The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-07-20

Messrs Ediiors-Its with regret that again
feel called upon, by an imperious sense OF duty
that ] owe to my fellow man, TO intTude myself
before the public. Time will not permit me now
to do more than make brief statement Of facts.
Throw out 4 suggestion or two for the consldera-
ton OF those whose official positions would seem
to require Mt their hands prompt and efficient ac-
ton, and to say TO them that, so far as my inior-
nation extends, the citizens both OF this village
and organized township who have placed them IN
power, require such action from them to save the
town from the odlum OF inhumanity, from cholera,
small pox, and all other diseases that are likely to
be transported along the canal
Yesterday morning about o'clock n company
ofabout 20 or 25 Norwegians, direct from Norway,
were landed by the captain of the canal boat on
the north bank of a canal, about so rods east OF
the first bridge east Of the Aqucduct At about
10 4, NJ was called to see them. found one
woman about ~ years old in the last stage Of A.
static chulera-shc died in an hour or two Al,o
q man aged about Is or 90, just going into The
stage Of collapse, same ti5e1ee--Lc died a. oven
ing A yuUu- woman on whom tn8 same disease
was evidently commencing ja tughJtgI attack
-ho came 90 town FOO Nr J.nu-0Us house near rlc
A4neiu.'--aud under Che prescription gave boz,
500 Cor recovered .s i1 proceed ifzt night or th.4
small g.r was also sick, for whom I prescribed
I the two believe, have gone into toe country
three died ont OF Ibis company with the cholera
OR the propeller on tlo lakes The two who died
here were well on Wednesday moruirF The
/ whole company were well dressed and clearly be.
ynnd what b. ordinary. and were ALI well oft A. ~
/ means o. ! WIS informed What then, must be-
their feelings 90 arriving IN Ia, land of promise
/ to find themselves fun, ashore and denied even
/ PERMISSION to enter dwelling with their si,k
but compelled to see them expire unlcra burning
sun on a deso,ate Prairie iAnote from any hablta
ton Now these two persons actually expired
living on the ground without bed shade ur shantec
while their friends Were anxiuusly inquiring il
there was no house into which they could remove
them. | iorbear to comment upon such scenes as
this When reflect that we live in a land boast
ing Of its thousand christian charitable institu
tons and societies, and Of s civilization and laws
] am forced TO believe that there is some unpar
donable error or fault in the management of our
corporate police, or such scenes would not be per
mtted to occur. We may expect from year t.
year that emigrants will arrive in such condi
tlon.-No one wishes to take person sick will
the cholera into his house--somc say why do moi
, their own countrymen take them ni Is it to be
: supposed that they wish to expose themselves anC
| would suggest the propriety Of mt once erect
ing cheap and suitable building in some isola
: ted place contiguous to the town, and near the
canal for the express purpose of m hospital, OF
quarantine station or whatever you please TO cal
it, into which persons arriving here sick or passing
sick on the canal can be placed under shelter, "a
die or get well as providence withstand where the
friends and the physicians Of the town can attent
upon them with the hope Of doing them som,
good. BY this means infectious diseases may b,
kept from the town, instead of being introduced
into !, by such n course as was pursued in tn,
instance yesterday.
Let the question be properly presented to The
citzcns-I have no hesitation in saying that the,
will all chcerfully contribute their share TO pay
for such building, II need not cost over $50 o.
$780, and by contribution or by tax would b,
scarcely felt A. II. ROWLAND
Ottawa July CO.