Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-28
The Health of williamsport

Providence has laid heavy hand uPon.the town
Of Wiiamsport. The fatality, though it has been
much exaggerated, has been immense, and in sew
eral instances, sweeping off whole families Or
Tuesday morning, says the Torch Light, our intel
ligence in reference to the health Of this town
OF So favorable character, that we Telt authorized
to state, as we did, that the epidemic which pre-
vailed there for some time, had disappeared, and
the people had, in some degree, recovered their
wouted cheerfuIneSS; yet before the last sheet oil
that issue was printed, Information of the reap
pearance OF the disease reached us, but Of course
not in time to be given to our readers. If we were
disposed to credit the many reports which Madame
Rumor, will her thousand tongues, has put into
circulation, we might now make out, and might
have done at any time heretofore, tghtful bill
Of mortality; but we chose 10 receive these flying
reports with many grains OF allowance, the truth
being bad enough without exaggeration. III the
family of the MeSSrS. BEATTY, who resided in the
vicinity of town, the fatality has been terrible,
some eight persons, white and colOred, having died
in five days. The disease has spread into the
country, one or two colored boys having died be-
low the town, and Mr.. NErKlRK some miles above
il; there have also been several cases at Letters
Mill on the Conococheague, but 10 deaths. On
Tuesday night the weather changed, having be-
come considerably cooler, which is supposed to
have caused a return of the disease, as inmedi-
ately succeeding that change some twelve violent
cases occurred.
The disease has now abated, there having been
no new cases since Saturday. For the information
of subscribers formerly Of that vicini-
ty, we suboln the following list Of deaths, which
we extract from the Torch Light
In Williamsport on the 18th inst, Virginia.
daughter of Mr.. L. G. W. Stake.
In the same place, on the Sth INST, Ann, daugh
ter OF Joseph Knave, aged years.
Near Smithsburg, at The residence OF Mr.. John
Fleming, on the 9Th inst, Mrs. Isabella Mccoy
ern, Ill the SOD year Of her age.
At the residence of his father, near Williams
port, on Wednesday last, Ellie W., son OF Edward
Beatty, Esq, aged II years.
At the same time and place, Nathaniel, son Of
L. a. Beatty. of Frederick county, aged p years.
At the residence o! Ellie Beatty, Esq, in this
town, on FUday last, Virginia NJ, aged II, and
Maria r., aged 3 years, daughters of Edward
Beatty of WilliamSport.
In Williamsport, OH Wednesday evening last,
In the SAME place, on Friday last, MI. William
Corey.
Near williamsport, on Sunday evening last, Mr..
Henry E. Beatty and few hours afterward his
wife, leaving SIX helpless children.
On Friday last, about miles west of Hagers
town, Mr.. John Neikitk, aged IS years.
On Friday morning last near HagerStown, Court
ney and Emma, infant chiidten Of William WoitZ.
At her residence III this town, on Monday night
last. Mrs. Shank. consort of the late Peter shank.
qTThe damage to the steamer Empire, caused
by her recent explosion on North River, amounts
10 SCI, 600