Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-10
CHOLERA HOSPITAL
ATTACKED BY FEAR
CRAzED MOB
WILD SCENES IN PLAGUE
STRICKEN ITALIAN TOWNS
Multitude Possessed of Idea
That Authorities Contem-
plate Putting to Death Vic
Tins of Quarantine,

nv Morning Journal Spccssi Leased Wire. I
Chiasso. Switzerland. Sept a.
Gioa Del Cole a city with a popula-
tion of 0.000 in the Italian province
of Bari De La Pugli, mas been the
scene OF savage excesses in conse-
Quence OF the cholera epidemic now
raging in Italy.
The authorities ordered that all
persons attacked by cholera should
be taken to a hospital and that those
who had been in contact with cholera
victims be isolated In a neighboring
building. The population convinced
that it was the intention of the au
thorities to XIII the patients and also
those under observation. gathered to
the number of several hundred, to
liberate their relatives and friends
The hospital was stormed and the
building threatened with incendiary
destruction. should the mob be in
terefed with in releasing the cholera
stricken people.
The police attempted to awe the
crowds but were unsuccessful. The
crowds brought out the cholera
stricken patients and carried them
through the streets.
The Italian government has dis
patched troops TO the scene,
Scenes similar to those witnessed at
Gioa de Cole are also reported from
Massafra, town in the Italian pro-
vince of Lecce.
While the municipal council of Lee
ce was in session today discussing the
best measures for combating the
cholera thousands of demonstrants
bowling DEATH death gathered
about the city hall. The mayor and
councillors suspended the meeting and
escaped from the building. The mob
then moved toward the cholera hos
pital. keeping up running fight with
| the police, who were unable to stop
the marching crowd. Several police
men and some of the townspeople
were dangerously injured,
The mob entered the hospital, and
after carrying the patients out COM
menced to smash the furniture, later
setting fire to the building The pa
tients, some of them ina dying con
dition, were carried triumphantly
! through the streets. The general be
| lief Of the people is that the doctors
| inocculate cholera stricken persons
| with poison. Alien troops have been
| ordered to Mascara.
Further details from Massafra dis
close the terrifying nature of the riots.
| A mad crowd attacked the hospital
land overthrow barricades erected
against them The crowd piled burn
| ing wood against the building and
smashed in the doors with ease. When
| further resistance was impossible. the
doctors and nurses escaped from rear
windows by ropes. but were pursued
| by the rioters stones were thrown
and one of the doctors was dangerous
| ~ wounded all however, escaping on
engines found at the station. Although
the police and carbineers offered on
Inv massive resistance to the mob six
of Them were wounded. When the
rioters entered the hospital several or
4 the wards were already atire. A wom-
| an patient was crying desperately,
which further excited the fury of the
mob, who interpreted the cries as
proof of the cruelty pracuced by the
REPRESENTATIVES of the "tyrannlcai
government" Smoke and flames add
ed to the terror and distress or the
uatlents, Some were picked up and
transported on mattresses; others
wen, laid on carts. Two women pa
ltlents left in the flaming wards were
lincinerated. while other patients VINO
were carried to their homes, died be
fore reaching them. The ghastly
lhorror of the scene would be impos-
sible ia describe. Fortunately the
lrioters forgot to cut the telegraph
wires and the authorities were In
formed. Police, soldiers carablneers
land even sailors were rushed TO the
burning hospital. They succeeded In
louelling the rioters and arrested Tor
lty-five of the leaders. They included
nine women. An announcement was
then issued that order had been re-
established but all the measures that
lhave been taken to check the cholera
lnow have been without avail for II
lis certain to ravage the country round
labout Massafra for some time te