The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-10
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City InfelilVence.
rs THERE ASIATIC CHOLERA IN THE CITY THE CITr
INSPECTOR REPnnT.

having made up from burial certificates sent in b.
the various sections whose duty ii Is to procure physi
clans certificate setting forth the name of the diseas
by which death was caused in each instance Of burial
II s by law made the duty Of physicians practisl IL
the city Of New Yo, to repsrt to the City Inspector
all deaths from choera and other diseases which cou
tagous, likely to become epdeEsic special law tc
that effect having been passed by the Legislature in 1860
Now If these casea, which reported 'cbolera
were in the Judgment OF the physicians granting
the certificates OF genuine Asiatic cholera they
(be physcaps) have made themselves amenable to the
law in reporting them forthwith to the CITY Inspec
tor On the other hand, If they only cases Of
cholera molbus the same physicians dispayed great
deal Of stupidity In not stating the TACT as IL
by comparing the table OF mortality the pest week
has been decrease Of twenty three in favor OF
ending Saturday last. This is a favorable phenoms-
especially have had some quite sudden changes
in the weather within the last named period These sud
dcN changes generally unavorabe to patients suf-
ferirg rom fumnipr complaints
IL We should e. cspe cloleIaif should during this
season enjoy immunity from epidemic asest will bs
attributable to the sc that ours Of the most healthy
cities in the world for there are scores II not hun
dreds OF streets through which pass without
being offended by the horrible stencil which arises from
the streets cutters II is not away up town in the
wide ay avenues In front OF the beautiful mansions,
that the hoe ana broom needed
although their Applications there may be very beneca
but IL is down in the aud bye Streets and
the lower grades Of tho sy wkere all the appliances
OF street cleaning should be nsed-n places where each
floor Of house IL occupied by from two 70 four families
and whore buildings occupy the spac tat ought to
be devoted to yatd ROOM where ut early hour each
morning the ST eet is drenched and covered with
table and a Of offensive materials t!sat
hale poisonous eiuva enough to infect whole town
hpfor instance, te lower part Of Washington street.
and all the narrow streets the Prst ward which are
still occupied by dwelling houses, together With many
spots in the Fourth ward and Centre Anthony and Elm
streets in the Sixth ward TO nothing Of ths varioas
filthy streets In the Seventh, Eleventh and SseentA
wards. These the plague spots, and should 10
carefully attended to before prevention s impracsoabe
The city is said to be tocyby clean at tie present te
is that compared with the c the streets
before the rains Of last week the principal thoroughaes
to passabe degree clean So much the more help,
then be spared cleanse the dircr part the city
There is too duty which devolves upon housekeepers
namely to that their cellars and basement rooms,
particularly dark and sunen spots thorough
y connsed aud purified by the application OF lime
chloride oflme. rhe cholera broke out ard presnhed
most fatally in Rochester In block Of buildings which,
when by the Board of Physicians, found b
have close Easements with damp foul atmosphere. II
ought never to be forgotten that neglected cears espe
ciay where vegetable matter has been allowed to decay
have always been set down by physicians ~ prolific
of Asiac cholera Clean Streets clean houses,
against sickness 1t becomes every to do
What he to possess these and oil would pessess
them that could there would be but few DOCTORS bills to
pay for attendance and but few apohecaries to
rate for cholera prescriptions.
DEATH OF Gro. AncuLARIus.-The funeral Of the
veneI able George Arcuarus attended yesterday af.
ternoon from bis late residence No ITO Canal street.
