Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-24
Cholera at New York.

! DUJ D"" oSo'" 'sheu 'ue OlX'n Ward
note the progress OF the Cholera now ,r,
some parts OF it, and 10 ascertain by ar,,,I
servarion the sanitary condition of that n,,
the city.
Our frs, visit was to the "Old Brewer.
Cross street, which wa, undergoing ,bn,a
cleansing the filthy halls aud ,laIrcasex h.'
covered with saw-dus, saturated with D
Grants dlslnfectung fluid. The all4y.w,r y"
back yard, filthy beyond anything We had i
elsewhere, was also covered with the d,,,nr
,lng agent; but notwithstanding this. the "a
sia arising from pu'rid mater which no,, h.
been accumulailng for many months ua,a
offensive ha, even The off ers hasiensJ >,
departure. There have heen no cayp,ofrI
era as yet, at The "Old Brewery" aho,vb s.
building i, filled with mass of hslno n,n
ripe for The ,cy'he of Death.
We ncxr made our way TO No. 20 O,o
st, where the first reported cases of Cbop,.
occurred. Reaching the rear, We d4scanl.
INTO low. damp, and filthy basement VIII.
scene of human misery and deg adatlnn. her,. 4
all power of description, preserved r>pr
/ h.t.
dmly lighted. and rhe other dark Ia he Do
cipal room, female had just died. and som.
her drunken and heasrly companrons wers
| pairing he body for InrrrmenI. There
no manifestations of grief a. he sudden H.,
their friend ,--nr fear of Cholera - bu =, ...
| turned the hody To wash aud dress j. H.,
grave. their operations were enI,. ered ey ?,
bald jokes, and the ldlo,pc gibherl q aud 3,
ter peculiar 10 farsone drunkardS q, The H..
caste In another corner OF the same nmD
female, wrapped in filthy rays, wa lyrng On.
the foor,-having sIckened yeSierhav.-,l
was now unable 30 rise. She was au lne,
peraie woman. and presented most Ioa h,or.
appearance. Some three or four orher ie l,..
were sealed upon the floor, the trace, or h.
manly scarcely visible upon faces which o,,.
might have been handsome, but now. bos.l
by Intemperance,- ,-dIsfgured and hac ktnedl lr
violence, and so besoIIed aud Supplied as ia h.
apparently unconscious Of our presence. OF A
the more unwplcone vista ion of Death
The Police officer, procuring IIgh, elas
way into the dark room, where we dI>corerd
three more subjects, in different stage, # ,he I
disease. A husband and wife were ying a,n
The floor together, with some fllhy Old ae
clohes wrapped around rhem; The man aD
peared TO be dead, bul upon minute exanna
ton he was found TO be still alive. The wlrs
who was closely pressed 10 "Ihe 'ody Of dea,h /
was suffering the most excruc,alrng PAIN n
another corner was lille boy, (chlId Of h. /
dead woman,) who bad beer sick few hour.
he cried for bullermiIk, and the kiudhears
heallh-w warden procured him some, which r
the moment allayed the burning thirst shi
always accompanies this disease.
While We were in this +" house of degi +
Dr.. Shew, extensively known as devosIu +
enthusiastic disciple of Pre,snrz aud si
now actively and gra'ul,ou>ly engaged IA as
lsering 10 Ihe physical wants of Chnieta
lien,s wherever he can hear of them, male
appearance
DR.. Shew being now added to our pa1
We left the horrible scenes al No 20 0aae
ST.. and proceeded 10 examine The condloua
Cross-st and wherever We went We faa
cellars, yards, alleys, and houses, rerking hri
filth, which Mr. Ovens ordered 10 he mash.
ately removed
Leaving Cro>s-st. we proceeded inIo iam
hony-st., where, In the garreI of No l46, sc
found small child sick of Cholera, and q
parenIly dying; It's parents had died o a
same disease, aud were buried ye,reolaY
DR.. Shew Immediately took this case IN hand
although without hope. The sufferer vas ly1!
upon The floor, bul upon q more cOmOa';
bed than We had yet seen. and aI'rnd'
hyy aI Tn~ 4 4 tuftI
and sober; bu' high above The noise aud Coz
fusion of The woman. was heard the n'ans
Wings OF drunken man, wh0 addressed TR
ierna'ely IN French aud English and 0e.d'
We left The house. were Obliged 10 have on
conveyed 10 The Tumbs To protect his vile a'l
the dying child from his hruiaI assaults.
We entered The ruum our ears were as>aIra
The shrlek> of ,he woman who was engaged
a herce cumha' with me drunken wretch "
was dragging her from he SICK bed y
hair OF her head; and ,hns, amld he noise a
fighting. and curslng of drunkaIds. va
spirit OF the child passing away faf 0e
so. than TO live living death.
Our mex, vlsi, was 10 The Old Ball AI''
No. l27 An'hony-sl THIS house, unIlI
Gently, was used as place for f h''os u':
A shori Time since the roof Of that par o.
buildings used for "spofung' pufPose'' r.
alter which the house was closed lr>'r'
however, Tho authorities dlrec!ed N' O'
10 break nopen. and fit j, up as tempo
hosPnal. which he did, after encounters
herce opposition ftom the people 10 The nf.:
ho'hood, who violently opposed The e'e'
OF hospital in their mds,.
In short time, however The place W
c'eansed, aud abou' thirty col bed, made ~
Tor the sick one of whirb n ~, IN (,