Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-08-25
PLAGUE POINTS.
Ambulanoee insufficient to Move
Cholera Patients at Hamburg.
The UNITED STATES THREATENED.
Onlciais Tahiug observation-disclosures Sadly
Ravaged By the Dread soourge-
The Plague In belgium
Denied.

HAMnuRo, Aug 24.-The ambulanccs
of this city are insufficient in number
10 meet the demands made upon them
through the outbreak of cholera Yes
terday seventy ordnance carriages were
utilized for the conveyance of cholera
patients Thirty-hvc persons have died
Of cholera Some OF these died within
an hour after being stricken with the
disease and all the others died within
six hours
Newspaper reports differ widely re-
garding the number OF cases Of cholera
In this city. The Nachrichten says that
30 far there have been 800 cases and 1870
deaths, IS deaths occurring yesterday.
Patients as soon rs reported arc
quickly taken by n conveyance to the
hospital cholera wards People living
In the streets through which the con-
veyance passes shut the doors and win
dows of their houses until they think
the danger OF contagion is past The
dead are taken 10 the morgue, and the
houses In which the patients are found
arc carefully disinfected. Regulations
and instructions for the people are pub
licly placarded throughout the city.
Several deaths have occurred at Altona.
A thunder storm passed over the city
last night making the weather cooler.
THREATENS THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9I-Consul Oscar
Williams, at lIavre, reports an epidemic
Of Asiatic cholera ut that place, with
many deaths, and advises an inspection
OF the fast liner La Tourine, due in the
United States Saturday, August %.
These facts have been promptly com.
municated TO the health officers of
Staten island and every precaution will
be taken by them in the matter. espe-
cially in view of the fact that the cpl
demic has now reached two Of the most
important ports in Europe with which
the United States has direct communi.
cation.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a Although no
real fear that the cholera will reach
the shores OF the United States Ii ex.
pressed by the authorities Of the treas-
ury department they are taking all pre-
cautions deemed necessary TO prevent
its introd uction. Circulars have been
issued To customs officers directing the
disinfection of baggage from cholera.
infcc ted ports Assistant Secretary
Spaulding was In conference to-
day with DIR. Austin, who Is
acting surgcon-general Of the marin,
hospital service, in regard TO further
precautionary steps. The health Of
ficers Mt the ports OF New York and
Baltimore have been advised formally
of the existence OF cholera ut Hamburg
and llavre, rs were also the immigrant
officers at those ports
Mr.. Spaulding is also In communica
ton with the agents OF steamship line
/ looking 10 the adoption of some system
Of disinfection OF the baggage Of en-
igrants before embarking for the Unite,
| States
| THOUSANDS OF PEHsIANs DYING.
TEHERAN, Aug. ga dispatch from
Rcshd, in the province OF Gillian, state
that every day hundreds OF persons arr
| dying there from cholera. Rcshd Is
very unhealthy place and sanitary
methods are unknown. The population
OF the town is about 10000 Most al
the imports are from the United States
A new disease Is ravaginR in Enscllc
1t causes swellings on the body and face
and the mortality resulting from IL Il
very heavy. The same disease is caus
ing many deaths at Ardabcel, tow
of IL, 900 inhabitants ON the Karz-So,
river. Both towns have been isolated
BELGIUM FREE FROM CHOLERA.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 9l.-lt is officially
announced that there is not a single cas-,
of Asiatic cholera in Belgium. All o
the suspicious eases so Far reported wer,
merely cases of cholera nostras.