The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-12
CHOLERA RECORD.

1TEEIEIT FATALI1Y.-S0mc three or
four weeks since the cholera broke out a.
monG party OF 81" lahorcrS on sections -
and -. on the Illinois Central Railroad some
- miles from this city. near Scales Mound
For a time it was thought the disease nirh,
hr >uhducd bv medical treatment: but III,
mortality became 50 fearful that the lal'or,r,
Were a'!'i>"! hy th,ir employers 10 flee
The Whole Inrtv left. some corr one wa,
and some another We are no.. informc1
bv NJ Mccoy. the contractor. that Of 800
IN his eta, 10y az the time the disease mad,
IL appearance. H"rr HGV mir ~, dcgd. IL,
major part falling victims after they had Il,
sales Mound is to feet above the level Il
the Mississippi: the ground Is dry and tie
air pare No local cause can h ASSUMED for
Tie mortality. WHO can give an explanation
OF TIE causes that produced such terrible re-
suit, tan. al Ln.
i. EOS, i..,:, vc!c - deaths ia IL,
,.i'r ,,~: week alI the number this week ia:
tceu =, or . daily
August The Board Of
Health today rcpor, ST cases of cholera il
this cltv since "Wednesday noon. Of winch =,
terminated fatality. II OF the cases ant
four deaths occurred at the Aims House
IE"vIniN, I. l.. I-ingu>t Ten ca
scS and eight deaths by rLolcra have occur
red here since Friday.
e. The cholera has appeared quite ,iru-
lent at the luna,ic ASYLUM. near blooming
dale. y. L.. where ten or twelve cases occur
daily.
e" On Wards Island. New York harhor.
which is under the charge of the Commits
>ioncr> OF emf grafton. there have been 23a
cases OF unmi>takcatlc A>iaiic cholera since
June 9Th. o. which l".j terminated fatally
here are now two thousand persons on the
island. q; WHOM loo are inmates OF the hos
lital.
t.. In all New York CITY. inclndinc the
hospitals and islands, there were 2>6 cholera
deaths last week All increase of - over the
previous week. In ThiadclT hia there were
50 deaths from the same disease. - cases
and IS deaths had occurred at the Baltimore
Aims House urto FRIDAY evening.
&c" The Toronto Colonist of Thursday has
Che following melancholy intelligence:
The steamer Braniford. from Quebec. with
cargo OF emI"rantS. came TO anchor off
kingston on Monday last. having - deaths
on the passage. which so alarmed the crew
that they went ashore at the city named and
refused to return again 10 their duty No
Is permitted between the
boat and the shore. unless bv order of the AL
thoritcS
BrrrALo. August There were sevcnt,
deaths from cholera in this city during the
week ending Saturday night ONLY four were
Americans. Cholera has entirely disaprear-
ed at Niagara Falls.
BALTIMORE. August At the Baltimore
Aims House there were rinc new cases of
cholera in the last twcntv-iour hours. and two
deaths. Deaths in the city during the week
/ %: a decrease in the whole number. as
with the previous week. of .?
PORTLAND. Aug Eight cases of cholc-
"a have occurred in the family of John d.
Car'liii. an lri>hman. residing on Bracket
street. at the Western extremity Of Portland
i've of which (his wife and four children Tier
minated fatally. The other cases were less
severe. and Welded to the powerful remedies
If the physicians.
CHAELE>TOwN, Mass.-Therc were five
asses of cholera in Charlc>town on Monday.
wo fatal. Two of them were in Chelsea St,
"o in the vicinitv of the Navy Yard Gate.
md one on the Point
r'H.-Ten deaths were reported at
lhy hr"lsrars office during the twen:v-four
ionrs ending 1t noon Tuesday. Four of the
ica'hS occurred at the Cholera Hospital on
Fort Hill.