The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
RERGEN'S mo IRf.
Facts About the Famous Norwegian Town
ms, Has Been PariI, D~>tro,ed.

Der gen, the second laFgs-i CNN "l NOT
.ay. Wa partly d%es'rnvsl by fire on the
evening Of Sept %. II being one 81 the
old.-, and most Interesting towns 81 north
Europe. the calamity that has destroyed
.ome millions ut dollars worth OF property
will he ~idely regretted.
1h. fact thai Bergen l. one 81 the wett"st
towns IN the wuili did not save ~ from the
great disaster. III. westerly winds almost
necessarily drive IN the mist> and ram
from the Atlantic. aui th" moi-iur" h"'ing
condensed on the high walls Of the h"rd
Ia which Bef gen stands ou th" southwest
coast. there 10 an unusually large amount
OF pr,ripit alton. the rainfall Icing about
seyrut y-one inch"- a year
Everybody j. probably surprised when
h. hrar- that III. h"alrhfil country uf Nor
way IL "a" Of he regions IN which 10" fright
ful di-sa~r ~ l-prpsy still linset-. u = a
rclir. IN that far northern country, 81 IN"
Middle Agr- Practically all ia" parsons,
ahoui 2.O1 IN uumls'r. who ar. tainted win
the virus uf l.prn-v. liz" In the n"ighbprhu'si
of bergen When 'h"ir furcfathcrS wen"
attacked with the disease. Bergen was IN"
only cent?. ~ population IN the west coast
ann d. disease ia, seen confined ever since
,o th. region immediately around u. The
eva apparently originated from an Al
most exclusive die ~ fish. lndcr modern
met ui- ot ir"atiug i"pro-N ia" number "i
victims j. gradually DECREASING.
bergen. from ~" oldest times. has l-san
VI. chi-f place IN north EuruIr Tor ~,
fishing trade m" iinr was wtrn ~"
great catch 30 cod and herring along ~"
OaSi north ~ Bergen va, al brought To-
that Town to Id. cured u h1N largely h'~i
nj. hI-iu,-> siu's' the Development %
n ,ylr siderable humlsr 80 important towns
furfh "t p,rth Nl"r- mus' of III" tsh cdugh'
amnug ~" lofu''u islands uul uth"T o.as'
di-tri,'s an. now ,uud. but flr' larger
p,ri 80 the cptrh j. brought a. b'rg-n -
l.. -.n' ~ th. yariutI~ importing rpuutT i,.-.
H. Maph ucNt alsuf .n!sD n"u and
go iS,a's will. a. usual, 10 at work on
~" l,lfui"1 fishing grounds alone Four
tnhS - oil 40" fish that NORWAY catches -
s'ut - N" larg" t-h-"a'iug cluutri"~ uf
huruI~ aui th" lnrs"r part "i thu tr1i"
o., ccuirt-i d. E"tyra So - a r-rv hIsV
. COMMERCIAL town though Do has l-hiuu D.
no hiui"rL,ui uf iuju-'u'i Importance,
for the muuutni e that rem o. iN arr a''"Hs'
u~uinhahiis-i
nearly al thr NarNrrilp -'-amship-
that c,us tu New lura ar- uwu'S. e. iL-t
g.l. i,r ib uti'r lart Of il" CuuNirN has
=, large a tunuag' - ~~v-g.tIg r-~'ls
II - we'd LpoNn that Nurwa,. having many
-hit- aut Huf -stv muci spmnH u~.. -'uti- a
gr-ti mapN N,-~l, - ,fL.r countries
lee h-lp carry fisIr ,u,umUalr go aud fhu~
th- shipiugc ,f N.rvru D. Represented tu
WANV ttrs4gn ports
u illustrate tI~ antiquity 80 f'" town e.
ma, d.. in.t',pu~l thai is'fupr tulumtIi~
discovered Au-nsa. Is.tgru'- ~kipI=r- hrg
hsd 100. rN,lu~iNv ughf g. Ni-i iir' cast"
90 f~r-ulaud That va. N'I~u Ngfs i"N.
fuuHT -su countries knew 'Na' such r hand
/ existed u j. uufutnl thaf -lruh n i"v n
-lssuls have a considerable numirr "
NastkNuE. fhnf - HnFaFg.faTE Nrf HNHsHF
srrat ar 4 airp has = famous inu~ruti
~h.r~ nf Nsr-ru Sas engage TOT -nft'
y-arS i-fpr- b. l~n y 10 lrc1me famous
~ al ANtig cNplSpE