The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-23
mFrDExIc Ar NEW ORLEANS
The Disea's sprsadin; to Other Cities,
Sss., Ase., 20.

Prom the New Orleans Crescent AuXuas Id
With what anxiety is the daily report OF the Board
NJ Health looked for BY those who, as yet, have
escaped the pestilence with which our city is
scsorged The rekindled flush on the brow, ex-
nressiye of hopethe temporarily assumed cheerful
ness and the eager glance of expectation are sud
denly changed q sickening look Of despair and dis
appointment. each day the official information is
received that 20 many more Of our citizens have be-
come inhabitants OF the gloomy mansions OF the
dead.
TIE mental interro gatives: when and where is this
20 End which NJ my friends or relatives may not
have to mourn the loss of may not the time be at
hand when |, myself, may he envel0ped in the cold
embrace Of deathI-suggest themselves 70 each with
out satisfactory response, as they turn from the
awful record OF mortality.
Nor does the scene presented at every point tend
10 change the current OF mournful thoughts On the
CONTRARY, it furnishes it with food. The deserted
state Of the cty-t gorgeous trrppings in the fune
quies of the poor-the vehicles conveying to their
homes, to the hospitals some yet alive but with
sickness governed in their hollow eyes-the houses
lately loud with mirth now closed in silence while
grief sits pale and weeping by the lonely hearth-the
occasional forced hilarity ofthe wsyfarer-the kne
the shroud- the mattock-embloms of the grave
everywhere meet the view and proclaim the triumph
Of the King Of Terrors.
In order that we may not be accused by some OF
readers OF drawing a too frightful picture we
purpose in this article giving q statement of the
deaths by yellow fever, and other wise. from June
and ending at The last weekly report Of the Board OF
Health
That this city, from its peculiar locality is always
at the same subject to the prevalence OF yell
low fever. is fact established by tho reports pub
hed in this paper for several years past for it will
therein be seen that there have been cases every
year although The atiiic.on did not always assume
The present virueot and epidemic form. We do not
pretend to account for the OF this variety in its
manner OF attack; although we counsel the adapta-
ton OF the means To ameliorate it, and perhaps
check its progress, viz, cleanliness and temperance
There ID sopnl-try-no matter how powerfully
d, q RI
closets OF the scientific that will convince the right
thinking that these not necessary for the preser
walton of health. Neither is it necessary to prove
our assertion by pointing to the account OF deaths
among those with whom both Temperance and clean
hness seldom ii ever found We will. therefore,
without further preface, but with pain and reuc-
lance give the statement before alluded to,
la the month Of juno, when the population here
may be estimated at about 100000, there were 60
deaths, OF which II yellow fever This total
is Only what may be considered very moderate and
natural mortality, although it proves also that as
the season progresses the disease increases.
The month OF July shows fearful increase. To-
wards the latter part Of this month the population
decreases 10000; notwithstanding we find an aggre
gate mortality OF ,2l0, OF which 400 died Of yellow
fever. 1t viii also be noticed that the deaths from
other diseases increased from 6l0 out of population
of ld0 00O to sol, out of lesseDed population est
mated at 100000 averaging that number, for it is
during the latter days OF July that all take wing from
the city whose obligations not of nature to
tain them, thus leaving the population at the begin
may be considered the maximum. OF this uufortu-
nate remnant. as will be seen by the report, 3 7l2
have been carried u the grave 10 fourteen days $3.50
being Geaths from yellow fever the total number
showing one death 10 every thirty individuals. IL is
teariessy expressed here by those whose long resi-
dence and experience is sufficient guaranty for
the correctness OF their assertions, that the fe-
yer viii continue until the beginning of
October, and that the mortality will be at
least ia the proportion Is it not fearful to
tempiatet Already the aggregate deaths by yellow
fever are 3 $50. The same proportion, until the first
of October, will give s. 900 more and We may ex-
peet to lose in tuis season nearly 1000 OF our in
hsbitants from this disease only. What, then. re-
mains to us! Simply to endure patiently. TO guard
our own health, and 10 perform our duty 10 those
whose mist irtune il Is to require aid.
Oar citizens. those OF them who possess the
MEANS have neen untiring in their exertions to re-
heve suffering humanity. Societies have been form
3D. vast have been collected for the purposes OF
1osrislInens ard care, asylums have been provided
snd although they cannot in every case wrest the
yatient from deaths iron grasp yet il has the effect
soothing the paDgs OF want and the pains of dis
sse-0f binding I'D The wounded spirit and insal-
ing into the despsiring soul me hope of future
Petence and happiness.
The following is correct report Of the nterments
ia al the cemet ries OF the city for each day in the
month Of August 20 the Nth Of said month =