Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-09
CHOLERA INTELLIGENCE.
CHOLERA


~ Only sir intormcn,s from IL o'clock yester-
day to ~ to-day, and very few, if any cases
This is indeed cheering, and warrants the hope
that tho postilenco is taking its loavo OF our City.
BOARD or HEALTH,
October 9Th, 1882.
CRY UosmrAL, No. 2, Oct. I, lS32.-Two new
cases. since last roport-one white--one colored--
two discharged, curod--no Notwithstanding 4
white-7 colorcd.
Oct. Sth, 1892.
Two new cases, since last rcport--one whito-
ono colored--Reniaining Whites black
Cry ilosPIrSt, No. i!
October 8. 1892. :.
Discharged cured, white, 1 colofed-Rcmain-
JOSEPH TATE, President.
Intcrmcnts near the Poor. House for the 81 hours,
ending yesterday at 12 o'clock:
Whites, 3; Coorcd, 9--rotal IL
October Sth, to 12 o'clock:
Whites, 9; Colorcd, 4-Totai 6.
GEO. woeDfIN.
The intorments at all the other burying grounds
since the commencement ofcholora, has been about
twenty.
PENIrErIARY, Oct. 6, 1882. }
l o'clock, P. M
Gases since report of yesterday Zone in blue stage
before he was discovered to be sick,l 4
Deaths from tho reported Wednesday
and convalescent yesterday, relapsed last even
ing and terminated very speedily, (bsth blacks,)
Discharged cured, 8
JOHN JACOB, Second Assistant,
Superintendent in charge.
10 The Board of Health have the satisfaction
to state to their fellow citizens, that the cholera
has so far abated that they hope in few days
to be able to say it has ceased entirely as an
epidemic.
The Board would, however, strongly urge upon
their fellow citizens and strangers visiting the
city, to keep up strict abstemiousness in diet and
Iii, II 4
fruit. JOSEPH TATE, President.
The Scottsvillc Farmer of the 4th, states that
sths desease is raging to considerable extent on
James River, just below There have been So
vcral cases at New Canton about ten miles below
us. We have heard of several deaths, some eight
erte The mortality is exclusively confined to
boatmen."
We learn that sixteen of the boatmen employed
in the navigation between this place and Rchm nd
have died of the choera.-Lyncnburg Tirginisn.
From the CharlestoOn Jefferson County, Free
AWFUL MORTALITY.
1t becomes duty this day 10 make a most
appalling record of DEATHS Doings"in our neigh
borhood. The desoatng malady which has swept
over our country, has no where been more fatal in
its career, than at Halltown four miles of this
place. Since Sunday the 23d ult. there has been
sizteen deaths By Cholera, in a population not sx
coeding 100 souls. In the family of Mai PETER
its ravages have been heart-rendng Five of
MS household nave been cut of: His sister,
Miss ELISABETH PETER, his THOMAS
and three Of his servants. Seldom has it
fallen to the lot ofone to drink so deeply at
single draught of the cup of afi1iction. On Tues
day morning. he left his beloved sister and son in
their usual health and while in Charlestown receiv.
ed the news ofther alarming illness. Medical aid
was promptly obtained, but The work of death was
too surely planned. In five hours the fatal shafts
were sped. And yesterday, he accompanied them
both to the tomb!
Mr.. DANIEL AILsTADr, young man of co. was
among the victims; and the others principal
ly workmen on the road. Several of the citizens
are yet down with the disease, but GONZALES
cent.
We question whether similar instance of NOR
tallity in so small population, has yet been
corded. All the workmen on that part ofthe road,
except or 10, have fled from this favorte resting
place OF tire Destroying Angel.
Since our last publication, we have had no do
mestic case of Cholera in this place laborer
from Hailtown came to town sick, Thursday
evening, with symptoms of Cholora and his
proved to he violent one. He is now in a
fair way of recovering
The general health of Charlestown continues
good; but Heaven only knows how soon we shall
have the scourge, in all its desolating power.