The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-22
CHOLERA.
The Disease Spreading In the European
Centres OF Infection.

| The Disease Spre ding In the European
| Centres or Iufect,ou.
HAMBURG. Sept 21.-A meeting OF the Mu-
| niclpal Council was held yesterday. and a long
| and exciting discussion arose concerning the
water supply Of the city. ithavlng heen charged
| that the drinking water furnished to the
| inhabitants had been contaminated with
| cholera infection by break in the
pipes that allowed water from the river
| Elbe to mix with the pure water. Herr Meyer.
| the Chief Engineer OF the city. admitted that
| such had been tho case. but he declared that
| the reservoir filter was now free from inflow
from the Elbe. During the twenty-four hours
| ended at noon to-day there were twelve new
cases Of cholera and three deaths from that
disease reported to the authorities here.
All the cases and deaths reported were in
the suburbs OF the city. Four OF the cases
we're at st. PAUL. one at Hohenfelde. two at
Neustadt. two at Barmbeck. and two at Ems
buettsL One case occurred on board tho
Rotterdam steamer Amstel. which has been
lying In the harbor since Sept IL.
1t is reported this evening that cholera has
appeared in the military barracks at Eppen-
dorf. suburb on the Alster River.
LONDON. Sept. 2l.-The Hamburg corre-
spopdent OF the Times comments severely upon
the laxity shown by the officials OF that city in
hiding for four days the fact that the water
there was contaminated Even now he says.
nothing is being done to prevent the use OF tho
water. Scores OF persons were served yester-
day afternoon in the largest cafd in the city
with glasses OF contaminated water.
VIENNA. Sept. 2l.-Four new cases OF cholera
ported DIN IN this city Yesterday Among ne dead
Is the wife OF an eminent University professor
Prof Stricken who with nrs HGse ,r;th c ena
lures Of the comma bacilli, has written AN
article. which lie to-day published IN the Ne,.e
yt-in N q
ments. He says that the bacilli cultivated in
laboratories lose their dangerons nature ana ana
Trof Strcker's deductions are based upon
is attached to the Institute OF Experimental
Pathology here. and during the course OF ms
experiments with the cultivated comma 6asiiit
the institute. and n number OF other persons
offered to swallow the culture made BY, Prof.
dn.sd no bad d effect beyond headache and
nausea. r., -, MI. . -,
cholera in this city are rapidly increasing;
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reach almost the same number;
BUDAPEST Sept. 1.-The cholera In this city
is spreading among the Weather classes. ana
considerable uneasiness has been caused by
MADRID. Sept 2l.-The Spanish Government
ans me
consequence Of the prevalence 81 eholer Git ~
those places. II has also declared Jersey wv.
n. J.. to be infected. and all vessels that lett
ports will be quarantiued upon arrival. The
action in aspect to Jersey City 10 due to infor.
New York OF the existence OF choleraic dis
order In Jersey City.
Govern m emit OF tho existence OF yellow fever at
Tampa, Fla. all vessels that have left that
port since Aug, 20 bound for Spanish ports
WAsHISGToN. Sept .-surgeon-G General
wyman this morning received u reply from
that. 80 far as he could ascertain during the
last week there had been sev-nty cases and
thirty mine deaths from cholera in that city.