Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-08-09

being irghtlully hagga ard and sunken.
This being the first introduction n
mongst us of this new and frightfnl dis
ease, we all agreed in the propriety of
notifying all the practising physicians in
the place Of the event, that they might,
without exception, have an opportunity
OF making their observations upon its
symptoms, &c. which opportunity they all
avalled themselves of, in the course of
the afternoon. Miss Horswell died at 8
O'Clock in the evening, and Miss Peck
ham about five hours after. They were
both, as soon as possible after their de-
cease, cnycloped III tarrcd sheets; the
first was inferred about midnight, and the
second carried away for interment be-
fore s,nrisc-carly The same morning,
the bedding and clothes of thc deceased
were buried to the depth of some feet,
and all due puriiactory measures as re-
spected the house, were, under the di-
rection of the Board of Health, with the
advice of the faculty, thoroughly execu-
ted.-The latter part of the same night,
Miss Chace, passenger III the same
vessel, who performed her quarantine
likewise on board, and went imme date
ly after TO her home in the town of Ports
mouth, was attacked with the same symp-
toms, became so much alarmed by o.
clock in the morning, as to send for her
physician, who found her in the asphyx-
ial state Of the complaint, which terminated
fatally at 3 o'clock, p m. Another pas
scnger, Mr.. Bowen, who lodged and
spent much Of his time in the cabin like
wise, went to Bristol Immediately on be-
ing released: became i'll the next day
with the same cholera symptoms, under
the endurance of which he sunk in n few
hours. These are the only cases Of the
kind we have heard of, from amongst the
whole number of passengers.-lt forces
itself upon our notice, that they were all
amongst the few, who stayed by the yes
sci; for if the latter did not take all his
meals there, he lodged on board every
night. Is it not probable then, that the
seeds Of cholera were received IN the ci-
ty of Newly ork, and that the pre-dispo-
stion encouraging the development Of
the consequent disease, was created by
the comparatively confined and close air
Of the vessels cabin, whilst the more
fortunate number who took their better
ventilated quarters at Rose-Island, avoid
cd such pre-disposition, and consequent
ly escaped its dreadful consequences.
The period since the introduction Of
this pes,ilence amongst us, has been u
time of most anxious expectations; we
have encouraged The belief, that the ex-
traordinary purity of our atmosphere, ex-
cmpt as it is from all malarous and other
deleterious vapours, would, aided by the
due cautionary measures adopted, give
us a reasonable prospect Of being less
severely dealt with by this frighlful enc
my, than the inhabitants Of other places
less iavorably circumstanced in these re-
spects; and as nearly nine days have
now elapsed since the interments of its
victims in this town, without the occur
renee OF any new cases either amongst
their attendants or their ow-citiZens,
we feel much strengthened in this cheer
ing hope, aware ait the same time that a
few days exemption more must pass a
! way, before this hope can be fairly set,
tied into sanguine confidence.
With great respect, sc.