The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-09-24

lS47, lasted seventeen years.
Yellow fever at New Orleans in IS47;
1850 deaths; 10000 cases.
Cholera in England in 184S; SO, ,293
deaths in six months
In 184S cholera followed the emigrant
route to San Francisco.
A mild form of cholera prevalent in
in United States in 1849 and 1850.
In 1849 13,161 persons died in London
of cholera; 10000 in England.
In 1849 cholera appeared in London;
3, 1873 deaths in one week.
In 1849 cholera appeared among troops
in Hungarian rebellion; great fatality.
st. Louis visited by cholera in 1850;
Methodist General Conference disbanded.
In 1853 New Orleans attacked by yellow
fever; 7,S4s deaths.
Outbreak of cholera in England in 1854;
20,097 deaths during the summer
In 1854 allied English, French, and
Turkish army at Varna attacked by cholera.
In 1854 cholera very severe in Italy and
Sicily; 10000 deaths in Naples.
A severe visit of cholera to the United
States in 1855.
The Virginia coast visited by yellow fe-
yer in 1856; great suffering.
In 1855 yellow fever at New Orleans.
2,67O deaths.
In 1856 epidemic diphtheria carried off
great numbers in the United States.
In 1858 yellow fever at New Orleans;
from Vera Cruz; 4,845 deaths.
In 1862 Wilmington, N. c., was attack
ed by yellow fever, which spread into the
country.
In 1865 and 1866 the cholera ragged
throughout France, Spain, and Italy.
Scourge of cholera at Alexandria, 1865;
IL, 900 deaths in six weeks
In 1865 cholera was general along the
whole Mediterranean coast.
Cholera in Constantinople, 1865; over
10000 deaths in. three months.
The third European cholera epidemic
(1S65) lasted ten years.
In 1865 choler fearfully fatal at Con-
stantinople and throughout Asia Minor.
In 1866 an incurable disease called black
death appeared in Dublin The black death
of 1866 was characterized by purple spots
on the skin.
General but not very destructive visit of
cholera to the United States in 1866.
Outbreak of cholera, 1866, in East Lon
don; BAG deaths in one week.
Cholera in south England ports in 1866.
Quarantine adopted.
An International Congress at CONSTANT
nople, 1866, to consider preventive steps.
In 1866 terribly fatal cholera pestilence
at Naples; SO, 900 deaths.
House to house collections first made in
London for cholera sufferers in 1866.
In the cholera of 1866 738 in 10000
population died in Constantinople.
In 1866 cholera followed railroad and
steamboat routes all over this country.
In 1867 cholera very severe in Rome,
Naples, Sicily, and Spain.
The outbreak of 1867 caused by excayat-
ing plague cemetery of Nero's time
In 1867 plague and cholera appeared to-
gether in Rome; great mortality.
In 1867 black jack at New Orleans;
from Havana; 3,l07 deaths.
In 1871 there were 26,300 deaths in
Buenos Ayers in eleven weeks; yellow fever.
Cholera general in every quarter of Wen
na thousands of deaths in 1873.
In 1873 cholera in the United States
spread over nineteen Statesin eight months,
Savannah, Ca, suffered severely from
visitation of yellow fever in 1876.
In 1877 measles broke out in Russian
army on the Danube; 10000 died.
Black vomit at New Orleans in 1878,
from Havana; 1877 deaths
Memphis almost depopulated by yellow
fever 1873; 5,16O deaths.
In 1878 yellow fever general in South.
Total cases, 65,976; total deaths II, ,809.
Memphis scourged by yellow fever in
1879; 485 deaths.
In 1885 cholera destroyed 100, 600 per
sons in Italy alone.
In 1892 cholera reached New York BY
steamer Moravia; twenty-five deaths on
voyage,
The cholera has never crossed the Pacific
Ocean.
The Indian cholera follows the caravan
routes through Persia and Arabia.
In BOMBAY there are ninety -four shrines
and ninety four cholera centres.
True Asiatic cholera always originates
in Hindostan and travels west.
Most violent cholera epidemics have
been connected with contamination of water
supply.
In all European cholera epidemics the
disease reached this country in less than
two years.
The famous cholera years in India were
1856, 1769, 1880, 1892, 1904, 1916,
1928, 1910, 1852, 1864, 1876, 1888