New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
CHOLERA RAGING IN JAPAN.
MANY HUNDREDS OF CASES DAILY.

PATIENTS HUSTLED DEF TO TIE HosPITAL-CHRIs-
TIANs NOT AFFLICTED BY THE DISEASE. '''-~'
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSEl
TOXIC Aug. 4.-The "oldest inhabltant"
says that 1t has not been so intensely hot IN July
within his memory as 1t was last MONTH Statistics
show that has beon hot since 1871 The chol-
has ragged with such viruence since 1882 a. 1t 10
doing Tho death rate in two cities for the last few
days has averaged 800 cases daily Osaka the most az
ficted with the disease. Yokohama comes next and
then Kobe
Tho treatment OF cholera. or in some of sus'
pecod cholera patients essens the chsnce OF recovery
As soon any found vomiting or purging that
at once taken In charge by tho police and carried
nolens roiens the cholera hosp where he Is sure 70
take cholera II he not already in the agonies OF H.
Tho idea from home and taken where onos
friends cannot has depressing effect and so rev
people consider it equivalent to death
sentence be taken to the hospital Some sad cases
mentioned Just now. One woman. about to become
moherwas vomiting. The police bade her prepare
to 20 to the Cholera Hospital She begged them
wait TIL her husband returned home. They consented
and waited outside TIL he came, when 1t discovered
that the had preferring death In that way 10
death from cholera, committed suicide. Ono per-
son was carried to the cremation ground. hav-
ing been pronounced dead by the doctors,
when he in the state OF collapse
lie rallied Just time to escape being burned alive
The people nearly frantic and the doctor in charge
narrowly escaped being mohbed The police are vgf
liant in the performance OF holr duties and many OF
them have already succumbed the deadly disease In
Kyoto the authorities have abolished rigid rules ana
patients are allowed remain and be treated at home'
where there are facilities for doing property Inc
result the disease is almost STAMPED out In that ciy
less than ten cases daily announced there now
remarkable fact was reported recently by an Ola
resident OF Ky otto. He sain that Notwithstanding al
the cholera opidemics In Osaka. Kyoto and Kobe not
one Christian yet been known TO lall Victm
the disease Inquiry elics the same stitemen WIZ W.
regard Yokohama SO powerful Is the cHect oI tnls
Wedge the native mimi that one nati'o pastor
I'm the beginning Of epidemic In This region sau IN
Sunday morning that all those wno WeIo
Christians need have fear OF cholera because
no Christian would take 1t when asked why Christians
drink either domestic or foreign wines.
We have lust passed through some noveleXperlences IN
regard 10 Japaue,e and egs requirements an
old man died a. the place where VS. are Staying ho
was attended oy a foreign physician. native doctor
had oe all about the case so ne cOuu
inform the Government. The old Japanese was TO al
intents purposes a dead man, but the GOVernmehs
would allow this dead man TO be buiied until IL had
first the full proofs that he had been born the GoVern
ment recognizes evidence of that fact save the ega
register which tells tho place and date or his orth Uh
evidence Is forthcoming the buria ceremoHies
must walt. In this very hot weather such ueIay Is
source OF considerable annoyance. -, ,.,-
Worship Is going vigorously IN I'll tuo heatncu
temples, and the priests are reapng ricn halVes"
Day and night one hears the sounds OF the worship
which consi. largely OF music, especially drum beat
the gods and make them goodnatured, so that hey WI"
and hal In pn1a n