Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-07
EPIDEMIC.


Opposing tho khynfctmmss
MARsRrLLzs, July 31.-The lower Glasses
dIsllke and oppose the physicians b,cAuse
they have gotten the notion that the
pbysicisns have been instructed 10 help
the cholera along In order to get rid OF
the surplus population. A paper read by
q medical man in Berlin. landing the
cholera as sweeping of beings untitled
for the struggle Of existence has been
widely reproduced 10 France and
has helped to prejudice the people
against the doctors and confirm
them in their belief that the
government has adopted views similar to
those OF the Berlin essayiat. An instance
Of the popular hostility towards the
physioians occurred In this city yester
day A doctor was going into the slums
10 attend q patient when he was con
froh,ed by a PARTY Of the sick mans
ueigLtos, armed with knives, who
ohss-d linn ApBy and prevented his
mini,l-riuS 10 the sufferer.
ARIES, July 81 "A sad incidUi I In
connection with the cholera happened
recently near this city. A lad at work
IN farm was seized with vomiting The
farmer rein. I'D 10 allow him 10 enter the
hoDse, asd the poor fellow died 10 the
f.ld without care and alone. When
TIE father Of the lad arrived, he vas not
permitted 10 place bis sons hOdy In the
stable, but was forced to leave II In the
open sir while he went to town to pro
cure q coffin. He then conveyed the
body on \ wheelbarrow TO the burial
authorities who refused TO give him any
assistance aud the father was finally com
PEELED to bury the body In the cemetery
alone
ROME, July 31.-Six thousand persons
are now detained In the various lazaret-
toes on the frontier and along the coast.
LISBON, July 31.-Ths port Of Huelva
In Spain has been declared TO be infected
with cholera. The ports between Cadiz
and Agsmonte both inclusive are also sus
peoted OF being infected.
MARsEILLEs, August 2.-Physiciauf
here believe the cholera will disappear
from this city in few days. The streets
OF the city are again assuming theii
norma, aspect Of gaietY. The crowd In
the streets cheered to day when they saw
the bulletins Announcing the decrease in
the number of deaths. The total number
Of deaths In Marseilles sinoe the outbreak
is 1,248.
MARsEnLBs, August 4-The fact thai
the swallows which migrated at the out
break Of the psstilenoe have not yet re-
turned and that there are no sparrows a
all In the city ia adduoed rs evidence
that the atmosphere is still vitiated. ThiI
migration Of the birds has made deel
impression upon the public mind, snt
has led TO a demand for publication o
the atmosphere by means Of bonfres.
TouLoN, August 4.-There were fou
deaths from cholera here last night. Th
physicians fear that the return Of tn
people to unhealthy lodgings will oaus
fresh outbreak of cholera.
MARsRILLRs, August 5,-It now tran
spires that there were numerous cases q
cholera in the hospital here In 1885,, man
Of which were fatal. The fact, however
was suppressed in order to prevent alarm
The attendants were sworn to secrecy
There were three deaths here and two I
Toulon last night. As many as 500
Of the people who fed at the appearance
OF the epidemic have returned to the
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