Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-26
THE DEADLY CHOLERA.
HIS Progress In frnnoe-DepierabIe Condition
In Some Places.

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PARIS, july 25.--IsoI,ted c,.as q, cholera
continue to be reported In varIous parts OF
France, some widely distant from the in
iec,ed district. A woman Twin, Al Cour-
beyoi, village only few miles from Paris,
was seized with sporadic cboler, THURSDAY.
She was ut once conveyed 10 The hospital.
and her lodging was thoroughly disiufected.
NO apprehension Of further cases il believed
10 exist In tue community,
Two cases OF cholera have occurred at
Narbonne.
NJ II. Nazaire, a Village not far from
Toulon. two deaths from that disease have
occurred. One OF these deaths was OF an
especially pathetic character. An unknown
woman was seized with the dread disease
while passing along the street. She fell
diately.
PITIABLE CASE,
a pitiable case is reported from Mar
settles. An old woman OF over seventy
years was missing for several DAYS. The
police at last forced an entrance into her
lodging. They found her BODY upon the
floor in such n condition that abe must
have been dead for some DAYS. An ex,mi.
nation proved that she was a victim OF the
cholera. She had lived almost exclusively
on fruit.
The corvette Argentina. which was re-
Gently at NarSeilles, desired to take on coal
at Gibraltar. The English authorities
there forbade this, and threatened to fire
unless The vessel at once departed. The
Argentina theroupOn proceeded TO A port
in Portugal and began cOaling, but the In
habitants OF the port became panic-,tricken.
and compelled the authorities TO order tho
immediate departure OF the unfortunate
vessel. Where the Argentina Is TO find
fuel enough to enable her TO return 70 La
Plata appears TO be an insolube problem.
wEETcHED STATE OF AFFAIRS AT ARIES.
The condition OF affairs at Aries is de.
plOrable III the extreme. The water sup
ply hai been entirely cut of, owing to an
accident to the hydraulic apparatus. Nd
merOus funerals OF cholera victims have
loen conducted by men who were general
~ despised. The funerals have, moreover,
been greatly retarded by the fact tina, the
carpenters refuse to make coffin. for those
who die OF the cholera. Nearly all OF the
bakers and butchers have left the city.
The supply OF food is consequently scarce
ard difficult to obtain. The panic through
out the city 3 simply Undesirable. The
epidemic appears to be extending. One
death has occurred at Saintcs Maria. de
La Maria. The inhabitants OF that town
want to eNpcl refugees from Aries. In six
different villages OF the Department Of
Boucbes du Phone from one TO two deaths
have occurred.
APPREHENSION IN PARIS.
LoSDoN. July 2j.-The Pari. correspond
ont Of lta Il,
number whe recover from the cholera
shows that the disease is not Of the slme
deadly character which some previous out
breaks have displayed.
There isa considerable exodus from Paris
Of persons who are apprehcnsivc that the
Epidemic will reach tho capital, but nothing
Of the nature OF a panic has yet occurred.
The correspondent has never seen Paris 80
deserted rs now. English and American
tourists, h3 asserts. give Paris n wide berth.
Such scare, he contends, is altogether I'm.
iustifiable, a. the capital il better cleaned,
more abundantly watered, and healthier
than any other city in Europe.
INCIDENTS OF THE EPIDEMIC.
PARIS. July 2j.--In Vintmigla, Italy,
there have been ten deaths.
At Toulon two foolish youths made bet
s. TO which one could drink the most Self.
ger water. One drank nine syphons aud
the other eight. Both died shortly after Of
cholera.
In debate in the Chamber OF Deputies
yesterday, in regard TO the French law re-
lating to epidemIcs, Paul Bert described
France a., after Spain and Turkey, the
most backward country in Europe, so far
Is sanitary matters are concerned.
MORTALITY REPORTS.
PARIS, July 2j.-There were fifteen
deaths at TouIon last night. Five occurred
in tie hospital, three in town, and seven in
the suburbs. 1t is feared that the stormy
weather will increase the violence OF the
epidemic. Six hundred people have left
Toulon within the last two days for the
Pyrenees.
The number OF deaths at Marseilles last
night was sixteen. Between o'clock and
noon to-day there was only one death from
cholera. At MarseileS there is large fall
ing off in the number OF cases.
A steamer with cholera abroad has ar
rived off Huelya, in Spain. The inhabi-
tantS were panic-stricken and fled across
the frontier into Portugal.
IMPROVEMENT Ar NARSEILLEs AyD rOULON.
PARIS, July 2j.-The reports from Mar
Seille. and TOulOn up TO hali-past ) this
afternoon show that the condition OF affairs
in those cities is steadily improving. The
Of Aries who fed from the city
al the approach Of the cholera are 10 be
prosecuted. I'm Marseilles at ESQ O'Clock
this evening seventeen deaths from cholera
had occurred since IL O'Clock this morning.
Tie weather was cooler.
A CASE OF CHOLERA REPORTED on THE MIS-
SISSIPPI.
WASHINGTON, u. c., July 2j.-SurgeOn-
General Hamilton, OF the Marine Hospital
Service, has been notified by Surgeon
Ames. Of that service, that n child died on
the steamer Annie =. silver at Port An
derson, Miss, Of what was supposed to be
ASiatic cholera. The steamer was bound
from New Orleans to It. Louis. The dead
child belonged to : family which recently
arrived in New Orleans direct from TOu-
lon DR.. Hamilton Immediately tclegraphcd
10 New Orleans 10 thoroughly investigate
the statement that the parties were recently
from TOuon; and also TO the Marine llO.-
ptal surgeons in II. Louis and at inter-
mediltc points on the river 10 investigate
a, TO the facts in regard TO the cause OF
death, and 10 enforce the proper prccau-
tions. The Doctor says he doesn't believe
death was caused by cholera, but he
couldn't afford to take any chances.
In answer TO the dispatch to Surgeon
Ames at Evansville. DR.. Hamilton has been
informed by that officer that his dispatch
Of this afternoon was based upon q telc-
gram received by him (Amcs) from the
officer in charge al Nashville. which stated
on the authority Of DR.. Pierce, OF Port An
dersOn, Mss, that ease Of cholera had
been put oil the Anne L. Silver ut that