Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-21
Cholera.

The history and progress OF this fell destroyer
of mankind, are sketched IN the following account
from the New York Herald
Though the direst cf ills in the block lettefed
LIST. modern science has disarmed the seourge OF
half its terrors. and placed aremedy within the
reach of individual prudence. Our readers VIII be
interested in what follows:
The fist distinct data that we have in reference
to cholera, is that, in the year 1881. it attacked
body of troops at Ckunjam, coast-town go
miles northeast of Madras, which latter place 1t
reached during the next year. In the year lI53,
it attacked many of he native inhabitants af India,
and twenty thousand deaths occurred. 1t then
disappeared: but in 1917 it again appeared, and
fairly earned its name as Il terrible epidemic
disease. In Jessore, Qndia,) ten thousand deaths
in population of6O,000took place. From India
it was supposed 10 have been conveyed by ships
to Mauritus, the Dutch East Indies, and China.
In I59I il had reached the Persian Gulf; and,
continuing its western progress, we find 1t on the
banks of the Tigris--thence into Caucasia; and
finally, on the Nth of September, 1880, il reached
Moscow. Taking the course of the great rivers,
the Don and the Volga, the disease rapidly extend
ed itself over Russia. In January, la32, the
cholera appeared at Edinburg, on the 18th of Feb
ruary Mt London, and in March at Dublin. Ca
lais and Paris were also attacked in March.
The 9th day of June, l532, will ever be remem-
bered as the period when this scourge appeared On
the American continent. 1t appeared at Quebec
where il was also very severe in 1919 The first
case in New York occurred on the 9th June of
the same year, and the disease disappeared in
October. 1t is estimated that in fourteen years
from 1917 t. 1881 the disease carried off eighteen
millions of the inhabitants of Hindostan. The
number of cases in England and Wales in 1881
., 63,236 deaths, 20,726. In Scotland,
20,202 were attacked, of whom 1860 died. In
ireland, there were 4,552 attacks, and 2I,l7l
deaths. In the city Of London there were ,020
cases, and 1915 deaths. The disease visited
Spain and Italy in 1858 and finally disappear
ed from Europe nl5I-'o,
The appearance of the cholera in the United
States created great panic, and probably many
persons died from fear. In Quebec, Montreal,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Albany,
Norfolk and Rochester, there we about l5'0O0
deaths during three months
1t will be seen by the above, that it is compar
atiyey easy To ascertain the origin and progress
of the cholera of 1882, The epidemic Of 1889
is not SO clearly traced. 1t Is alleged that 1t
made its appearance at Cabul in 1915, and pur
suing almost the same course as in lS32,it reach
ed Moscow in December, IS47 In May, 1913,
itreached Constantinople. and spread through
out the Danubian provinces. The cholera APP
peared at London and Hull in September, 1913.
1t disappeared in December, and the whole num-
Der of d aths in the United Kingdom was 70, $50.
II is estimated that the expense of funerals, ex-
ceeded five hundred thousand pounds sterling,
and the cost ofthe disease altogether was about
two millions of POUNDS, The only large city ex-
empte0 from the cholera was Birmingham, where
not a Jingle case occurred, although half the in
habitants of n small town in the vicinity were
swept OF In New York the cholera appeared
in May, i549; eliminated in the week ending
July q, when there were ia deaths; and disap-
penred in November. The whole number of
deaths was 5o72. In some of the Western cit
les il was much more severe.