The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-04
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GOhOFCtIN
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The public alarm coca
stoned by the cholera is fast dying out,
owing to the limitation of the disease IN
an epidemic form to the Hamburg district
and the confidence that is felt il the vigil
lance of the authorities. Cool weather
and abundant transforms are Keeping
down the disease, and that all influences
are restoring the general sense OF security
is undoubted. The cases of Asiatlc cholera
that have been taken to the Moablt hospital
are all traceable to Hamburg. Two fresh
cases were taken there today. Although
there is no sign of the diseases spreading
here, the authorities have not relaxed
their precautions. The great horse market,
which was fixed to open on Tuesday, has
been Indefinitely postponed. This falr
would have been the likeliest center for the
propagation of an epidemic, as it brings to
Berlin dealers from every quarter OF Ger
many near the Baltic sea.
President Harrison's circular is mainly
regarded here as justifylng moro rigorous
measures to stop Russian or other lmml-
grants from entering Germany. The
provinces of Galicia and Bohemia, and
even Italy, send streams of immigration
through Germany. and these are likely to
be thrown upon our hands. Under Presi-
dent Harrison's edict, the decision OF the
steamship companies not to take Steerage
passengers on their vessels keeps num-
Der of Russian refugees here, but no more
will be allowed to cross the frontier
Henceforth the frontiers will be closed alb
soIutely against Russian immigrants, and
in the case of those from other countries
none will be permitted TO enter Germany
unless the companies conveying them TO
their final destination guarattee the full
Gllment of their contract. immigrants
from anywhere will be disinfected and
their baggage disinfected.
The medical papers support the agita-
tion for compulsory cremation of cholera
victims. The Deutsche Medizina main
tains that there may be a recurrence of
the epidemic here after 1t has seemingly
died out, due to bacilli surviving in buried
bodies
A high German official, who has just
returned from Hamburg, told the repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press here to-
day that the sanitary condition of Ham
burg is tfrightfuL A radical overhauling
is necessary. New water-works are neces-
Sary TO replace the existing forty-year-old
system. The present water supply Is de-
filed with sewerage. Houses for blocks
must be rebuilt, streets widened, and the
drainage improved. There are large
that are said to be worse than any in the
New York Five Points district. The stair
cases in some of these buildings are SO mar
row aud crooked that it requires deXtrous
handling to carry corpse down If rigor
mortis has set in. Collins cannot be car
ried down; they are left on the lower land
ing places until the bodies are brought
down and placed in them. BY this means
the stairs Of whole houses have become
infected.
PROGRESS OF THE PLAGUE.
PARIS, Sept. 3-The official report of the
progress of the cholera epidemic in this
city states that there were SO new cases
Snd - deaths on Friday, q decrease of IL
cases compared with Thursday. Cholera
has appeared in st. Vast, town on the
English channel. One death is already
reported there and two more cases.
LONDON, Sept 3.-The reports received
from various places tonight in regard to
the status of the cholera epidemic are
more encouraging in character than any
heretofore sent out since the disease first
made its appearance The adviCes from
Rouen are 10 the effect that no deaths from
cholera have occurred there since Friday
The news from Bremen Is that the cham
ber of commerce has issued notice declar
Sng that Bremen and the Weser ports are
free from the infection of cholera.
Intelligence in regard to the condition Of
affairs in Hamburg shows that decrease
in the violence of the epidemic is slowly
becoming noticeable, although in the old
quarters Of the city the ambulances arr
buster than ever. Yesterday the remains
of $50 victims were buried. Arrangements
have been made for the burial os 40 bodie:
today.
CHRIsTIANsEN, Sept. ga case of chol
era was discovered today on board Nor
wegian schooner which arrived from Ham
burg,
LONDON, Sept. 9.-The local government
board announces that, with the exception
of one or two cases that are recovering
there is not a case Of cholera in EnglanC
or Wales.