Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-08-17


A TrHRrBLE TALE OF THE PEsrILEScr.-
A correspondent Of the New Haven journal,
writing from Sandusky, when the cholera was
at its worst, tells shocking story of things
there:
AS we approached the place, Ienuld scan the
whole length Of some Of tho principal streets
that run down towards the water; IL looked
Anxiously for some time to see IL l could discover
any Of those signs Of life and and activity which
but few days before thronged every thorough
fare Of the city but they were nowhere to be
seen--thc place seemed 10 be deserted. After
looking for somc tune saw solitary individual
pass out Of a house and walk over to the other
side Of the street, aud soon after a man with a
two horse wagon passed. These were the only
signs OF lie that were visible till we came to the
dock, in city which few days before contain
ed near 5000 inhabitants. l left the boat and
went up into tho city for the purpose Of getting
conveyance 10 90 10 Castalia, about six miles
out into the country. ] went to one stable and
every horse had gone to funerals, and mono was
TO be obtained VI went to another and succeed
ed.
The epidemic made its appearance on the 2sd
OF July, as suddenly and unexpectedly as If Il
had fallen from the clouds. Upwards Of 20 ca.
ses appeared on the first forenoon, and nearly
every case proved fatal in few hours. The in.
hablian,s became alarmed and panic-siruek.--
Those who could leave the place locked W their
stores and dwellings and fed into the country
in all directions, and up to Saturday evening
last not over 1900 remained. So malignant was
the disease, and so thoroughly had the citizens
become poisoned with this worst Of human foes
that they died rs they fed The idea had be-
como prevalent that the disease was contagious
aud instances are mentioned Of persons being
attacked by the disease when those in company
fed from them as from death, leaving no one to
render the least assistance, but to die alone-
Others have been taken sick in the road, and
sought admission into houses in order that they
might lie down and die, and we're refused A
man and his wife with one child, were passing
through this place in wagon--the child was
taken sick, when the parents fed, leaving the
wagon and tho child in 1.-THE child died, was
found aud buried, but no one knew the parents.
The people Of Saudusky seeing the physicians
alarmed and fleeing gave up all hopes Of escap-
ing the storm Of death that was raging around
them. In several cases, mon who were attacked
aud still able to be about, went and ordered
their collins to be made, and by the time their
collins were finished they were dead and their
todies ready to BE- buried. In ono case the wife
OF man was taken sck-he went Immediately
and ordered collin for her, aud as soon as Il
was completed she was corpse. On Sunday
morning last some thirty lay dead, and none To-
make collins for them. A man BY the name Of
Hawloy learning the fact, struck up steam in
the machine shop OF the Sandusky and Mans.
field Railroad, and went to work saving out
collins another man nailed them together and
shovel them out into the street for any one
TO take that wanted. Eighteen men were en-
gagged all day in digging trenches in which 10
deposite the dead. From as to so were buried
on Sunday, besides those buried in the evening
Out Of n noDulation Of less than lkO0 Whale
families Of eight members have bean carried OIL,
Houses appearing to be closed have been broken
open, and every member Of the family found
either sick, dying or dead As many as three
have been found dead in a house, while the rest
were down with the disease.
! might say more, but il would seem TO You
incredible. Amid this dreadful scene of death
some seoundreIs have attempted to rob and plum
der tho honscs Of the dead