Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-07
c HO l. ERA REPORTS,
1t is Epidemic in Thirty Governments in
Russia.
The First Case in EEypt-The United
States Free From This Disease
or Yellow Fever.

The report of Thomas E. Heenan, United
states consul at Odessa, Russia, which
reached the marine hospital service today,
shows an alarming condition of affairs in
that country. He says that the official hull
ietin for the week ended August I2 shows
there had been 2.133 cases of cholera and 76s
deaths In the various governments of
european Russia, and that it was malso an
admitted fact by the officials that cholera
mad again broken out at Bahu, Stavapol.
Astrachan and other points along the
Voisa river In word, cholera is again
epldemic in Russia, and exists in thirty
oiHerent and widely separated govern
ments. 1ts. These governments infested by the
RaEs Va1bvina are Moscow Bessarala Vladimir.
EE.katerinsloy; Kieff, Mimi Novgorod, Orel,
Slmprlsk. kharoff, Kazan, Samara, War
saw, Ufa. kherrow, Poltrava, Minskya-
tricts. N o'eA Nie
The city Of Odessa, Mr.. Heenan says,
mas thus far escaped, but even the most
san sansulne 90 not expect a continuation Of
.nIs eoOo fortune. In the government in
which Odessa Is situated (Kherson) there
were last week fifty cases and eighteen
deaths.
The First Case in Egypt.
This mornings cable brought the news
OF the first case of cholera in Egypt. 1t
was found in the Alexandria Lazaretto.
Today the territory of the United States
Is absolutely free OF any suspicious cases,
either Of cholera yellow fever. The late
suspicious case at Brunswick occurred
something like fifteen days ago, and Sat-
urday the period Of infection will have
passed. 1t is thought that when that day
comes the quarantine against Brunswick
will be raised.
One case Of the fever was reported this
morning on the island OF Chandelier. the
gulf quarantine station. and there are three
or four vessels in quarantine at Savannah
with suspicious cases on board but no
alarm Is felt over this, for the reason that
these stations are always fighting the fever
and have, with rare exceptions, been able
to keep 1t off land. The station at Savan-
nah was badly crippled by the recent storm,
but the damage has been in a great meas
ure repaired. Surgeon General Wyman this
morning notifying the officers in charge
that he had started to them a new lighter,
to replace the one wrecked In the storm.
An Important Order.
An important order was issued by the hos
pital service this morning governing the
movements OF vessels coming up Delaware
bay. 1t directs that all vessels from domes-
tic or foreign ports bound for any point in
the Delaware bay or river arriving at the
breakwater with sickness on board or which
have had sickness on board during the voy-
age, shall stop for inspection at the ma
tional quarantine station at the breakwater.
Vessels from foreign or domestic ports
where yellow fever, cholera, typhus fever or
smallpox is prevalent. bound for ports in
the Delaware river. not having had sick
ness aboard during the voyage, shall stop
for inspection at the national quarantine
station at Reedy Island. where. If they are
found to be infected, they will be turned
back to quarantine. This order Is issued
for two reasons.
Now that the autumnal stormy weather
Is at hand 1t Is found almost impossible
for vessels to stop at the breakwater, and
It Is deemed a hardship to make them so
The station on the island, just completed,
Is very large and commodious and the
force has been increased. there now being
two medical officers constantly on duty. 1t
was thought in the interest of commerce
that vessel could come up to the island.
where the delay in getting to port would be
decreased, provided there was no reason for
detention. In case detention should be
necessary, no harm will have been done.