The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-06
is IT CHOLERA2
Immigrant from Bremen Falls
Ill at Cumberland, Md.
The Disease Strongly Resembles
That Of Asiatic Cholera.
PUT IN PEST HOUSE.
Doctors Will Make a Bacterial
Examination Today.
Government Officials Don't Be-
lleve it is Cholera.


citement was caused here last night by
the discovery of sporadic or Asiatic chol-
era among immigrants from Bremen, en-
route for Pittsburg. The man, John
( Peter Walther, was so i'll that he could
not walk. He was removed from the
train to the immigrant house, and later
to the pest house outside the city limits
He landed in New York yesterday on
the German Lloyds steamer Other i'm
migrants were sent to Pittsburg in a
closed car. and the authorities notified.
The health physician, DR. Duke, IS IN
charge of the sick man and the state
board of health will make bacterial ex-
aminatiOns tomorrow
PITTsBURG, Sept. 6.=The emlgrant car
from which a suspected victim Of chol-
era was taken at New Cumberland, w.
Va, last night is now side-tracked at
Shauer, a station a few miles from here
on the B. & o. Nine emigrants are con
fined in the car. DR.. J. Guy AcCandieSs
member of the state board of health, and
Health Officer Baker examined the sas-
poets today. They think the man who
died was suffering from cholera morbus
or chOlerine. To avoid any, risks, how
ever, the car will be kept in quarantine
for another twenty-four hours at least
CHOLERA INCREASING IN EUROPE.
Twelve Deaths from the Disease Have Oc-
cured at Narcotics.
LONDON. Sept "a special to the
Times from Vienna says that the pro-
jected military maneuvres in East Gala
cia have been abandoned, owing to the
prevalence of cholera there and fears
that the troops might contract the dis
ease.
A telegram has been received from
Trieste declaring thar, Notwithstanding
the denial made by local officials twelve
deaths from cholera have occurred in
Marseilles.
BRUSSELS. Sept 6.-According to the
Journal de Bruzelles there were five new
cases of cholera and eleven deaths at
Liege yesterday.
DOESN'T BELIEVE IT IS CHOLERA.
The Surgeon General OF the Hospital SER
vice Says 1t Cant Get In.
WASHINGTON, Sept GA telegram
was received today by Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service
from Health Officer Duke of Cum ber-
land, Md. announcing the death there
last night of John r Walther, a German
immigrant, with symptoms pointing to
Asiatic cholera. DR.. Wyman wired the
officer to hold a post mortem and report
the results.
DR.. Wyman said: 81 do not believe
that this man died Of Asiatic cholera.
There is now no cholera in Bremen, the
port from which he is said TO have come,
aud has been none. There has been o
disease among the other men from the
Elbe, now detained at Pittsburg, being
held for further developments"
tsW hat is the situation with regard to
the disease in EurOpeI" was asked.
ssIt is rather on the increase IN Russia
and is getting over into western Europe,
but so far has been confined to the most
southern portions Of that coast and is
most prevalent in Austro- Hungary. This
has kept it away from the ports whence
the imm migrants come to these shores and
as there IS a rigid consular inspection
that side, as well as a most thorough
quarantine service on this, l am abso-
lutely certain that no case OF cholera has
got into America this year.
"There have bsen two cases caught at
quarantine, but have not amounted to
anything. It will be practically impOssi-
ble for the epidemic to get in unless
there is a relaxation of vigilance on the
part of the health officers and consuls.
BY the first of Septemb Der we were prac-
tically over the worst Of the panic and it
looks as though the great danger of con-
tagion IS passed"
New YORK, Sept 6. - Nothing is
known at quarantine relating TO the sup
posed case Of cholera at Cum mberland,
Nd. The steamer Elbe arrived Monday
night and early Tuesday morning the
sseerage passengers were all carefully
inspected and found we'll Captain Won
Goesset and the ships surgeon made no
report of any sickness during the voy-
age