Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-06-28
THE CHoLERA-The Albany Argur


THE CHoLERA-The Albany Argus
Of Saturday mentions that every possible
measure Of p~recaut;on and prevention has teen
and is being taken by the city authorities, to
prevent the introduction Of the cholera. The
,irst s,ep is TO check the tide Of emigration
from the infected places in Canada, and the
introduction of emigrants will be prohibited
as far as possible.
Mr.. Waldron. city marshall, proceeded
70 the 2d lock about a mile north Of thai city,
on Thursday evening and remained there
during the most Of the night. He stopped s
boats which were examined on Friday morn
ing by the health officers; but the passengers
Jumped on shore, and came 20 the CITY on
foot. So determined were the boats to pro
coed, that he WAS obliged to remove The
-cranks from the locks. The directions to The
lock tenders were 70 preyent the passage oil
all boats from the north, and all western
boats Nth northern passengers. 1be IatieI
precaation was rendered necessary, irssn The
circumstance that as soon as TIE prohibition
upon the northern boats was known, the
northern passengers, at the junction OF the
two canals, G. miles north OF that cny0 re
sorted to the western boats.
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board OF Health convened and a
dopted the following order.
Board Of Health, Rbsny, 18th June, 1882.
This boad having teen appraised Of the
existence of the Cholera at Montreal, La
Prairie and st Johns, and destroas to pre-
vent such intercourse as may tehd to spread
the disease, do appoint assistant alderman
WATSON forthwith 10 proceed TO White ball,
and if necessary to Burlington end Platts
burgh. He is to act from circumstances
discretionary. bat particularly TO induce the
authorities Of the Whitehall to exercise the
power vested In them by law, to prevent the
landing Of ehigrauts and passengers from all
boats and vessels until an examination be
had: Also to obtainethe same regulations by
the authorities of each town and village be.
tween this city and Whitehall, aud other
places near the lines of the state.
The Board take the liberty TO suggest to
the Common Council Of Troy, 10 appoint
one Of their members 10 go north, for the
purpose OF e~ffecting the same subject.
Alderman WATSON departed immediately
for Whitehall, under the above order, with
letters from the Mayor and the Comptroller
Of the state, directed to the collectors and
superintendent throughout the line of the
Northern canal. requiring them to submit G.
very boat to a rigid examination, and to ex
ercise the utmost vigilance in preventing the
importation of Me disease. Similar dhec
tons or recommendations, were addressed
to the commanders ofthe steamboat on Lake
Champlain.
Communicated have passed between the
authorities OF Albany and those ofI'roy; ali.
active measures will be jointly taken, so Far
az prevention through the northern channel
of communication tile source 10 be parti-
eUlarly watched, lis necessary.
The city is full OF reports. II was reported
that an emigrant had been seized with the
cholera at the second lock; but it proved to
be a'case ofdelirlum tremens. The sudden
death OF a woman on board one of the boata
was also described, without cause, to cholera.
We learn by "a young man from Whitehall,
that a steam boat arrived at that place from
Montreal on Friday, with $50 emigrant pas
sengers; that 2 died on the passage, of the
cholera; that two cases supposed to be the
cholera, had taken place on board of a boat
laden with lumber near Fort Edward; ard
a1at live or SIX boats, full OF emigrants, were
ON their way down the canal.
Extract of a letter from the Mayor Of Al
bany .dated 18th inst. to the Mayor of II. Y.
THE civil authorities have taken measures
TO prevent the European ernigrants and o.
Tiers rom coming TO this city, Commuui
cations have been to the local officers oil the
towns and villages above us, to enforce the
regulations authorized by law to prevent per
sons from injected places from approaching
their places. We have no account of any
cases OF cholera this side of St Johns"