Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-28

City of Buenos Ayres--A I4ul in the
Fury of the Epfdemic-Return of the
Inhabitants ~ Sudden Temperance
OF fae Flo que with RedoubIed Malig-
nancy.
From the New York Times June 7.
Recent advices from Montevideo rep
resent the condition of affairs in the
stricken capital of the Argentine Re
public as not only not having improved.
but having grown alarmingly worse.
The last advice from Buenos Ayres by
Brazilian steamer to Lisbon, and tele-
graphed here, as already published.
report the number of deaths at 700 Der
day. A gentleman by the North Amer
lea, direct from Buenos Ayres. estima-
ted that at least %, 900 had died of the
Ioathsome disease out of a population
OF 200, 600, and that there were Is. DOC
SICK, most OF whom would never recov-
er. A more deplorable picture could
scarcely have been conceived than is
gwen OF the misery and suffering Ell
dured by all, both by young and old,
high and low, within the fatal limits
OF one of the most beautiful cities on
the Southern Continent. Since the re-
oeption of the above sad information.
the arrival of the steamer Humboldt
brings, if anything, still sadder news
About the LIST of May the fever seemed
as though it was gradually but SLOWLY
abating.
HOPE AT LAST
1t was not SO violent in its attacks,
the deaths were less frequent, and san.
gulne hopes were expressed that the
city was about shaking off its grave
clothes and beginning a new life. SLOWLY
those who had dedto the villages IN the
interior, at the first advent of the de-
stroyer, began to return to their once
happy homes in the city, hardly one Of
which had not been robbed of some
fond treasure dear brother. On
some fond father, who had braved death
IN Its most loathsome form, among his
bales and his books. The MACHINERY
of government again commenced tc
move, the hum-drum of trade and traf
tic was again heard on the quays an6
on Change, the breeze that swayeo
among the palm trees once more bore
health on its wings, and all seemed in
vlgOrated and reiuvenated From q
struggling few, the returning inhabi-
tants increased day by day until almost
all once more occupied their homes.
ALL HOPE BANISHED.
Like the mysterious war kings of
the dread cyclone at sea, an ominous
lull, succeeded by a low moaning
sound, as if the very ocean bewailed its
flashing, the wind waved through the
graceful branches of the stately palm
and bore on it's bosom, surcharge OF
infection. In the night the fell destroy
er was among them again, more merci-
less than ever, One by one those who
had lately considered themselves SO
fortunate In escaping the disease were
stricken down, and in few hours were
borne to their last resting place. A
panic seized all, and in the terror eff the
moment little was thought of the
means SO that the flight was made Sc
cure from a death which in it's horrible
attendants can never be equaled. The
fever ragged, and the flight continued
Business was again suspended, and the
Government was again about being
moved to the City Of Rosatio when the
gentlemen who brought the above in
formation left for MonteYideo.
BUENos AYREs ISOLATED.
Advices by the Humboldt, which
left Rio de Janeiro on the 18th of Nav,
with Montevideo dates to the 9th, state
that all communication between the
fever-ridden city of Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo had been positively pro-
hlblted. Another account gives a very
graphic picture of the effects of the
exp1demlc IN Buenos Ayres It SAYS
that the city was truly silent in death.
Here and there pitiful objects, sallowed
and safroned by fever and long suffer
ing, who would look at you with a wild
vacant stare as they passed, were seen
struggling through the streets and along
the once beautiful Gale da Ia Victoria.
some doubtless on errands of mercy
others wandering istlessly by, seem
1ngiy knowing not whittier they went
PICTURE OF GLOOM
In the grand old cathedrals and
churches, the organ peals were stifed
by the heavy, dark atmosphere of the
feyered precincts, and instead of the
melodious swell of sympathy, low,
dull moan, in striking consonance with
the wall of the dying, resounded upon
the ear as requiem upon requiem was
chanted for the dead A veritable pal
seemed to have been thrown ovel
the once lovely capital of the Argen
tine Republic, and the imagination
could easily ascribe the intense feeling
of oppression which prevailed to uni
versal death doom to all within The
air, loaded with contagion. had suffo
eating effect, which even extended tc
the remarkably deep-toned bells so pc
culiar to the churches of all Spanish
American cities. The chimes, once SC
sonorous, gave forth cracked, death
like clank as they tolled cortege
after cortege from the sanctU
airy to the cemetery. In the CONNER
cial quarter, the marts were deserted
and the busy hum silenced; for the
merchant, with all his eagerness to &C
cumulate wealth, had long since fec
before the fatal march Of the malady
with those much dearer to him than al
his gold. The gloom, the sadness was
all-pervading; even the shipping thai
lay in the CLASSY stream in front of the
city, though not infected with the dis
ease, looked dull, motionless and life
less as they rode idly at anchor, with
their huge sails dangling languidly
against the masts, giving evidence O.
the panic and wholesale assertions from
on board.
In the suburbs, recently embowereG
in bloom and floral loneliness, the
shrubbery and plants appeared to have
partaken of the surrounding ghastli
ness, and languished and died where
once they grew in such rank luxuriance
ALL IN DOUBT
As stated above, all communication
has ceased between Buenos Ayres an(
the outer world, consequently there i,
no information in regard to the NOR
tally among the American and othe.
foreign residents It is, however, re
ported that Mr.. Samuel F. Lafone, al
eminent English merchant, has beer
carried off by the malady. Through
the commemorate zeal of Mr.. Edw. F
Dawson, the Counsel General of thu
Argentine Republic at this port, ant
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