The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-14
Oficial Press Of the City.
Saturday, Sept. II, 1878.
fHE SOUTHERN SCOURGE.

las fsIler upon several o. s5s So'z.1er7
States oniy appears 10 Increase II II
sersi,y Is the weeks roll ca Tia ter-
rible sccarge is doing IL fell vTk
mare sErcsaally than ever, and TIE
death rate il constantly Increasing.
The plague Is rspadiy eIirodiaS n
limits IN every direc1ion- |; has nos
.srnrcsd Is far north ~ Gzlapola
Ohio. and j. spreading rspidl cas-: AID
ves. from the Mississippi What "
worse. there l. DO inne.isie prosPes
of relief for the fever stricken districts.
=. 10 human hand car say the pest
iencs. TIE oaIy promised bsip Is sr
distant, q. lsas; . mouth ahead arc
meanwhile tbs grim rnessengs' o' dessn
mus. reap isightf1l harvest IN this
already devastated region Happily.
every eHors is being made by The mere
fortunate people Of the north 70 niti-
gate Is far ~ possible the terrible sa.-
ferinss Of the victims Of this pes.i-
lence, and consributions are pouring il
from every quarter. New York. we
notice. has just promised relief fund
Of ham million. On Tuesday SIC. 600
was raised in Chicago - the proceeis Of
. single picnic in aid Of the sufferers
$3.50 has already been sent from the
State of California. Pi,isburg has come
forward With tl4. 900 and over. and 50
We might 60 through with the whole
list Of recent contributions
This dreaded disease has probably
never appeared in . more malignant
form or proved more generally fatal,
20 far ~ our country is concerned. than
in the present instance. and not a. Any
tine within the recollection Of the
present generation. we believe. has is
rsvages bsen anywhere nearly as great
Il MAS supposed that this WAS ole Of
the pessileDces that hsd been overcome
by sanitary science II 1893 ons Of
population of $1,000. PhilAaelpLsa lost
sosi persous from this sccGrge I.
again visited that city xish terribly
fatal results in l.as. and again in i.es.
when it, population VAS .o.ood so.-
600 persocs aed from the ctr and many
died from this scoarge- So. At New
Orleans and yearly eli the cs,iss Of the
South !; proved terribly f.,.l about this
time Its visits ssnoe, 81 ieAs. Up 20
shs pseseas time. hare provcd far hess
hssl C Ancocns Of more 9@sfecs
sanitary system
There are ROW. Aocrasng 10 fsss-
graPAie reports, over $500 people pros
srased II VscksAary by the disease Al
4snpAas ii5 persaes 6isa frar, the
PiASae IN svea;y sozr hosrx and in
snesAss city - in sae saDe ieaesh os
tsDeL No adequate sdes II the terrible
asoass q srEsriag Il shs feve. ssrsrk-
e tAeas2ses Of the South can b. cuo-
veysa u this distances. evea shroash
the gnphie reports which daily reach
~ By telegraph
Ne fact 10 better ss.EhsuAsa than
that this pessileace i terribly aSsr.vs-
ted. Il Rot al4css directly s,sriaas~bss
10 aalarsal p@kes. Vow in sAsss ls~
lying marxay districts where the dis
case Is now proving most fatal. tAas
poison nnss he mere than usaaily pre-
valsat this sesson. If they have sx.
periencei anything ne~r the aneans Of
foggy weather that has been sxperssae-
ed generally saoroagaeus the coensry.
and We are inclined to believe saxy
have. Such dry season would rsaace
their rivers. streams and sacaghs to =
very low stage aud reader them ssxs-
mart. consequent cause an rnusnal ex.
hAlAtaon Of poisoHoas sapors-
TAe pestilsncc viii in no uiss disap.
psar astil the mercury falls below .eo
and this viii not likely happen in The
CO. of MsmpAas. vieksharg and nany
ether places, ratil Al least the middle
of octebsr. a,sscegh we nosscea thar
It Nsckshsrg and scne other roiass ii
Aad kllsa to So On Tuesday Lass. Tie
10 tr-atnens. re sni. adopted CO sas
sAso<y that fross Is destructive 10 The
pestIleaee. i vexksrx veil.