Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-08
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Cholera.

and the same signal is flying from Hotl-
man Island. These signals indicate
there are moro cholera cases this
morning on the steamers and on Hotf-
man Island. Since the cholera arrived
here there have been 81 cases of sick
ness from that disease and s deaths
from the same cause at this port. This
is not an alarming state of affairs con-
sidering that there are about - cam
ships detained at the cholera anchor
age. The dreaded scourge has been
almost entirely confined TO the crew of
the Normannia. The men who were
taken from the Normannia yesterday
had only the day before been taken
back to the ship after twelve hours stay
an Hoffman Island, where they were
scrubbed, fumigated and disiniected
with all possible thoroughness. Along
with some five hundred others they
were in apparently excellent health
and the following day they were pros
trated with Asiatic cholera.
DR.. Hamilton an;I Or. Jenkins will go
to Sandy Hook to-day to inspect the
ground. Ifthey find the place in san
itary condition, they will decide to
make the Hook the site Of the camp of
refuge for the cooped up cabin passen-
gers of the steamships now detained
and of those that are still to come from
infected ports By nightfull there will
be five hundred tents on the ground.
BY Friday night the erection Of bar
racks viii be so well under way that
all the passengers now detained on the
infected ships will be landed at once
and find shelter in them.
The steamer Stonington has been of
icrcd for the use of cabin passengers
from the ships detained at quarantine
and the Normannia passengers will be
at once placed aboard.
The following is the official bulletin
on the cholera cases issued this morn
ing by the health board
NEW YORK, Sept. s, 10a. m.-"No
eases of cholera have appeared in this
city. The death reported by DR.. r.
Deshonad from Asiatic cholera proves,
upon autopsy, not to have been caused
by that disease. >
LONDON, Sept S.-The local govern
ment board states to-day that there is
not a single case of cholera throughout
the United Kingdom.
BREMEN, Sept. S-Thc people of this
city are congratnlating themselves that
the cholera has disappeared from here.
Since last Saturday neither single
recognized nor suspected case Of Asiatic
cholera has been reported.
HAMBURG, Sept. S.-The cholera re-
ports for yesterday show that there
were COO new cases, decrease of A.,
compared with the figures of Tuesday.
The deaths were 315, a decrease of is,
compared with those that occurred
Tuesday.
HAvRE. Sept. S.-Thcre were report
cd in this city yesterday 10 new cases
of cholera aud II deaths from this dis
ease. This is 5 less cases and more
deaths than were reported Tuesday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept S.-The re-
turus for the whole empire show that
1854 new cases of cholera were report
ed on Monday. The deaths numbered
2,540. On Sunday the new cases re-
ported numbered l,7719. an excess of IS
cases over those reported Monday. The
deaths on Sunday were 2,073. Mon
days figures show an increase of 467
over Sundays returns. One hanCired
and nineteen new eases of the disease
were reported yesterday in the city of
st. Petersburg. This is a decrease Of
nineteen cases, compared with the re-
turns OF Tuesday The death list yes
terday was larger, however, than it
was The day before, yesterdays total
reaching 80 against total of "a on
Tuesday.
BERLIN, Sept S.-A new cholera
case is reported here to-day. The pa
tent is woman who arrived in Berlin
yesterday. The Emperor has counter
handed the orders for the army man
Gueres that were to be held at Biden,
in Wurtemburg. His action is taken
as a matter Of precaution against an
outbreak of cholera.
TORONTO, Sept. S.-The Globes Que
bee correspondent telegraphs that there
is reason to believe that case Of chol-
era has been found on board the steam
er Wandrahm from Hamburg which
passed Farther Point yesterday. The
Quebec governments proclamation for
bidding immigration and making reg
ulations for the inspection of vessels
was hurriedly issued last night.
Mr.. Cleveland.
NEW YORK. Sept. S.-The New York
San says: "At a conference of promi
nent democrats at the residence of Will