Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-15
THE PLAGUE In INDIA
Thousands Leaving Bombay 10 Escape
Certain Death.
HOMES ABANDONED IN The PANIC.
Business Streets Observation-Disclosures
Short of Hauds-Ihonsands
Tying Daily.

NEW York, Jan. 15.-A special to
tho Herald from Bombay says: Tue
plague continues as bad as ever.
There is little prospect OF its abating
for some time to come. The official
records are getting nearer the truth
now, but the real state Of affairs Is
certainly alarming. The panic has
been renewed and the exodu, from the
city has commenced with vengeance.
Indeed 1t may fairly be stated that
thousands Of people are running away
from the place as II somebody was
pursuing them. Going toward the
Bunders the other day your correepon.
cent saw large crowds OF people run
ming along the road carrying bundles
OF their belongings with them and
Dragging their children behln1 them.
A few OF them were asked tho reason
OF their haste and the answer that they
were going of TO their villages down
the coast TO get away from the plague
and the authorities who were anxious
to secure the lives OF 10000 people, for
the recent outrage OF the queens
sta,ue. They seriously believed that
10000 inpocents were to be Slaughtered
and were determined not ito be am ong
the victims. Hence they were hurry
ing to catch the steamer.
"But,' 1t was pointed out, "there Is
plenty of time. Why hurry, the
steamer Will not start for four hours or
more"
The answer was returned that
m va Inn In tn h.
spot dirtc:Iy and they were siraid OF
being LETT behind. The scene at the
Bunuers was a remarkable one. The
people were huduleI together like 30
many sheep. all clamoring for tickets.
The poor officials were Mt their wills,
ende, anu wuen the steamer BtarteI IL
left behind crowds OF disappointed
ones, some of whom In the confusion
got separated from their families and
loved Uncs aud were weeping lpiliOusly.
Rather than return to their homes the
crowds stayed at the Bunders waiting
1or the next steamer. Similar scenes
are witnessed at the railway stations
all of which are crowded with passeu-
gers night ana day,lsll eager 10 get
away from Bombay.
Macy offices have suffered in coH-
sequence Of the clerks taking leave.
Many OF them were refused leave and
were told thas tney would loAe their
appointments n they went away, but
this does not Keep them back. They
would rather risk their appointmen Is
than stay In Bombay. The larger
employers OF labor are suffering
teverely. Establishments In which
hundreds OF wOrkmen are employed
have now only got few people left.
Several places OF business have hal 10
lie closed in consequence. The mills
are eeeinniug to De affected anu IL
only the panic takes hold Of the mill
hands the Consequence will be very
serious for the INDUSTRY. One mill
manager said the other Jay that be
had NO fewer than 3I5 men short that
day. Streets tnet u lew days ago were
crowded and busy are now deserted.
Driving through one large street
your correspondent came across sew
esal large buildings totally deserted,
while others had only one fat out OF
five or slx occupied. A regiment Of
native Infantry whose lines are in the
viciuity OF one OF the most affected
wards has been moved out into camp.
Your correspondent pail another visit
TO the Hindoo burning ground and saw
thirty bodies being burned on the va.
rious spots set apart for cremation,
while ten others were waiting their
Turn, three OF them outside the gate on
the public road. The bodies of two Hin.
docs who had died from the plague were
washed and dressed on the public road
way in one OF the most crowded thor.
oughfares. This was witnessed from
the tramcar. The parsees are being
attacked iu large numbers also, your
correspondent seeing no fewer than
seven parsee funerals two days ago
while driving through the town. They
are clearing out into the subuIbs very
RAPIDLY.
Up Ill recently the cases occurred
only singly but now when a case &C.
ours In a family, two or three others
take 1t quickly aud all die, 30 that
while the funeral preparations for one
member are being arranged, another
member diep.
The health authorities do not thor
oughly appreciate the real gravity OF
the situation. All their labors are
wasted upon temporary arrangements.
There is no thoroughnebs about them.
The announcement that the suthori.
ties were seriously contemplating
compulsory segregation hss ADDED to
the panic. Tho people will not sub
init to II and II 1t were enforced IL
is certain that serious trouble will
ensue. The leaders of the various
communities have taken the matter
In hanu. Each caste 10 now arranging
10 provide separate hospitals for the
accommodation ami treatment OF pa.
TENTS OF their own.
Some OF these hospitals have already
been opened and are now in full work
ing order.