Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-25
ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY IS, 1884.
THE. CHOLERA.

CANADA letter from Quebec written on
the afternoon of the 10th July, admits that the
place has been sickly for the preceding three
weeks. About one hundred burials had taken
place within that time, which is nearly double
the usual number There are many cases with
the usual symptoms of cholera; but no alarm
or cessation of business prevailed. No person
much known in town had died; but there MAD
been deaths among the settled inhabitants as
well as among the new corners. A similar state
of things prevailed at Montreal. The foregoing
may be depended upon as substantially the
whole truth.
The private advices from Montreal and St.
Johns, mention that the Cholera is prevailing
at both of those places The Evening Post
contains letter Of the 10th, from MONTREAL
from which we select the following paragraphs
GA considerable number of persons. were
diving daily the disease, which the writer pro-
nounces without hesitation, and from the knowI-
edge derived from extensive opportunities OF
becoming acquainted with its characteristics, 1t
having swept off large number OF slaves from
his plantation at Mobile two years ago, TO De
beyond doubt, the real Asiatic Cholera. On the
18th. six or seven emigrants died at La Chine.
-
(of the 16th,) says that ten cases had termlna-
ted fatally since noon OF that day."
Lachine is nine miles above Montreal, and
is the great depot of the emigrants to the Up
per Province; and from the state Of the wea.
Their, and the large number that are generally at
that place. we are not surprised to find that dis
ease has carried off some Of them. gentle
man who left Montreal on Saturday, says that
very little alarm pervades the citizens OF that
place. About fifty persons, chiefly emlgrants,
had been attacked with symptoms similar to
the choera-some had died, but the number of
the deaths had not been alarming when it is
considered that they had been exposed to the
sun when the thermometer indicated the extra
ordinary degree of heat Of 1875 degrees.
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BEAVER (PA) July 1s-THe Cholera.-This
dreaded and fatal disease is beginning to find
its way up the Ohio, and already on this end of
the river several persons have fallen victims to
its deadly progress. In our OWE county, two
deaths have recently occurred from its attack.
The first was a Mr. Hooper, who brought the
disease with him from Louisville, and died short
" after he reached Freedom. And, on We'd
nesday last Capt. Knowles, of Steam Boat
EcIipse. was attacked; and in five hours was
corpse The boat had been run ashore near the
mouth of Beaver, and medical assistance obtain
ed from this borough, but all in van-the case
was beyond the reach Of human aid.
WHEELING, (vA) July l9.-Within ten days
past, there have been several cases of cholera
morbus in this town, also three deaths from Cho-
lera, namely,-Mrs McCortney, wife of Mr..
John McCortney--in South Wheeling, Mrs.
Echols, wife of Mr.. Henry Echols, and Mr..
Shamrock For the last two days there had
been no new cases Of Cholera, and the preva-
ence Of the disease as an epidemic was not ap-
pretended. The general health of Wheeling
was as good as usual at this season of the year.
We have Cincinnati papers to the 18th, but
they are quite silent on the subject of Cholera.