Wuchang, July 30.
The Chinese have a proverb which states that after war there comes a plague; and that has just been exemplified in the case of Wuchang for the strife in the central cities has left aftermath in the shape of a serious outbreak of what appears to be cholera. Cases are cited of people dying within an hour of seizure and fatalities are occurring in the streets. One of the police stations alone received in a single day - reports of nine families completely wiped out. There is a regular procession of dead being carried out through the East Gate to the city's burial grounds, while the coffin makers are said to be unable to keep up with the demand for coffins.
On the night of the 23rd a big fire broke out.in the Long street, the principal business thoroughfare of the town. A cloth shop and a rice shop were completely burned out. The origin of the outbreak is um-known.
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