New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
THE DEATH OF SoNTAG AND PozzoLINL

MANY of the Journals contained rumor that Madame
Sontag and Signor Pozzolin poisoned in Mexico.
The TRIBUNE did not, Of course, aid 70 Disseminate such
a rumor What it was worth will appear from the follow.
ing letter. which appears in The NsrO Orleans Bee We
translate from the French:
MEXICO. Friday, Aug. 4, 1854.
MR. EDITOR or THE BEE: la your Journal OF tho oath
June aud 18th July published two let from Mexico,
in which you The deporabe deaths of Maiane
Sontag and NJ. Pozzolni. Having visited Madame
Sonsg and NJ Pozzoni, in company with DE-. Hide
brand during the last hours Of her ness, aud having
attended ~ Pozzoni from the commencement 10 the eud
of his attack, enabled to inform you what passed,
more exactly than your regular correspondent TJwad
the MIDDLE of the month of March being nored that
Of cholera had broken out in one ohe qlares
of the city of Mexico, member of the Municipal Gov
eminent was empowered to find out what truth there
was in the rumor. UnLapply there DOUBT thlt
several persons of tie lower orders attIsked
las not ceased 10 spread in dfere Il quarters Of
the CITY; but what was corta n fact for all the
was stcntly denied by persons igoorant OF med
icine. They attIbuted-as is shown by your cor
reeponde to the heat the sudden and frequent deaths
caused by the vertabe Asiatc ohoera and which were
Immediately augmented when the rams had commenced
refreshen the aimosp ph,re. To the ih Of juno the
malsdy, with some exceptions had attacked the poorer
orders but since that epoch the better classes bgan TO
he victims. And for this the feies celebrated
in the village OF ST. Augustine four leagues from Mexico,
drew great crowd OF persons. The ch ,era favored by
the disorders which accompany this sort of ete aud by
large crowd, broke out with frghtiu violence, 40
much that all those present were attacked. Mad.
Sontag spite of herself drawn to this fdte aod
there she caught the germ of the maady, did
also NJ. Pozzolini, the Spanish Consul the Secra
tary Of the British Legation, the French Min.
ister and several other distinguished persons ia
Mexico. On the nth Of June the celebrated artist fell
ILL., ard Dr. Vanderlinoen being called in haste tn visit
her. pronounced attack OF cholera. The next day
Dr. Hdeband her physcian-in ordinary, pronounced il
the same malady. Remedies which much used 10
it in Europe and America employed, AMI
can be accused Of wing poisoned Mad Sontlg ani
caused her death. On The 2th having visited her ia
paDy with her physician and DIR. Martinez del Rio WAS
persuaded that it was of cholera which, notwith.
standing all the remedies enp yed and the devoted at
tDons of Dr. Hildebrand would terminate unhappiy by
death
"Some days after NJ Pozzon convaescent from en- in.
ammaton Of the liver also attacked by the cruel
disease and died in typhoid stae consecutive the
cholera has been stated by and by Dr. Jourdaane
who during eight days with me in attending him. I
persuaded Mr.. Editor tina, after what you have read
you will entertain doubt 10 the OF the deaths
Of Mad Sontag and NJ Pozzoin and you Will endeavorfor
your part to dspate the 7trociOUs calumnes the offspring
gDobe passions and which will increase the grief aud
despair Of those who have already suffered by the deaths
of these lamented artists Al least they can say
that three thousand persons have been poisoned at Mexico
during the ast few months, they cannot soy of Md.
Soniag and NJ. Pozzoliu.
Your humble servant, LOUIS GAROAE"