The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-08
City Intelligence.


THE CHOLERA AT qUAHArTINE-Irs REroRrEo APrEAa-
Tie following report yesterday received by His
Honor, the Mayor relative to the choera at Quarsn-
tine
QuARANTINE, S. |, Dec. Z, 1S4S.
To HIS HoNoR, THE MAYOR:
Since my report Of yesterday ak cases Of cholera
have occurred at the Marine Hospital four of which
were inmates of the hospital previous to the arrival Of
the ship New York
Four have died since MY last report
Respectfully, ALEX. B. WHITING.
Health Officer.
This report most plainly shows that this dreful and
alarming epidemic is rapidly increasing. within the
past two days there have been ten new cases. and
eight Deaths the disease having assumed more mag-
nant form than those which first appeared.
There is now perhaps some cause for alarm to think
that the cholera is at quarantine and the city was
in favorable condition for its destroying
breath The Board of Health session during the
whole Of yesterday, but what means they devised or
what conclusion they to- 1t is impossible to say
they having refused to make any disclosure of their
proceedings. 1t said, however, that they
deavoring to procure the public school house, in
william street, with view to convert 1t into hos
pita should necessity require such step. There was
also something said about making a general search
through the city, and require all persons living
in damp Easements and cellars, to remove at once
to the upper part of the city aud If a suficisnoy
of houses could net be obtained for their accom-
modation to proceed, forthwith to build temporary
houses for them until the plague should subdue
or disappear. The object Of providing suitable
place for the hospital, is certainly well conceived
plan and should. by all means be adopted and the
idea Last referred to- of providing places in healthy
location for those who living in such places
only tend to invite the epidemic and it broadcast
through tie city is one, doubtless which will meet the
hearty appreciation Of every citizen. That such
movements will be attended with great pecuniary cost
there is OF doubt, but what is expense compared
with the health Of the city Every measure which
can should be taken to prevent its course, and no
reasonable man would withhold his support from and
acquescence in any tending to tina much de-
sired object Already has one appeared in the city
which proved fatal. The patient who had
been discharged from quarantine, where he had been
sick, but not from cholera He to the city few
days since. and stopped at house in Washington
street. On Tuesday he was attacked with cholera,
and Immediately removed to Staten Island, where he
! died on Wednesday morning. There have been seva-
| raj cases among those at Staten Island, who
| did not arrive in the packet ship New York,
| but who were brought in contact with those who
| did. 1t is the general opinion of eminent men of
this country well of Europe, that the cholera il
conagiop but certainly the fact Of persons be-.
ing suddenly taken, by being in the room with
patients looks very like it, and such have almost
invariably provedfatal There have been in total
twenty five fourteen Of which proved fatal; and
it thought, yesterday afternoon, that several of
the would, in all probability prove fatal,
from the violence with patients were astack
Few of the patients last attacked have lived more than
eight hours, after the first symptoms were
The Board Of Health will probably report soon as
they have completed their arrangements which, it is
expected will contain all the sanstory measures which
can possibly be adopted
DEATH DRowNISG The Coroner held an inquest
yesterday at No So Elizabeth street. the BODY of
Andrew j. Thomas chip carpenter by trade, aged 49,
born in New York, who came to his death by the
staging around vessel, giving way and the deceased
knocked into the river, and drowned. Verdict
acctrdinply