The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-02
The Cholera
The Mobile Register of the 23d ult has the following

The Mobile Register OF the 23d ult. has the following
article
CHOLERA IN New ORLEANs.--The New Orleans papers
are reluctant to confess the existence OF the Asiac
cholera IN their city and the extent of It's ravages Some
OF them contend that the disease prevalent is one endem
cal IN that city, resulting from local causes They all
admit however that destructive peslence, rapid in its
career, and nearly always fatal existing but for pru
dental motives they conceal the extent of It's devasta
tons: From private accounts have received, we are
convinced that the papers give adequate idea of the
amount OF sickness or the number of deaths which have
occurred.
By letters received yesterday and from passengers by
the mail boat learn that the disease pre- vailng in New
Orleans is, beyond all doubt, the Asatic or spasnodc
cholera and that ii is raging with terrible severity A
gentleman who arrived yesterday informs us that in the
twenty -four hours which terminated at II O'Clock We'd
nesday there were according to the sections reports
hundred and seven deaths from cholera Many of these
were old and respectable citizens This statement is sub
Stimulated by other lnformants
One gentleman informs us, that since Monday morning
more than $4,000 persons had left New Orleans, flying
from the pestilenee. universal panic is said to pre-
vail in the city The hospital reports we are told EN-
Drace only about one-touh the number of persons who
die IN the city.
These statements should be taken with many grains of
allowance Such reports apt TO be greatly eyagger
ated, and suppose they are in the present instance
But we are satisfied that the pestence in New Orleans
is far more destructive than is stated the papers From
the Delta give below extracts from its article which
will show the condition OF things reported in the Jour
nals
The alarm in regard to the disease which has shown
'tsell III our cy lor some days past was somewhat
vyed yesterday by not lew authentic reports of sudden
deaths, accompanied with symptoms of Asialc Cholera
The number of dea by this disease a, the Charity Hos
ltal for twenty four hours preceding - O'Clock yeser
day. was upwards of thirty Several experienced phys-
cans can see no essential distinction between this dis
ease and the cholera OF 1882. Others (and believe
they constitute majority of the faculty. think that
native and to the manner born"-generated by the
markaby unreasonable weaher-warm, damp, and MUIR
ky-whlch has prevailed in city for some time and
by the 9id and hlthy condition OF streets and lots
Baltimore American-TBy
New ORLEANS, Dec 60
The papers of to-day state that yesterday there were
one hundred new cases Of cholera in this city This is
fearful stride in the progress of the disease
CINCINNATI, Dec 2s, 8 a. m.
No new cases resembling cholera in this city have
been reported since my last despatch The well auhen
caed rumos of the prevalence of the cholera as an cpl
demic in New Orleans has had quite disastrous effect
on the mercantile community here. All business is
nearly Frustrated.
The Cholera raging IN Nes eans-Frighful MORTAL
" on board the '0e's'"' s''nners-Crens d1ng-Boats
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29-11 am
The accounts received here of the ravages of the cho
era at New Orleans and board of the boats bound I'M
are well calculated to create the utmost consernatinn
among citizens
The steamer Peytona, from New Orleans. arrived
cholera raging alarming extent in New Orleans
when he left the 2st. Fourteen deck passengers died
with the cholera on board the Peytona while coming up
the Mississippi.
The Captain of the Pcyona further states that the
steamer st. Cloud lying at ksbug unable to pro-
coed any further of the fearful ravages of the
cholera on board the boat while the passage up The
captain the mate the clerk, and of the pilots of the
ST. Cloud, had all died with the cholera The remain
der of the crew deserted at Vicksburg
The Peytona passed the steamer South America com
ing up full Of passengers, and only small crew on
board-scarcely enough TO work the boat,
The sad reaiiy.Stc unable to land freight at
Nelc Orleans
LOUISVILLE, (KyD Dec o9-4pm
All the passengers on board the steamer Bav State
bound down, left the boat this morning. and returned to
Cincinnati. Reports from New Orleans have reached |
here stating that the boats there are unable to discharge
their freight, as will pay the charges and re-
ceive it. .ta