Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-26
CHOLERA IN ENGLAND
Two Deaths at the Gravesend Hos
pital Today.
new CASES IN HAMBURG.
Quarantine Regulations Here anc
in Europe.
GREAT CARE IN NEW YORK

GREAT CARE IN NEW YORK.
CHOLERA ENTERS ENGLAND.
Two Passenger from Hamburg Die in the
Hospital at Gravesend.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-There is now no doubt
that cholera has at last entered England. The
disease was brought here by the steamer
Gemma, which arrived at Gravesend yesterday
from Hamburg. 1t was reported that the
steamer was infected, but the authorities. after
examining the passengers, allowed them to land.
few hours afterward two aliens who had ar
rived on the Gemma were taken sick. They
were at once removed to the hospital at Graves
end, where the doctors pronounced their malady
cholera. In spite Of everything that was done
for them they died shortly after they were ad-
mitted This fact has caused considerable
anxiety, but there is no panicky feeling. The
local government board and health authorities
of the various English ports will see to it that
more strict inspection is made Of vessels and
passengers from infected ports.
PRECAUTIONS ADOPTED.
The report Of the death of two patients at
Grsvesend was telegraphed throughout the
country and caused the health authorities at the
various ports to be on the alert for arrivals
from places known TO be infected with cholera
Today the steamer Laura, plying between Ham,
burg and Lynn-Regis, an English port on the
Great Ouse. arrived at Lynn She was boarded
by the health officials, who found two cholera
suspects on board. The vessel was at once
ordered to put back to sea. The officers and
passengers protested against such summary
treatment, but the health officers were obdurate,
and positively refused to let a single person
land from the steamer.
SiXty passenoprs ON hoard tho Hamhprg-
American line steamer Columbia from New
York. which arrived at Southampton YESTERDAY.
changed their minds about proceeding to Ham
burg when they learned of the cholera epidemic
there. They left the Columbia when they found
that the company had ordered that she proceed
no further and took passage for Flushing in the
Netherlands.
Prince Esterhazy, attache of the Austrian
embassy here, has been suffering from an at
tack OF cholerine, but is now recovering.
NO NEW CASES AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP Aug. 26.-The cholera seems to be
at standstill here No new cases have been re-
ported since yesterday morning.
CURIOUS ACTION OF THE ANTWERP AUTHoRITrEs.
The Scheldt board of health has taken action
such as is likely to cause little reliance to be
placed on bills Of health issued by it. 1t has
announced that it sees no reason to make any
change in its bills of health on account of few
suspicious cases of sickness coming from Havre
and Hamburg. It will therefore continue to
deliver clean bills of health. As it is indis-
putably proved that Asiatic cholera ia present
in Antwerp the health authorities of other
cities will know the value Of clean bills of
health issued by the Scheldt board. At any
rate they will not be accepted at the Hague,
that port having already officially declared that
Antwerp is infected with cholera.
PRECAUTIONS IN LIVERPOOL.
= LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Liverpool health COM
mittee has been discussing precautionary meas
ures against cholera. The Lynn authorities are
taking rigorous measures to prevent the arrival
Of emigrants from Hamburg.
The authorities at Gravesend, lust below
which place the cholera hospital is situated,
have issued posters advising the residents Of the
town to take precautions to guard against the
disease.
MAY CHANGE EMPEROR WILLIAMS PLANS.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to the Standard
says: Emperor William has received full reports
on the cholera epidemic, which will probably
modify his travelling plans of the autumn.
Religious communities want the emperor to
appoint day OF prayer for deliverance.
On the bourse today with the exception
OF per cent rise in the
shares of chemical companies supplying dis
infectants depression was general. No official
announcement has been made confirming the
reported presence Of Asiatic cholera here. Two
passengers from Hamburg were sent back today
and a third was sent to a hospital.
The North German Lloyd steamship line has
given notice that no emigrants from Russia will
be carried in the steerage.
PROF. XoCH's STATEMENT.
BERLIN, Aug. ga most welcome thunder
storm has passed over this city. The air has
been cleared and the weather is much cooler.
The VOssiscie Zeitung asserts that before
Prof. Koch left Hamburg he telegraphed to the
sanitary board that the cholera in that city, de-
spite every effort Of the authorities to check it,
Is increasing Over 800 cases Of the disease he
says, have been recorded and of this number
nearly 800 have proved fatal
THE DISEASE SPREADS IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-The cholera re-
turns Of yesterday show another upward Jump
in the number of new cases reported. On
Wednesday 5,679 new cases were reported. Yes
terday there were 1872 new cases. The death
figures also show an increase. Yesterday there
were 2,977 deaths reported against ,743 for
Wednesday.
In St. Petersburg there were reported yester-
day 103 new cases and "a deaths.
DEATHS AT HAvRE.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-The latest regarding cholera
at Havre is that twenty-eight cases appeared on
Thursday and that there were ten deaths from
have been instructed to adopt the most stringent
sanitary measures, and especially to isolate
every case.
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER.
KoNIasBERa, Aug. 26.-The government has
ordered the suspension of all traffic on the Rus
sian frontier, except at Eydtkumen and Prost-
ken. A multitude of intending emigrants have
been stopped at points on the frontier and
driven back to Russia. In the two stations
named travellers and baggage undergo rigid in
spection and disinfection. Prof. Esmarch Of
Kiel and Dr.. Glasser have charge Of the sanitary
service on the frontier.
ON THE AusrRIAN-sKRv1Ax FRONTIER.
VIENNA, Aug. Traditional precautions are
being taken to prevent the spread Of the cholera.
The service Of through carriages from Coustan-
tinople to Vienna has been suspended, like the
service from Warsaw to Vienna, for fear of the
introductian Of tha ehalo=e