New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10

reported at Cairo Montrnottc: at Bcni thcr, Are Two
place.
HISTORY OF TIE DISEASE IN FRANCE.
REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSUL AT MAR
sEMLEs.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-The Secretary of
State furnishes publication the following dispatch
from Frauk H. Mason. Consul Of the United states at
Marseiles, relative 10 the cholera that place and
Toulon. The dispatch IS dated July 10.
The city Of Mar-eilo- had, from principle ana habit
made elaborate and careful sanitary preparations for the
summer before tie disease appeared at Touon The
city was in fact. clean and well administered and on
Wednesday june 25 three days after the cholera had
been announced 40 Touou the aggregate deaths at Mar
secs numbered only eighteen. less than two-thrd.
the nominal death rate for thar Not
with,taudins this favorable situation, the cholera was
transferred from Touou 10 Mar-eiles within a week
after it- outbreak On the fowcrcty Although at first pro-
nounccd of benign or mild type the disease rapidly
assumed malignant and fatal form. is attested by
the following results; From June 30 until July 10, i30
cases OF cholera were officially recorded no Marsecs.
OF these -3t died and the remaining l56 were at the
date Of the report from which these figures quoted
In various stages of conyacsccuce II therefore appears
that, notwithstanding all progress I'm medical science and
the perfect arrangements for collecting and treating the
stricken victims NJ the scourge more tAan tw0-turds Of
those attacked lave died even during tho first lortui-ht
OF the epidemic hen all sanitary conditions most
favorable These two facts the almost immediate trans
mission of the disease from Tou'ou To- Marseiles
and to enormous death OF seventy per cent I'm the
earliest 4tage the epidemic prove that sanitary
science and molcal skill have made but little Substantial
progress In dealing with Asiatlc cholera.
second feature OF the present epidemic Is the reor
md ealnes OF lts attack compared with that Of the
ust great cholera summer I'm 1865 I'm that year the
disease broke ont on Juno lG, and mcubated slowly
that until August /. the deaths did NOT exceed max
Imum five daily The most fatal day ~ that year gave
oulg death record Of slvty-throe. This summer on
th. contrary tlc death rate the tud day after
the first outbreak AZ Marso'.'c4 to eight and ON tho
clo,cuth day thereafter to seventy four The mpdtr
euI ,lrence of this development are atfrbut. n some
measure to the Intense damp stinng heat which hl-
prevailed during most of tho days since June 1O although
there are physicians of Judgment ana experience who
maintain that do4craon "a the only effective destroy or
of tho choorac miprubo large scnlo AMI That dr'
hot weather. while u uny ho unfa,oton.o f'r tboao a
frady attached h moai effective lu atayus tho spread of
tlo ,oufafilu Another oIrclho ioiiuto of tho !
present visitation haa boon tho simultaneous aud 7udi'u
appearance ~ tho mnndy n al para uf " rlty of Mar
srlHrs iuHt,ca from hero ha,o died ai Ai' utcuohlo
Nrma and other towns ga Houthru France hui Che cpI
drn,l, has tu4 Tar uut nrcu AulIrl tb,t. n"t have
any Iorsuua been attacked except auoh ~ brought |
the coutasun ttum this city or luuinn.
tn Wow OF the enormous cmisuton which 7o,curlrd
since the outbreak, throo Wcoks ago, estimates b} good
authority 40 100 600 persons from Maarrs and 100000
Toulon, and the distribution or this vast contingent
tAroug gh0u rance Italy rVtleraudmd eNctherlihds
10 noteworthy ANA encouraging that no authenticated
o cholera has occurred among this army ot1eltyes
at any point north Of Greuob.c Or Koch has visited
the hosp tai Toulon aud M.rscc, AMI demonstrated
by pIst-mortem examinations that the disease Is the
Indian cholera. He has announced his opinion hat
the cpl cmic Will spread to northern France, Germany
and other European countries and has pronounced
agins the free OF water aud cleansing streets and
CUTTERS is by thar the germs OF cholera are
most fectuay Lcpt alive and transmitted Most OF Dr
Kochs opinions have been promptly attacked by tue
French Government physicians, who have fastened 10
show that he mcrob OF cholera far from having been
discovered by Dr. KOCH announced and described
by Italian physician, Pacni, in Tuscany
during the epidemic Of 1854 A momentary
rcam OF hope was diflsed by the announcement tha;
patents been rescued from the collapse stage Of the
malady at the hospital in Toulon by the inhalation OF
oxygen this encouragement has been coudei by the
discovery that the effect ofth powerful stlmulant was
bur temporary and that patients thus treated finally
died IN thc same ratio as those treated Dy othcr
methods.
DEsTTUrION CAUSED BY THE DISEASE.
IN the meantime, the commerce, manufacture and al
local business Marselr7 and Touon have been pros
trated and the army Of destitute AMI unemployed has
grown and multi ie9 day - day. Il was found that OF
the daily cases Of cholera large portion were Pied
C ansumed, during the day preceding their
attacks only fruit and water. The muuicpalt OF Paris
had uteri ted the import of fresh irlits from the IN
fected districts and the enormous crop Of aprcots
reaches plum- and 9TH perIshabl" fruits Ill
that section had become thereby almost
worthless. The poor laborcrs and their fmIIes, |
deprived ~ work aud driven 10 the ldst extremity y
b ng 70 mad dcvOurcd their fruits IN qIahi.ir' anu
tile al lectv' stimuli iut 10 cho.e ,pd hic ,ou
elY be conc iyed and tn munici pahte+ oi IOu u
aud MaIsl o.. support Il during tn pi-l lc" Jays ~
tu. french Government have gun % 7J-lclni- G uc-
fence dgAIl- this grow peril
soup tcheu- have been e-ttbI,h.d Tor ihr poor
per au'ht lee dinner o. plain. wu1 some lo'J ma, o
rl td IN one n the thta Tee, hied ana rt d u4 ~
u ed -tat and labor certain su4 ch - puhH' "O.A7
to the unemployed This apparently me
most obvious a.d Ell cti'e sie2 tlat n,s
been taken since the on break OF me
present epllrmc. and every large ti} pc'fH- oi n
the most cincu pat task. tn ear. OF IT, oo and
tn thr"ug OF d@s-rviug people who are ltFt.oy |
thrown ont of work by tie 20. den SUI pension !
Oi trihMF buHl1r-s. Ihce D. 900 iuft~i a 80 ''-.5 /
lu.lulIditd hJ or .ud tu drut| ana "fiht4cA uJ
wHnl Of " hole Ome and sufficient uourl-hhruL |
r. Thought o. u- LARGELY due o. the m'a uie- Wucu
have Dee u tu- adopted fr. the ae % ul- at
lnt nee suit heat. ht- declined rom .tcny- uu 0h
J H} H. 10 hftJ three on Juy 10. aud uf'J--A on
July l..
n npparnty % such pliu rational IN thods OF pro-
HUu r pubic rOurit and content, in atliilnH nd Iio
cont inued exodus Il pco e OF 100 glasses Pom no" in
fecird ty, that Mar lies viii bee ndenttd !ot any
dnInunu u. tir pos ieu.e ~ ~ occur brt it the
autumn ur-- Whcn follows the rains ut September
ami D,t bvr
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