Show TOWN ALMOST POPULATED depopulated DE yellow fever scourge in mexico creates reign of terror death and panic by yellow fever after a reign of two months have re deuced the population of linares mexico from 15 to 4 and ana tho abo dread I 1 scourge la Is Nant shing because the remainder of the population ims his been P has been a siege of horror deaths during the most malevolent days numbered from anelle to and people fled through the mountain mounta inq afoot and by any means los possible sible pow few americans remain and previously 1317 thero there were vere nearly 2000 living there the authorities though no efforts were 0 spared found it difficult to handle the situation because the outbreak of the disease was general and the spread rapid and it was necessary to haul baul the dead to the burying ground without preparing them for burtal burial more than persons were stricken elen at the same time and as ag fast as they died or recovered others fell before the hot breath of yellow jack mothers remained who could have saved their ches ih ea to nurse their stricken sons and sisters staged by their brothers until they fell only to ride on tho the same dead wagon the moon light summer nights which had bad so beautified the plaza and afforded the tha throng of promenades aders the inspiration so lovely coupled with the native strains of the government band were mere nights of dire misery and the streets were gloomy and deserted |