Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-21
BOARD OF HEALTH, I

BOARD OF HEALrH,2
Richmond. September, ls, 1882.
Eight cases, TALL colored) and two deaths re-
Civ HOSPITAL No. I. Sept. 18th, 10 O'Clock,
A. MI colored; 1 dead; remaln'ngo'
H.upros.-We have been politely favored oy
friend fsays the Norfolk Beacon) with the fol-
lowing extract of letter, dated
"HaMproN. IVA Sept 14th: 1889
Friday night o'clock.
% Our town, and the country around, have In
deed suffered severely from the pestlience. In
town we had 90 deaths-4 whites and 10 blacks
and about 40 cases in all. We have had OUT one
fatal case for the last seven or eight days. ana
that was on Wednesday last. In the country: u
is raging with unexampled maignty' along Mil'
Greek particularly. There we're Two deaths To-
day in one family on Mill Greek had SIX new
case. Yesterday to-day had nine in all and an IN
Vulnerable host of other cases Of various charac-
ter Never have nv duties been 40 arduous -
when the disease prevailed in town there was so
much alarm that had full as much as could
possibly attend to, but being in town IT was not
fstiguias; but now have sometimes i've horses
at nv door at once, from as many opposite direc-
tions. all extremely urgent. / find it impossible
to attend to half who send for me. although start
before sunrise and am seldom through until twelve
at night. II is extremely harassins.
:. had two extraordinary cases yesterday -
I was sent for almost at the same moment to three
cases of cholera. Invent frst to see one at MIR.
Geo HOPES, about ii miles from town, negro
about eS he was attacked about IN the morn
inc and saw him about Is; he was then entire.
" puiseless, cold and Carbohydrates SO feeble
as 10 be almost extinct-rag'ng thirst and very
restless regarded the case as hopeless, eu ne
vertheless commenced operations. l remained
an hour with him and directed his master to let
me hear from him in the afternoon. then went
10 the others; one Of them found precisely IN
the situation / have Just described-l remained
a short time with him, and whenI lett him thought
ne was diving. Iheard nothing from the trst one.
at Mr.. Hopes, until / past IL at night. when
had Just reached the shop and vas preparing
some medicine Then received a note stating
that he appeared to be just breathing ms
last, and desiring to know what should Or
done for another who was threatened. repie"
10, urging Mr.. Hope not TO leave hlm SO Tong
as he continued 80 breathe.
I learned this morning that just before the az,
rival Of nv note he wa supposed to have died
and was laid out Mr.. ii. sent To town ana had
his ce6i,, made and the Craze was dug on the
farm. Today he is quite smart, and 10 -n,sM
mar almost pronounce HIM conoaiescenI The
same circumstances occurred IN the second case.
though the patient, an old negro IS not IN So tar
a wav to recover as Mr.. Hopes man. l have
several On hand, dong we'll. of the two who died
TODAY. one was taken this morning and died be
fore reached the house, the other was an cid
woman about 80 have seen white man to-
day. in. whose case the disease was induced bs
: dining YESTERDAY on green's. think he is pro
hably dead before this The disease has. with
scarcely an exception here, confined itself to the
incorporate and ImprudeDt. l believe Mrs
Wills IL the only exception. aud she suffered
with irritation Of the stomach and almost con
slant vomiting for month or two previous "
the other two whites who have died, one was ex
tremely incorporate. aud the other a. impruden'
in eating as II was possible to be, having ''dined
on cla66or." eaten q tOhole ,coferfneton unTlpe
green peaches. &c. on the day preceding his
death. NV child made the fourth, and his bow
els were exceeding yirritahie.
SNrrHrIEIp.-Extract Of letter dated
SUNDAY MIGHT, Sept. 18th. 1882.
UThe Cholera still continues quite bad with
rs: many cases still occur and some very violent;
there have been two deaths since Thursday; one
of them ended to-day after an attack Of l0hours.
Our httIe Village has felt the effects Of the dis
ease most severely; thirty.two deaths in all since
the Goth August.
sCaptain Joseph Atkinson IS among the num-
her of deaths. His remains were inferred this
evening"" ="
WAsHINoroN. Sept 90.
Renort of Cholera cases BY the Board OF Health
Of this City, for the "a hours ending sePtem-
Der 10, at noon:
Ca.trd HssPital.
New cases, whites, ! colored; total g.
deaths s. Remaining in Hospital from last re.
port, 81.
Wesern Hospissl
New cases, colOred 3; death l. Remaining
from last report. 8.
EIsfern Hospital
New case, one white child. Remaining from