The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-30 00:00:00

CHOLERA MORBUS.

GLASGOW.
From the Glasgow Free Press of Saturday.)
CHOLERA AT KIRKINTILLOCH.

In Wednesday's Paper we inserted a statement of the pro-
gress of cholera in Kirkintilloch, up to a late hour on Tuesday
afternoon, at which period, out of six persons seized, there had
been one death, and two cases were sinking beyond hope of re-
covery. We have since learned with regret that the cases
which have occurred are declared by medical gentlemen in at-
tendance to he decidedly Asiatic cholera, and that, too, of a
most malignant description. Its first appearance was on Sunday,
in the person of Neil M`Millan, a boy about ten years of age,
belonging to Anderston, but who had been residing about ten
weeks at Hillhead of Kirkintilloch, on the south bank of the
canal, where the majority of cases have occurred. He was at.
tacked about mid-day on Sunday, while at church, and died
at two o'clock on the Monday morning, Agnes Semple, an
elderly woman residing immediately behind the house in which
M`Millan lived, was the next case—having been seized
at two o'clock on Monday morning, and died at five o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Kinniburgh (the third case) re-
siding in the same immediate neighbourhood, was attacked
with the distemper at one o'clock on Tuesday morning, and
died after an illness of twenty-four hours. The fourth case
was Robert Morrison, a grandson of Agnes Semple, who also
died about one o'clock on Wednesday morning, after twenty.
four hours' illness. William Thom, an apprentice to the father
of Morrison, and who resided in the same house, was:attacked
with the distemper on Tuesday night, and died on the following
evening. The sixth case was Mrs. Dunn, aged about thirty-
two years, and who resided at a short distance from the other
patients, was taken ill on Wednesday, and died on the following
morning. Robert Gardener (the seventh case), was seized
about eight o'clock on Wednesday night, and died on Thursday
evening. The eighth case was the infant daughter of Mr.
Gardener, who was taken ill before her father, and survived till
yesterday (Friday) morning. The ninth case was a son of
Gardener's, who was attacked on IThursday night, and died
yesterday morning.
From what source it has originated has not yet been cor-
rectly ascertained, but hitherto it has been dreadfully fatal, and
none of the cases of the blue malignant cholera have recovered.
The total number of cases on Thursday amounted to 20—of
which only one, or at most two, were considered dangerous,
and these two are in no way to be compared to those which oc-
curred on the first three days. The deaths, up to Thurtday
evening, amounted to eight, and the whole of these occurred at
Hillhead, in the immediate neighbourhood of each other, and
not 30 yards distant from where it originated, behind Waterloo.
street. The fatal cases were very rapid, the persons affected
not surviving more than 24 hours after the attack. Dr. Lawrie,
and Messrs. Wilkinson, O'Brien, Struthers, and Hamilton, of
this city, after attending several of the above cases, returned to
town yesterday morning, and stated that at eight o'clock, a.m.,
the deaths at Kirkintilloch had amounted to eight, and the cases
remaining to 24; the majority of which latter number were
cases of a very mild description, and would otherwise have ex-
cited little attention. Remaining under treatment yesterday
afternoon, 26 patients, of whom 22 are in a state of convales-
cence, and four looked upon as decidedly fatal.
Every assistance which medical science can give, was af-
forded to those afflicted with the disease, immediately on the
cases being announced. Drs. Dalrymple and Allan, of Kirkin.
tilloch were most assiduous in their attentions, and the neCes.
sary medicines and other requisites are furnished in abundance
by the members 'of the Board of Health, who have a fund,
raised by subscription, at their command. .

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By what means the cholera has reached Kirkintilloch has not
been clearly determined ; but there exists a general impression
that it reached it by means of importations along the canal, par_
ticularly hoofs, horns, whalebone shavings, and other putrid
articles, which are unshipped at Hillhead, for the purpose of
being conveyed to the Campsie Alum Company's works. To
this, however, we do not attach any importance.
The last parcel of the article in question consisted of only two
hogsheads of hoofs, landed directly from London, on the 16th
inst., and 23 cwt. dry horn waste from Hull, landed on the 10th
instant, being the only two parcels which have been landed at
Kirkintilloch for a month past.

The medical gentlemen in that neighbourhood have given it
as their opinion, that these hoofs, &c. might have produced the
cholera, and that they have a decided tendency to perpetuate it,
after it has broken out. On this point, however, they are at
variance in opinion with the medical gentlemen from Glasgow
The authorities accordingly issued an order that no vessel loaded
with such material shall be allowed to deposit its cargo within a
mile of the town of Kirkintilloch ; and the offensive article
which was previously lying on the canal bank, enclosed in hog_
sheads, has been removed. Too much praise cannot be bestowed
on the gentlemen composing the Board of Health in the town,
and Baillie Gemmill, Major Berrie, the Rev. Mr. Foreman, Mr.
Inglis, Mr. Donald, and Mr. Kinross, may be mentioned as
being particularly active in ministering to the necessities of the
poor sufferers. The Board has a fund of 574 on hand, besides a
legacy of 151. left by Mr. David Somerville, wood-merchant,
which, however, has been mostly expended in providing clothing
for the poor, and cleaning the houses; and a large supply of the
necessary cleansing articles has been provided in the town to be
dealt out without expense.

CHOLERA AT KIRKINTILLOCH.
(From the Scots Times (Glasgow) of Saturday.)

We lament to state that cholera has made its appearance at
Kirkintilloch, about seven miles from Glasgow. From its first
appearance on last Sunday forenoon up to Wednesday, nine
cases had been fully ascertained, and these, it is said, have been
declared by the medical gentlemen in attendance to be the real
Asiatic Cholera, The alarm which has naturally been spread in
consequence of this announcement is very great ; and when we
consider that out of nine cases there are four deaths, the dread
entertained of the effects of such a pestilence is not at all to be
wondered at. The following is an extract of a letter from Kir-
kintilloch, dated '2sth January :
" The cholera seems to prove most fatal here; we have had
nine distinct cases since Sunday, and out of the nine there are
four deaths and no recovery ; and from what I have Just now
learned (eleven o'clock, P.M.), there will be other two deaths
before to-morrow morning. You can form no idea of the alarm
that is here at present ; business and work are quite neglected.
We have five medical gentlemen here from Glasgow who have
visited all the patients, and done every thing for them, but to
no effect. Three of them were at Newcastle at the time the dis-
ease was at the worst. It is a curious fact that the disease is
keeping to the Hillhead, the most airy healthy place of the
whole town."

" Thursday Morning, Eight o'clock.

" I am just now told there are three more deaths this morn-
ing, being seven in all—one man was attended yesterday at
twelve o'clock, and died at seven,'