The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-26

The CHoLxRA ExcIrEMENr.-The gold fever.
Christmas holidays, extraordinary weather, and
various other topics, have contributed much to-
wards alaying the panic which was caused few
days ago, by the announcement that the dreaded
AsiatIc cholera was among us; still we regret to
say that the excitement which was so heedessly,
and we must say toolishly, raised, has caused
considerable damage to the trade of our city, more
particularly among the shipping interests. The
report went abroad that the cholera was In New
York, and the consequence is, that at the ports Of
Cuba, and most of the West India islands, most
rigid quarantine is exacled from vessels arriving
from New York for even with clean bills of
health, all regularly certified and atested the au
thorities In these islands, with certain New York
papers full of cholera articles in their hands, can
not help regarding our city as an "lnfected DIS
tnct, from whence the seeds of disease may be
brought, even though there may be no actual case
on board the vessel We heard of a case, a day or
two ago, where the master of a vessel, bound to
the West Indies, was about to 60 round to some
other port, and take his departure from thence In
order to avoid being put In quarantine arriving
at his port of destination.
Now this Is all too bad Here we have the CON-
nerclal relations of the empire city of the Union
thrown into confusion, our citizens alarmed and
panc.struck, and the greatest excitement produced
generally, and all on what grounds Why, the very
extraordinary and unheard-of fact, that two poor
Dutchmen have fallen victims to eating too much
sourkrout, and washing it down with superhuity
of Dutch beer, tor such, in sober reality, do we
really believe to have been the sole cause of the
two "awful" cholera cases conjured up by Ger.
tain wise men of Gotham, and which served as a
text for certain spectators, who wish to have the
Quarantine ground removed from its present loca-
ton, on which to raise this groundless panic.
An excitement regarding cholera was started a
week or two ago in New Orleans; there, however,
the Board OF Health was the alert, and the card
they published was most proper one; and il our
own Board of Health had taken similar care here,
all the trouble which has been the consequence
would have been avoided. Their report was as
follows:-
BOARD OF Hr,LrH.-A special meeting Of the B oard
Of Health was GELD this day in consequence of rumor
which was circulated yesterday, that two OF
Asatc cholera had appeared in our city, from ship
just arrived from Havre The Board, therefore, used
these caseS Of disease which they feel assured
we're attacks Of cholera morbus brought and ag-
gravated by long confinement on shipbosrd and i'm
proper indulgence In fruits the arrival of the vessel
The public have nothing to fear from these cases.
| A. d. CROSSMAN,
| President of the Board of Health.
| A. HESTER Secretary.
We are informed, on good medical authority,
that the two ''awfuf cases reported in the city
were nothing more than cases OF the same nature
as those reported In New Orleans The first one
died from excessive and Injudicious treatment
the last from not having any in time. We NIGH
say much regarding the ridiculous figure which
the Academy of Medicine have cut In this matter
When this body was first organized, il was with
great flourish of trumpets about raising the stand
ard of the medical profession, &c. They may have
raised 1t privately, but publicly they certainly have
not as yet. Let them try to do better in time to
come. AS professional body, none can stand
higher as scientific and respectable members o.
society than the medical men of New York; bu
they do not seem to get on well together in such
societies.; what is the cause of this, it is hard to
tell. To conclude, we would once more assure
our citizens, and all those dong business with
New York, that there IS no As,attc cholera here
nor has there been this year.