Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-18
THE DIRETU1 SCoURGE.
The Cholera Still Spreading.
SPAIN AND FRANCE.

SPAIN AND FRANCE.
MADRID, Aug. l3.-There were
4, 433 new cases of cholera reported
throughout Spain yesterday, and
l,64S deaths from the disease.
Granada is suffering most from
cholera. The people attribute the
visitation to divine wrath, and wear
amulets to preserve them from the
disease. The priests and Sisters OF
Charity are assiduous night and day
in attending to the wants of the suf-
ferers. The Archbishop has sold his
equipage in order to obtain money
for relief measures, and has offered
his palace as hospital. Scores of
the victims of the disease drop and
die in the streets, where, in many
cases, they remain for hours before
they are gathered up at night for a
hurried and unceremonious burial
in common trench.
Thirty-iive new cases of cholera
and thirty one deaths from the dis
ease were reported in this city to-day.
In the provinces outside Of the city
there were seventy-fvc new cases
and eighteen deaths. The Director
of Public Works and the wife of an
other government official have sue
cumbed to the disease. The munich
pal authorities have decided to de-
molish the slums. Quiet has been
restored in Seville. In Saragossa
the condition of affairs is improving.
Granada suffers from lack of doc
tors, and medical students have been
detailed to attend to patients.
PARIS, Aug. 13.-Reports received
to-day from Marseilles state that the
cholera there has received fresh i'm
petus, owing TO the extreme heat.
The number of new cases has steadi-
ly increased and the disease is unu-
sually fatal IN consequence of the
heat.
MARsElLLEs, Aug. 13.-There were
thirty-tive deaths from cholera in this
city to-day. Thirteen patients were
admitted to the Pharo Hospital, five
of whom subsequently died.
MADRID, Aug. Lin Granada the
cholera is increasing fearfully. In
the province outside the city there
have been reported to-day 2lS deaths
from the disease and 4Sj new cases,
and in the city 213 deaths and 455
new cases. Through popular agita-
ton sanitary interior ence has been
renewed in Seville. The local au-
thorities have all resigned. The
shops are closed, no business is done,
and the scourge has an unobstructed
field.
The Gazette says that during the
past twenty-four hours 5000 new
cases Of cholera and $50 deaths from
the disease were reported through
out all Spain.
GIBRALTAR, Aug 14.-All vessels
arriving here from Portuguese ports
are quarantined. There have been
altogether only three fatal cases of
cholera here, and the house in which
the victims lived had forty-seven oc-
cupants and was in a bad sanitary
condition. The Spanish Consul re-
ports that cholera has appeared with
in the Spanish lines.
PARIS, Aug. I4.-The cholera is
spreading to the environs of Marseil-
les. La Liberate asserts that cholera
has appeared at Hancai and other
places on Red River.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. l4-There has
been twenty deaths from cholera
here to-day. AT the Pharo Hospital
eight cases were admitted, and two |
patients died. There are now fifty
three patients under treatment in the
hospital.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 15.-There were
thirty-seven deaths from cholera dur
ing the past twenty-four hours end
ing at noon to-day.
MADRID, Aug. 15.-There were
1879 new cases of cholera and 1910
deaths from the disease reported yes
terday throughout Spain.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-The National, the
first Journal to announce the appear
lnce of cholera at Marseilles, insists
that the number of deaths that have
occurred there from the disease is
still much moderated.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 15.-The exist
ence of cholera within the Spanish
ines was officially declared to-day
and the disease Is spreading. There
were four deaths here to-day from
cholera, traced to infection contracted
on Spanish soil. A deputation wait
ed on the governor of Gibraltar to-
day and requested him to shut off
communication with Spain. This he
refused to do. The panic increases
hourly and the exodus grows cores
The populace are great
y discounted over the conduct of the
authorities in refusing to
adopt the necessary precautions
against the introduction of cholera
from Spain.