warning to citizens that the Elbe
water is dangerously impure and should
not I've drank. The water should be
boiled several minutes before using.
The citizens are warned, however, that
the pureneSS of the drinking water is
no guarantee against the disease.
Friends of hospital patients are in
structed not TO visit them during illness
nor 10 assist in any way in preparing
their bodies for burial. Their clothes
are to be either burned or disinfected.
VIENNA, Aug. "a. - Owing to the
prevalence of cholera the produce ex-
change here opposes the holding of the
annual grain market, which is fixed for
the 29tn and 30th inst.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-An official telegram
from Havre shortly before midnight
states that there have been recorded
today (Wennesday) forty-siX cases of
cholera and thirteen deaths. This dis
patch has been withheld from the press.
Two diSinfecting engines have been
sent to Hayre.