, 1875-09-25
SYRIA.
TIE CHOLERA OVER IN pAMAaCUs--AnnE THAN
5000 nEAruH

5000 nEArus
4 correspondents ut Damascus, writing on the
1ith Of August, Haya: "Thr cholera at Damas.
cua Is reported At M ond 1y tho authorities,
Thoro arc nov only ono or two casoH reported
per dsy, and those for Tho most part readily
yiaa to medical treatment. Tho outbreak
commenced ha carly a. tho middle of
April, a'id no Lad not advaucod far into
June bofoto tho number Of apparently sud
dan deaths became 10 ftelucnt Al to strike ter-
ror into tho minds OF tho population, mud an ox-
oaus eassor to irnARiue than TO tcscribn at oncu
bcgau. Long casaicadra OF mon, wonon, chill
drell. and servants. mounted each upon hod
and lehaf. or guilt spread we'll filled eadGje-
noar suuect, vending their way through
hiany gates OF Damascus, with torrur
dcptctod upon their pale md llaggsrd
faces. hut tho doctors wore still divided; some
contcnd stontly that those 1y.nptoms and sudden
deaths woro tho resuls Of apoplaxy diseases oi
the heart, and eating unripe fruit Of which tho
Daniaaconca arc lmmoderatcly fond, acted upon
by the intenso beat. Tho Gogcrnmons, with
nralheWotthy energy, before tho end Of June
9i1dcd t'n;. ID tho .,oy city into diat,ets aud p,
slups for. each diHtritt, though most OF
teoao so-ca(fci doctors aere men Of no medical
training ehatcvoe. Tho evi1 grow uorse aud on
tug f4sh Of Ia!y Il reached its maximum. The
2lj dosthB. 1t ts vail known TINT this htatemont
falls lar short Of tho real state Of tho case
mahy anpprc'sing tho TACT that their friends
t.lod Of cholefa, for foar Of having tito bod
Of tha house serared, and otherwise much
datnhEo done, and tho paFmcut OF q sum Of 1nou-
ey required, ali Of which wore strictly ordered by
Government. It 10 estimated that between TO-
QUO and so. U00 Ut the inhabitauta haye lied, and
oyo4 5000 have died from this disease alone.
Tbs Christian aad Jewisl, quarters wore nearly
deserted, and tho TOW who remained kept cioho
quarantine III their own houses. ThoEo who left
have auHorod greatly. AZ tic mountains havo
boon inundated With them. Animnts, houaes,
provisions, aud, indcea. every necessary Of life,
have bcen trohled aud oven quaetrtlpfed In PRICE,
and, II any person waa i'll. no money whatever
would purchase either shelter or attontion. In
many instances rope waa tod round tho head
aud teot Of d dead body, md it was thus
dinggcd to . Distance and thrust into t,u1o
which "as then filled With stones. Thus
although tic cholera ts not ut an ont1 hare,
a.ld tho strectB remain quiet aud deserted many
ara trying to ilnd their way back who hssa tho
apuesranco Of living akelctons and who oftcn
full victims to malignant foyera Boon hfter their
arrival. Tho HoyeInnent has, Very wiaeIy ard
palesnn!ly, detorlnsnod TO aia these poor
thu Eatea Of tho city. where, unless they pay
an cxorbtant atlmt they are subjected
to a sanitary fuinicasion by sulphur mixed
with other substances, altogether yilla:nous
than alive; aud, indeed, it ii said tlat iu moro
casoa than otfa, death has actually taken place!
What has cauHcd alt ti,in ts tie tnomentpuY
qucstion. In the oariy spring aoason tbs Turk
I'LL troops from Yemen wero transferred TO
syria It NaA perfectly -ehtahlhhed fact that
cholera existed IL Yeaeti before thoy lott, snd
tho Egyptian 1oserntnent had already oatab-
lnhed . quarantine against Ill yesaols coming
from that port. On b0ald one Of tho men-oi-
war that carried these aoldiera Aye fatal cases or
cLoIera occurred. Yat, AtrauBe 70, say. tI,a
tsouIa wore laudcd. at IrlpoIia, laud afsorward
sent to Hannah. without submit3 & to any quar-
antlne. Ou their way TO TINT place revc1al
more Of tho BolliorB died. bht still nu
precau:iona wcro taken. aud tho troops uere
allowed to mix freely: witt the inhabitants.
Hence tho first outbreak Of tho dseaso III La
1nah ia fully accounted for, aud thouco 1t has
spread northward to Alct'po, Antioch. Latakla,
and 9caudefoou, aud outhward to Danascua
and Boyrout. From this 1t would appear that
tho Turkish Government should be held reHpon-
sibla for what has occurred hero, and 1nny atill
occur elsewhere, aud should in future bo mado
to take, with regard to their troopA tho camo
sanitary mchaures which thov are 10 eager to
enforce at tic present mor,ont. after the mis-
clIef IN done. upon their unfortunate civilian
BubfectB."