Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-21
Spread of Disease Strikes Ter.
ror Through Russia.
DEATH RECORD is HIGHEST
st. Petersburg in Insanitary Condi-
ton and Many Unburied.
PREMIER SCORES CONDITIONS
Stolypin Criticises Hospitals and
Stirs Official to Act-$25O,-
600 Is Voted

With cholera increasing both in tho
Philippines and in Russia. the gov
eminent authorities here are watching
the situation abroad with great in
terest. Extraordinary measures have
been taken with view 10 suppressine
the outbreak in the Philippines As far
possible and to prevent the spread
of the cholera out of the Russian
ports from which immigrants leave
for this country
Quarantine officials at United States
ports lave been put on their guard and
consulaf officers at Russian ports are
making careful inspection. The consul
general at ST. Petersburg has been
asked to advise this government
promptly of the situation.
The State Department has rablcd con-
suls at ports where Russians leave
tn detain immigrants there five days
in accordance with the quarantine
rules. before leaving for this country.
An officer has been selected to pro.
coed To Iibau to inspect vessels lcav-
ing that important port.
Governor General Smith of tho Phil
ippines. in a dispatch to the nsular
bureau, says that mp to g O'Clock this
afternoon there were ~ ca ses in Manila
in more cases
All Russia is in fright because OF
cholera.
The plague first reported this year
about the end of July. is OF virulent
type and the percentage of motallty
is high
The disease spread rapidly into the
provinces along the Nolga down both
coasts of the Caspian and in the terri
tory of the Don Cossacks: in other
words. in the eastern and southeast
ern districts of European Russia BY
the end of August there was an aver
age of LOO cases reported each week.
with a mortality of upward Of 30
per cent
Advices from all parts of Russia
show that alarm is general and that
there is good reason for il. At Mos
cow a quarantine has been established
at all railway depots and passengers
are placed under the strictest surveil-
lance.
Up to the present Moscow has been
immune. A death has occurred at Hell
Singfors from the disease and ten Rus
sian steamers have been denied en-
trance to Viborg harbor for evading
quarantine at Trangsund roadstead
eight miles from that port.
Several suspicious cases have been
reported in the Finnish archipelago,
where the imperial family is cruising.
Meas ures have been taken 10 limit
navigation. only vessels having a prac-
Using physician on board being per-
mtted to sail i'm Finnish waters.
st. Petersburg Terror-Stricken.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 2l.-The
cholera epidemic is making steady head
way in the Russian capital. The number
of new cases yesterday was 39A the high
est on record. The number of deaths
also is above that of all previous reports
reaching H..
The population is terror-stricken at thu
rapid spread of the disease.
Two persons stricken with the disease
died yesterday within fifteen minutes OF
showing the first symptoms. Fear has
taken possession of the entire population.
Turn Schools Into Hospitals.
The sum of 100000 rubles was voted
at yesterdays meeting of the municipal
ty TO provide additional hospital space
and for the distribution of dsnfectants.
into temporary hospitals. and the min
lister of war has given orders to send
field kitchens to the quarters most af-
fected by the disease.
The problem of disposing OF the bodies
of the dead is causing the authorities
serious trouble Yesterday and today
are holidays. In view of past expert
ence they may be expected TO bring
bly, larger return of cases.
Another serious feature is the impossi-
bility Of inducing grave diggers to work
during the holiday period, so that by
Tuesday, to take moderate figure, there
will be between four and five hundred
bodies awaiting burial
Twenty-three men have been added 10
the usual staff of grave disgers, which is
still insufficient.
NJ Masloff, a member of the duma, who
int Inn ialS m
yesterday to induce the mayor to ask
that soldiers be placed at the disposal OF
the authorities for the purpose of digging
graves, as corpses awaiting burial are as
many as can be housed. Two mortuary
chapels were also demanded by the dep
uty.
Asked what he would do in the event or
a large increase i'll the number of deaths,
say to five hundred daily, NJ. Malasor
said he would have to bury the bodies
does not apply only TO cemetery ar
rangements. but to all branches OF hos
pital accommodation as well.
Premier Criticises Hospitals.
The insanitary state of the hospitals
was the subject of sharp criticism by the
premier, NJ. Stoypin who visited Obu-
choff Hospital. Three times as many
deaths have occurred in this institution
nurses there have caught the disease.
The necessary medicines for the treat
ment of patients are lacking. NJ. Stoy-
pin called attention to the fact that for
three hundred sufferers there were only
three bathrooms.
The sanitary condition of the entire city
is the worst possible. The market places
reek with filth and noxious odors. and the
epidemic thus spreads With terrible rap
idity.
Manila's Condition Better.
MANILA, September 21-In the course
of a house-to-house inspection, made by
the police in co-ope. -tion with the health
authorities. twenty-one cases of cholera
were revealed today, making total Of
fifty-seven for the last twelve hours. This
is considered encouraging.
Should it be found impossible to eradi-
cate the disease before the arrival OF
Admiral Sperrys fleet. the Secretary OF
the Navy will be requested to order target
practice for the fleet in Manila bay, thus
allowing additional time for the anti
cholera campaign.
The civil commission summoned i'm spe-
cial session by Gov. Gen. Smith to deal
with the cholera today decided to order
two hundred members of tie consta bulary
into the city TO assist the health inspec-
tors in their campaign against the plague.
The conStabulary was instructed to fur
nish an additional force if the situation
demands their presence. 1t was decided
to discourage as fast possible gather
ings OF the people and to refuse permits
for fieStas and like celebrations.
Additional persons and. more nurses
have volunteered for service and have