The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-05-18
From the California Emigrarts.

ESGIIsH GsovE, IS miles bslop Fort }
ke0raty, Monday, Apnl 50, 1919.


, ol our wagon. "Who isthat:-whati is IN
matterE" va, simultaneous, enquiry. II
Is nc Pun la such pain I'm vsT,
sick - We instantly reused TIP and tvuu,
Mr.. Harms was no, wi,l us aud that he wa
the sufferer.
( On getting out Of the wagon, We iouu,
him leaning against a wheel ~ great ago
ny of pam, ocoa,i0nolly retchiug couvul
sively; aud, on learning that lie had been az
two or three times before, We became atorct
satisfied That the cholera had iuSinuatrd IL,
poisonous tsnes amongst us. Immediately
gave him large dose Uf lauGanum. the on.
~ remedy or palliative st hand, and ssui
Tor physician, who came within at hour
aud commenced an active course ol medi.
cine.
He grew worse, however. notwithstani
ing all cur efforts. Vomiting, yur.mr,
crampinC became exce>siye-with cold
limbs and hands, and cold swea, pouring
from his brow: still We worked over him
I'LL noon, when we found the symptoms had
changed. The vomiting, purgIu-, and
cramping ceased, his limbs became warm
aud the p1iu in the bowels were much less
severe. IL this condition he remained for
three hours, thinking, with us, tina, he " as
better. About o'clock in the afternoon.
while laying in comparative ease, he was
taken with gasping for breath aud in ten
minutes he lay corpse before US.
Such sudden anu uuac cOun,a5le change
overwhelmed US for moment. We could
scarcely believe him dead; yet il was pal
pable to cur senses, aud the stern reality bid
US prepare for the last obseguies for the
dead. We laid him out as well as our len.
der means would permit. aud kept " atCh
I'LL morning when, with heavy hearts, We
dug his grave aud, with none To help us in
the last sad rite, we coSigued him "to that
bourn from which no Traveller rsturnS.r
Poor HAMS! with high hopes he LETT
home, and this was the end of them. He
was a man Of siusularly honest and upright
Intentions, Of great moral worth, simple in
his habits, aud sinteTe in his professions.
A Christian; he lived a. near 70 what he
believed his duty as the " eakness Of human
nature allowed him We felt that one OF
our best men had been taken. This is the
only case that | am cognizant Of where
cholera had been fatal 10 a temperate man.
He never drank ardent spirits as a bsver-
age and was temperate IN all his habits.
My impression is that the state Of the al.
mosphefe was the cause. In the lower part
Of the town was one or two slaughter hpu-
SEES around which were large quantities Of
pigs feet, Scveraldead cattle and hogs which
created an eiIluvia almost insuiierable; aud
cannot understand why the corporation Of
st. Joseph allows such abominabe nussu-
ces 10 exist when cholera Is among them
aud so many hundreds If people are daily
arriving.
With regard TO general operations can
add but little 10 my former letter. The ar
rivals by steamboats, are beoomn. less
some are already tired Of the expedition,
and are Offering their teams and out. 81 for
sale, while other are moving OF TO different
points, so that instead of increasing at ST.
Joseph the numbers are rather decreasing.
After repairing orr wagon bows, which
were damaged in St. Louis, my team. I'M
der Mr.. Fredenburg'S directions, started mp
the river on Wednesday, April &c, towards
Fort kearuy, 10 join the Dayton Company
which had preceded u, while | remained
behind to ce; letters and papers by the next
mail. That night received n touch Of the
tiephani-a rub Of the Ssh ado~ Of coming
events ] began to crow cold, and, hang
me, if fire would warm me. In about an
hour aud half, got warm, warmer, war
NEST; and now ice wouldn, cool me.
tried the effect of coil wateT-hu,nph
had by some means swallowed steam en-.
CINE and all the water poured down was
converted into yapour at once and, like
the Unsuitable leech, there was a cry Of
"give, give, give :" tlll thought my boiler
would burst and | should be blown 10
atoms. \ regular chill and fever was on
me. The next morning I''went IT, on blue
mass; not high mass, but blue pill, aud LAY
up to dry, thinking that by Friday could
go on.
Friday morning the sun rose pleasantly
and | arose smiling under the impression
that we would shine in company that day.
! fed my poney early, Il suppose the sun
had fed his before was up,) intending TO
start after breakfast.
After cup Of coffee the sun pm, his head
into cloud and | put mine between two
blankets with another chill which ended
with another heating up operation. How.
ever, after noon go, oil my bed and on my
poney, determined 10 get away from the
cologne Of St. Joseph. | was so weak |
Souh HdIuiy ST. on my nOTNe out me pure
air revived the, aud gained strength every
mile, and by the time reached the pretty
town oi Savannah, Ii miles, felt quite
comfortable.
On Saturday overlook my team, and
then commenced an active warfare against
internal combustion.
By the way / got no letters from home
aud have not received the first word from
any Of my friends since left, and now, pro-
baby shall not.
We have been travelling overa high roll
ing prairie, for the last two days, with con-
siderable settlements. We reached here
yesterday at noon and learned that Mr..
Green, instead Of going TO Fort Kearny
to cross the river, had crossed eight miles
south Of US, and that the South Bend com.
pany had gone on to the fort, so that this
divides the two companies for the prese Mt.
| have sent my wagon to Join the Dayton
company, and am laying up here to give
my cold chills ga lick" If they don't give me
jesse You will perceive by my writing
tina, am not desperately sick and don't ex
pect TO be: l. stop ~ matter ri precautior
to attend to myself in season. took colt
tho night poor Harris died in watching ovel
him. The rest are all well.
The erase on the bottom is good, but /
will not be Git to start on the plains unde,