New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-13
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we omis some Of our correspondents reminis-
cences IN regard 10 the cholera at Slnd1sky last
year because they seem to partake TOO much o.
personal character to be of interest to the general
reader. led T,ib
sASDUsEY, Monday, AuguE5.
hs'ir' Greeley I MeElrntAi
GESr: would write Of our good t)En San.
dusky. With her railroads travellers are gene
rally acquainted, being, rs she s, the northern ter
minus OF The only railroad Communication between
the great northern Lake Country and the MI'is
sippi Valley.
send you by this mail the annual report Of the
Ssndgsky and Springfield Railroad Company
which shows a very successful business for the
stock holders-the general result Of which give
you here. IL is l34 miles long connecting a. Spring
fed with the Little Miami RaroAd, which is 81
miles from Cincinnati lts cost 70 Springfield is
s2l55,sl6 20, Including deP6,s, equipment SC.
Fer he year ercng May Stat hey transported over the
road sHetJ pstisngers d S35s2 TINS freight ior which
Received Tor mai; and Ssrs S
e.psIsi 81 's''' Il
Interest," per eeni.............. 1851 % 1855 ss
Nett earnings. IS
II VIII soon be finished 10 Dayton, thus opening
to 1t the trade Of the rich valley Of the Big Miami;
slsc branch TO Findley fnished the past year.
will add materially % it's business TIE freight
business Of the Road cannot Be dram from u BY
any rival route that may ever be built, and as the
Railroad prospers, so must our town prosper aad
increase In business and importance
We have another Railroad Of lesser importance
10 ~, Of which | cannot now trouble you. Our
citizens have Just completed a subscription Of
$4,000 TO the capita stock OF Railroad, 10 be
but from this point to Cleveland, which will make
aconnectiDg link oIthe great East and West Lake
Shore Railroad
Surveys have been made, and the work will 90
ahead. The importance Of this Railroad IS acznow VI
edged by al, and not the least important link 10
that connecting Cleveland and Sandusky-fron
Sandusky 1t must 60 on TO Toledo.
You observe in the report send you, by the
items OF freight transported over our Railroad that
that branch Of its business has been very light 10.
deed, Tor the pact year. Ii is owing 70 two princ
pal causes, both unusual, viz: the short wheat
crop Of last year, and that awful scourge the
Cholera This year, thank God we are Blessed
with glorious crop Of Grain, and our town has
been entirely free from the Cholera. The Wheat
was never better in quality, nor has the quantity
ever been 20 large there are many farmers in the
vicinity who have raised 80 bushels 10 the acre.
and the Wheat weighing 90 pounds to the b1shel.
Last year we suffered severely with the Cholera
10 severely indeed, that in many minds the names
"SAndusky' and Cholera" united, represent the
acme ofhorror and misery. We suffered severely,
how severely none know so well as those who re-
NAMED at home, and yet strange as it may seem,
in proportion to appropriation We had less OF Cho-
lera than Cleveland. | say this advsedy, having
DR.. Ackley, Of Cleveland, for my authority. The
difference between the two to xns was, We desert
ed the disease and neglected it, eft it to rayage
unchecked-the result vas. it killed all it attacked.
In Cleveland, they wressled with the disease like
men, conquered il, and saved most Of the victims.
THIS year not a single case of Cholera has
here bu yn
from abroad, while all about Us 1t has prevailed to
a greater or less extent. But to the
cause Of Cholera in Sandusky-or rather to what
was not the cause Of Cholera here last year.
There are so many different theories that it would
seem like presumption for me to advocate another
here.
ssndusky is situated on a bed of lime stone,
which in many places appears At the surface, aud,
II in any place the lime stone theory can be
proved, it Ia here. The facts are: that in those
sections Of the town where the lime stone as most
exposed there the cholera hardly appeared, and in
most instances not az all. II the theory 10 worth
anything the reverse should have been the case.
Also, Immediately upon our securing assistance,
las we did from Cleveland and Cincinnati) and es-
tablishng hos pital, confidence was restored and
the disease checked Ia three days il ceased to be
epide mc, and none but the imprudent were at
tackled, and most all who Were attacked were
cured. Also II this theory be correct, we should
this year have the cholera, for heaps Of lime stone
are as much exposed now as then but cs hare not
single case originated here. Sandusky, for years
pat the most healthy place upon the Lake shore,
never was more healthy than the present season
nor ever before offered greater inducements to the
business men.
have only to say of Politics, the coalition Of
Loco Focos and Free Sellers has been perfected
with u.s. but by the aid Of our good nomination for
Governor, VIM. Johnston of Cincinnat,) and with
full Wing vote, we shall beat them TO their own
satisfaction. Yours, &c. SASDUsKY