Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-06
DEATHS DEMAND.
ClIlZ}nS Of Spain Called BY Thousands
TO Their Last Account.
Cholsra Spreads in the Face Of
Quarantine Regulations.
characteristics OF tho Epidemic and
How to Avoid It-What Not
to Eat.
HAVOC or DISEASE.
SPANISH CtriSs pEporrLATED.
Special Telegram to The BEE,

Special Telegram to TIL BEE.
LONDON, July 1.-The total Of deaths rom
cholera in Spain now number over 9, 900, near
ly half of which occurred during the last sew
en- days. TIL death rate continues to DO four
in nine. The persistency of the disease at
Valencia is q notable feature, as By all rules.
murcia is the better ground Of tho two for
the pest. Little is known here of the merits
of the Kings visit, but in the line of the state
ment made q fortnight ago it is belle red that
the whole ministerial objections and r%esigna-
tons and the Kings incognitio escaped, are
a grand bluff to strengthen the dynassic feel
ing and checkmate the democrats who have
lately been gaining ground.
A Mari eilles dispatch says that there Is no
cholera there, but that the troops at Pas do
Lauciers, Beziere, Careasson, Avignon, Tou-
Ion ana Narcotics are beng declmated by %
v~irulent typhus, with cholersic symptoms.
The doctors are puzzled and apprehensive that
the thing Is either a forerunper of or may sud
denly develope into malignant cholera, Siren
nous efforts are being made to isolate the
soldiers and prevent q spread of the disease.
A correspondent has just returned from d
four days stay in Murica, which has been for
the last two weeks the most terribly cholera
stricken city of Spain. Murica city, accord
ing to the last census, has q population of
nearly 4O,0CO, and the suburbs go, 900 more.
NJ Llohoul BIlEbhb btNe y " Ju5
placoRince the epidemic broke out aud itsstreets
are deserted. Eighty per cent of Its stores
are closed and hardly n house remains in
which n cholera case has not occurred. The
yellow covered stretchsr on which the cholera
stricken sick and dead are carried through the
streets is one OF the cOmmonest sights.
Deaths have become so frequent that the toll
ing of the church bells, usual there on such
events, has been forbidden. The cholera
has attacked S.215 peasons in twenty four
days and of these 1860 bodies have been
already buried. OF the full nomral popula-
ton of nearly 100, 600 people, one person in
thirty has already had the cholera, and one
person in each seventy-tive of the population
has been buried within three weeks. Under
the most favorable conditions LOCO more
deaths are expected by physicians before
fall.
Startling Incidents abound in such a city. A
vile smell came from one of the many closed
houses. By order of the authorities the doors
were forced, and then the rotting bodies of it's
inhabitants were found. They had apparently
died of malignant cholera after closing the
house, and so suddenly that they had been
unable to summon aid. 1t is thought the
cholera will extend throughout a greater por-
tion of Spain. 1t may last until late in the
fall, and 1t is not improbable that cholera cases
may occur next year.
The disease seems to follow the course Of
the river. II spreads always below the place
first infected. Thus the head waters of the
Tagus are being now infected. The cholera
may be expected to pass all guarantees and
enter Portugal. Cholera spreads rapidly with
great violence along the course of q river.
BY land it's spread is more uncertain and
slow, depending largely upon personal con-
tact between the inhabitants of neighboring
towns. A man of average health, not given to
excuses, using only boiled water for even such
purposes as crushing the teeth. who eats no
green uncooked food need not fear cholera IN
the least. Anything which reduces vitality
even temporarily may at once lead to cholera,
Women have more to fear from cholera than
men do, but with proper precautions there is
little danger. Extreme fear of the disease
often leads to an attack of cholera.
DIR. Ferran's incubation will not play an i'm
portant part in this epidemic however great
its part may be In the next one. Cholera
germs live for sp uncertain period. They are
known to live for months and yet retain suf-
ficent vitality to cause cholera in persons ex-
posed to them. Great care regarding infected
letters and clothing is therefore necessary.
Valencia oranges and Malaga raisins of this
years crop may carry cholera germs to con-
sumers, even in distant countries. They are
therefore among the things not to eat.