The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-04
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THE PESTILENCE IN RUSSIA.
TOXINS AND TILL1GES STRICKEN AND
UNDER QUIRINTINE

Double Gordon. OF Soldiers Surrounding them
An Almost Incredible panic- petitions for
the Cessation OF Commercial Intercourse.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Vienna Medic6-
Chbm0ical Central BlaH Of Jan. p states tho
origin Of tho pestence in Russia as follows:
Cossack returning from the war to Wetlianka
brought his lady love a shawl. which was prob
ably part OF his spoil. The Girl wore 1t two
days and sickened with all the symptoms Of
the plague. and died During the following
four days the other members Of her family
sickenrd and died. The disease spread rap
idly, but the local authorities did not pay any
attention 20 il till half the inhabitants Of the
village had died. and those remaining alive
were unable 10 bury the victims. The
epidemic had assumed serious Dimensions
by the 2jth Of November. but the Govern
ment was not informed OF it officially until
the 18th Of December. Ten days further time
elapsed before any systematic or energetic
means were taken for preventing it, spreading
further. The authorities have. since then,
exurted Themselves to tho utmost to make up
for lost time As the only way Of arrcsting tho
disease is to prevent all communication bo-
tween the districts whcre ii relgns and others
which are healthy. double Gordon IS being
formed, first in the towns and villages. shut
ting of the streets where the plague reigns
from the rest Of the place. and secondly by sur
rounding the places with troops 50 that no
person can pass in or out Quarantines are
also being instituted on the borders OF the in.
| focted Governments. and nre strictly watched.
The population Is said to take an active part in
preventing the crossing OF tho sanitary line.
! which begins at Samyauow1ka "nd runs up-
| ward on both borders of the NOign g. ButuL-
naska -Four puarnntines have been founded
! IN Surepta, lwanowKa, Oradn. ANA Iaritlin.
/ \ great drawback Is the want ut medical men.
| The pani' IN Russia Is almost innredihe;
! Every cluAs ana station in lie Lave prutlOncd
| Tor the entire cessation Of AL intercourse. even
| postal conlmunicniloh. between the. rest OF
! Russia and the NO.ga. Letters sent from As
/ tracnnn and Xaritzin are not received by tho
! persons to whom they are addressed some
| people even refuse 10 take pnprr money. t"nr-
/ ing the germ pi the Infection 90 ght b" cOnnu-
| ncated through IL. II Is almost impossible to
describe the terror which has taken possession
The Times correspondent at Berlin says that
! Russian railway cars Hr" no longer udmitfrtl to
/ Poland VIII suffer severely from this r"stre
! tion. Tho liouwAnian Government ure dis
! GUESSING the oAp"ilcn'v ui prohibiting ti' iran
/ Balkan GEny. The Russian Sruitury Comtnis-
! sion has propus>i e. shut oif the Nolsn line
/ from all Intercourse with wes'crn RUSSIA. AMI
permit communication only uudcr quarantine.
! LONDON. Feb. 3.-Ihn b4.V Xt'egroDhs Vi
cnuu RESPONDENT says ths German AM
hts,ndor ~ & patrrsiurg Inns advised his Cow
/ ernment mat the uHLu" j. spreading rapidly.
| II has pass 81 th. limits where. according 20
lie urges Germany 10 take immediate and encr-
! gctir measures To- r"prl 10.
! VIENNA. Fob. 3.-1he PrssSe says Austria -
about tn issue au order lorlidiing travellers
| from Russia TO cross the frontier unless pro-
! vided with passes from the Sunitnry authorities
! The Porte announces that liu--iau ports are 10
! be quurgutluod against AZ Turkish uor's On ths
| Eur0peau coast 10 the Bnck sea ihe East
| Roumclian Comm ission has proposed thr same
| measure along tho coust from kusteuiJc ~
| B0urgas. Roumnnia has droreed a similgr
course in the ir.ta oi the Danube and on tho
co1-t ~ the Dnhrul- l-cha and has issued reEu.
latlous id"nti al with those pat iu tutr' hY Aus.
trim IN regard To- traffic and ~" importation oi
goods ncrt~s iii' iu~~iuu frontier.
81. DETERsBUHG Fh. 3.-lhc Oftcial Mssset-
gcr saws th- Govrruur-Gruoral - Moscow con-
trad.rs the reports Of th" appearance of the
| Illgur ln "a ViI4u-' I.ur That e. lY.
BERtiN Fob 3.-Au Imperial decree has been
published. os,uhi. .-hing strict passport regu II
tons between Russia ana Germany after FcO.
10. Every traveller. hnior" entering Germany,
must prove that nr has not been in Il suspected
or Infected district within twenty days. All
clothes amt baggage must be- dlsniected By
GASEOUS sulphuric acid.