Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
CHOLERA IS CLOSE BY.
Ravre, Hamburg and Bremen Report |
Many Deaths.

Many Deaths.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 23.-For the
first time since the cholera outbreak in
Europe the people of the United States
to-day begin to realize the imminent
danger of the spread Of the disease to
this country. Germany has officially pro-
claimed the prevalence Of "choierine"
in Hamburg, and it is understood at the
state department that Bremen is also
affected. Bremen, Or Bremerhaven, is
the home port of the North German
Lloyd line of steamers, and Hamburg is
the port Of departure for the Hamburg
American steamers. These two COM
panies have two ports of entry in the
United States. Their finest ship sail to
New York and three Of the second class
land their passengers and freightsin Bal
timOre. The Baltimore passengers are
nearly all immigrants who are shipped
West almost as soon as they land. The
report Of an outbreak of cholera in
Hamburg caused host of letters and
kilograms to reach the Department of
State to-day, and the officials were also
visited by number Of officials from
Chicago and other cities which usually
receive the bulk of the European lmmi-
grants. Besides, those having friends
in Europe are extremely anxious to
hear what tie prospects for their safe
return are.
Every incoming vessel from the af-
fected ports will be rigidly examined,
and not one will be allowed to land her
passengers until the health officers pro-
nounce all danger of infection past
This will cause great inconvenience to
Americans returning from abroad, but
TO hn
noyance. The Treasury and State de-
partments are cooperating in every
possible manner to prevent the intro
duction of the frightful scourge, and,
with the precautions now being taken,
there is reason to believe they will sue
coed.
Some days since the vice-consul at
Teheran, Persia, reported that deaths
daily reached the large number of 400
persons. He stated that 500 cases had
been treated by the American mission
hospital, and made a strong appeal for
funds from the United States govern
ment. Having no funds for such pur-
pose he has made this appeal public,
and the following correspondence on
the subject between the secretary Of
state and Watson Sperry, the newly
appointed minister to Persia, is pub
lished:
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 20.-TO the
Hon. John W. Foster. Secretary Of State
SIR: If you think it proper L might be
able to secure little fund of money in this
city for the use of the American mission
hospital in Teheran, through the agency
of the Morning News. If you consent to
this-of course, l do not mean that am to
state publicly that | am acting under your
authority-l should like copies Of the dis
patches from the American representative
in 1eheran. WATSON r. SPERRY.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. %. 1892
Watson r. SpeTTy, United States Minis
ter to PeTSid-DEAR SIR: | am in receipt
Of your letter Of the goth instant, in which
you enclose "a copy Of the press notice is
sued from this department conveying an
appeal to the citizens of the United States
from the American mission hospital at
Teheran for funds to meet the eXtraOrGin-
airy expenses neceSSltated by the rage Of
cholera in that district. | note with pleas
ure your request for permission to solicit
Through the columns OF your newspaper,
the Morning News, funds for the purpose
indicated. Its most prompt and common
dab1e response to The urgent necessities of
those afflicted people, indicative of the
general phllanthropic spirit OF the Ameri
can people and their disposition to aid the
distressed. l cordially grant you the per-
mission requested; and IN doing SO express
the hope that you Will not cOnfine your
appeal to the people Of your own city. 1t
would accomplish great good if you would
make your appeal to all our people: This
| presume you can, through your relations
to the press of the country, readily accom-
pl1Sh by the medium Of other papers as
well as your own. | enclose you copies OF
the dispatches from our conSul-geneTal at
Teheran on the subject, as requested by
you. JOHN W. FOSTER.
HAMBURG, Aug. 23.-The cholera is
chiefly prevalent in the Altstadt, or old
portion of the city, comparatively few
cases occurring in the Neustadt, or new
portion. Every precaution possible is
being taken by the authorities to local
ize the disease. A number of new cases
were reported to-day.
The ambulances of this city are in
suffi in number to meet the de-
mands made upon them through the
outbreak of cholera. Yesterday seven
ty ordinance carriages were utilized for
the conveyance of cholera patients.
Thirty five persons have died ofcholera.
Some of these died within an hour after
being stricken with the disease, and all
the others died within six hours.
TEHERAN, Aug. pa dispatch from
Reshed, in the province of Ghilan,
states that every day hundreds Of per-
sons are dying there from cholera.
heSneQ is very unhealthy place ana
sanitary methods are unknown. 1t lies
sixteen miles from Enzellee. Its port is
on the Caspian Sea and is the center of
the importing trade of the province in
which it is located. Most all of the i'm
ports are from Russia. The population
of the town is about 10000. A new dis
ease is ravaging Enzellee. 1t causes
purulent swellings of the body and face
and the mortality resulting from it is
very heavy. The same disease is caus-
ing many deaths at Ardabeel, town of
$4,000 inhabitants on the Kara-Soo
River. Both towns have been isolated.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.-The total
number of new cases of cholera report
ed yesterday were 6.S06, and the total
number of deaths 3,429. The returns
show a decrease. as compared with Sun
day figures. Cholera in a severe form
is ravaging Afghan, Turkestan and
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