Jey between Liege and Namur already reached sixty while offic ally unconfirmed reports the total at over hundred.
Hears fogs are still enveloping the vale ley, they being believed to be sponsible for these mysterious deaths, The symptoms resemble those of asphyxiation, but no trace of noxious gases has been discover ed in the post-mortem—examinations. The populace is panic-strick thin phenomenon, which puzzles all investigators who cai-not suggest any solution of the mystery.
Only one prominent chemist claims that the deaths were cause! by gas-poisoning with the fog as a contributory cause, the poisonous gases emanating from factory-chimneys having been pressed dos and kept in the foggy atmosphe However, this explanation too seems rather doubtful us otherwise suen things ought. to have happened vefore alto, when there prevailed similar weather-conditions, amd the whole thing therefore remains for the time being a complete and dreadful mystery.—Tranr-Ocean Kuo Min
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