There very large attendance mt the funeral core
by nearly fifty carriages filled with She acquantances Of
the deceased Few men in city had more friends
fewer enemies than Mr.. Arcuarus lie at ths time
Of his death lightweight years of He born In
Germany, but came to this country when small Boy,
and since that time resided in this city What
citizen Of New York Of twenty standing does not
recolect Arcuarius' bakery. in Corandt street. few
doors below Broadway 1t was here that the deceased
for more than fifty years. and there are hundreds
Of middle aged men in New York now. who remember
with the happy hours they have passed in this
lAnl IN tS0
lighted to receive visits Saturday afternoon, from bis
juvenile friends whom he used to show about the estab
pound cake BY application to business he accumulated
n handsome property, and his hand was never With
held from his pure when nm appeal wa made 70 MN or
he served Of tho body guard Of Gen Washington
having volunteered to in tho American cause. He
kept carefully the musket Which he used to carry when
this service and he delighted to show it. and tell It's
history lie all his life warmly attached to the de-
mocratic school Of politics, and held several Offices OF
considerable Importance under democratic adminstrc-
ions Another of the fathers Of New York has passed
away. There are but few left
CAUTION TO PARENTS AND Boys CANNOT SWIM
The melancholy event published in yesterdays HERALD
lndcr the Coroner's Inquest respecting the youth,
Iharles lockwood aged 10 years eldest son OF mr. =
life on Saturday afternoon by drowning while bathing,
we trust will be caution to boys who cannot swim Tho
sed IL secms visit at the residence OF his
aunt, Carmanville and, ,c bathing ut the foot OF
l55h street he vcnturcd out into deep water plank.
ound himself sinking lie called out for assistancc-hs
confuscd-the plank slipped from his grasp and
10 went under Two S ae. % boys 1 Mho were d d com
ble to render any help, and the poor boy - drowned.
Most unfortunately, the boys omitted to create
nough to have rendered the necessary assistance and
possibly his life. Instead Of which, the boys be-
md their return all was too late. The deceased was
he fond hope of his parents and beloved by all who
knew him. for his amiable disposition The body was
buried Sunday, in Trinity Cemetery at the foot Of
which he met his untimely fate
GyE US MORE LIcnr-Sinee the extement relating 70
the gas companies, their poor supply and enormous
Of supplies and big pay Evenings when the lights
should be burned till the moon rises TO take their place.
the moonlight Is adequate to the purposes ofsafs
pedestranism On the contrary, when the moon goes
down early and the duty dcvoycs the gas lamps to
furnish light for the later hours OF the night the gas
not lighted until the has been abed for half an
hour These half hours Of darkness the times count
ed upon by burglars and night thievesthey harvest
hours for the roguish fraternity The thieves accom-
modated, but honest people are sadly incommoded BY
his faulty arrangement Of the gas company,
FATAL JuAp.-At late hour Sunday night gen.
IL named Angso, whilst b the attempt to jump ON
,oard the Jersey CITY ferry boat after she had left her
he water. lie drowned before hts friends could
escue him His body recovered yesterday morning,
md Coroner Ives held an inquest The jury returned
gerdict Of accidental death.
Fatal AccIDENr-About three weeks ago, Irish
woman, named Eliza Dunno, aged forty years fell dowo
flight of stairs at her residence, No GARRISON strcoe
She severely injured internally and died yester
lay in Bellevue Hospital from the effects Coroner Ives
held an inquest Deceased was Of intempcrate habits
SERIOUS AccIpESr-Yesterday morning, at an early
hour, Samuel staven in the employment Of Messrs
r. L. A. Stewart sugar refners came In coutact witn
pulling wheel which caught him In the face a. was
being drawn to the top Of the building manSing him In
terrible manner and perhaps dis6guring him Tor life
lie conveyed to the New YORK Hosp1taA, by omcer
Truax, Of the Fifth ward police
LADY SAVED FROM DRowSIso.-Y esterday afternoon,
little before two o'clock LADY, who was going board
Inc John Potter in company with Mr. Hughe6
secretary Of state Of Pennsyvana lost her foot hold Of
by some other accident stepped overheard and would In
Il, probability have been drowned but for the intrepidty
NichoIas Martin Of the remen board the boat
As soon as Martin the accident he plunged into thA
liver and with sustained the lady safely abcvp
water until the life boat lowered when both taken
IN board This act Of prompt aia, ls-N the peril
If his own e by Martin, deserves N" bghes1
iaton
ACCIDENTAL DRowrINe-A lad named George &c away,
vhose parents reside at Batavia street cowDed
Friday last hy falling into the water, at OaEh inc