Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-11
SATURDAY. AUGUST II, 1852.
TIE CHOLERA.

Cholera. or something like IL, IN the Wassa-
chy,siis STATE Prison. We have an account Of
violent and sudden sickness having broken out al
the Charlestown, Mass, State Prison, GU Sunday
last. which had extended at +. NJ. on Moh'
Jay to Us of the convicts. No death had &C.
Cured, and the physician Of the prison did not
apprehend danger. The illness IS ascribed 10
spurred rye found in that from which the coffee
and bread we're made. Its symptoms were thus
described BY the physician:
70 his EXcrlleacy Leri Lincoln:
SIR-It becomes my painful duty to report that
within ten hour. past, large number OF con'icts
i'm this institution have been taken SICK with the
following symptoms. vZ:-copous vomiting anu
nnroins-the quantity OF stools IN some cases
tunals two gallOns-there is GOODNESS OF the
ton,ue. breath and surface-great pain in the
hnv.,is-prlse yery feeble-nO spasms OF The eX-
tr,mit,es-there are about 25 now sick-thc
most severe of whose cases have been treated by
,,iy. means and appear somewhat relieved
M me shows appearance of collapse, nor do at
This t;,np think the disease To be ASlatic Cholera
nor can | at thi, time assign any probable
cause of the same. We propose 10 have an an
aI,.is of the food eaten Yesterday, and OF the
m,tter evacuated be vomiting aud stools, Should
there be occasion. | shall again report in short
time. Most respectfully, your ExceIlency's
obedent humble servant.
VIM j. WALKER,
Physician of Hassa husetts state Prison.
Mass State Prison, August 6 So min. to /, A d.
New York. wednesday, August 8.
Aet0 Cases. Deaihs.
Hospitals 81
RpooKryS.-The Board Of Health reported,
Yesterday, l2 cases and deaths.
por-cuKEEpsIE-We have before noticed the
appearance Of the cholera in the Aims House at
this place. The Republican OF "Wednesday says
- rh- cholera l. now broken cut in our COON
~ o,or.house, about one mile east from the GEN.
r.. &C me village, where it is making fearful ra-
v,,.s. There were, before the breaking out of
,he disease. about $50 inmates OF the p00r-hOuse,
aeon, vbom death has made sad havoc. The
first case that nccarred was on Thursday last,
the dsv before which, we understand. during the
o,erseer's absence, many nf the pauprrs entered
the garden and stripped the oucumhers from the
vines, eating them "a tneN were WIhtu' duu a'so
ate large quantities of green apples. beans, &c
They have paid dearly for the act. Since Thurs
DIV. there have been IS cases, aud 30 DEATHS
In the village. there have been IL cases. and
deaths during the last week. and several persons
have b,en attacked bv disease exhibiting many OF
The symptoms of cholera, but which have not
been reported rs such.
ALn,xY.-Reported Aug, G. to i O'Clock. p,
NJ new cases %. deaths H. inlermcn's 1th
H. - o'clo K. Z Four of the cases reported are
children in the Orphan Asylum. IN which the dis.
ease ha, broken out. The first case was that ot
an infant who was brought to the Asvlum IN a
hnpeless state 1t was taken Ia the Hospital OIL
Sunday at noon. where 1t died. Daring Sunday
nioht three Others were seized aud carried 10 the
Hospital. On Monday mnrmng a fourth was at
TAXED The children 900 10 number) have been
removed to the capitol
PHlLADELPHIA, August s.