New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
HAMBURG CONFIDENT.
No Ne7e Cases Among Emlgrdnts-
Great Care ETerciSed.

Hamburg Sent 4-The authorities say there
are NO new cases Of cholera in Hamburg ano
that thew believe the further spread OF lhe uis-
ease is impossible Thirty-one husslah en-
~rants who arrived here with the Russian who
died from the disease on August 70 ana were
hound for the United States, as wei! as a thou-
..rd others who were discharged from the Ham
burg American Line steamer Moltke, nave oeeh
detained on board the company's steamer bui-
~aria anchored in Inidstream in the Eloe for
four DAVIS without the disease breaking out
among them. They have, however, been SUD-
sected to a thorough fu1nigation. and all ther
baggage has been disinfected- These emlsrahts
have been examined daily by the companys
doctors and If tomorrow passes without sylnp-
TONS of the disease the Bulgaria will sail for the
United States on Wednesday or Thursday
Otto Ecker a director of the Hanburg-Amer1-
ran Line, said to-day that he was confident there
sues no cholera among the passengers on board
III. Bulgaria, as otherwise the company would
not dispatch the ship because of the danger OF
having to bring back a, thousand emigrants at It's
expense. He said:
It is to the interest of the company to take
no risk of shipping the disease to America AS
soon as we discovered the ease among the
Russian enligrants We Immediately telegrapheq
10 all our agents TO refuse further bookings or
emisrants This order will remain in force until
we are satisfied the danger has been passed.
Since our action was taken the government mas
Instituted strict quarantine along the eHtiIS
Russian frontier The cholera in West Russia
is worse than it has been for many years, ana
some Sporadic cases got across the frontier, put
yhey have been confined mostly TO the river dis
triets where they can be thoroughly controllea-
Dr. Heinrich Sthamer chief Of the local
health depsr tment, said that every precaution
had been taken TO prevent a recurrence of the
disease here. and that he did not believe any
new cases were possible in Hamburg. Other
ports. he said. had taken similar severe meas
ures. No more Russian euaigrants would be per-
,nitted to enter the city, and the recent arrivals
had been hunted out and moved to the ouaran-
tine station All cases in Germany would be
isolated The doctor added:
The authorities knew early In the spring that
the annual crop Of cholera in West Russia was
unusually heavy and took measures TO prevent
tts introduction into this country 1t is natural
that a few cases should get in, but this is an
annual occurrence and need not cause alarm
The authorities of the city distressed be-
cause Of their fear that the reports sent abroad
will affect the commerce Of the port. At the
eame time. they say that they will report
promptly any Developments. They promise to
give every facility to American experts and
trustworthy correspondents to make invesdga-
tons.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Mclaughlin. who
has been ordered here from Naples by Surgeon
General Wynaan, is expected here tomorrow.
DR. Mclaughlin has been directed TO be prepared
to enforce the United States regulations relative
to ships starting for American ports