The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-17

Copyrighted. 1877. BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY. Jan. is.-Plague and famine
are stalking arm IN arm through 6snsa-
~ populated portions of the British en-
pfTe- Thousands are dead or dying. and
the outlook Is hIscker and more terrible
every day Millions % hapless men.
women and children are starving and the
fsr1ine-stricken districts having 4 pop
u4ation o. nearly sa.0roea0 people. will
nave 70 depend or the hand OF charity
for food enough 70 keep body and soul
together until AprI or later. Other dis
tricfS. with a population numbering about
- svse1. are already feeling the pangs %
bitter deprivation OF food and this must
De endured well on into spring before per-
manenf relief will be afforded by nature.
Funds for the relief OF the sufferers are
being raiseG on all sides. very large
amount Will be needed 10 provide food
even Tor these unfortunate people who
live On almost nothing. IN comparison
WITH Europeans and others. from one end
OF the year 10 the other.
Ine calamity, awful as II fs IN its In
tenslty. Is possibly not much greater
Snan the rsyageS Of the dreadful plague
here, threatening 10 spread. through the
fright OF the natives Of this city. into
other parts OF India and II Il reaches
the mo-fality may be enormous. The na-
uVeS Rave been reduced oy lack Of food
to httle less than living skeletons In the
most neaVlly Stricken districts. and as
such they cannot bag fail victims By the
thousands 70 The black plague.
The mortality here has quadruped with
out any account OF the deaths which have
occurred among ths hundreds OF thousands
o. people who have fed IN terror from
n ~ ,N.n H..
AZ in the hurried flight from the pestllence.
~ 70 recently Bombay. with its population
OF about N1.o0o, had the reputation OF be-
ing cne Of the healthiesf cities IN India
Its sanitary works being equal to those
OF the european capitals. But az this nas
changed More than half the population
has dlsa ppesred. and the People who re-
main are either helpless ard cannot get
away Or are crowding out of the CITY by
ran ana water. or elss contemplate so
doing, unless there Is a change for the bet
ter shortly.
The government officials are seriously
alarmed. The native physicians have
nearly al left the city. business IA para
lyzed, the mills are closed or ara closing
ihe streets are partly deserted. and on ali
sides are empty houses boarded up or wide
open. The passage OF funeral parties
through fhe streets goes or day and night
burning grounds. or ghats. light the skies
with their reflections. and lire after Ire
OF bodies there or az the Parsee burual-
sDo's, are awaiting consignment 70 the
nsnes or - mat7eT earth
The number OF deaths from the nIagf,e -,
this city IS nov estimated unofficiaily. 10
o sooo and there are about 10 additional
victims daily, with this number increasing
as time wears on. Europeans however
have been singulariy free from contagfou
up 70 the present time. only three deaths
among them being recorded 20 date
A. karachl Poona srd Bandra whore
large numbers % refugees have sought
safety. the plagae has broken out In lis
most threatening form. At Baudra. for in.
stance. tzs deaths are recorded out OF $50
cases of the plague causing consterua-
ton even among the physIeians
In this city there are thousands % houses
without native servants. nearly ali The
latter having Joined the fleeing multituses
Employers are helpless because OF the
deserti0n of their clerks. ard stores are
closed on account % almost utter stagua-
ton % business. The mortality during
the past week here has been unpreeeaent-
ed. while the rsturn OF deaths from remit
tent fever are extraordinarily high above
the plague rate. which q naturally Inter-
preted as meaning that Numbers OF peo-
RE who have fallen victims or the plague
have been officially recorded as having
died % renittent fever The government
officials ara dreadi7g the spread of tha
plague 20 ths troops n the garrison here
and & ts Intended % withdraw the troonS
sn3 send them into ghe best place avafl-
able or the other side OF Bombay harbor
on the other hand. there are nsople who
oppose this step being taken Or tha
ground that the presence - he British
regiments has 4 sanitary effect On tAa
pepuistion, which might otherwise START
rtoting sud lootlng.
u i also suggested that he whole city
should be isolated. that escape ny the lsnd
shouia ~ prevented BY q strong gordon
% troops. ard that escape bv wa.a-
Should - prevented ~ the patro1fnr -
arues steamers. There are peopie who
50 50 far as 20 strongly advocate that ,ha
ouly vHdicai cure IS - drive the remain
iuE natives fs2n the quarters OF tha cf.v
Inhabited hy theI. 8upJy The .orrh -
their hah,tatibns and burn every place %
she ground. They polut % TIE fact in x,,r.
port - this pollcy that no amount - 4ss-
'rfec;!nE work wtg wipe out the horvtbl.
scourge. as the rats ard ever THE arts =.
+ cfsimai. are infected. ard wiu carry
pes-i.ence far and side unless ths are
cure Is adopted II Iris is dore. and lt
does not seem llEsiy. the whoia % ire -
raining population NtN % Erivea on. -
the troops 20 az immense camp whieh VII
EtAA r tFerat tit tt't-- prepared trr
There the natives vIE Be compelled IA -a-
main eurroun5s3 hy a Gordon % e~oorz
unt1 tne r.aEua tS stamped ouf or ur1rks
It- wcrEt among tEP unfortunate
'T'ae government etsscfals ara 9arto~s are
snewnE e aoe sxsmpte 90 tNe natives A.
.helEA naany - t5@ua pave. as a p~e-s--
ttcr. ssrt t1slr f8cn3e es away. t6sy are Do
5ns evsrsfhi-E possi2te working rEFAs
ard cav n thst~ eH5rt 10 stamp eut "a
aa.a. y eF-a
- IRE faint-eesrtef aaS encourage -
ersi0sss usu a. nurA ss pess BE
THe ca0n ~ Audaer3 ss iu yaT,scsla-r.
uneesltAy stafe. ar8 an ourp~aak - ,--e.-
srz shsTe sse1es certain. f. a6Ei-lar 20 a
vfs'tatfea - ire a'sEa@ VatF- Is s-sr~@
and was' there lz q d3tkv May refugees
aa-~ss ev -ae 1Eaths whics aave already
occurred tGsrs. have @4i SC <taer resr.s
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