, 1873-11-15
A TERRIBLE PLAGUE,


A TERRIBLE PLAGUE.
Eaqtainauux 1suy Dcpopulutcd by on
Unknown Observation-Disclosures 17fssfonq
arics Eall Victims.
From the Ne.c Tort 1{erctirp,
Inyaloko Inlet, or Esquinanux Bay, on tho At7
laptic coast Of Labrador, has boon utterly dopop1
1llatcd hy scourge, in many OF it's phaaea siu1i1
lar 10 Asiatic cholera, Moro Esquinaux inl,abia
tlis bay tllan my part of tho peninsula, thord
having been, previous to tho visitation, 450 oil
them Ut !nyaloko and vicinity. at this bay thern
is = building erected by tho Moravian mission-
shore i'll 1852 They becamo tho doctors, physi-1
cal and spiritual Of tho lnzy people they had|
como to toaoh. This missionary holHo was frco-l
~ turned into hospital, md tho fathers attend-
cd to the suFerlngs Of those mystcriollaly strclr
Ell in their midst. The dwelling aoon boca1no u
house Of doath, and twelve Of them, vino hail
held st almost eeuseless vigil over tho dyingJ
M fsl M oyen TO tho Int man, in harness, victims oil
ovorsproad tho coast Of Labrador. Though in-
tonhe frost had been experienced on tho 18TH
mud 1ith ult.. this fog brought With it an unac-
coiutabio warmth and dampness.' There vas no
vessel Which brought tho intelligence to st.,
Piorre) was dripping, and tho decks woro slip.
perry. It was impossible to SEQ tho bowspnt
from the poop, ind tho huts and people OIL.
pr.j
On tho morning, Of tho 10th ult., tho rnorninet
which succeeded that phenomenon moro. thanl
sixty. mon, women, md children, principally
Esquimaux. were prostratcd with o dsonso, thnl
could not define. a vomiting Of yollowisl1
tluld, accompanied by, ncuto pain in thh
stomach and contraction in the muac1es,I
wero tho first symptoms. Tho patient wat9
suddenly proatrated, mud tho groaning and
wsrithing Of many persons struck down BY tho4
disease in tho Ba1no part Of tho hnrhor wero
hoartrending, principally 30 in Wow Of tho mya-
toriousnogs Of their disorder.
On tho afternoon OF Oct. 18 tho Ann put inta
written by QUO on board TINT vessol, "Tho ~,
pect OF that plaguo-strickon settlement ui1s
never grow less terrblo in tho memories of aN
those who beheld it and still liyc." Women worn
fleeing with their children md little bundles con-
tainipg provisions and olothos. In every hui
thero ,7oro several dead, and others dying. Some
yollol for help and others moancd pitaouely,'
unable to moyc limb. The Captain sent in u
sn eae ] s ss 81 s o osrns be
raised O. flag on the polo In front Of their
house. Lator they sent word to tho Oap-:
tain not to- como ashore, nor permit any Of
llis men, as already many Of their people
ger stated that d schooner from tho United
States lay inside tho hurbor, anfl tho Captain.'
chief mate. and nearly ali hor crow had been
prostratod by tho disenso
the Ann that six Of the missionaries lay dead :;
tint, Oh the Instant aftcr doath, all tho corpe.l
OF those carried OFF bocarno OF q bluisll-bluclc
1llo, aud that decomposition had set in. Tho
Bolton, Of Gloucester Mass.,) and four of his)
crow dod at night. Tho noxt morning the CAM
tain Of tho Ann ordered signal to be raised for
Il messenger to board thon.
Tho men of the Ann who VOLUNTEERED to 20 on
shore wero given plenty Of rum. At th5
raisHionar1cs house they found IN aged
Esquiuaux alone and Hobbing. He spoke
very little English, but the saiors could
understand that tho last Of tho fathers haA
awful plague, only tito few who fed escaping;
Tho stonch in every direction waB putrid and
sickening.
The sailors with dosporate rccklessncas o..
tored several Of the huts in which there was nos
stance they found corpse Of . white man in a
ltnooling attitude with tho hands md head rost-,
ing Oil bed, and papar Of pepper beside him
on the floor. Finding his ansl noar, ho must;
have fallen on la knees to prepare for tho otho-
stretched in I'LL parts Of the Auts, and tho feed
mud arms OF (laad lnen and women i'll many cases.
protruded out tho open doors Of tho hits. a pe-;
cuiar feature Of this lamen!ablo scano WAS tho
forlorn Appearance Of scores Of trainotl i3A-
qnimau1 dogs who loungcd about in ntter be-
Widernent. Many OF those animals olung to
The doors OF thair doac friends, aud hnnger
sometimea evoked q p!aintiSo whine from thu
luaBtcr!css brute. Tile oppressive stoncl finally
oyerca,ne tho mot, and uaoy woro compelled tu
quit tho shore. Capt. Ncharluon OF tho Ann
could do no moro, and the. vessel set sail from,
tho disnlal lay On the morning OF tue 10th ult.
On tho 21at Of Ouloher, John Casey, ono
of the men who had volunteered to gn
nsl1ore ut Inyalok1. died after only fow houis'
aichnosa HiB body Waa launched eycr- "
board md tho forceaytlo was tasned
With snirits tho only disihfoct-
INT OIL buarl. On tile 25th tho
lockout sighted tho coast Of hliquelon.
Before landiug. Capt. Richardson and tho second
nalo were taken i'll. Tho official doctor Of tho
hasior of ali.nslol, {Frenol.) cslno on board ana
Ieyor. LATER tho Culptaiu was 4, attaokea by &C.
vcro vomiting and cramre. Tho doctor then
,rouou,oei t Aniasiu uLolorn- Dotwoan Q and
,nlf-pust on tto night Of tho a5th ult., tho
Captain ~s:tt naata Of tIso brigantina Ann wore
lestt, Illd tho physician, DIR. Donvlor. waa con~
'0lnlctl. llo bade tho survivors leave tho shin
and Ind f!or thoroughly fumjgaton.
'ul developed. On that dnta tile mate and crew
If tho An!l sailed for Sydney. Capt. Breton, on
board tho Britial brig Tallr1H.
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Ffao G,,ucity OF hnglsa~SaEon Painters.
Tho death OF Landseer has suggested tho re-
nAlk how fow great painters hive bor1lo Durely
suEllbh na1'cn. Colts Or foreigners laye did
ancoa the Anglo-6axon. Lal,tlaoor, a uer,nn,,
'a''o, Ia prol'ahly Of Jnwiasl origin. noynol,,a
saA probably Wohh Or Cornlsh Muircndy.
lacl'so. W!liio, Phillips, Grant, Faod, FIRTH.
YattH, l+elgEtusi, hilaiA, Alnrka 1,iyioro. Fdcs'
! ta!Ger, Iophnnl, Itlrton, IHrpe, Jones. Roa..
ott!, all aso altor Scotch, 1rluh, Welsh, Ftonch
saIlai, or Juwin!|. 80, too, among aonlptors