Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-09-16
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EklCAN AND SHAMOk
rHE CHOLERA AT COLUMBIA /
s On Saturday evening Telegrapbic dis
patch was received at The office in this
place announcing that the cholera has bro
ken out at Columbia, with the most sudden
and alarming mortality. DR.. r. E. Coch-
ran and q number OF the most respectable
ciiiaens ofihe place and among the'vicii6ns.
Several deaihs, it is said, have occurred al
Marietta, Bainebridge and Middletown.
The following, from the Baltimore Amer
lean of Tuesday enters more fully into par
tculars. .}I .YrLIp9 GILiIal
.-.We~anuouuced. by. Telegraph yesterday,
that the Cheleta had suddenly made its ,ap-
pearance al, Columbia, Pa aud that IN, an
mcreiibjy blief space. of lime had spread
throughout the city, with vrulence unpre-
cedeutei. ltfitst broke out on Friday las,
al O'Clock in the afemoon, and we are
crodibly informed that up 10 o'clock, yes
lerday afternoon there bad been .Uty-s'r
deaths, aud that there were serenteen neu
case, ieporled up to that hour Ampng The
victims are The following well known clIi-
zens,-- 'tdr yN .ora..l .a Afow ... ..|
De! r. E. Cochran, D. Mrs. REESE, f.rH
Edward A.. Howard, ,a' Miss Fisher, 10
Francis Bradley, Mrs. Cation,
r. Spratla, Mrs. Derrick,
J. Stricken, 900 a.. S. llinkle,
II. Licaty, ans..#. VIM. Gilbert,
Miss Zeigler, ssa5Hf- Mrs. Dix,
Mrs. Hippey, Mons. keesey.
These are only few Of the many victims,
whose names we obtained from gentleman
who came down in the cars las! evening.
Dr. r. F.. Cochran, was member OF the
Legislature, and had exposed himself in
rendering assistance to his suffering fellow.
citizens Edward A. Howard. mentioned
above, was proprietor of the Green Tree I1o.
tel. and Fiancis Bradley was Notary Pub
ic all highly esteemed ciiaeus. i''
The Train " hich left Columbia yesterday
afternoon, brought down four car loads OF
citizens ol Columbia, with their families,
who wore fleeing from the scourge Most
OF them stopped al York and at farm houses
along the road With their friends, whilst u
few come dowu 70 Baltimore The whole
popnIace are rep,Mnted as completely pauic
stricken, and we'll they may be when the
ease is taken Inio consideration. A few
hours sickness is represented TO have placed
lis victims betoud all hope OF recovery.
The disease first made It's appearance on
Thursday afternoon. Two emigianls having
5uen taken out OF il passing tram, and s0on
died with unnIsakeable cholera symptoms
On Friday afternoon mumpr Of the eiiizeH:
were attacked, and at 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning there had been Is deaths. A com
mirle OF citizens Immediately Proceeded IL
Philadelphia 10 procure experienced medlca
aid, and on Sunday morning returned will
Drs. Boiden, Spencer, and Thomas' e. Bunt
ing, VI no have since their arrival bucl
faborirg NECESSARILY with The sick and dying
and have in some measure check ad III,
sudden ravaGrs of The pesiience. They
haso discovered that those portions Of III,
town where well water is drank allogelhe
The disease had not appeared, whilst thost
who drank the reservoir, or hydrant water
were hourly being added to lis victims
This discovery lead 10 an anslyZaiion Of lh
reservoir water, which during the droneh
had been filed from the river, and il wa
fonnd TO be not only unwholesome bat actu
ally poisonous. This discovery, it is hoped
viii tend to cheek the further spread OF tn
disease. fs... -.
When i, is taken into consideration iha
Columbia has a population Of less han 6O0C
more than Oueihird Of whom alIeady, lei
the eily, lheeXtent OF The mortality is almo,
unprecedented in lis virulence. e.--Thete is
large colofed population in Columbia, all
the ravages of the disease among them
represented TO be- very great. ..r-...
We learn that n short time pfeyions TO III
departure of the ears yesterday afternoon
seventeen new cases we're brought in iror
Sanlee Furnace which Is located about
nile and Il half from the city, some of ~hor
were in collapsed condition, aud beSou
+ the possibility Of recovery. The leegtap
operator al Columbia had abandoned b
office, and consequently we have been abb
to obtain bul little information through ihi
medium. .-.. l. s... ... gr.,..
The rain which vas so copious in this sec
lion OF country on Saturday night and SUI
day did not reach Columbia. There was
slight sprinkle in that vicinii., not su1icier
10 purity the air or assist vegetation.
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