The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-20
BY THE MALTA

There we're 257 deaths In Boston during the week
ease Of the bowels si dysentcry al diarrhs Isl ana
cholera infantum,4 4.
INCIDENTS or THE cIforERA
The Albany ErprsS Of the 18th inst, says Within
dered dresry and desolste by the hand Of death. A
daughter suffering from complaint Of the lungs de-
fond and doting parents. Enfeebed by sxerton, the
father vac on Saturday last stricken down by the cpl
Ssm,o: mother ana hsr four hthsress children
guardian, were rnconsolable A little next was
MARRIED victim and The little patient was "a
ken. A mother's heart could stand no more. Broken
by the double aiction and exhausted beyond recoye-
~, the fell destroyer commenced It's rsvsges and in
less than thirty elk hours after her husbands deccac
she laid beside him in the Geld and silent tomb
hfeless corpse The work was not yet completed
eldest Of the family weakened by long suffering,
Ing the lofs OF father mother stripped
Of all earthly friends fell beneath the fatal foe
ana yesterday abe too borne to her resting
place. ~
The Boston Transcript Of the 18th Instant says;-we
mentioned yesterday the distressing circumstances at
tending the death Of Captain solomon DILL OF tho slsop
Friendship but have since learned some additional
particulars which render the case more painful The
captain and his family lived on board the sloop. ON
Friday night Mrs Dill and her Henry about twcn-
father attended them as best he could and on satur
day bad his wife conveyed to tho cholera hospital,
where she died in three hours after her arrivals her
Who had partially recovered remained board the
vessel Immediately his return to the vessel Cap
tain Din was himself attacked and his had re-
father died little about Ave years Of age who
was on board all the time. and Who also sick was
taken TO the hospital where he died Of starvation not
having had anything 20 eat from Friday until Monday
morning The son Henry, though quite sick X. Mon
day communicated the cath Of his father TO the coro-
ner and notified that ofcer Of hs Intention convey
the rem aims to Hull for intcrment No objection
presented BY the coroner, and on Monday evening,
young DIN sailed his sloop 10 Hull where he arrived
about O'Clock The seleotmsn resolved that Captain
Din should not be buried there, although he owned
house in the town. and vas considered a resident.
Young Din compelled to about ship for Boston He
arrived here yesterday forenoon and is In the cho-
ers hospital very sick man, and the only surviving
member Of his family
The Detroit .gdr~tfser, ~ the 18th instant says
We have heard Of no instance Of mortality worthy
Of sympathy than that which has recently occurred TO
the Patton family In this city by cholera The family
to this city nom Scotland about years ago con
sting Of father and mother nine aud three daugh
tiers One 81 the died shout two years since and
within the last thirty days, the mother three and
two daughters have diedths daughters died satur-
day. the mother aud t~o but day before and
the other about three weeks since They we're
sngulsrly devoted and adectionste family. and
persons Of excellent health, and Of strong frames and
constitutions.