Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-29
CHOLERA'S TRAVELS.
COURSES TIE PLAGUE HAS PURSUED
IN THE PAST.
How the PestiIence Was Brought Across
the Atlantic Ocean, and How II
Scattered Throughout tho
United States
Inter Ocean-l


The march Of cholera toward Chicago Is
fearfully ANTICIPATED, since the experience
with past epi1emics of tbs disease teaches
us that escape next year is harily to b
hoped for. There is a painful interest in
noting the course the plague pursues in its
advance upon the great central points OF
civilization. In 1889 cholera prevailed in
France to such an extent that 10. COO deaths
occurred within the year, 1000 Of which
were in the short space Of eighteen days.
In tho spring Of the next year it appeared
in England and in Ireland. From Liver
pool, Cork, Limerick and Dublin five YES
sells Of emigrants sailed for Quebec, and 179
deaths occurred during the passage. These
ships were put in quarantine at Crosse
Isle, but On June vessel con-
veyed load Of these emiyrants,
with their baggage. to Quebec and
Montreal Cases OF cholera occurred at
Quebec the next day. From Montreal the
emigrants were forwarded by the emigrant
society as fast as they arrived. and the
pestilence was sown at each stopping place.
The epidemic in that way reached Detroit,
continued west along the great lakes, and in
September the military posts on the upper
Mississippi were attacked, and the most
fatal effect were displayed when the dis
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The infection was both direct and indirect
between the sick and the we'll An infected
mattress flung from a passing vessel was
picked up by man. AMI both he and his
wife died Of cholera.
In October, 1852, tbs brig Amelia, with
l0S persons on board, sailed from Now York
for New Orlean. Tns disease appeared ON
board the sixth day out The brig wns
stranded on Folly island, ten miles from
Charie ton, and In two days the disease BE-
gan spreading among the inhabitants OF
that island Before that there had never
been case Of cholera within 2)O miles Of
Folly island. An emigrant ship having
cholera on board reached New York,
whence the disease spread up the hudson.
and was carried southwarjly to Phiiadei-
phia, and thence to the west
In 1883 the disease broke out In Havana,
whence it was carried to Mexican and
| American towns on the gulf OF Mexico, and
up the Mississippi and Ohio as far as tho
western border OF Pennsylvania. The Eexs
| year there was second outbreak at Que
bee, occasional by vessel of emigrants
coming in The disease prevailed in Can.
ada AMI New York, and thence spread all
over tie country in 1854 Then there was
a gradual subsidence AMI tbs disease disap-
| pedFeu LOT Hedrly Ten yedfs
| In 1915, however, it entered upon its OLD
path. and reached England in October, be-
ginning with Sunderland. the very town i:
| first visited in 1881. Two vessels sailed
from Havre, ono for New York, the other
Tor New Orleans, both carrying German
emigrants. The Now York boat occasioned
an epidemic in the quarantine grounds
There was no quarantine at New Orleans
the sick of the vessels were conveyed to hos
pitals, and a severe epidemic ensued. A
| boat from New Orleans to Memphis carried
the disease to the latter point. and the next
spring it spread thence to St Louis, Cincin-
natl and the whole Mississippi valley. In
October it reached Sacramento by means OF
overland einigrants, AMI San Francisco by
steamer
In 1919 the disease reappsarei in New
| York, and 5000 persons diei The disease
rested until 1853, when it broke out ia
Teheran, Persia, destroying IL. 900 persons,
and reached France, where liz 900 died, and
| n re-, ;.. ;.ao., :. 80. ~
| vi, ,,.l,.,nn :. 20, ca,r;,I in ph;,aaa,rh;a
a,tsndal IN many town. in Nav ENGLAND
and WIS horne along the w,st.rn channels
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