Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-01

decrease I'D all the cities n0rth VI U.s. out ih us
progress SOUTH it appears to have lost none OF It's
malisni'v Georgetown Cot Gas.
RICHMOND, Sept. 26.
The Cholera.-We must again dip our penci
in sombre colurs. and we are compelled to an.
nounce that the cholera continues rather to in
crease in our city, The Physicians are so much
engaged that they were unable to form Board of
Health yesterday. We are thus unable to give
any official account OF the private practice. All
that we can do is to state the Hospital Reports
and the list of total huerments.
We have obtained the list of Interments for
Monday, and yesterday up TO O'Clock in the
evening-and hey are as follows: whites Is,
colured 50; total SO.
The reader will perceive from the Report made
yesterday TO the Mayor, that for "a hours. down
to IL o'clock there were 90 iDterments, viz: 8
white and 81 colured. These of course take in
all the deaths from every variety Of complaint in
the city.
We understand from Captain Boiling of the
Public Guard that the situation of his Company
is unparael ed-that of them have died Of the
chOlera-about | others uf them are now sick
in the hospital; of which or 6 are taken with
the cholera-but that most. or perhaps all, are
likely to prove c0nvalescent. Oae of the five
soldiers. who have died, has also lost his wife.
The number Of paupers. who have died IN the
Aims. House, affects every person with melan-
choly feeling. Down to Yesterday, IL o'clock,
25 of them had fallen victims to the Cholera.
Among the victims who died Yesterday, is Mr..
j. Bosher. ahousebuilder-an amabIe, sensible
and highly respected citizen. He was useful
mainland his loss is deeply depIcred. Mr.. B.
has been for some time indisposed-and it is said,
that the proximate cause of his death was the
eating of some beef soup Oh Monday, in which
turnps had been boiled.
The city is full of rumors-and it is impossi-
be for Us to authenticate them all. Ithas been
estimated, that on Monday there was nearly six.
ty down with the Cholera. [: is reported that
three coored women died In one house, near Ba-
con Quarter Branch. 1t is believed By the ply
sicians that the disease is nearly at the worst, or
| will be so in two or three days-and then - things
will begin 10 mend" The two last days have Ger.
tainlv been overwhelmingly very wet
raining all day, and Yesterday was very cool.
Let US. however, hope for the best.
We understand. that in consequence OF the
prevalence of the Cholera in this city, it has
been proposed to postpone the Tree Hill races
which were fixed for next Tuesday, 1t has been
suggested to put them of. in consequence Of other
intermediate races till some time in October. The
Broad Rock races commenced yesterday.
The Cholera in Hagers toWn.--We doubt
whether there is city. town. or village in the
United States, that the Cholera has visited in
which such panic has been created as in Ha-
gers.town. The people are in fact almost beside
themselves. and so much are the major part OF
them alarmed, that even at the sight Of a coffin
they will leave the streets and shut themselves
up Within the last week, how MANY cases have
happened, we cannot tell, but this we know,
there have been deaths, whether they are all
by cholera not We are unable to say. Three
Of the number were citizenship. Croft, Mr..
Watts, and Mrs Picket. And to the shame of
our citizens, be it said, scarcely could a single
individual be found who would be willing to per-
form the necessary dates preparatory to burial
ill fact Mr. Croft, man much respected and
who has been an inhabitant OF the town tor the
last 40 years. lay in his bed as he died, from 10
O'Clock in the morning. till 4 IN the evening,
when he was unceremOniously wrapped IN a sheet
rolled into the coffin. and carried to the grave,
with scarcely people enough to commit his re-
mains tn their mother earth.
W. shall notice one other case. that OF a man
in the hospital. who, we are informed, was suf-
fered TO lie by himself during the night. without
any attendant whatever. and breathe out his last
sad agonies. The first person that visited the
hospital in the morning, found him lying on the
floor, DEAD!
Cholera Dr. Edward Tegart, Inspector Ge-
neral Of Army Hospitals. has addressed letter
to the London Globe. on the subject OF Cholera, |
which appears to be of the utmost importance.
1t details HI, own case aud cure ;-'.O On Wednes- |
day, the 18th July | was seized with slight di. !
arrhea, which continued and increased on the |
day following; the matter discharged was passed |
without pain. SO that was thrown of my guard |
as to the nature of the complaint. Towards even.
ing of the second day. became restless and fe-
verish; at midnight my pulse was 100, and very
weak; srasps in my legs and arms led me to think,
for the first time. that was laboring under spas
modic cholera. On examining the copous flow
ings from the bowels, found them consist of
limped fluid. resembling chicken broth or barley
water. This is now understood to be the serious
part Of the blood; when this escapes. only the
thick dark particles remain in the blood-vessels,
which soon become stagnant and occasion death.
This tho with m a. tho nuIse |