, 1865-04-25
= II z PL e. G. u 6 !.
a Terrible Epidemic Raging
in Russia, Poland and
Eastern Prussia.
HORRORS OF the BLACK
DEATH.
Seventy Per Cent. Of Those
Attacked Die in a
Few Hours,
ALI Europe in a Panic al the Ap-
~- rroach Of the Pestilence.
10000 CASES or TEE DIaE 4su
IN ST PETERaSUR4.

10, 900 CASES or TEE D1az asa
III ST PaTERaSTRa.
ARRIVAL 1T KEW YORK OF SHIPS
LOADED WITH RAGS FRCI i
RUSSIAN P01T.
From the n. y. World, April 21.1
1he commencement Of Il horrible cpidzmic IN
St Petersburg. spreading rapidly thto Poland,
and westward. deserves the most scrious atttn'
ton, In view Of the history Of other tunes, when
ne rlasne to which this f. cgidsmtc assms xn near
be possible, God only. knows; but the terrible
events In this country have for the past four Feara
piled horror q; on horror vi ssca bewiderlng
further afflicted, seem. ss II nothing vas want
ipE to complete the ienrfrl prorrsuma except the
prevalence throughout the continent OF raging
It is not well to be alaruod, but 1t Is we'll to he
fo1cwarncd and II possible forearmed, AGAINST the
possible coming Of suth destroyer. Il IL we'll
pteps s saa eaea e M eapesi
danger, that al possible precautions may be taken
1MronTA11oE OF RAGS FEoA EUROPE.
Il was thought by many that the spotted fever
that Of late years has appeared 1n various pax Of
i1ther b. he imp p,riation Of inlec,ca zass. Cd
clothing, and the like, from Constaltfnople
and various parts Of the, Mealterrancau and Eu.
s hos
Of the spotted fcret or plague that ia still some-
What prevalent u Syria. aa1 to & less extent u
Injury lint s..ms to have q probable.
Il IS well Known that sach raea ars
n aEy ssas s5e aays 2 1s
snodCy cloth OF pepper; and ii Is quite posaihfp
thai ticsc, sui Ee@nns injection. iaay spread i
SeS Ss pSR a ,s Fsiis saSas VII osa eef Fl 81
from Constantinop G, aud thero Is also In port
yss5el loaded with rags from the port ot Tagen-
rog o. ts Sea a q L. Azo i4 aute 1a s 1of the
ibat tho whole baslucss Of the rag lmportatsops
Should be stopped. ;, matter 90 individually i'm.
ihs hour Of immediate daueer may come; With
pes,i!ence spreading its deadly wings In Rusaia,
cargo Of Russian rigs, e IL fast, is3n any PERI
iuwcd 10 entef an American port.
sat should break oft IN St. Petersburg, whcrs
tic poorer people IRE driven to d melger subsist-
euce upon ill sorts Of vegetable garbage. late
edlct removed all thc Sfluzhtsr,hous from the
e2tital te Mo.eox TIC poo, poor, e s.. Pstessours,
occasional trent Of bul'ocks feet ant lntesuncs,
iouDu themselves reduced by tl1s measure to q
diet of brown bread, which u said to con;aan an
fE1aeCsc percentage OF SPARED fy0 {ergut( Euhi-
cient 10 dgprase the most Vigorous constitution,
elG to make way entirely vita ,Ec weak.
Tie symptoms and courac Of the disease secm
IL he nearly the same as those in violent caser OF
yellow ieytr-suldcn pain In the nape or tho neck,
foot. Or indeed, any part ot The body, followed
by violent chill End fever; a:cond chili coming
On the dsf following, With ihctt3ael yiOtence.
This ratu15sm Is lcqIen:ly fatal. thizd tnsari-
ably 20. Another lecntisrity, which ID common
in yellow lever maFks tue Siberian plague, 60 1t
h.s teen called. palltnts Who appear 10 bs ell
,irrly recovered at the end OF rd or slk days are
eubect 10 iasai relapse il thcy leayc their beos-
Physicians hare gone from Prussia nnd Anstr1l to
thS1i
t westward progress.
| Fu11. ACCOUNT OF THE WORKINGS or TnE TENN
BILE plsEAsx-sEyE.iTY PER CENT or THE CASES
HE Malone Of F!otenrc publishes the follow
| IN. ctmuul.catluu lfo1 u. GllllEo, director Of
hs ned,csl e; o1 e sr epias
frual Dr.. 11leur, ph5slc. IL I. the Grand paeaess
| Nara OF hnts1a, who h.f .ast arrived from St.
pete5sbuEg some iEpsIt5,nt ut, dstaiss details. fsc:pscna 81
alJ AVpt hts to te hettlcr fever VI au tate1nli'
tent ur Continuous nature, nor ye. slalp' 9
yH,fPnsent HPisest ND md dangerous. M According to to
opinions ol The Ru3sisn pty ysietans Il u sis sane
fever that Ens ubsery:a for tae FIRST time IN
that country tho ,ntermaieut fever, from the
| Lneth Of the lutermis .,ons and the prolonged
Attacks. TIC feEez Is ushered IN hy co!d sGlser.
