The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-27
Recovered or remaining Il

By order, J. GUTHRIE SCoTT, Sec.
This report conveyed alarm wherever it was
pernsed, the instantaneous announcement
of 81 cases of Cholera, in City in which Il
few hours before this document appeared,
it was doubtful to many, whether the dis
ease existed among us; spread fear among
the most resolute, and the frequency of fu-
nerals in the afternoon, showed that the
disease was not diminished. Thursday eX
hibied a scene of death, and CONSERVATION,
which has never been equalled we believe
on the Continent of America. Calashes
bearing the Ministers of Religion, TO the
different parts Of the suburbs, were met at
full speed at almost every corner, women
with terror in their countenances, and many
of them weeping, were to he seen ia every
street, some walking at rapid pace, some
running; persons bearing medicines were
hastening towards their respective ahodes,
carts with collins containing dead bodies,
each accompanied with four or FIVE persons,
were passing frequently.and every one look
ed at his nei@hbor with an anxiety OF eXpres-
SION, that plainly induced mental agitation,
whilst nothing was talked of but Cholera, in
every part ofthe City. Business seemed par
alyZed. Country merchants, who had come
to our market, fled in every direction, and
many of our citizens left town, and in fine
panic of an almost Undesirable nature
seemed 10 nave taken hold of the whole
body of the citizens. and to have deprived
them Of presence Of mind to an extent ex-
cecdiDg any thing of a similar nature. which
has perhaps ever been witnessed in Mon
treal. TO add to this CONSERVATION, the
Board of Health issued no Bulletin on
Thursday, owing TO the impracticability of
procuring returns from the Physicians,
whose incessant calls left no time to prepare
such documents. An opinion obtained cur
rency, that The Board of Health concealed
the reality, which was too horrible to lie
told, and IN this state OF G element, border
ing or despair the day closed on our dis
tracted citizens. During the night the We
hicles bearing Physicians and Ministers, to
every part Of the city, continued TO ply with
unusual velocity: the shops of Druggists
and Apothecaries were kept open all night,
and many Of them had been open all the
preceding night On Friday morning the
carts again appeared on the streets,
some hearing two collins, others with cof-
fms of rude construction and lid unfas-
tened, and in some instances the corDses
only with a sheet of cloth. A great num-
Der became IndisPosed, from mental ago
MES, and Ii is the opinion Of several medi-
cal gentlemen, that a number of deaths
were occasiuned by fear alone
Whilst the suburbs presented such scenes
of horror and despair, the Port and vicinity
exhibited n full participation in the panic
Several persons fell in the streets near the
wharves, and on the canal side, under sud-
den attacks Of the disease: IA number Of
sick were carried TO the Emigrant Shed OH
the commons Of st. Ann, of whom fourteen
died on Thursday, and we've buried near
the place of their decease.
The steam boats which arrived from Que
bee, had all more or less cholera patients
on board f; some of these were carried from
the wharf andlaid on the Champ de Mars,
near the residence of DR.. Nelson, who
rendered them every assistance in his cow
err; but we believe none of them survived
The Emigrants suffered more from the pan
ic than any other class an opinion having
obtained very general currency, that the
disease WINS brought into the country by
them, almost every door was shut against
them to add to then disagreenhle situa-
ton, several Of the Durham boats crews
refused to proceed up the river with them.
The Emigrant Society could afford them no
shelter, as the Board OF Health had taken
forciblc possession oftheir large shed on the
common Of St. Ann, and many Of these dis
tressed strangers were obliged to sleep in
the streets, in the fields, or in temporary
coverings, made principally with bed clothes
and few boards and sticks. We under
stand that some of the steamboats, plying
between Ibis Port and Quebec have stop
ped running for few days, owing to the
or indisposilion Of the hands
o continue on board.
The mortality has fallen with its greatest
igor on the poorer classes Of The Canadians
IF French descent; among them death is
making terrific work, aud it is worthy of
adorable notice that this class of our chi. |
ems endure this heavy dispensation of
Providence with resignation and courage.
which reflect the highest honor on their
halacter. Two of the Catholic Priests Of
he Seminary of ST. Sulplice, the Rev.
fessre Phean and the Rev. Messile st.
'ierre, are labotiDg under sickness we