Show i Unlucky Pilgrims to 3Iccca I i The cholera affected the annual pilgrimage pilgrim-age to Mecca very considerably One pilgrim pil-grim steamer left Bombay with 1222 devotees de-votees for the holy city but on reaching Jeddah was quarantined for ten days as six cases of cholera had occurred during the voyage Just as the quarantine was ending another case broke out resulting in ten days further durance By the time the second delay expired the Ha j was over and the pilgrims were obliged to return having spent their all without attaining their object Such a disaster has only occurred oc-curred once in half century and the nil griins regard it as a risitution of Divine displeasure |