New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
CHOLERA ROUTES.
HO10 Disease TraUersed Germany to
French Frontier.
Paris January is.

Paris. January 10
The French Academy Of Medicine and the
Paris Board Of Health have been working to-
,,otbar IN the last few months IN investigating
the routes by which the cholera last autumn
traversed Germany and reached the French
4ror+ier near strasburg The sanitary author
flies are already taking precautions in view Of
the possibility, some say probability. Of the
cholera resumine its march westward as soon
as the winter breaks up. Professor Chante-
rnesse. OF the Academy OF Medicine. who is
recognized authority on the subject struck a
warning note I'm the long and thorough report
on the cholera routes that he drew uD IN con-
junction with DR.. BOrel and DR.. Brouadel. OF
the Faculty Of Paris, and which he read at the
meeting of the Academy of Medicine on Thurs
day last. The inquiry is an exhaustive one and
IS regarded by scientists here as Of great value
in enabling the health board to prevent the
cholera wave from reaching France Professor
Chantemesse traced the progress OF the cholera
epidemic that originated in India in 1900, which
reached Mecca and caused great mortality
among the Moslem pilgrims in 1902, and then
went northward again, to Russia, in the winter
Of 19O4-O5, and in March. following the Volga,
attacked most Of the larger towns in Astrakan,
Saratof and Samara. On June it broke out
at Wilma on the Prussian frontier. and still all
the cases were observed TO be on the banks OF
the VoIga and the Dnieper. or on tributaries OF
those two rivers. Two months later a case OF
cholera was reported at Kuhn on the Vistula,
the victim being passenger on one OF the feet
Of timber boats and RATS which annually enter
Germany from Russia Ten days later the epi-
demic had spread down the Vistula and along
its tributaries concentrating most OF the VII
lagos and towns standing thereon At the same
time It became apparent that the agent for
spreading the disease was not the rivers IN
question, for cases were now reported up
stream. IN the opposite direction and. reaching
Warsaw. It was making its way back TO Russia
by fresh tack.
The sane year. In September, 1905. boat
man on his way through Germany and travel
ling from the Vlstula fell I'll with cholera at
Berlin
So well defined was the movement OF the cpl
denic that the authorities were able to establish
with certainty the manner OF its propagation.
The river and canal system OF Russia and OF
all engaged in the transport Of timber. The
RATS and boats, forming large fleet by means
OF which the transport is effected. are Of noto-
riously unsanitary description and were
clearly. the seat OF the mischief every case that
occurred being Enthusiastically traced TO the pas
sage Of the boats Twice. also. cases occurred
due to contagion. when the bacillus had been
carried far from the scene OF the outbreaks by
travellers The first was in Hamburg. when an
eHrgrant from OF the infected dtstrfots COM
rnunfcated the disease in the hospital to the
patient IN the next bed to his own: another IN
the same city occurred IN a cafe situated close
| 10 the emigrants' camp. A third case brought