Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-29
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Cobra NOTES.
TIE DREADED DrsKAsE n ENGLAND,
LONDON, July G.-An individual IN
London dock, who, il 10 said, has chol.
era, was taken i'll Wednesday. A 60
OF supposed cholera Is reported from
Wales II resulted in death within d
hours after the victim was taken. An
other case, supposed to have been choI-
era, happened at Kensington q few davs
ago. The victim, who was a druukard.
ded two hours after being taken III. The
omcers OF the local government and
board OF health do not believe that thee
are isolated cases simply, bat An out
break OF Asiatic cholera. Several deaths
have annually occurred from disease at
London at this season Of the year. which
are classified a. cholera, but which Are
dimcult to distinguish frem aggravated
diarrhea- There have bsen several
hundred cases Of the latter disease
weekly this summer, which Is in excess
OF the average.
DKArHs From CHoIKRA.
ALEXANDRA, July N.-Amone the
number OF deaths from cholera at Cairo
yesterday, were eleven British heuten-
ants and soldiers, who succumbsd to
the disease.
LONDON, July 27.-Precautiops have
been taken at Glasgow to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of cholera.
ALEXANDRIA, July N.-Fifty-eiaht
deaths occurred at Ghizah yesterday.
cHoLKRA INFECTED RAGS COMING.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-SurRson- Gen.
eral Hamilton, Of the marine hospital
service, has notified the health authori-
ties OF New York, Philadelphia, New
haven, Provideuce and Boston, that
several vessels from Europe, laden with
rags purchased in Egypt after the chol-
era Appeared. are en- route to New York
from England.
vEoSKIS oRDkRxD INSPECTED.
LrvxRPooL, July 27.-Packard, the
American consul here, has appointed q
physician to inspect passengers and
carRos of vessels bound for the United
States. Packard has sent to Washing
ton detailed dispatches concerning the
shipment to Boston Of rags received
from Egypt.
TKRRIBLE MORTALITY.
LONDON, July N.-Cross, under SEC
rotary for India, stated to the commons
to-day that 116l deaths from cholera oc-
CURED in the Bombay provinces during
the first week in June.
BEsIE6ED By FIRK.oJ. w. Davis, a
hard working niddle-aged man, Who
had carved out for himself q home Ia
the forest near Rooster Rock, on the
Columbia, came to this city yesterday
and applied to the county authorities
for aid to keep himself, his wife and his
little ones from starvation and death.
he reports that although q short time
ago he considered himself well To- do,
with a chance of becoming Q rich
farmer, today he and his family are
destitute, bis wife being even without
sufficient clothes to wear. Their house,
their barns, their pigs, their pOul-
try, everything was DESTROYED q few
days ago by fierce forest fire that
swept over their place. Il came upon
them without warning and 90 fast did
it travel that they were just able to es-
cape with their lives. Mrs. Davis was
confined to her he'd with q baby only
nine days old and was unable to walk.
Her husband, when he discovered the
fire rushing toward the house, lifted her |
and their babe in his strong arms and
followed by their two other little chill |
dren took refuge in aroot-house or dug
ont about twenty feet away. He was
only able to make enc moro trip to the
house, obtaining . blanket and q pail |
OF fresh water, before the fierce
heat of the fire drove him into the dug
out, and the surrounding buildings
were in flames. For two hours the air |
outside was 50 hst as to keep the family |
close prisoners, and even in their refuge |
they we've almost suffocated. BY hang
ing the blanket before the open door |
way of the dug-out and keeping it vet |
with water, Mr.. Davis managed 70 keep
out the most Of the flames and smoke |
that would have been certain death. |
When at last he could venture forth, he |
found that everything he bad was lying
in ashes about him. His wife being |
sick and he entirely without means, he |
could do nothing else but apply to the |
county for assistanse.-Oregosida