New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12

amount OF such provisions in hand has been eaten
long ago. As it is the right time, the people
have inst begun to plant potatoes. etc.. but they VIII
have no fresh vegetables before July. Therefore the
principal and IN many cases the only food that re-
mains Is bread and that generally contains weaves.
In good years meat Is seldom used by peasants,
as it is too dear FOR Their pockets, and now. the
young grass makes II possible TO sustain the few
Remaining cattle, meat in the city has reached the
prize OF Is to 20 kopeks pound, which makes 10
too expensive not only for the peasants but also
for the so-caled higher class OF people.
statistics about the scorbut epidemic have been
collected In our three districts named above. Ply
sicans and their aids coming into frequent contact
with men sick with yphns. very often catch the
contagon themselves aud become victims OF their
zeal. For instance IN Perm. the physician j. Alex.
androR In Tllitsk KamyshOf District. DR.. Missuno;
In the Kotshkar, Trottsk District. p PETROL; In
Tsheliabin k the woman hysdan. Zoloilovn, and In
Elaiterinburg, the physicians V. Ebermann ana b
Htehnsly have ded All. with the exception
Of DR.. MlssunO, still young and active people,
and left their families unprov1ded for.
Peculiarly sad the death OF DIR. kosclanshc,
n man in his best years. full Of energy and self.
denial. lie willingly took upon himself the manage
mcnt Of the third temporary section OF the town hos
pital aDd showed what could be done by rational
hygiene and disinfection. lie brought the mortality
down to 4 per cent. But having thus thrown himself
into the midst Of the battle, and exhausting his
forces through sleeping than three or four
hours "A night and eating only when he got time.
he soon was stricken with the dread disease. Tho
struggle between life and death lasted about thrco
weeks and great were his srrffcrngs, increased by
complete absence Of dclrium. Even close 10 thu
end lie did not lose consciousness OF his state ans
took eternal leave from his Young wife and lovely
daughter. on April 20 he died In the arms Of his
colleagues. Several thousand people most of them OF
the poorest class accompanied his body, silently or
weeping bitterly to the grave. An unusual quantity Of
metallic and floral covered the coffin. Tho
Ura Medical Society, Of which he WAS secretary, do.
cided TO bestow or him peculiar honors-to place
his portrait in the meeting hall to dedicate TO his
memory the next volume Of It's bulletins and TO send
the money collected for crown from the fellows Of
the society to one of the medical benefcence funds.
The TRIAL Natural History Society, Of witch he was
librarian, put a beautiful crown his coffin; decided
10 erect a stone monument his grave 10 dedicate
10 his memory "A volume Of Its bulletins containing Mi
portrait and biography and to take the first steps to
raise IA special fund be called by his NAME for the
benefit Of members who, after having worked well for
the society, may fall through or Illness into poverty.
KOtean-ky a clever and learned man. His charnc-
terisiics were abncgluOn readiness To 20 at
time day night when called for, never accepting
from poor people. aud often giving them money
Tor food fuel, although he poor himself;
thorough goodness, which made his appearance at
Sick bed great relief the patient. honesty without
compromise he Il remarkable personality. Ho
Hebrew.
about the famine In Russia, shown to Natural
History society al rs meeting Of April 49, and produced
little Amusement among people who bad never seen
newspapers O S1ich a ,ze.'