The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-08-15
CANADA

MONTREAL. July 3ist new cases 80, death
, ID Aug. list, new cases 2s, deaths ~; I'd, new
cases 3S, deaths 25 Sd, new cases 10. death
81; 9TH, new cases l2, deaths "a; 5th, new
cases z, deaths Is; 9Th, new cases 20, death
~; 9TH. new cases z, deaths 81.
The Montreal Cnurant says, there is gooc
reason 10 believe that the deaths of Choler;
much exceed the number reported. as the re
ports are made up from tho record ofintermenl'
and. in many cases, the interments are not ac
c"mpanlcd 10y my record Of the sickness whicl
Caused the death and none OF these are includ
ed as cases of Cholera.
Sr. ESPRIT. July 25 Cholera makes thread
fnl ravages in this place; As deaths here to this
day.
LoSeUErI. The Gazette says, 10 persons
died here of cholera last week
sAULr Az REcoLLEr, Aug. d. New cases
II, deaths Z.
CHATHAM MILL. AT this place above Sand
J wich' lhe disease has been introduced BY some
OF the deserers from the American army nj
rort GratIot, more than 800 Of whom had cross.
ed, by the l2th OF July. to the British side A
great number Of them have died, and msnv are
| lying sick.
ST. THOMAS. Up to The llih II cases and
! IL deaths had occurred, all emgranIs arrived
in the same schooner, from Fort Eric. excen, +
| LoHpnS. This place has been dreadfullv ar
icicd, AZ cases and 10 deaths having occurred
10 the 9Th. The alarm is NO great that only
q families remain in the place
| L'AcApIE, July 81 Four of one family have
died Of the cholera within AZ hours
VAuDREuL. This place contains popula-
2oo cases, but only some l2 deaths.
m
IN this place. In II the cases, it is sa i'd pre-
dlsposing cause was known, such as exposure
TO cold and wet, drinking to excess, eating
| fruit, &c.
KINGSTON July Both, new cases 10, died 5
3ls' new cases 5. died 9 August LIST, new ca.
'es !, died Total from the CONNIE ncemen,
200 cases, 60 deaths.
WELLASD CANAL. The cholera has appear.
ed on the banks of the canal, and by a report
furnished TO the Board at ST. GATHERINGS on the
9Th, it appears there had been SO cases, 6
deaths, 20 recoveries, and remaining.
PREscorr, July 81. 80 cases occurred durino
the last week, and 81 deaths took place durino
the same period The disease had assumed a
much more malignant character, and runs
through its course with frightful rapidly.
BYrowN, l.. c. The Asiarc or Spasmodic
Cholera made its appearance here on the 5lh of
July, and has since, to this date, been commit.
ting sad havoc among our small population
The progress of the disease in this place would
| indicate its contagious nature more strongly
than IN many other places. Ii was evidently
| imported by female emigrant, who arrived by
| the steam boat Shannon; she fell the first VIC
tim To 1t. 1t next attacked the landlord Of the
house in which she resided. and subsequent
all those who were most exposed in ATTENDING
! nm during his sickness. Its ravapes have
been confined TO one particular street, and those
who had the most immediate and frequent in
tercourse with the sick, OF the place where
they resided. The following is the report of
the Board of Health from the 9Th July to the
22nd, at ~ o'clock, M.,-numher of cases 81
deaths IL cured Is; under treatment l.
The past month will long be memorable in
the annals of this city. Within the short space
OF :hIrty-one days, ending Yesterday morning
| al eight O'Clock, the number Of ihterments ac-
cofdIng TO the City Inspectors returns, has
been three thousand and forty.thr.s, among an
actual popula,i"n not exceeding one hundred
and forty thousand souls. Deaths in the whole
year 1881, among population of two hundred
and ten thousand souls, Tor including strangers
probably two hundred and twenty thousand
s"uls) six thousand three hundred and sixty
three. In 1880, five Thousand five hundred and
thirty seven. The number of deaths by Yellow
Fever 1922, during a period Of more than three
months, was three hundred and eighty eight.
N Y. Journal Of Commerce of the Sih
| CHOLERA AT THE ORPHAN Asylum Moth
ing has created more pain among our citizens
since the pestience appeared among u.s. than
the information that it had broken out among
the Orphan Children at the Asylum The frs;
case was that Of an infant who was brought to
the Asylum, in hopeless state. 1t was taken
to the Hospital on Sunday at noon where i,
died. During Sunday night three others were
sezed and carried to the Hospital. Ga Mon
day morning, a fourth was attacked
| Early on Monday, Mr.. l. T. Norton, who was
generously employed all night at the Asylum,
assisted by other neighbors commenced the re
noval of the children They were taken to
the airy and healthful piazza of phionthropic
gentlemen in the neighborhood of the Asylum
where apartments were prepared for the sick
Doctors James and Green, upon careful exam
nation, found almost all the children more or
less under the influence of the premontory
symptoms of Cholera.
The children are now located in The Capitol.
pursuing their studies with cheertulness and
alacrlty.-.4lbamy EreniHg Journal
On one section, No 40, of the canal across
|
nalignity that it was found necessary To dis
miss the workmen. On Thursday, 26,h ult. a
pedlar from New York come among them, was
seized tho next morning and died before night
On the same day, three other persons were
taken and died On tho three successive DAYS
seven more died On the Tuesday following
all hands on the section were discharged, after
the death OF thirteen in four DAYS and several
others died on their route 10 other places. The
whole number at the place did not exceed
eighty.
About 1000 deaths have occurred on the
lsIano OF Montreal since the ravages of cholera
commenced; of these, about 700 we're adul,
males, and Of these 700, not t,oenty persons to.
tally aGsfained from Intoxicating drinks,-we
say not twenty, because we do not wish to col.
or matters too highly, though from cur personal
knowledge, VIC only know of two persons who
acted on the principles of total abstinence, who
have fallen. One gu, of Is or 10 of our cti-
zens have fallen, whilst not one out Of euery POO
Of the consistent and firm members If the Tenn.
pcrance Societies Of this city haus died.
Montreal C0urdnt.
A little boy, years old, was taken 10 the
! Greenwich Hospital at three o'clock On Thurs
cay afternoon. He had been complaining two
or three hours In coming into the Hospital hi:
faculties were good, and he was able TO walk
the room. After being placed in a bath, and
. allie wards TO bed the physicians were employ
i ed in cases of great emergency he was left il
! charge oil nurse, and was corpee at a, one
hour after his admission. This was considered
the most virulent case at Greenwich
II ". Y. Gazette.