The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-11
Progress OF the Cholera.


gress of the cholera:
The cholera is at Marseilles. Al
ready ten deaths are reported in one
day from the disease. It would be
idle to pretend that this intelligence
has not an alarming significance for
us who dwell within thirty-six hours
distance from that city. There has
been a very steady Westward progress
of this terrible disorder since it broke
out in very fatal form, in 1861,
among the Northwestern Provinces of
India. The little cloud, no bigger
than q mans hand, observed by the
prophets servant, was followed by the
heavens becoming black with cloud,
and wind, and q great rain. So the dis
ease, at first described in the distance,
has gathered at last over Southern
Europe, and its most Westward Pro-
vinces are threatened with the pesti-
1ence which is even now raging on the
shores of the Mediterranean.
Since its outbreak at Alexandria in
May, the cholera has spread with a
rapidity which is almost unusual to a
large number of places. Cairo, Roset-
ia, Zagazig, and Mecca, have been in
turn invaded. In less than month
Cairo lost no less than five thousand
two hundred and forty-nine of its in
habitants. Damietta suffered still
more severely, one thousand four
hundred and eighty-five persons hav-
ing been reported as victims out of q
population of about forty thousand.
ceived the infection, and, as far as
known, are still suffering extensively
from the disorder. Many of the
islands in the Egean have been at
tackled. Malta has suffered, though
not as yet very severely, if the pub
ished accounts can be relied upon.
Cholera has appeared also in Sicily,
and Italy has not escaped.
Ancona is very seriously affected.
On the 7th inst, two hundred and
seven new cases were reported, of
which one hundred and two proved
fatal. A panic is described as exist
ing in the city, and about eight thou
sand of the inhabitants are said to
have quilted the place. In such O
crisis it is satisfactory to read that the
italian medical men remain true to
their vocation. Upon being appealed
to by the Government authorities at
Florence to furnish ass stance to the
sick at Ancona, there was q cordial
and unanimous response. Gail were
ready to co." was the answer.
It is fact of no little Importance in
reference to the probability of an out
break of cholera in England, that
during the present year diarrhea has
been more than usually prevalent.
The same circumstance was observed
before the epidernics of 1881 and 1S4S.
It is usual, too, for such visitations to
be preceded by disorder among the
lower animals. The cattle plague ex-
listing at the present hour will have its
Importance terribly increased if it
prove the precursor of cholera. More
over, in the last report but one of the
Registrar General, % deaths were
registered as occurring from cholera.
Last week this number was reduced to
nineteen. OF these latter, six were
those of adults. 1t would appear,
then, that the disease is already among
u.s.
There is no doubt, indeed, that
since the great epidemic of 1881 chol-
era has become more or less indigen-
GUS to this country. Not q summer
passes without the occurrence of some
cases of the disease. They are, how
ever, scattered-"sporadic' is the
technical term-and it is only at GER
tair times that the malady becomes
epidemic. It would seem, indeed,
that the seeds of cholera are alway s
present, but that some peculiar at
mospheric condition is necessary to
develop the disorder. Such condi-
tioD, there is no reason to doubt, IS
now present in Europe. It remains
to be seen whether its force will be