Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-15
RIcHMoND. Sept. IL.

RICHMOND, Sept. 12.
The Cholera.-This maiady IS IN Richmond.
DIV ase sr,a,ned cases have occurred since Friday;
All hlacks. and all terminated fatally. The wea.
sher has been, until last night, close aud humid
for several DAYS II is nov open. sound and dry.
Ne perceive no great alarm, less certainly than
existed wneu the Cholera FIRST got to the country
Fsy we believe have fed There is less danger
in Richmond with able medical assistance at hand,
than IN the country, where physician may not
be had until too late.
The cases which have occurred. have oil been
extremely malignant, killing in from to 9 hours.
The reason i. this, that the disease irst strikes
those whose constitutions are fra'est and haots
worse. We never could have nationally hoped
an exemption for Richmond, but from the neat
NESS OF the town, its e.evstion and the absence
of panic, We have rational ground to hope that 1t
will fall lightly. .
There are flying reports Of the occurrence OF
several other cases since yesterday one O'clock,
but as the Board cf Health did not sit to-day, we
have no means Of authenticatiDg or dispro'ing
the rLmOr.
NoRroLK, Sept. 1.-THE Board Of Health
take great pleasure in announcing, that by the
kind fnterpositon Of Gracious Providence the
town il now restored to ITS usual health; ,has
during the last ten days but few cases OF ep,de-
mic cholera have occurred, end but few oi them
have proved fatal. The daily reports will there
fore be disc ontinued; but weekly reports vii! be
published as heretofore.
tits deemed not a,niss to state, that the NOR
ta,ity among. the white population Ut the town
has been but little, If any, greater than what IS
common at the same season OF the year. and that
the great mortality, among the cosored people
NAV in a great degree be accounted Tor from
their habits and imprudence.
SUFFOLK We are truly happy to state that
the town of Suffolk never enjoyed better health
at sny season than at the present time. There
has not, we are assured by a gentleman of that
place with whom we conversed this morning,
been death in the town for three weeks. and
onv three cases of sickn ess during the same pc.
Rod, which have all recovered.
HAMPTON Hampton. We learn. there has
been no new cases OF cholera fnr some ddys past.
and that the town and neighborhood are recover
ing their wonted health.
SMrrHrIELp.-The following commune alton
speaks for itself-'rhe mortality has been unpre.
cedented for the number Of inhabltants-we De.
iieve 400. and the panic truly distressing. The
steamer John Morris came down on Tuesday
crowded with the flving population, white and
black, from this suffering village.
To the Editor Of the Norfolk Herald.
SMrrHrIELD, Sept 9, 1882.
Mr.. Editor: This beautiful little village, after
having enjoyed an unprecedented degree of
health. has az length been visited by that awful
pes,iience-THE CHOLERA. The inhabi-
tauts are terror stricken. aud with CONSERVATION
depicted in their countsnances. are flying in eve.
~ direc,ion-to the eountry-Richm"nd, and
not few to Norfolk. After having been in a
state Of suspense during its prevalence in Nor.
folk, Portsmouth, and our sister village Suffolk,
aud while We we're vainly hoping and praying
that we might escape-the destroying Angel was,
with slow but uneering steps, making his ap,
proach-we were just congratulating ourselves
on its disappearance from the above mentioned
towns, and exclaiming with much glee, Z" An!
zoe shall escape" when we were soon utterly as
founded at the fact that he had already arrived
aod commenced his work Of destruction. Below
YOU have correct statement up TO this date. Of
ihe number of cases, their probable ages and ter
.uination, which you will please publish. as re-
ports are rapidly flying throughout the country,
Attended AZ usual with much exaggeration; and
the whole truth should be known. Business Of
MI kinds ~ nearly at a stand, and the country
p@ople are afraid to venture into town.
Here follows list of 81 cases, nearly all CO.
iored persons.
The schr. Savannah, Capt. franklin, 9 days
from Providence. (R |. arrived at our Quaran.
tine Ground on Thursday last. having los' onr Of
her crew on the passage. after IL hours Illness
sunnosed To have been the Cholera, from the
description Of the symptoms.) and landed two
si,k men "a white aud black) at Fort Norfolk
Ho.pital. both cases of cholera. and that of The
,-h;,e man in the bhte stage. Thew we're prompt
" attended BY DR. Hodges, the Health Officer,
and ho,h the men are now convs'e>crnt.
"''N ' TNogak Herald.