Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-19
TuE cuoLraArNr FRANCE.
TIE CHOLtHA N FHANCF.
Terrible Rdvdees at Marseilies and Elstrhers
--Panie and Flight Of hhabiians dwfai


Terrible Ravaees at Marsciiies and Elssrhers
--Panic and FIish, Of fnhabifans-- Arfal
Scenes
Tho national Intelligencet Publishes the
followine ex,rac, Of letter from an in'cli-
gent Amaricsn now in Europe, dated.
MApsEILLEs, Monday, Jolly H., 1854
am induced 10 make some remarks about the
rholcra now in iweniy.six departments IN
France. Perhaps they may throw light on
the Strange jonrneyines Of this dreadful
scouree Of God I, appears 10 have flown
over Lyons, tha, largo city waiercd on both
sides by the Rhone add The Saone, and in
| every way surrounded by fresh water. II
has never been there. II lighted a, Avignon,
al the Pope's palace, the highest ground in
the city occupied by French troops. Ou, Of
eight hundred in ,ha, palace, Two hundred
and forty.fve died The rest marched TO
Ailes carrying the disease with them, and
il there ragged in the most dreadful manner
Such was the panic that in a population oi
twenty thousand, only five thousand remain.
ed, the res, having fed no one knows where
| The deaths ale at present reduced 10 fifty
per day. Some OF the soldiers were ordered
10 Marselles to embark for Algeria they in
trodnced il into this place.
| Eighty thousand inhabitants have emigra-
| ted many fed to encamp in the woods
Soon their little means will be exhausted,
and they will be forced TO obtain employment
I tba n;i a. ~ -,
Tins. Many die or sheer fear. II the Rus
slams were within five miles of France, with.
| in sght-ihe panic could not be greater. II
is said that fathers have fed, leaving wives
and children TO follow as soon as necessary
articles conld be collected also that mothers
! have done the same ihiug. This will not
believe Of a mother. Families hire wagons,
carrying bedding SC, not knowing, so that
they shall 90 as the bdstides (counry houses
near the ciiy,) six thousand in number, shan.
ties, &c, are crowded. Our streets look as
il a second fatal plague existed. AT six
O'Clock The shops close, and everybody retire,
while deaihlike silence prevails even on
the beautiful promenade Bonapar,e, which is
usually crowded ill midnight. The deaths
i'll the remaining population OF 1919 900, have
been within few days, from 1870 to 1877 pei
day, the usual number being only 25
A Government vessel sailed from here on
the 10Th for Cons,an,inople with troops; the
cholera appeared on board, and they put into
Malta having lost foriy-fve. Soon this fear.
lu disease will be introduced into the armie.
Of the Moslem, and their allies, The Western
Powers.
From what have said, it would appea
that this scourge is not wholly n the air, a.
is believed in lhe United States, but is ast
communicated by travellers. 1t does not fol
low the course Of rivers; it avoided Lyons
and, as stated above has never been there
This city, as regards fresh waie., is wash
ed on all sides BY two mighty rivers on,
coming from the North Of France, passing BY
Parts where The cholera is bad, the oihe
from Switzerland. Marselles is surrounds 5d
by the sea /; no fresh water is near, and ye
see how i, suffers