The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-22
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co,,rnr srA1. SxRST or THE MORTALITY.
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c,ucAGo, ILL.,, July Is, 1854
,,s oon., -. TT. ESQ, EDITOR or THE Nyv
1 YORK HERALD:--
| srr-The nackaur a the ExRALD of Saturday.
| 1stf inst. reached tn city this morning. As .
news medium. your pa yer has wide circulation in
this commnnitv and u unoh sougAt after by citi-
..,.s,-.u.. ..-.,.. Your readers here were
much incensed tn dsv bv discovering 10 your Satur-
davis iasus letter from is city, dated July IL.
and signed .C. G. An ". Sich set forth that the
cholera was raging here wi. q fearful mortality
that the people had for the pl evious TWO or tnrs
weeks been dying of lii sheep that from the 80
to the 9th Of this month the dea a by cholera had
averaged over one hunsire per dhv' &C.
Allow me to give you true t"S'emeht of toe
mortality Of this citv for the past month and
half as reported by the Boa. ID Of Health, who have
employed three specal Off 8 to make daily cor
rect statement Of the health OF the city.
The cholera made its first appearance mere ths
season, in June last. The tot, number OF deaths
from all causes during that moa th was SS3, OF which
H7 were from cholera. Fromj uly TO the sth, IN
elusive, the entire number Of eaths was 2i2, OF
which the citv sexton renorted "A IS as from cholera.
Since the 8th, the mortality ne CITY mas oeeo
published daily by the Board Of Health, oinclaliy,
and their returns show the foll0wi ug result
From the 9th to the 10th, inol asive, the ent're
nHnlDer OF dcatuB rom all causes ha uccu Aoo-W
which ITO were from cholera. The ughest number
for any day Con the llth) from all causes, was
Al; the lowest Con the l6th) 26. TIE highest NUN
Der OF cholera deaths any day was Is; the
lowest, 10. You will perceive that tn daily aver
age number of deaths during the egh days. from
the 9th to the l6th inclusive, was 3 81 from all
canses; and but Il from cholera.
is true that many Of our citizens ha we left the
city through fright. The reports which they have
circulated at the East about the mortal ity of Chi
cago, in order to make the cause OF theh running
away appear at all plausible, has cast stk ms upon
their names here. and they deeply 'sured by
every remaining citizen who has the interes ts Of
city ut heart None Of us want to deceive the pub
lie abroad but let the truth be known a d circu-
lated and we fear not the result. II you " Ill pub
sh the daily returns Of the mortality Of thu city,
for the Information Of citizens at the lst, As
well AZ the world ut large, you will confer great
favor on your Western readers.
The cholera is rapidly dec aing, AID is but little
thought Of here how. Business s very good, onsi-
dering the hot weather; and our frightened cM zens
abroad need have fears to return TO their hol nes
as the once talked of panic Is over, and Chic ago
will quickly resume her character for good heat b.
The returns published by the Board Of He'd tA
show the number Of deaths here yesterday to havo
been %; of which but three were from cholera.
The Thermometer at noon of yesterday ana a.
day stood at 102 in the shade, on Lake street. RA
spectfully, 3: NJ. STAPLES,
Local editor Chicago Tribune.