To- Il deg. centigraac, or lo6 des. FahrsnAe,t,
| the pnlee beating 1N. Great prostratlon and dis
oidsr ase observable IN the nervous acasn, al
|
uns.t.r4t; frequent p1ins are felt III tue head
and mae, grt al pain il also ttlt ~ the LET hypo
choud,iac region, and IN examination Of thu pat.
p.tatou ard pcrcusi4o1 proves the spleen to have
Immensely dtt,easet in volume. THIS sl.n is 3el
low tu color, OWN. 10 the liz, h<fs. lEewl5r AZ
tecsea By tne 1aalacy: Ihs tni'a'oty atask M a. o.
nit ates With 4 vsfY copions pettptras!on. Afel
Tie f.Et laxoxyIm, an intet1al occuta OF seven u
sh se y s1s s1ss sai af pssaat & 1T Ct
Of that period Eetuud attack Man!ft:t +
Itself : l,k.' tho nrst, hui accompanied viii
so @ alsat ssvsn ds5s, terminating, ike tu othcr
Win rEeass Ressira''t1s sc o1sss ;,rl .a1'
| IF eryeu dnyR. one or the symptoms being
turnipg ttifst and complete aneuttsln, and III
I patient ssnk. Into tho rloat ptutoun4 eta;a Q
p pni ihs Victims IS Of II thi. ma,sdy d,c darn; u
egcand attack. usually from kind Of ceaesa
| paralysis, q, through serious arrangement o! h
psf'ons orsans ~a 1sat ~ t' snrt ~ -
The liver also bee.m!s grSatly Enlarged, bus II
int. st:nes, Oh the oIEer hand, afc e,thef ionn
hes Aither,o iailed to shorten thu. dEsa.io
| OF tie fcbrile ntteeLs. Salts Of qu:n1net give
in large ard Email doees, hare .,. been ~ qait qlt
ttrisue Of this maady. ~ the second p3soS5sn,
In whl.h thcst la Increased psostra1un OF the II.
| ces, TIE most powerful xtlmn;an,s hays been ad
car rhot. &c, But they produce isate or no es1i.c
The chief c.nse Q! this disease Il SUPPOSED to 0
| the ltrtyul ID st. Petersburg OF IN lm1lcnsa nun
and even from the most distant toEns. III saa
, thcre IRE inst now In the capital zoo Workms
: more than the neua1 number. Ihe cons:qas.e
o. tits Is that they ctInot 1nd Wo!k and AZ
obliged 10 live In unhealthy localities and to hv
Upon fhe black bread, which contains this ycl
re tsan =
i thst th,s bread contains ono per cent
IN the ot9ns 9ur ,,,n Tita iv,nT whs
t1s made I1ns m ese5y MS'xs n e. u" ia u1aiRe
e borrtd TT per diem. BESIDES this, the exc!
COVE, sud o:ker animals being no longer s1aus1
eq. a. H. ~Se1s hs.
hoo}e, feet and 'nte:tines of these animals, Whie
previously formed oue Of ,aie staple articles
knstenanee Of the poorer sia:aee, W aa9 sSsonn3
!. live almost exclusively npon thc aboT: nsntion.
. bread, which con ans fn}nrtous substances, pai
/, contributing to produce me altease " questio
q The ma!ady Is e1clusise'g eonAeea 10 1ae po01'
- claszcs.
atSt pctc1shusg. ol1e:ai reta1ns . to the Ent !,
Der Of casCs hsve altogether ceased OF Iase; y
fraa the large eums voted by the mettopol.t.
aulhorities, .or supplied By Governmsat, sou
IDEA ray he fftmea u tae &C. extent ana s,o,ehss
4 by The uea.nsy, a5o additional beds have bet
# placed at The e,:pes4l u uo o9n & s5a lases 80
poaa made X M nf1ess pe aa hosna
Il ihc cost Of 6d,to0 roublss, considerably au
e6sTis s1s a1 M es ss Tss ,s9y y
Z suited to have broken ont originally Oh tue nsA
side Of tas Cral Monntains whence II SLOW
1lts ated It's wsr tossatds y feterSoasR; 1nGae, o
II the deetiute Clsfsts Of IN unaGaitby anu dense
- populated cnpi al In It's steady advance towot
The vest hss now reached ts psnssian 'fon'it
II touEs o. konigsGers, Daut1ie and Ganeslse
in tie Wad.i lills, to the southwest Of st. petc1
ls butg, whole villages are shld 10 have been uepe
r \ SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF TIE r1AauE-11s II
= TORY AND AAHKED FEATURES.
!. The course Of the disease varies very much
!. different cases. Sonc1in,eg the oca; symRioI ,
e IL comparatively mild; a cthes tunes the pste
IS Is rnpidly overwhelmed By the violence Of
constitutional disorder. and de without ths <
r. extremes, and tending 10 one form or me otht
# tho dlsease presents every Efane q sasisty'
! Its nilder forms small spots !ike lea-aites "
!, mike their appearance, especially On the pal
h heeoEe dusky,. and are covered By Te.lsles @ l.
,s bsae Of he spots ID hard; it becomes b!ae
+ forming a gangreneus eschar with q ctteu
=. terence Of in inch Of IN ZACH and 2 b
II cess ID attended with more or less fever, wh,c
ID NJ the eechar' becomes detached, gradually 10
eites. Omen consequent npon tho appeaEance
"a tbe neck. Thete buboes: al they are termed.
10 casIoDally disappear without supper ltlon; mt
es eencralT after gltne pus l. formed, somettu
leai1hy, sometimes thin md san'ons; c;sss =; y,
OF "rsde Of foyer and with profonnder depress'
= chilir, md vertigo are COMMONLY present;
A. c1cs e1e red and muddy. the tongue coated. !
as sffu hot ana dry; the pulse an.ll, weak 4
"a frequent pctcchm are frequently present. I
c. duration Of the dieease varies. IN tue commsn
ment of severe epidcm!cs cases nave been fela'
in which the paiicnts have dicd within tMen
h four hours IN most instances, however, u 9