Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-26

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by Order j. GUTHRIE ScoTr, Sec
Inns report conveyed alarm wherever it was pc
rused, the instantaneous announcement of 81 ca
SEES OF Cholera, in City in which few hours he
tore tins document appeared, it doubtful to
many, whether the disease existed among us:
spread fear among the most rcsolu,c, and the fire.
quency OF funerals III the afternoon, showed that
the disease not diminished. Thursday cxhib
tied scene of DEATH and CONSERVATION. which has
never been cqualcd We believe the Continent of
America. Calashes bearing the Ministers o. Reli
gion, to the different parts of the Suburbs were
met at full speed at almost every corner women
with terror III their couutcnanccs and MANY of
them weeping, were to be in every street
some walking at rapid pace, running; per.
sons bearing medicines fastening towards
their respective abodes, carts with collins contain
ing dead bodies each accompanied with four or five
| persons, were passing frequently, and every one
looked at his ncighbor wi, Ii an anxiety of express
ion, that plainly indicated mental agitation whilst
nothing was talked of but Cholera, in eyery part
! OF the City. Business seem paralyscd, Country
! merchants, who had como TO market, fled in C.
very direction, and many OF citizens left town.
and IN fine panic of almost indesc ribable ma
ture seemed to have taken hold of the whole BODY
OF the citizens, and to have deprived them of pre-
OF similar nature, which has perhaps ever been
witnessed in Montrenl.-'ro add to this consterna
j ton, tho Board of Health issued no Bulletin on
| thursday, owing to the impractabity of procuring
returns from the Physicians, whose ncessant calls
ieit no time to prepare such documents. An opin
ION obtained currency, that the Board of IIealt,
concealed the reality, which was too horrible to be
told, and III this state of excitement, bordering OH
despair, the day closed cur distracted, citizens
During the night the vehicles bearing Physicians
and Ministers, to every part of the city continued
| to ply with unusual velocity: the shops of DRUG
gusts and Apothccarics were kept open all night
ana many OF them had been open all the p eced-
ing night.-On Friday morning the carts again an
pcared on tho Streets me be-. rir 81 two collins n
Tiers with collins of rude construction and lid
unfastened and in some instances the corpses were
Borne along without collins, covered only with a
sheet OF cloth. great number became indisposed
tom mental agonics and it is the opinion of sever
u medical gentlemen that number of deaths was
occasoncd by fear alone
Whilst the suburbs presented such scenes of
horror and despair, the Port and vicinity hibited
d full participation in the panic. Several person.
Tell IN the streets near the wharves, and on the
canal side, under sudden attacks of the disease.
number OF sick were carried to the Emigrant Shed
on the commons of st. Ann, of whom fourteen
died on Thursday, and were buried near the place
of their decease.
/ The steamboats, which arrived from Quebec II ID
all more or less cholera patients on board some of
these were carried from the wharf, and laid on TN
camp dc Mars, near the residence of DR.. Nelson
VINO rendered them every assistance in his power;
but we believe none of them survived. The emil
grants suffered more from the panic than any other
cllsss; an opinion having obtained very general
currency, that the disease was brought into the
country by them, almost every door was shut
against them; to add to their disagreeable situa
tIon several of the Durham boats crows refused
to proceed up the river with them. The Entprant
Society could afford them no shelter as the Board
of Health had taken forcibe possession of their
largo Shed on the Common of st. Ann and MANY
of these distressed strangers Obliged to sloep
In the streets, in the fields in Temporary cover
| lngs, made principally with bed Clothes and few
boards and sticks. We understand that some of
the steamboats, plying between this Port and Que
bee have stopped running for few days, owing to
the unwillinguess indsposition of the hands to
continue on board.
The mortality has fallen with its greatest rgor
on the poorer classes OF the Canadians of French
descent; among them death is making terrific work
and it is worthy of favorable notice that this
class of our citizens endure this heavy dspcnsaton
OF Providence with resignation and courage, which
reflect the brightest honors their character Two
of the Catholic Priests of the Seminary of ST
Supplice, the Rev. hessire Phelan and the Rev
McSslre st. Pierre, are aborlng under sickness; we
believe it is not cholera, but the effects of the ardu
Gus duties of uPcards of forty-eight hours inccs-
SAINT exertions in attending the sick any dying.
They are both in state of recovery.
Yesterday evening the Board of health issued
its second Bulletin as follows:
BOARD OF HEALTH, MONTREAL,
Half past 7. NJ, June Is, 1882. (
The Board of Health have been great pains to
ascertain the progress of Cholera amongst emf
grants, and natives or residents i'm the CITY and
banllcu of Montroal, from the uncertain period of
it's commencement but they regret state they are
still unable TO give exact Report of the number
| of cases and their results.
| As far as has been ascertained, tho number of
cases ot Cholera, spasmodic severe, as we'll as of
miider attacks previously known in the country,
amount to 1894
| The number of deaths o2o
! Recovered or remaining 97f
more full and special Report will be published
tomorrow Saturday, 16thD in the afternoon.
by order, j. GUTHRIE ScoTT, Sec.
Several of the physicians have not given in re.
ports, and many have not fallen under the
observation af any Medical man; and we are of
opinion, that the total may be put at 1900
and $50 deaths. Surprising the disease to have
commenced its diffusion at half past 9 O'Clock on
Tuesday, we have Il ratio of 400 cases. and SO
deaths per day. The average mortality at Paris
containing 900 inhabitants under 300 per
day, consequently the mortality of Cholera in Mon.
tredl is about nine times greater than in Paris and
about SIXTEEN times greater than in London. The
Continent Of North America will be struck with
amazomont at this awful destruction ofhuman life
and yet we believe calculations are too low
IL is, however, necessary to observe that Cholera
generally spends its greatest virulcneo at its first
attack, and that great diminution of the disease
may be expected. This we are happy TO observe
has already begun to appear, during the afternoon
oil yesterday the number Of recoveres, or we
should rather say Of persons who have become |
convaicscent, much on the increase. The |
panic begins to subsidc the citizens look upon the
scenes OF death hourly passing under their notice |
WIN more tortitude and designations; nearly all the |
tImld have fled, and those remaining being Of firm
or nerve, and having become more fam:liarizod |