Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-01
CHOLERA.

MONTREAL, July Observation-Disclosures the
state of the public health, there is is no panic
no alarm; but business continues with some lit
tie abatement. Whilst all lament the appear
ance OF cholera, all are grateful that, compa-
red with 1892, It's comparatively light. Among
the deaths that have occurred since my last
are L. A. Turner, Esq. President of the Trini-
ty Board, and formerly President of the Bank
OF Canada, Miss Doyle, formerly of Halifax
MIR. w. G. Bell, Quebec suburbs, Mrs. Thomp-
SON mother-in-law of Common Councilman N.
Hall, and Mrs. Cliff in ST. Lawrence suburbs
Last night respectable American gentleman
died; he was in town collecting subscribers or
purchasers for map Whilst | am writing,
Mr.. Atterill, steamboat agent, is announced as
at the point of death. | visited the Cholera
Hospital about an hour ago; only two new ca
ses have come in to-day. The whole number
now i'm Hospital are IL, five of whom are cured
of Cholera; but are laboring under TyphuS,
with rather uRpromising symptoms.
The military have been removed from the
barracks in the city, and are under canvass in
the Isle St Helens.
As to any doubts respecting the disease, the
public may Judge for themselves from the symp-
toms, which are-frst, purging and vomiting
then rice water stools, giddness of the head,
cramps, asphyxia, blueness Of the skin sinking
OF the eyes, shrinking of the flesh, c!amminess
Of the skin, &c.
From extensive observation in 1882, | am
enabled to say that the present disease differs
in nothing, as far as can see except that the
cramps are not so severe, and that the French
Canadians do not suffer so fatally now as in
1882.
The CINCINNATI Board of Health report ten
deaths by Cholera, in that city, during the
week ending on the 21st instant. The dis
ease was not considered by the board as increas-
ing.
The WHEELING Gazette of the Goth, in refer
ence to the health of that town, says, on the au-
thority of physicians, that the health of Wheel
ing is about as good as usual at this season of
the year, and adds that, " it is doubted by ma
ny whether there have been any cases Of Chole-
"a among US; at all events we think there have
not been more than or 5, and none for two or
three days past
We hear no more OF the Cholera being at
PIrrsBuRG.
Beaver, Pa. July 25.-Two or three deaths
have occurred within the past week, of Chole-
ra, in this vicinity. A Mr. Bracy, of Philipsburg,
died the forepart Of this week, and Mrs. We
natta, of Moon township, on Sunday last. The
circumstances attending the last case are re-
markable. We are informed that on Thursday
preceding she observed a bundle floating in
the river, and insisted, against the entreaties
OF her friends, on going in after it, which she
did, and with the assistance of a relative of the
name Of Day, finally brought it ashore. On
opening it, it was found to contain matras
and bedding, number of towels, hankerchiefs,
&c. In the centre was small board, a foot
and half square, on which were inscribed
the Cholera-Bepare" Notwithstanding this
admonition, the woman was determined to hold
on to her prize, and after plum ing the articles
in the river few times, spread them on the
shore. On Saturday night she was attacked,
with every symton Of the Cholera, and on the
next day, before medical assistance was OBJ
tanned, she was q corpse.
William Nicholson, a hand on board the
steamboat Beaver died quite suddenly on Sa-
turday last.
At l O'Clock he started to run the boat to
Pittsburg, in tolerable health-at Economy he
was taken unwell, and in five hours after leav-
ing Beaver Point he was dead Some of the
symptoms indicated Cholera-but it is said the
death occurred from other cases.