Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
FROM PANAMA.
ders-A Heavy Loss BY Fire-Death OF
a Medical Student.
PANAMA, Nov. 5.

PANAMA, Nov. 5.
Great improvements are being effected in
Venezuela. The work of building break
water at Laguyra on the Costa, few miles
from Caracas, is to be commenced at once.
The entire breakwater will cost $40, 900, 900.
Blocks of concrete weighing five hundred tons
each will be laid in the sea. No money will
be taken from the public treasury. The Lon
don Co. agree to accept q certain sum per
package for all merchandise going over the
breakwater for 80 years.
A Chilian paper contains the report of no
less than five cases of deliberate murder.
One OF the victims was q conductress of
street car, at which some unknown fiend
threw stone which struck her on the head
with fatal effect.
The complete details of the fire which broke
out in Colon on the 2lst inst, show that six
new buildings, together with their valuable
contents, were destroyed. Soon after the
alarm was sounded the military were on the
scene and although they took no active part
in extiuguishing the fire, they were instru-
mental in preventing robberies or any dis
order. The losses are estimated at 500, 900.
Two or three men were arresred having been
seen with infsmmable articles in their DOS
session. Sixteen hundred dollars has been
subscribed toward the purchase of q fire en-
gine and although the sum is insufficient for
the purchase of an engine, one will probably
be ordered by steamer leaving for New York
tomorrow.
Severe storms have prevailed on the west
coast Of South America during the present
month, doing considerable damage to the
thriving part of Iquique. The water broke
into the warehouse of Messrs. North & jew
ell, Follset & Martin. Ugsrte & Cevallos, and
Gronadino, and thousands of quintals of nj
trate were dissolved. Two men were reported
to have been drowned. Much damage has
been done at Chorrillas, Pisogns, Guanillas,
TOcopilla, Cabija and Antofsgasta. The loss
at Iquique is estimated at $500, 900. A tele-
gram from Antofagasta reports the sea very
rough on the 20th and 2lst. Many lighters
and boats were sunk.
A Chanaral telegram reports q terrific sea
at that place on the 20th and 2lst. Nothing
like it has been seen for fifteen years. The
and much damage was done to wharves, boats
and lighters. There were no vessels in the
bay at Pabellon de Plea. The custom house
pier was destroyed and q number of boats
we're smashed. Ten tons of guano ready to
be shipped were washed away at Guanillas.
At Punto de Lobos, $4,000 gallons of fresh
water were spilled and boat destroyed.
A young medical student studying for his
final examination, selected as the subject of
his dissertation report on we'll known dis
ease indigenous to Peru. known as Oroya
fever. The student caused himself to be in
oculated with virus, and then awaited the re-
snlt He soon exhibited all the symptoms of
Oroys fever, and was content that his exper-
iment would prove very valuable to the med
ical profession. Unfortunately his strength
was not sufficient to Withstand the virulence
of the fever, and on the 9th inst, after suf-
fering excruciating agony, died. The police
ordered investigation to prove the culpabllity
of physicians who permitted or prscticed the
inoculation. The remains were followed to
the grave by the scientific and medical nota-
bilities of Lima, who declare that the student
wac a martyr to science, and that his name
must be associated with those of Pastern.
Jenner and Ferran.