Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-26
TUESDAY, JUNE e6. 1889.
THE CHOLERA.
New YoRK, June 2s.

snnposed Cholera at Plattsbursh or Burlington.
An Irsh emigrant died at Montpelier, W. soon
after his arrival there, and as the case was sup
posed to be Cholera. some excitement followed,
as a matter of course. But from all other points
of our own territory, the information IL such as
great!y TO alay the public apprehension. Every
town and village TO the North OF us, enjoys re-
markabiy good health. AT Albany suicide was
committed on Thursday night. The unhappy
subject vas Mr.. Peter Bssel, from NewY ork,
man of incorporate habits. He put an end
10 his life by aadanum; but knowing that sud
den death, the cause Of which was unexplained
would create alarm, he very humanely left pen
Gil .note signed by himself, as follows:-" Not
the Cholera. p. b."
The Mayor of Albany has made public CON-
municston, setting forth the measures which
have been adopted to prevent the ingress OF eml
grants from the north, by the united exertions oil
The civil authorities of Albany and Troy. Every
avenue of communication is carefully guarded,
and all emisrants detained, al suitable places.
where they are to be kept for Zen days each, and
not discharged without clean certhcatesof health
Letters from OSdensburgh are OF Monday the
18th. There had been great alarm for day or
two previously, in consequence OF exaggerated
reports public meeting of the citizens was
held on Sunday, and such measures adopted as
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the health OF the CITY. This alarm was occasion
ed not only by the deaths OF some emigranfs at
Prescott. on the Canada side, opposite, but BY
rumpr that three Durham boats, having sick eni-
grants on board, were coming TO tie Osdensbnrgh
shore. An armed force immediately repaired to
the landings TO drive them of. Bat the alarm
vas sroundless. The boats arrived, having nei-
Their sickness nor emigrants on board. There
had been one more death at Prescott, and few
have died on their passage up the river 10
quote letter from Ugdensburgh. of Monday, II
is sufficient to say, though much is heard. but
little is known with certainty. 'Much seems
to be misunderstood, and all his horribly exag
gerated. Every louse, idle report. is picked up
with ayiditY, and is duly amptied IN its pro
gress over the country, till ~ha, was at hrst
harmless, becomes the most dreadful oi the as
poets of cholera"
From Canada we have a rumor that on Friday
Of last week there were 81 cases at Lapraire,
and so at ST, Juhns. We have direct ad,ires
one day later from Montreal this morning. In
some Of the papers of that city OF Saturday last.
il was mentioned that the disease had appeared
among the troops in garrison, several OF whom
had died The married soldiers, with their
wives, had been sent to Laprairle. where they
were 10 remain in the barracks for the present.
There had been but four deaths among the SOL
diers, however. A vast majority OF the cases are
of a mild form, and these are generally supposed
tn have been accustomed by fear. The Montreal
Gazette mentions, as a singular and surprising
fact, ''that very small proportion OF the cases
are among newly arrived emigrants, or those con-
ncrted with them with shipping; but the dis
ease seems to have fallen with the greatest seve-
rity on the natives of, or those who have been
long residents in, the country"
A letter received this morning from a gentle
man in Montreal, connected with mercantile
house in this city, dated on Sunday, gives much
more favorable account of the progress of the
disease, than the ad,ices received Yesterday
According to this letter, the English residents,
and those from the United States, feel themselves
in no great danger. The disorder has been, for
the most part, confined to the Canadian French,
and the emigrants. Among the former it has
been much aggravated by the conduct oi the sub.
jects. When seized with the Cholera, or any
other disease-for every thing is Cholera now
instead of bearing up against 1t, and sending tor
a physician, they will lie down to die, and send
for a priest. In the case Of the emigrants, their
sickness Is greatly aggravated by their torlorn
condition. The houses Of the people are barred
against them, and their sufferings from hunger,
exposure, and, necessarily, bad attendance, are
enough, IN the absence of all other causes, to
cause them to sink down in despair, to find relief
only in death.
In addition 70 the letter of which we have
thus stated the substance, we have been favored
with the following letter received by CONNER
cial house in Pine street this morning:
Extract from a letter dated Montreal, June ls.
On our arrival at Burlington on Friday even
ing, meeting Of the Directors Of the Steamboat
Company was held, when, after several hours
OF consultation, they decided, between IL and
lo'cock. 90 proceed to ST. Johns, as usual, but
70 receive M emigrants on board. The boats
crew, however, influenced by the reports circu-
lating respecting the ravages of the Cholera at
Montreal. aud alarmed by the case which had
occurred on board our own boat, refused to 90 to |
ST. johns. We proceeded next mornlng to
Plat, burg, where we found that a man had just
died after three hours illness. and "a physician
who had come from Burlington with US, after ex.
aiming the BODY aud learning from the most
authentic source the symptoms of the case, ex.
pressed himself convinced that 1t was case of
Asiati, Cholera. Not succeedingher in obtain |
-. =. co,vav.nce I'm St Jtyhps we nushed m IN |