The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
MOVED DOWN BY CHOLERA.
THOUSANDS ARE DYING DATLY or The
DISEASE IN RUSSIA.
No Longer Any doubt OF tho Pre- sencs Of
tnr Plague In ~. P-ier.burg--Th~ tity
Panic STRICKEN. the Rich Hurrying Away
to Places OF rntrty- NortaIit In Persia.

No Longer Any doubt OF tho Presencs Of
the Plague In 80. P-,er.bure-Th- tity
P"nic S,rlckcr. the Rich uurryiag Away
to Places OF Sntety-Nortaiity In Persia.
81. PETERSBURG. Aug. S--The city is In .
panic. woman who YVES seized with cholera
yesterday died within n few hours. and all
doubt has now disappeared that cholera has
invaded tho capital. Tho rich who are able to
get away are dying to health resorts. and
merchants are closing their shops. Tho Gov
ornor OF tho city has issuei a proclamation
begging the people to DO calm and giving
directions us I" preventative measures.
The latest advcos from Moscow state that
tho panic there ~ on the increase. notwith-
standing the efforts of tho authorities to sup
press any general evidence OF the spread Of
cholera and OF popular terror
Tho cholern is becoming moro virulont at
Novgorod. and people there blanc Darnnofi.
the Governor. for not taking better measures
OF rrrNcntntion. BaranofT. In reply to popular
criticism. has increased the severity with
which he Furnishes his critics. Two respcct-
able citizens by order Of tho Governor. were
publicly punished with 100 lnshcs of tho knout
for having spoken unt"vornbly regarding tho
shnitary arrangements made by harnnnff..
Appalling reports have been received OF the
raraKes OF the disease in tho Government 0f
Snra'on and Samara. tits officially reported
daily. The ignorant multitude In many places
resist all sanitary precautions. and attack the
doctors and others engaged In attempting to
alleviate the disease
Moscow. Aug Srcn new cases Of cholera
hANe appeared here and yesterday thoro wero
seven Deaths Their. is no business doing nc
Nishni Novgorod. Tho Govurn inent officials
In tho country ara giving tho peasants boiled
water and red wine to drink.
TEHERAN. Aug x The cholera Ia raging at
Astrabad. the capi nj OF the Persian province
OF that name. and known on account Of tts
nestilontlal atmosphere, ms the City OF the
Plague. Only the lower classes OF the popula-
tion remain in Astrabal during the hot wcath.
er. aud these broke out in riot on account OF
the terror and anger caused by tho spread Of
the disease.
The mob attacked tho shops in which liquor
was kent for sale. because they believed that
the liquor hah something to do with the
cholcrn, They broke int" the shops. and while
somo OF them drank the liquor and became
fluid into the street
The mob also stoned American traders, some
OF whom were Russian subjects. Astrabad 10
near tho Caspian Sea. and Is not far from tho
frontier OF lus. an Turkostan Tho Russians
hurried guard of CUssncks into Astrabad to
protect the Consulate. and u Russan gunboRt
WAS ordered INSTANTLY to Astrahad Bay.
Tho situhtion ~ SO serious that the SHAH
who Is travelling. has boon notified and will re.
turn ut once to Teheran.
The official sits Of the deaths from cholera
were published to-day. The number OF VIC.
Tins up to Aug Is given as 23aln. Tho lists,
however. arc admitted to be Incomplete and
the most conservative estimate places the
number at 20.OOO