The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-19

Frishtful Famine Scenes and Sunerinss of the
People.

Frishrfal Famine Scenes and sunerinss efthe
People.
tCalcutta fJuy 81 correspondence Of London Tmes1
started from Mdnapore, civil station about seventy
miles southwest OF the capital the morning OF tho
2eh Of june and bad hardly proceeded some seven
ing only in intensity, continued until again returned
to this place. Rain had fallen heavily during the night
mud when q little after daybreak saw two bodies
under tree. As there seemed to be slight motion ~
under d an old cloth, with jus, spark Of life left
In him, an. old man slowly dying from hunger.
He appeared rs if he had thin piece Of trans.
Frame SO emacated had he become gave him some
beer and he slowly faltered out bis tale Of woe He
after seeing their families die from the effects OF cholera
famine and had got thus far on their journey towards
hoping TO get relief nSsr t,ac and
the other wakes to lind his friend corpse and himsef
exhausted and drenched by the heavy rains that had
fallen during the night unable 10 move. The dogs and
ackals feast off the body while this living skeeton but
few PAGES or is poweriess TO prevent them He family
ing their vtals also They oil turn deaf to his cry
The beer seemed to revive him. and went to my paiki
in q state Of coma and in few minutes he was dead
The hapicked body OF his companion attested his tale
Icontinucd my journey, passing at intervals ne dead
v lay uHbried and IN ereyVsdge u decomp0 tfon on
ne side Of the rad. Sometimes ponh see a cluster
tgaher. In one place there were twenty-five bodies
pether, all more less manglcd and torn by jackals
dogs and vultures Pushing my way through the jungle
streams swollen by the late foods in Of which my
paki was upset. traversed one hundred and twenty
miles Of country when reached the house nS o. mr.
Germ here. That gentleman informed me that woman
bad died by the roadside, and that living wing
out his servants who returned saving that they
had found the corpse and the child but tho
mothers claspad the latter tight that IN bending
Il back sti and cold broke They say that the living
and the dead had been thus linked together Tor Two
nd yraut ad no VnQ "
The above gentleman and myself were travelling
through dense jungle. Miles away from any human
habaiion perceived famshed native, OF the Som
thai tribe, lying the ground He had thrown himself
down to meet certain deaths but little brandy re-
kndes tho vital spark and loath to leave him 10 be
prey for tho iacsal and leopard we have him placed on
the roof OF pak The paai bearers however refused
bulge an inch saying hni their cas %6a,G De gone
then into play. They murmured, looked at the
palk asked Tor bottle OF grog and then rudged along
with their psy burden The brandy had been too str pg
for him. am glad add that In twenty -four hours
after this the burden was walking abont The misery
entalnd by the famine has brought out all tho worst
qualities Of the lower class Of natives Az rule, anec-
Tomato and fond Of their homes they have in too many
instances fed leaving their wives and families 10
but an eve witness in two whore noblcr feelings
held their sway here record them "A woman, with her
three young Children crae's up 10 planters house just
luncheon being carried from the table, she bags
for the of the curry and RICE which are at once
taken out into tho vorandah and placed before her
without attemptn g 10 eat, she quietly seats tho three
children around the dish, who few minutes demol-
sh s contents and although the mother ID wasted to
Skelct yef, fnnmDng hcf SKa she turns away g'hto-
full that her offspring avo been fed. even while she her
SELF s,i hungeTeih In another village we met ittle
girl and her mother lying under mango tree. Bon
faint from hnnger; they had been trying 10 keep
life together by feeding snas picked out OF ponds,
berries and lizards where they could obtain thom but
daily feeling weaker they had sunk down under tree,
awaiting lingering death. We get boiled rice and
put Il before ihem The younger Is the stronger; the
mother Ia too weak 10 herself Although the child
big eyes flashed with hungry CLEAN, yet her little
hands well Tiled rs. seek the mothers north, and not
until bali the is thus gone does she herself eat
n ID impossible Judge OF the numbers that have
died from actual want kept but taking
the thrce districts o. Baasore cuttack and Mdnnporc,
fshnM say qttte nc.trs hund'rd day In Baasorl
large plague pits have had to be dug the towns Ia
receive the bodies Of those found dead their pre-
cinc'. but in many instances the bodies are lett q
rot the roadside.