Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-21

ny to perceive, that the exertious TO purfy n.
streets. dwellings. out houses and wharves. con.
tinue with UNDATED activity, under the dIrec,iO,
of the city authorities and the board Of health.
BOARD OF HEALTH, ALB,yy,)
Sunday, June II, Q H. W.
To the Hon. John Townsend, Pres', Boari Of Heath
Sir-The almost universal alarm which exi,,.
Throughout the city, has induced me to aAdrp,,
you. 1t gives me the greatest satisfaction to BE-
able to say, that, on particular inquiry Of the
physicians of this city, assembled at the CITY.
Hall last evening, all agree with me 10 saying.
that our city is not only totally exempt from Con-
tagious disease. but unusually healthy.
Yours respectfully
PEIER WENDELL.
Health Officer.
A letter to the Mayor of the CITY, from r
Follet, Esq. dated Burlington, June Is, SAYS
Dear Sir-It is ascertained beyond dOub,
that the Cholera is raging violently at Quebec
and Montreal, and many cases have occurred in
the smaller towns. The boats have recenrIy
brought out large members OF Irish and other emf
grants; and this class Of persons are supposed to
be particularly exposed and to carry the diseas.
wherever they 60. The board of directors Of
the Franklin Company have held meeting tbs
evening, at which was present, and it deter.
mined, and so the captains are ordered no. e
receive emisrauts Oh board at present"
From Captain Lathrop. dated on board steam.
boat Phenix. Lake Champaign, June 18th, Friday
GA Mr.. Larned of Troy, died on board ny
boat this day, about II o'clock, while lying At
Whitehall, and / succeeded in buryins bin At
half past.12. on the Island north Of the DOCK
without the assistance Of any person from ts
town, save Doctor Wright, who was truly at'tl
tive, and acted the part Of phianthroplN-
Had he declined giving assistance, as Others did,
| must alone have been physician, nurse and SCI
ton. A council Of Magistrates at Whitehall
pronounced the case to be Asiatic Cholera, IN It;
most alarming aspect. The streets were eonse'
quentIy deserted, and many Of the passenger!
destined 10 the Canadas, returned In the packets
The particulars Of the case are as fOO~s:-Os
Monday Mr.. L. had cabin passage TO ST. Johns
on his way to Quebec. On Thursday found
him at St. Johns, with several others that bad
left Montreal, so great was the excitement caused
BY the Cholera. lie had great fears OF the CON,
plant, talked Of it constantly, and carried W.
of preventive. He was man Of apparently d.
ipated habits, and drank to excess on board 'l'
boat. At Burlington he concluded tog0On 70
Whitehall; and, at about one O'Clock 'h" naa
was taken with great pain, violent e'smP'ui
spasms, slight vomiting and purglng' a'9 oss'
ing at the nose He continued to get worse 10
before we arrived at Whitehall, which mas at 4
his extremities were quite cold. The Pa''enss'
thought and SAID his sickness was caused y! n' u
cessive drinking. Doct. W. was at once eaIs.
and did not leave him at all. He appi''d "Il
rubbing, and gave him medicine to a'suass y
pain: but all to no effect. Doctors VIRGIN o.
Mcleod pronounced him at once past all -
when they first So" him."
A letter from Alderman Wasson' oa'u
Sandy Hill, O'Clock on Saturday morH''s' %.
cat Fort Miller are about thirty e'0'Y..
who have in consequence of the water beluso,
from the canal, been detained tor ''r'e w.
thew inform me: two Of when died Westerns,
one IN forenoon and the other in the evening".
two or three are now sick, in the little hu' WV,
thew are. on the bank of the canal, and WI E
baby die this day. saw them bury'ns @ o'.rc
morning u These persons arrived IN Q'."Ji
from Ireland, about a fortnight since; ID ~ ~
health: and the cases of disease and deaI ,,,,r
which I allude, are undoubtedly the "u .'';
cholera morbus, and not the Aslatlc' i 81 ." -
on. and rely upon It shall exert my'eI'
utmost to stop all further COMMUNICATIVE
Lake"
w. C. Bouck, Esq. acting Canal Col'lD ,s.,
err, who arrived in this city on SATURDAY ~ W',;
from the North, addressed a letter to 'ne W.:
yesterday morning, from which the '0''O""'
extracted:
81 was at Whitehall on Friday. anu " =
yersation with several of the physicians s '",,,
GERS of the village. | found they "er. .mbct
satisfied that death on board OF ': s.;, On
the day previous, was case Of the As'a.', rS,,
lera. In this opinion, was told ever! r.
clan of the place concurred. 70. Nj
"Tbere were two sudden deaths al f% ',s d
Ter, remigrants1; but on enquiry, ;."h,bit,t
morning, [ was told by a respectable lI s"d @,s
that the physicians Of that place had dee.u ts
cases to be the cholera morbus A"0"'
country"
The authorities at Fort Miller, on is s,ias..