Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-01
THE DEADLY CHOLERA.
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There wore five deaths from cholera in
Marseillos, France, Sunday night. Cap
tain Bollot, Of the navy, WAS driven to
despair when his wife was seized with the
cholera and committed suicide.
NJ. RGchard, chief of tho naval health
department, declares that the cholera was
not brought to France by any transport
returning with troops from the Last. The
PeLiusular aud Oriental Steamship com
pauy will discontinue the running OF yes.
sells outward to London and Bombay for
tho present, owing to the outbreak OF
cholera.
Drs. Broardcl aud Proust, French gov
erumout physicians, who have been study
lug cholera ut IdulUn, have reported that
they incline to the belief that the disease
is a mild form of Asiatic cholera. The
appearauco of cases ~ Marsellos has had
| great weight in l,ading them To take thus
position.
Between 6 o'clock Sunday night and
noon Monday, six deaths from cholera have
| occurred in TOulun.
It's generally admitted that tho worst
| Of the crisis is over. One feature OF the
| disease has been the shOrtness of the time
| elapsiug between seizure and death. Ihls
| would seem to indicate that the maady is
| the Asiatic cholera. At : o'clUOk Monday
evening enc death from cholera had occur
| red since / u. m.
Tho Niruua ECcHiHg III says tho ncSs
| from Tuuluu and Marseillos IN rcgaId To
the disease leaves not doubt but that 1t
| is Asiatic cholera Tho paper states that
Austria ami Hungary have boon ordered
| to maintain a strict inspection OF all atTIV
| ing mails from the south of France aud
Algiers TaC Post also says arrangements
is beiug made for the medical inspection
of railway JcIv0lOrs for the fun CATION of
their baggage.
Two cases of cholera have appeared AZ
SaluzzO, u city ot North Italy. lu conSc.
quence OF tho appearance Of cholora ID
India, vessels arriving IN Odessa direct
from China or India will bo detained
twcnty.fuur hours for observation If pro
yided with u clean bill of health, or four.
teen days II with foul bill. Vessels
arriving via Egypt will be subiccIoi to q
medical examination.
4 dispatch from MarseillCs says " All
doubts as to the existence Of cholera in
this city having been removed, there IA \
panic among the people here. The rail
way trains leaving the city are crowded
with people fleeing from the cOntaglOn,
and stations are blocked with people to
get away. The railroad officials have put
on extra cars to accommodate the panic
stricken people. Huge fires are kept
burning day ana night in the streets 70
purify the rocking air. Six deaths oc
Cured here yesterday from the dread
disease aud nine at TOulon, where there is
no change for the better
The surgeon general OF the Washington
Marine hospital service recommended to
the secretary OF the treasurer that an aP-
preparation bo asked to provide for the ap-
pointmcnt Of inspectors ut United States
cousulates iu foreign ports, whose duty it
shall be to notify the state department OF
the departure oi emigrauts and goods from
infected districts IN Europe. Secretary
| Folger approved the Recommendation, aud
the whole matter was referred 10 the ap
| propriatious committee Of the Senate. TLl,
action was taken on account Of the sprcat
of cholera in France.