The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-09-27
AN HISTORIC PARALLEL,

i1hh, M heoa0eS CoWtef.
AN HISTORIC PARALLEL
"Reminiscences Of the Great Plague in
London.
Tho present epidemic in some of the
Southern cities brings to mind iDefoes de-
scripton of the epidemic rlaguein London,
known as the great plague. In many fea-
lures tho two disorders present points OF
resemblance. Both were imported and grew
by reason of tho unusal warmth of the sea-
son acting upon the filth of the streets In
each case the desolation and loss of3lTe
were awful, and the most stringent quafap-
tine regulations failed to operate as ofo4
tive checks. The london plague was, how
ever, far the most destructive, not less thad |
one hundred thousand persons having died
of it. -
IHe plague ragged IN London during Ale
spring, summer and autumn Of 1867 1t |
first appeared during tho previous year. in
the Parish Of St. Gilcs-in,tho!! !!Ficlds, End |
was believed to have been brought over from
| Holland Ii snraad Ai..A...-L-Al--i
poorer sections OF the city that year,that the
gravest apprehension was felt .less it might
become general. But the cool weather. of
autumn and winter checked and was believed
to have killed it. Upon the return of warm
w.a'hcr it broke out again, ana the season,
like the present one, proving unusually hot,
it spread with alarming rapidity. Tbspts
most precautions were taken to arrest it's
progress. The city was quawnSined-no
one was allowed to leave it having onca en-
tered. An effort was made to enforce clean
illness. s. q" rpsople were INJURED in their houses.
! Families afflictSSss~ey the disorder were Kept
of the streets. In M sevoral fatal cases
ed the city proper, and >.A.,rs. InJaiy tn,
occurred in the best quarSSS 'alisbury, leav
King and his court fed to ! Duke of Al
ing the city in charge of the .s city fror
bermarle. The condition of tS(A Dcioe
this out is graphically described ttere
: s3Itsrsiss afb saabddfaSa ssa ,yas stsaDssIS 81.
warp ana all together, For, a. Low (1 /
tioular part called the city, or 80 ~. par
} walls, that was not yet mgchs ".."in 'ne
in the whole, the faosS;sf sh;naa au'11'ea @ ou
much altered. Sorrow ond,saS,a.s s"y' ". "a'
on every lace 'ase, and though Some parts wore
@os5et oyerwhslhsd, YET an booked, deeplv
2 concerned, and ,we saw il ao,,u,,,,.l !,
a ssa2a Z |, - e "a III hs .:.,;,
q ger. London st wsll 1 be IS said
20 DO all in tears. The nloufaets did not
go about the streets indeed, fofsrobodv mt
on black, or made formal dfcss 81 f:iibsss,s,,n.
ins' tor their nearest friends. Ba. tho
voice OF mourning was truly heard. in the
streets; the shrieks of women and chill.
dren at the windows and doors of their
houses when their nearest ss1tioDs were
perhaps dying or just dead, weie so freouent
TO be heard as We passed the street, that i,
wa" enough to pierce the stoatsst hoatt i,
Tho world to hear theh reass ass q la,nen.
tations were seen almost 81 ps3Es -
-peoially in the fst rsFs q Z * s sD,:'
! isStggssls -
las5 ald! bot . SssS' esa.
Germ thsmseIyes for tho loss Of sheir frisnd.
especting that themselves should be sum.
3moned the next hour,
Soea she streets we're deserted aud busi-
ness stoPpeds whereby thousands were
thrown into idlenesSand desti,usioa Grass
sprouted in the principal throhb3 3Ires. Tn
q little while peonle co,,o ~ u ~ ia "a |