New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-03

fsser-The Cholera on the Increase ia
tho Provinces.
From Our Special Correspondence
CoSsTANTNoPLE, Sept. Q, 1865.
TERRIBLE CoNFLAGRATION IN sTAMBOUL.
There seems to be some mysterious cOnnec.
ton between pestience and fire. The great plague
in London was followed by the great fire. In 1892,
when the cholera first visited Constantiuople il was
followed by great confagraiion, which destroyed the
whole OF the foreign quarter of Pera.
The Turkish aStrologers have been predicting that
the present visitation of cholera would be followed by
the burning of half of Stambou Not twoweeks ago as
am informed one of these men actually impris'
oned because his predictions were creating disturb.
ance among the Turks.
And now this calamity has actually come. Samboul
has been desolated by confagraton which even in
this city of fires stands out by itself as the most
terrible of the present century.
On Tuesday evening, Sept s. fire broke out in the
Turkish quarter near the Cusom.House on the Golden
Horn 1t is said 10 have originated either in the shop
of candy merchant in The adjoining coifee-house.
The wind was blowing gale from the north. and
within an hour 1000 houses were in flames. The
spectacle was awful. The whole hillside from the
bridge TO the seraglio grounds, seemed to be single
mass of fire, vomiting out flames and smoke like an
immense volcano. Every one was parayzed. and
nothing could be done TO stay the progress of the
destroyer. Nothing but fortunate change Of the
wind saved the public buildings of ,hc Porte and ST..
Sophia itself from destruction.
The fire swept to the summit of the ILL., reaching
the Burned Column" on side and the Hippodrome
on the other
Wednesday was a terrible day. The wind increased
in fury, and the fire seemed likely to destroy the whole
city, The bazaars and the shops Of Stlmbou were closed
Heavy clouds Of black smoke hung over the city like
pail and the fire swept on with front of about half
mile in width, increasing in extent and fury as ii
went Hundreds of houses torn down to stop its
progress but leaped these barriers and sent such
storm of burning Goals before it that it kindled fires
half mile in advance.
About noon on Wednesday, another slight change in
the wind tnrned the Of fire toward the Sea Of
Marmora and saved the rest of the city. BY Wednesday
evening, II reached the sea; the wind suddenly went
down and the progress OF the FIRE along the shore
stopped
No absolutely accurate statement Of the results OF
this confagraton can be made but il is now estimated
that from 900 to 1000 houses burned, including
more than hundred palaces konaks, eight mosques.
two churches five khans and many public baths. 1t is
estimated that the sufferers by the fire number about
5000.
The space burned over is about two miles in length
and half mile in width including some Of the wealth.
est aud Of the poorest quarters in Siambou The
Turks are the heaviest sufferers. All the palaces burned
belonged 10 them. and, suppose sevenenths OF the
houses and shops walked to-day for an hour over the
ruins of these Turkish quarters and such scene Of ab
soute desolation have seen in any inhabited
city, But FOR the smoke and the heat still remaining
might have fauced myself among the ruins Of some an
cent ana deserted city. or most Of the houses hardly
vesige remains except the chmneys But passing out
Of these wealthy quarters into those Of the poor the
scene changed at The ruins were peoped by the
starving families OF those whose only homes had sud
denly vanished. Some searching in the ashes IN
the vain hope Of finding some relic there Of their lost
property. One hardly rea.izc how sad the sight Of
such misery is until he has seen it,
The terrible rayages OF the cholera had reduced the
poorer classes and many of the middle class TO absolute
want. The city was full OF widows and orphans. No
work had been done for six weeks and those who
depended upon their daily labor for their daily bread
were starving. Many had sold even their clothing to
purchase medicines and pay physicians who too often
did more harm than good Those who saw the distress
Of the people appalled, at the magnitude of their
wants and at a loss TO know how to aid them.
And now, in addition to all this we have almost
incaeuabe loss Of property by this conGagraiion,
which will long be remembered he great IRE Of Con.
staataOpe One cannot help asking among these 5000
sufferers how many will starye before Spring
We must loOs abroad for aid; but If all can
hope for is received it viii do but little toward restor.
ing to comfortable circumstances the thousands who
have suffered from cholera and from fire.
REMOVAL OF SIR HENRY BULwEE
1t has been understood for some time that if Lord
Palmerston's Government obtained a largo majority
in the new Parliament Sir Henry Bulwer would be
removed
Tie expected majority has been obtained, and it is
consequently announced that Sir lIenrys suferngs
from sciataca have become 50 great that e'can no
longer remain at his post.
His successor Lord Lyons, formerly at Washington,
is to arrive next week with Mr. Stuart his secretary
The whole English community here and all those who
are for religious liberty in Turkey are jubilant
Sir Henry has done nothing In Turkey but disgrace
tie English name. lie has been outwiied in every
important diplomatic question. He has sunk English
influence 10 lower point than it ever held before. lie
has been more Turk than the Turks themselves, and
il is no fault OF Lis that he has not succeeded IN driving
Protestant Christianity out Of the empire.
PEoGREss OF Thu CHOLERA IN THE PROVINCES,
The news which we receive from the interior cf Tur.
key is very dscouragiDg. II would appear that the
100 900 refugees WHO ted from the cholera in Corsant
noplc had carried the disease with them into the prov
nces II is not only in the seapors but in the in.
terror that the rayage. of the epidemic have com.
menced. In Broosa there some 20 deaths day.