Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-09-01
81 A YEAR In ADVANCE
The CHOLERA COMING.
Measures Taken by the Government
to Keep it out.
vessels from Infected Ports viii he
Rigidly Inspected.

WASHINGTON, August 24.-The fol-
lowing dispatches were received at the
State Department today from the U. s.
Consul at Hamburg ....
The department has more reassurinp
news from Havre, France, relative to
The reported epidemic of cholera there.
Consul Williams telegraphed that the
Paris and Havre medical experts have
had conference, and after a full ex-
animation, admit the presence of local
cholera. They deny, however, that it
is Asiatic cholera. The disease is not
spreading, and the alarm is now sub
siding. Great precautions have been
taken in the matter.
The Treasury Department is follow
ing up the precautions heretofore ADOPT
ed, and will use all means at hand to
keep the cholera out of the country.
Assistant Secretary Spalding has COM
municated with DR.. CLAWS, the attor-
ney for various steamship companies,
and expressed to him the hope that the
Treasury Department would have the
cooperation of the companies in the
disinfection of immigrant effects. DR..
I CLAWS, in reply, says the steamship
lines are fully impressed with the grav-
ity of the situation, and that nothing
shall be omitted on their part. Every
safeguard will be applied to prevent
the bringing here of immigrants eff
fects which are not carefully disin-
fected.
Nothing has been heard at the Treas
ury Department of the proposed depart
ure from Havre for Boston of a number
of Jews from Odessa, who originally
intended to go to New York, but whose
journey was interrupted at Lyons be-
cause of the refusal of the steamship
lines to take them to New York
In New York the quarantine officials
are busy preparing to prevent any inn
portation of cholera from the infected
European ports. There are five vessels
due this week from Hamburg, where
cholera is now raging. These ships
have about 1900 emigrants aboard.
They will be detained at Quarantine
and thoroughly examined.
Late reports from Belgium state that
cholera has broken out in all parts of
the city and its suburbs. In one day
$40 persons were attacked, and 1870
cases proved fatal.
The steamship Switzerland, the first
vessel to arrive at Philadelphia froma an
infected port, was quarantined, and a
thorough examination made, but no
sickness found. The crew and passen-
gers were allowed to land, but the bag
gage and bedding of all steerage pass
engers is held for examination and dis
infection.
Advices from Antwerpt state that it
has made its appearance there, and
there is very strong suspicion that
the so called cholerine prevalent in
Stettin will turn out to. be the Asiatic
cholera. Many of the Weather of the
residents of Antwerpt are making prep
arations to leave the city. Everything
possible is being done to oppose the ad-
vance of the terrible scourge.
At Lyons, France, novel sight is
presented in the encampment of the
Jews from Odessa, whom steamship
lines have refused to take to New York
on account of the quarantine there.
Arrangements have been completed,
however for the shipment of these en-
igrants, and the camp is breaking up.
The emigrants will be taken to Havre,
where they will be Immediately en-
barked on a steamer bound for Boston,. ,
Official reports from Russia show
that ON the 23d there were reported
throughout that country 5,505 new
cases of cholera, and 1869 deaths from
the disease. This is decrease of 1901
new cases and 770 deaths compared
with the official figures of Monday. .
The Hamburg American Packet Com
pany is the first of the transatlantic
lines to separate its first class passen-
gers from its emigrant traffic because
of the prevalence of cholera in Ham
burg. The company has decided to,
withdraw its fast steamers, Augusta
Victoria, Fuerst Bismarck, Normania :,
and Columbia, from the Hamburg serv-
ice for the present, and henceforth un-
til further notice those vessels will
make Southampton their point of de-
parture and arrival. Other steamers
of the line will sail from Hamburg,
and OH these the emigrant passengers
will be conveyed. To have the fast
steamers subject to quarantine at New
York would be an expensive proceed.
ing. AS it is impossible for them to
get clean bills of health from Ham
burg, they will not go to that port, but
will sail to and from the port of South
ampton.
Considerable excitement has been
caused among the military authorities
in Hamburg by the appearance of chol-
era among the troops. To prevent, if
possible, the spread of the disease
among the soldiers, they have been or
dered to leave Hamburg Immediately.
The U. S. Vice Consul General at Te
heren telegraphs that the estimated
deaths in Persia from cholera are at
least $4,000.
The French Sanitary Chief of the