The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-22
A STRICKEN CITY.
Graphic Picture Of Cholera-Scourged
Marseilles.
nfed at the Shrine-The Daily Report
-Great Liberal Demonstration In
Lond0n-CoIin CampbelHs
Wife-N0tes.

MARsEILLEs, July 22-The heat is un.
bearabe, and well does its work in aiding to
swell the list of fatalities. The temperature
ranges well above 100, and the cess pools and
other sources of foulness tester and broil and
boil, seemingly sending forth clouds Of
poisonous gases In the closely built and
dirty portions of the town, where the cholera
first obtained its foot-hold, there are still
many places which the authorities nave
been unable to cleanse. They receive no as.
sistance from the people, who are yet Ell.
gagged III wild struggle to put miles between
themselves and their homes. Panic-stricken
they flee before the invisible enemy, not hest
Caung to ask truce or mercy, but simply
hoping fOr strength TO get away. Even among
the officers there is a manifest desire 10 fol
low the thousands who have already escaped.
MANY ueaCrtions are reported from the ranks
OF the geud d'aImie. The commandment threat
el5 To sA~ ! the next one who lays down
his arms But this wSll avail him nothing.
Under cover of darkness the men will take
the risk of being shot, and if only wounded,
can yet escape
The fumigation of the railway stations has
ceased, as it seems to do no good Barrels OF
burning tar illuminate various quarters.
These efforts at killing the germ of the disease
may also be abandoned as useless, as the
death rate steadily increases.
To person who looks down upon the city
from the top OF one of the semicircle of hills
which surround it strange spectacle is pre-
sented- Occasionally a fash of light
can be seen through the dark
ness, which suddenly becomes extin-
guished as more fuel is heaped upon the pile
Vast clouds Of black smoke roll and tumble
about, assuming fanciful shapes Other
means of staying the progress of the scourge
are still being put into operation. But panic
once within the ranks of the officials, all will
be abandoned
A scene occurred upon the steps of the
church of st. sVictor, which is hourly
rel eated III other sections of the city,
but with different surroundings A
man, evidently of low degree dragged
himself up from the purlieus that he
might approach the shrine and ask for mercy.
He had barely reached the front of the edi-
| flee, when with a cry that the hand of death
Was upon him, he sunk to the ground. After
writhing lie his agony for few moments he
| Strengthened upon the pavement. The few
| persons in tho vicinity fed An official sum
Inoned wagon. The man was thrown into
it. upon the bodies of two others, and the
trio of corpses hauled to the burial place.
MARsEILLEs, July 22.-The terrible scourge
seems to be increasing instead of diminish
ng. The people are in a state of despair
| Twenty-six deaths occurred here Sunday
night, and nine between 8 o'clock and noon
| Monday.
ToULoN, July 22-There We're twenty
eight deaths here Sunday night. A new
trouble has visited the stricken city, and a
| famine Is threatened Provisions are scarce
and very dear, and in consequence there is
much distress. The hotels are closing their
kitchens, The provision warehouses are ex-
pected to close On account of lack of sup
plies
ARIES, July 23.-The cholera here is be-
coming quite serious, and the people who can
are desertng the city
PARIS, July 2L-The cholera i'll Paris is
increasing Eight cases were reported Mon
day, two fatal.
Al Toulon the epidemic is assuming most
| Virulcut character uea lV all the victims