Litchfield enquirer., 1832-06-28

THE CHoLEnh<
lsiurs ~ rs pph1irn,isa. Ms deadisl disease he's
maAs asa' among The Inhabitants Of QDebee
and Meu05A|. and Ans spfead 'hnay Of sae sarvsua-
dipg lawns and villages. Ramors upOa rurasrs have
- 1ks1 Ssaa ihat had sSiended 70 some
ofs lswas wishia an borders sftle Uuited Staaes.
Il WouId u essils for US 70 publish all the ac-
counts yh apPear - the daily prints, large por-
AioA 81 wlnse ccIumns are every day occdPied with
ne subject. We shall endeatOr, however, from time
oire % give si the main Iets which traGspire with
regard d - spread Of this dreadful scOurge. The
feeling tl,roushou,the country very great Even
This remote distance from the appearance Of the chO
era, high and healthy as Is or hilly copniry-and
where, il any vherc the people might be supposed to
be sxempt from its efscfs-lhere is degree Of fever
ish excitement upon the subject which truly surpr
sPg' ltloeespies Al minds' ..jrE.a
u So FAR rs we can Judge from the various and
conflicting accounts respecting The spread Of the ASH
atic Cholera from Quebec aud Montreal, il has APP
peared in til llOwi"g places IN the United States
At harrington. W. two cases, and at Montpelier. one
all fatal. In PLattsbarg, N. Y seven cases, and six
deaths, Abort Miller, three cases. and as many
dealhs Al Whitehall, and on the Lake near there,
CaAGS-nN
miles north of Aibanyl tive cases and deaths. On
the Rail Road, near Albany, case, fatal We be-
iieve alt the above cases, except OF Pa,s-
burgh, emigrans their way into the country.
There have been eral ranored Other die-
re"t places, Troy, Albany, Ogdenshurgh, Saltwater
&C., but from all we asceriain al this Distance
mono Of them have any foundation in fact.
At Quebec and ,Montreai, especially at the latter
place, the mortality has been indeed dreadful. We
extract few photographic from Of our late papers
TO show something Of It's extent and the terrible panic
il creates wherever il appears: as .a aaas.
@e' fr'FsF' ~ " Montreal, 18th Jone, 1882,
49," }.s..fE"3 ~ Half past IL o'clock, p. M
!" Genemen-We have mere " time To say that the
Cholera has ragged more Tor the last twenty four hours
than al any previous period. Great nNmers that
walking our streets yesterday are in etc rnity.-
The city is all in commo,ion. OF the victims Of the
disease, we notice Mr.. Sweeney, Potash inspector,
Mr merors We p"oi,c con.acsos. ana Mr. Sco,..
acquaintance we could add, &c time permitted.
I'VE see aaccly Nothing hut carts with the dead.
We have JUS, learn, that B. Thatcher he Livery STA
BILE keePcr,) died at St. Johns, on his way out.
In great haste, yours, truly. y.
3E ~s4l a1 $50 &C. & J. E. MILLS"
In addition to this letter, a communication from
PlatisbMrgh announces the arrival Of Mr.. Dimmick,
from Montreal, which place he left on Monday the
18th. He reports that there Uere not less tan SIR han
dred cases on that day. Although this statement is
doubtless much exaggerated, still Il IN evident that
the progress Of tire disease continued increasing oa
trighiful extent. All business ceased in Montreal on
Monday. Mr.. Dimmck states that the Board Of
Health had determined to report any more cases.
All communication between Montreal and Quebec
had been cut of. Mw
II is it.e tbatl he Cholera has appeared at Lapraire
and ST. johns. Al the former place three have
terminated fatally; the deceased, we informed,
carriers, natvrs Of the country. In the latter
Of John G. Pierce. Esq is said 10 BIO sick Of the dis
ease.-N r. paper. 0
O6fece efthe Sackett's Harbor Courier, jane Is.
We learn y gentleman lust arrived from Ogdems-
burg that several deaths have occurred from CIloie-
al Prescott. On the St. Lawrence between Pres.
colt and Montreal, the crews and passengers Of
nearly all swept off, One boat in particular, we
learn from authentic source, having In il crew &c
seven men, WAS discovered a few miles below Oedens.
burgh-six Of the men were dead one only remain
ing The utmost CONSERVATION prevails upon the riv
er below Prescott, among the b0atmcn and Others
Boats are tied 20 the shore and deserted-lhe men
flying In every direction for their lives. Strong
sures are adopted 10y the authorities Of OgdeDsburgh
and Prescott, 20 prevent the extension OF The malay,
no boats from 6ctow being allowed 10 land at or pass
those places. "@H IA 9s3 - glsf}k j"AI
Al Albany, suicide was committed on Thursday
night. The uaiappy saIjecs was q Mr. Peter Bissei,
an end 70 his lie by audanum; bu, knowing that a
sudden death, d.e cause &c which was unexplained.
note signed by himself ne folowB:-s. Noia Choie
IA. r. B."-N Y. Com. Ado. ysze %. ~ s sr7
The fallowing is IN extract from letter from Mr..
WIN. Hedge to his partner. DR.. Lyman, now ia Troy
il IL dated Montreal, June ID. -~~-~-~----.-
The whole "uml,er OF cases up to this day is 1888
Deaths ,-@.Aa A-sS.A Sl2
During the last "a hours, new cases, 43l
Deaths .@ys 49,. 80
Our advices from Quebec nre two days later, and
somewhat more favorable. On the 18th there were
GO admissions ntO the hOsDitale. IL cOnvaIescent.
discharged cured and 81 deaths. On the 10th, the
nunler Of new eases admitted 10 the hospitals,
96 discharged cured, convalescent, 90 died Sc.
(beiag less than the preceding day.) The total
humber admissions into the hospitals from the 9th 10
tie l6th inclusive, was 357; deaths 1877. Il must be
borne IL mind, however. that these accounts do not
include the in private houses net taken 10 the
hospitals. But the Physicians believed that the dis
ease was abatipg in lie maIignity. zka y gaa II
Arase Of sudden death occurred in this city this
morning which has caused unprecedent excite
meni. Mr.. John r. Prescott, Of the frm Of Prescott
g. H0ic0m,--&ometime yesterday afternoon, feeling
unwelI eeat nj sieam doctor tCofia) for dose Of
medicine, which he obtained and took. Soon after
he had taken he felt mach dsrees and sent Tor COT
fn, who came and gave him several repeated doses Of
iedicae. There 0Wly Increased tito illness. Co6im
le0 the deceased about or 10 O'Clock last evening,
and directed person, whom he denominated his
dent partner 20 attend, wiO then came and also ad
mnistered more medicine. About II o'clock, the
sympioms becoming alarming, Doctors Wotkyns and
he OF speaking audilly and in extreme distress.
An efforts 10 relieve him proved snayang, and he
died about o'clock iiis morning - Troy paper.
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