The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-15
The General Health.

TIVE CHOLERA AT COLUMBIA, PA
sioan OF the 18th inst that the cholera had suddenly
made ts appearance at Columbia, Pa that in an in.
crecb brief Of time it bad spread throughout the
city with v!rylence unprecedented II first out
Friday last, ct O'Clock in tue ateruool
credby Informed that up to O'Clock yesterday after
,hers had been Gftysix deaths, and there wore
feyenteeo cases repcred yesterday 20 that hour
fnong the victims The following wen knosn citizens
IT Il l. Cohtan, Mrs Reese,
Edward A. Howard, Miss Fisher
Yrtncis Bradley, Mrs. Cation.
r. Srfatts Mrs. Derrick,
!, Strickler, :. Hinkle,
II Lcbty, VIM. Gilbert,
Niss Zeigier, Mrs Dix,
Hrs HiSpey Mons Keefev
Tness only few OF the many victims, whose
obtained froma gentleman who do the
Last eveDing Dr. X. +. Cochran member OF the
Legislature and had exposed himself In rendering
10 his suffering fellow citizens. Edward A. Howard
mentioned above, PROPRIETOR Of the Green free Hotel
and Francis Bradley was notary pubic, all highly Is
The train which lef. Columbia yesterday afternoon
brought down four car loads of the cazsns q Columbia
With their fam lies, Who fleeing from tho scour,e
Most Of them stopred ors, aud farn houses along
the rosd with tbeir frisads, whilst few 10
Baltimore. Tue whole popuises sre represented a.
petsy panic stIcteu; and EJ t1ey may be, when tho
almost upprece virulcr OF the disease taken
intoc nsiderstion Tow hqur sickness represented
10 he 20 placed v:tims Odd 81 hopes o. recovery
The disease frat made is appearance on Thursday at
ternc, mgranls having been taken out efa passing
train and died With nsteksls cholera o. mptoms On
Friday afternoon rnbsr tAs citizens attacked
and ss 10 O'Clock on Saturday aorniag there had bcen
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Iroce ded 70 Philadelphia prosnre experienced raed
ca aid and on Sunday morning ned with Ora Bod
Gen Spencer and Thomss C. Bultiog, Who ave, Stree
1heI arrival been lsb5rng necessarily with s.e SICK and
dying and have In measure checked the sud len
rsges VI pestence. They also discovered hatr those
portions OF the town where we'll water is drank altogether
the disease bad not appeared whilst those who the
yescrvor hy5rsnt water hourly being addei 70
ta victims This discovery led to m analy1aop Of ths
reservoir water, which during the droughthld I'll
ID from the river, AID il found 70 DC not Only
vholesome but sctusy poisonous. This tsoo J, Il is
hoped viii tend to check the further sfresa o. the
dlsesse.
WbeB II is taken into sheraton that Columbia mas
population Of less than 5000, than third OF
vs. N have airesdy lett the city, the o he nor
xsly 10 atm 1T unprecedented Ia lite vrucueo There
a. Il 9c cViored population Ia Colum ,ia and the "a.
Ssrs OF ths disease among them Is reported 10 be yey
ger.
W, learn that short time previous T. Tho departure
OF tie oart yesterday atsrn ,oc, segcnesn cases
yer brought Ia from ssuteo furnace which IL located
etot ! y to,n an1 half from the city, Of whom
VT IL collspe condition, aud beyond the possibility
a. ecoviy The tAley-s ~ opnr.tcr N, frr,,hia -
s 800. i-ss n.cs asr copse11eI II ~ hare been able
cSsS Ivt " 80 'Dtos stian lhrGash that "a .diun
she ia ssl~l coc!9ws N ,is sestou 3. csua-