New-York tribune., 1884-11-15
CHOLERA RAGING IN PARIS
vopry.r1GHr DEATHS IN EIGHTEEN HUNS
vv,p,y 400 PATIENTS IN THE iiosf''"A
N1A"hi or AN AMERICAN

YEARLY 400 PATIENTS IN THE no''
OF AN AMERICAN ,......,
~ IN Waldeck- Rousseau, Minis'oi
In"'' ." ,a,or;or. visited the principai nospi'n''
...rdov 70 learn by personai Iilspo''o" ~.
~..,,res used in cholera cases. five o"''' az
me"Su'oo .o.dov among the employees in the once
uo.;,evr Tniperse One Of these, q printer
" WV .,,nost immediately. COmmissary OF the
,ooL the patient from hidirty odging-houSo
"a Nod No sooner placed him in the ambulance
a. tho natient died The landlord refused 10 AZ
- Tho hodv 10 be returned to his lodgings ana 'iio
Commissary took it TO one OF the hosptais anu WV"
to the Morgue. Both institutions re'"s.u "
c.;ve the body and the Commssaiy was op"S.' "
return il to the lodings in spite OF
;actions. Il is expected that the oriea"e pm
viii make large gift to the fund lor 'he io,'oi ".
the sufferers. From midnight TO p II" 'o'uay
there were II deaths from the disease III 'no '..'
VA q, in the bospitals. Fewer new cases are re-
ported to-day but the moltahty mas iao'." ..';
There are now 400 cholera patients In the hoSpi-
,a,s There were Yesterday 20 deaths IN the c't'
ond q in the hospitals In the twelve hours emu
ing at noon to-day. lO deaths oco"ii'" ."
and IL in the hospitals.
EFFECT OF COLD WEATHER.
The continued cold weather is exercising IaVo'-
hi. ef,ect on the rate of mortality. when uoeS
not exceed one in $4,000. In order to equai tne r"'o
Of mortality shown in Toulon, when the c"o'c'"
,,.s AT it's worst. it would be necessary to nave
a;lv total of g 500 deaths in Paris. The ravages ol
,be c,;demic are trivial as compared with those vi
,ho tvnboid fever. An apothecary being asked as
,o the effect of the epidemic on his business saiu
4, was not half so profitable for him as pcriod Oh
weather when cold-catching was prevalent. Ills
nripcipa business he said, consisted IN the SAFE o
preventive medicines and disinfecting drugs. Inc
,demic shows little If any, effect on the pleasure
seeking procliyities of the people. The theatres
opd other places Of amusement are well h!led every
night.
II is known that the disease has made large
ravaces among the soldiers Of the garrison; put 'e
m,litary officials publish no returns ana refuse an
infornStion The West End is slil healthy, Dui Is
anamnarotively deserted Most of the residents OF
that quarter have preferred to place themselves "'
a safe distance from possible injection. ir. w
a;ivap writes to Gaiigndnfs Messenger that lhe
exodus of English and american puv pTop'U uorsoUs
me saws. have fed for refuge to more danse,ous
nloces He advises that only weakly CONSTITUTED
and nervous tmid people should leaSe .th9 clN
Strong, healthy people are perfectly ~ s1i1 III - -
if they avoid cXccsses anu o"niS' ' ~ -
disease. . so., 6,oI;for
mia died from the disease here to-day. lie was iho
first American ylctln. , -. No,tos
Three deaths from cholera occurred at Nah'es
TODAY. three at Oran aud one at Ioulon.
MADRID. Nov 14.-rhe Sanitary Commission
recommend the reduction Of the quarantine 10 sew
en- DAYS several cases of cholera have occurred az
Barcelona two of which proved iatal: Nine CASES,
two of them fatal have occurred IN the province Oh
VIFSTA. Now 14-ProfessOr Drasche thinks there
is little danger of cholera III Austria.