The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
CHOLERA'S SWIFT STROKES.
QUICK DEATH TO WHICH PEOPLE
IN INDIA ARE EXPOSED.

Cases where White Residents Have Passed
from Health to tho Grave in n Few
HourH-Memorial of n Physician-wipina
Out of n whole Family in n single Day,
JHANsr. India. Oct. 27.-The plague this
season is striking its roots into raw soil.
/ BanRalore. a city In the Madras Presidency.
Is now a plague centre. and other parts OF
South India are affected. Karachi. on the
western seaboard. where a year ago the
plague ragged. is now almost entirely free from
the scourRe. but 1t still clinRs TO Bombay. One
feature OF the plague at present is the number
OF Europeans attacked. while in the beginning
Europeans.were almost entirely exempt. Hith-
erto nurses In charge OF plague patti onts have
enjoyed such immunity from the disease that
It has sometimes been said that no place
seemed so safe from infection as the imme-
diato vicinity Of a plaRue-stricken patient.
Within recent months several nurses and others
assisting in the care OF the sick have fallen
victims to II.
In the immunity which Europeans have I'M
til recently ,enjoyed the plague has furnished
a striking contrast to cholera. Cholera strikes
down a victim here and there in the most
favored sections OF a community. so far as re-
CARDS sanitary conditions. One OF our neigh
bors several years ago wassa Judge, one of
the rising men OF India. who occupied alarge
house In the midst OF q fine compound. all the
surroundings being salubrious. A friend
had been spending q few days with him. and
on the return OF the visitor to his home the
judge accompanied him to a neighboring
town. intending to spend the day with friends.
He was stricken with cholera soon after his
arrival and died in a few hours. The guest OF
the Judge reached his home. was also stricken
with cholera. and died about the same time
as his late host. When an examination was
made OF the house 1t was found that the cook
ing utensils. which, in India. are usually Of
copper and are timed every three or four
weeks, we're In a very had condition. The
wife was absen. in England and the Judge
had trusted his servants with the result that
two lives were sacrificed.
Stepping from the railway train at the CEN
trial station in this ,ity. and passing through a
spacious hall to the place Of exit. the traveller
sees before him a fine drinking fountain. This
was recently erected in memory OF the civil
surgeon. a man greatly beloved. who fell a VIC
tim to cholera more than q year ago. The dis
ease had been very prevalent in the city, and
the doctor had been frequently summoned to
attend the sick. He was asked the day before
his death to go to an adjoining city to treat a
brother physician. who had been stricken with
train. took his usual refreshment of tea and
toast after reaching his bungalow. then visited
and lastly his private patients. His round OF
visits made. the doctor returned home. and at
/ o'clock sat down to his breakfast. complain
noon he vas attacked with cholera and died at
~ o'clock in the evening; He was buried the
He had been. in attendance on a patient In my
family, and the echo of his retreating footsteps
the still morning air the mournful strains Of
the Dead March" were borne tome as the doe
A youne English Isl u Tdiniin asked Of a friend
whose house was set in the midst OF a beau
tiful J, park on the banks Of the river. Jumna
He came. but only to die OF cholera. with which
H. had doubtless been smitten before leaving
During the famine which so recently desc.
lated India many OF the European servants OF
were victims of choler a. One young civilian,
very Jealous in the discharge of his duties,
iition to excite alarm, The following morning
9ut looked in at the Reo doer Of offIhliii his hut p eo msE E % ne
quiries; but found him sleeping. and therefore
coRReinded that . at he tS. was as well as usual. .
morning, he was startled to find his friend i y
Ing Unconscious on the ground not far from
and attempted to mount his horse. but had
fallen to the ground in the attempt. Medical
summoned, but he was dead OF cholera before
help could reach him: 1t was a sad procession
y yesa @n @an rs lad Sa so p reeen f9 sh isi ho IN b whiGh s the
fine spirits. his horse led by his groom and
carrying the empty saddle, his folded tent. and
al that IN had been his. and the body prepared
But perhaps, in all India there is no sadder
Deserted House. at SerinSapatam. a t" city 'h in
- south IN lnEdia: 5u it on an island in the channel
Il e"t the ns Seat Of Gie sovern nnns tsl of TWAS Was tH a
by the British in i799. and . detachment @att
M handed RteeII BY COZ eEIof Bru wes f fSRef eemma 1hsrei fSS mi1t
a very English looking house on the banks OF
charming spot. In the midst OF a lovely gar
den. When the house was ready for occu-
pan painc{ Ge MIS- 5ssb BTufe b Same out ti from England to
beginni66g o. the dsliG6tfql cool season. the
with, bloom coyeys of birds in brilliant plum
age fitted. and the bees hummed in sweet con-
.iful new home; The boys romped in the gar |,
len. and took delightful rides on their gentle
bsafer e0n Kif' too 9G 'G paPld itF4 chs p Ttsh shell ,n faithful iagl
son passed away. When the days grew long
and the heat outside oppressive. the restless
Then. as the pitiless heat Increased, the YER.
andas were deserted. all the outer doors were
shut. out the binding glare. While SUSPENDED
romn;the ceiling y huge puInkas lazily swupE, By
llgh' B ss Ssl Win IL D fh cay shii d wss ss s9SEss sssk that rst
ief from the heat in some hill retreat.
=, Not this year, ath was sh aIIyays the reply to such
Inc English COLOR she would add. a little sad
10 we'll enough until another year. / wish to
,tay here with my husband. since he cannot
Slowly the long IN days of the long summer
eliei. for the QUEER doors could again be thrown
pen during the day and the parched and
,rown earth took on a mantle of green. Al
he close Of the rains. near. the middle OF Sop
ember. cholera appeared in the native city.
cases only. and. removed as were the
esidenees, Of the Europeans from the Vicinity
4 the, Hindustani population. little danger was
,pprehended. One morning before the end Of
he month the Colonel was summoned from his
rderly room by q messenger bringing the
idings that his younger son was very:iil. il
vas cholera and the boy was dead at noon.
ust as the sun was going down the. casket
obtaining the little form was carried 10 the
cemetery and. laid in the newly opened grave.
,etore this time, the older boy had sicEened ,
avn OF the next day both were dead. and with
uch mournful haste as is necessary In this
and, PREPARATIONS were made for burial. The
ather seemed stupefed with grief, When. the
g returned to, his desolate home and threw
imself into a long armchair. strangely calm;
nd thus he sat through the renainino hor.s