The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
EPOCHS OF PESTILENCE.
PLAQUES DEVASTATING TEE
EARTH.

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From the Globe Democrat.
Death of first born, Egypt. B. c. 1891, de-
clarsd by a rabbi to be Of cholera.
I'M. C. s27 an epidemic Of leprosy In
Western China destroyed thousands.
G 534. terrible plague at Carthage.
(,bildren sacrificed to appesse the gods.
nresdtul plague In Rome B. G. 45S; 200,
600 died IN Italy.
Athenian plague graphically described by
Thucydides B. e. 430.
r @. 429, Athenian plague spread to all
parts of the world.
Hinpocrates, B. c. 400. described Asiatic
cholera, course and sympt oms.
Great plague in Greecs, Egypt and Syria,
Q 600 died daily, B. c. 49,:
B. G. l72 strange pesIllence IN CnlneSe
Tartary; 6O0000 deaths.
In Chinese pestilence, b. Z. III, the mem
hers dropped of before death.
r G. H. black tongue in India. Tongue
black and so swollen as to protrude.
Aretaeus Of Cappadocia, A. D. 50. gave
correct diagnosis of cholera symptoms.
A. D. 81, a mysterious pesnlenee IN
damascus; men became blind before death.
n II pestilence In Judea from stencil
of dead bodies in Jerusalem.
A. D. 7s, plague in Rome, 10000 deaths
SwfuI plague at Rome, A. D. 80; 10000
persons persisted every day..
GAlen. 10 A. D. 131, described visit OF
cholera to Italy IN that year.
Falling sickness throughout the Roman
empire In A. D. 1877.
In A. D. 1863 q pestilence resembling
cholera devastated the Roman empire.
In A. D. 1879 fever in France and Spain
destroyed one-half the population.
n II. lad nrynr he
Roman empire; many towns depopulated.
Orabaslus of Pergamus described cholera
pestilsnce IN A. ID. 80.
In A, D. $50 5000 persons died daily at
Rome Total deaths 1000, 900.
In A. D. 252, great pestilence throughout
the Roman empire: 100000 died.
In A. D. 427, mysterious pestilence in
Arabia; mems eyes dropped out.
In A. D. 49, dreadful plague In Britain /;
the living could not bury the dead.
Alexander of Tralles, A. D. $685. men,
toned visit of cholera to Greece in 521.
A long continued plague In Europe, Asia
and Africa in A. d. 558.
In A. D. 500 smallpox prevailed In Ara
bia and the east. Great mortality.
Terrible pessilence in Constantinople In
746; 100000 persisted.
First general plague in the world took
In Chesterfield, England. 772, "sore
klr0AG' carried OH Oh ,JUU poOplo.
About 800 smallpox spread all over Bu-
rope and North Africa.
In 954 Swollen throat" plague destroyed
10000 lives.
Plague broke out in London In 9o2; 90. 900
persons died.
BLACK mouth" in London in 1904; one
third the population died.
Famine and plague in Ireland IN 1895:
one>half the population destroyed.
Plague In London, I'LL; men, cattle,
fowls and dogs died with same symptoms.
In 1172 Henry II. forced to evAouate Ire
land on account of plague.
In 1887 smallpox was general In Europe,
brought from east by crusaders.
10 the smallpox pestilence OF 1887 over
1000, 900 died.
In 1904 Ireland was almost depopulated by
famine and pesttlence.
The 'black death" appeared in Italy In
1910. Spread all over Europe.
In 1948 Europe again scourged. The
Florentine plague described by Boooaccio.
In 1349 Britain and Ireland visited by
black death; 1900 deaths daily IN London.
In 1861 fever in London and Paris
caused fearful mortality.
"Sweating disease" scourged England and
Ireland in 1867; thousands Of deaths.
n A "fever aud shaking disease" in London
= in 1869, spread all over Britain.
The ''fever and sore throat" In Ireland in
1870 caused many thousands of deaths.
A great psstilence in Ireland. 1883, de-
stroyed fourth of the people.
London ravaged by plague, 1907; $4,000
persons died during the summer.
Great famine and pestilence In Ireland,
81 1866; 200, 600 died.
Black death in Dublin, 1470; half the
people Of the city died.
Pestilence at Oxford, 1471, spread over
England; one-third population destroyed.
In 1885 the Sweating sickness" carried off
many thousands in London.
Yellow fever believed to exist among In
dians at discovery OF America, 1892.
In 1899 the plague in London SO deadly
that the court removed to Calais
Sweating sickness in London 1906; 81, 900
died in one month.
Sweating sickness in London, 1917
Strong men died IN three hours after fall
ing i'll.
In 1917 half the town population EGG
land died. Oxford was depopulated.
Limerick attacked by plague IN 1922.
Fearful mortality.
Sweating sickness In London, 1928. Gen.
eral exodus from capital.
Sweating and falling sickness in Ger
many, 1929. Especially fatal to soldiers
In 1851 fifth visit of sweating sickness 10
London; fearful mortality.
Asiatio cholera was first described by
M Garcia del Huerto in 1860.
Plague appeared in England IN 1903; 80, =
M o7o died in London alone.
In 1904 plague destroyed one.fourth the
4 people of Ireland.
In 1911, 100000 persons died of plague In
Constantinople; millions in Asia Minor.
Plague brought from Sardinia to Naples
$4,000 died In six months; 1919.
Mysterious disease in London, 1895; IS AIT
deaths in few weeks
Disease like cholera in France, 1882; 60, 00o
deaths in Lyons alone.
In 1856 there were $50. 600 death at Naples
In tweuty-eight weeks.
a. Treat plague" Of London. 1854, destroyed
@,5St lives. Described by Defoe.
In 1865 there were 66, 800 deaths In London
thirty-three weeks.
Great plague" lasted two years. finally
huodued by great fire." 1885,
Terrible ravages OF yellow fever In Phila-
uelphia, 1899; 100 deaths.
Hague came from east TO Marseilles,
A'O; 0O 900 deaths In seven weeks.
awful plague in Syria, 1720; whole Ct ties
peopled only by the dead.
-P5estilence Of yellow fever in Cuba in
A6S; great mortality.
Yellow fever in Jamaica in 1889; white
POPULATION almost annihilated.
GENERAL yellow fever In West Indies in
AItO; thousands OF deaths