The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
NO FEAR OF CHOLERA.
Though 1t Has at Last Obtained
a Foothold in Berlin.
Steamship Companies Arc Taking
Unusual Precautions.
All Immigrants Are Subjected to
Rigid Examination.

In spite OF the extraordinary precau-
tons taken by the Imperial Government
the Asiatic cholera yesterday crossed
the frontiers Of Germany and secured
foothold in the city OF Berlin. The
case was that Of woman, and she
was at once isolated In a ward Of the
Moabit Hospital.
Emil l.. Boas. the manager Of the
neutrality-suspicious., Packet Company,
protested to feel quite easy In his mind
over the case Of cholera In Berlin when
seen this morning. He said:
feel quite sure that there will be
just as much cholera here this year az
there was last season. and that Is none
at all.
Our company. in connection with the
North German Lloyd has adopted
every expedient that human foresight
tSs sTgges, to repetition OF
seasons ago. In the first place. all i'm
migrants coming by our line are first
examined by capable physician OF the
lowed to enter the city They are
then placed in our barracks, which
are under the supervision OF the
the city's physicians. Another exami,
by the American physician, and then
aEan BY R Nash acting on ad Ssha
all this. the ships doctor must certify
to the health of the immigrants, -
"All the immigrants who come to this
country by our line, from Russian points
cross the frontier on the railroad: and
here we. with the North German Lloyd
Company, have established central sta
Sit sit Eyllkuhnen and Prostken. Besides
a rigid examination of their health. I'M
desirable immigrants are sent back home
from these points.
line It was said that Rotterdam was In
perfect sanitary condition. The few
Russian passengers who came on that
line are all brought to the point Of EN-
barkation on the railroads. There they
and their effects are thoroughly fumi..
gated before they are allowed to board
the steamer.
P. w. Gibson the former agent of the
Guion line. said that there was little fear
Of any cholera patients being brought
here by the British companies He pc
before the place Of embarkation was
reached.
Speaking for, the American line and
the Red Star Company Mr.; Lederer SAID az
appearance Of cholera In the German
| capital.
rigid examination and fumigation at
| Antwerp. First they are examined by
the physicians Of the city Of Antwerp.
then by the doctor engaged by the
United states Consul ana lastly ny our
own physicians. l can really see not the
slightest cause for alarm at this time"
A. Forget. the agent of the French line.
sailing from Havre. said that his Com
pany had not carried any Russians or
Syrians since the cholera scare Of sew:
eral years ago. He said the health OF
the city of Havre was good.
| At the White Star line. Mr.. Cortes
said his Company was not doing any
| Continental business at all.
At the office of the Cunard Steamship
Company. which line brings quite q
number of Russians to this country by
way of Libau, a Russian port on the
Baltic, and Hull. il was said that the
| Company had no idea Of relinQuishinG
this classi Of business at the present
| time.
Or. jenkins received a cable despatch
from DR., Nash at Hamburg today al.
vising him that the cook OF the shiI
Lubbock, from St. Petersburg. had died
at sea from cholera that woman from
st. Petersburg died from the same dis
ease in Berlin, and that active measures
are being taken to prevent an outbreak
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Packet Com
pany has declared a five days quar-
antine against all Russians as an extra
| precaIfiOp