New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-31
BARBADOS.
TILE CHOLERA.


IVES, Indian of June q gives detailed account of the
rayacce of the disease to that date which take
The fol- wing extracts:
We ave had the cholera in Bridsetown for over
six II commenced the 18th of last month, for
funsey Just the reapng of the crop was at its
chose Never having had any experience of before in
The island, the public and the medical inen were
slo 10 believe that the deaths that occurred attrb
Htable the invasion OF this dreadful disease, OF the
of which in any part OF the West Indies there was
report except in the distant island of Jamaica where II
had suddenly appeared some few weeks previously in
Kngston. The only communication that had since taken
place directly between the Island OF Jamaica was by one
of the mail steamers the Derwcnt which arrived in Car
isle Bay from Jamaica, 10y way "i st Thomas on the
2ls; week after the first that hal occurred in
Bsyst.; that they could not be traced to any
infection brought by this vessel though il is said
that several Of her men have died of cholera on
the way up from amaicG and amongst them twO natives
OF this place wnoe clothes brought on shore If
this is true and the who undertook to wash the
clothes, took the Infection and died. it was only spreading
the disease further and perhaps adding 10 its Vlrucnce
il be aid TO have origins cd it in Barbados
gentleman lore Of those who have been most active
Writing the houses of the sick, of the City clergy
tells that having taken particular pains to inquire into
the origin of the disease he found it had first broken ou
in n wooden howell in JemmOtt s-lane, leading into Bay
st., the General Hospital occupied by woman who
was in the habit of buying fying-fsh, and cooking them
for sole just about this time il notorious That large
quantities Of these fish sold IN the rninys after
they taken, almost in aputrid state along the Ca
reenago and TINS woman. doubt had poisoned herself
and helped 10 poison Others by means of these purid
feb Even before the first occurred had heard
persons complaining of the sale OF these fish, IN decay
ing state the wbarfs in the mornings such rate
TO nduGe INC buckster women 10 buy he ana coo" 'o'n
o to the great danger of the health OF those par
taking Or tbem.
The total number of deaths in the City aud Parish of
NJ Michael ior the last rX weeks from the cholera oxcu
sye OF those who buried at ST. Matthew'S 81. Bar
nabss and privately perhaps 100 more may be reckoned
to be 4,t7s.
As soon as the epidemic appeared in the garrison
taken for the encampmon OF the troops the Roy
al ARTILLERY sent out TO Gun Hill; detachment of the
A
TEMPORARILY the Naval Hospital and the seth ut Brit
tons Hill, where the whole garrison will be encamped as
TIE tents are put up The deaths up TO yesterday,
amounted to 2l7, OF which lOl were blacks and llo
whites.
Inst James it appeared at an early time at Poynes Bay,
where il was most probablv carried from Br1ge;own and
nearly cenred all the families living there from sixty
seventy persons in ALL In the other parts of the parish
Porter and elsewhere there have been ~ deGs the
bodies taken 20 81. Adams chapel yard What appears
singular have not heard of any deaths occurring in
the Hole Town. place by mcsns more healthy than
others in which the disease has been most fatal.
Speigh,s hes not escaped altogether like Hole Town
but considering the population, there have been fewer
deaths than might have been expected That The number
of cares have terminated fatally has been fewer than
in other places is to be attributed to the timely arrange
made by the vestry and porshionefs, Tor visiting
from house to house and supplying the sick with neli-
cnes and other necessary relief On SUNDAY the mortal
ity increased Yesterday H. and the total number
oi deaths in the parish is SAID to be about 100
In 81 Lucys the disease was propasaed by the prison
dismissed from The Jail, who seem Ia have taken the
escaped who ont with il upon them. One OF them
went 10 Checker Hall and died there wo as the NOM
beers Of his family living in the same house who TOOK 1t
from him. Another Informed, went 10 Spring Hall,
and spread the Infection il the negro yard OF that estate
where 1t has carried oil ~ people aud 10 at the adjoining
estates Mount Poyer and Spring Garden, belonging TO
the same owner T. L. Hinds Esq.
= 'drews was infected IN the same way by one OF the
ana ' ate jail birds. Ii first appeared ear the school
house, hen II got into Belle Pai and Walkers and
yelling up into the country to Bawdens, where il carried
off 80 abOrers. IL also very bad at M0rguu Lewis
and in negro village called shoreysl between that es
tate and Oyerh The number of deaths altogether can
not be ihT from 200.
We are unable to state with accuracy the ,ta number
Of deaths throughout the island from the epidemic up 10
the present moment hut il cannot be far short Of oOl
which would be nearly per OF the whole population
In Brdgeiown and The parish " ST. Michael which con-
tain population Of 3434i the deaths NAV Toe set down
with accuracy 4t1s or about 70 per coat Ii the
same Of mortality is 20 extend the other parishes
is awful n ink how the ranks OF The abJn classes
will be Skinned snu tire estGfee deprived OF the necessary
hands Ia cultivate ihCu-an evil which VIII fall most
heavily upon the estates 81 Andrews and 81 JosoPh
Below Cliff where il always difficult a. procure labor
on some # these estates. az Frascrs, Walkers. Belle
Plain Bawdens Morgan Lewis, Tor instance, which are
nearly swept clean OF thely inhabitants II the same desc
lasg scouige confines iis work Tor the next Xix wees
Is rehtfu 10 consider the loss Of life it scarcely less
eng to reject upon the sacrifice OF property that must
liz epidemic is evidently on the decrease in Bridge
town the above figures show, for when the largest
number oi mermons occurred at Indian River, they
sisted almost entirely persons residing in the city the
suburbs; aiter"ards when the number OF inernentS
dminhhec the sickness spreading the rur. parts
o The pHrish ana many OF those who died were carried
the CIT! burial ground 70 swell the number of the inter.
mens; on he 2ls will be seen tina over one-third OF
the int al Indian River were from The ra district
and the Gay 100 ou of l67 IL appee-s rhcn - he
leaving the city, and moving like clond M int, The MT
nor Of the islerG. /, has already spread Over
of the parish Of -. Michael Black PocL NJ -
HUI, Hanson, Upton, and Hastings it has snne,-1 -
NO where with CREATE virulcnce than al Love- Ers
whore up Friday last there - deaths among. 10
laborcrs.
In the neghborng parish Of st George it Ia, broken
cut at Guu-HIl, among tlc artillery eucampei th~r,
among whom there have been seventeen deaths. NJ
Carmichaels, and near Foster Lodge To place called
Charley Rowe vicce, Aerc there are several detached
along the sides 0i hill where Il has been mos.
fatal.
II woald almost seem 20 require outbreak of the chol
.Ia in place 10 induce the inhabitants OF Il 20 take the
Necessary Of ayc.tne is attacks The medical
treatment simple enough. at least If ve are TO iud.e
rem The character of those who administer relief aud the
remedies they give There are not more tban dozen
professional doctors attending the sick The greater num-
her OF people treated b. amateur doctors who Five
dOsee OF Homeopathic mcCi "a or according IN the pra
script of;be Alopchic practitioners phor brandy
mustard pascrs end oth"r s,imnlants are The remed.
had TO- " Che -racdy = properly administered
and orer 'aSeN ~ ;he patient b. .orc-aly o.
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