New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
THE CHOLERA AND YELLOWFEvERA At
NEW-ORLEANS.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
NEW. ORLEANS, May 81, 1855.
Irecrct TO announce that the cholera is prevailing
here and daily on the increase learn that il exists
in the most malignant form, and that Il Is not con-
fined to any particular class. Many Of our citizens
who are provided with ell this worlds comforts have
fallen victims. TIE Pieaywne Of Friday has long
let of obituary notices. Among the recent deaths
hear of mother and three children in one family; IN
two other families three deaths in each, and nine
deaths in the charity hospital At the Protestant cs-
rnetery where Il is not usual for them TO have over
five or six intements for entire week, there had
been twenty-one burals in only four days up to
o'clock, of which number fifteen were oil eaoiera on
Thursday evening Hugh Grant for many wears City
surveyor. died on Thursday, after few hours SEX
ness. hope change in the weather may restore the
civ 20 health. TIE CHRISTIAN Adrocdie makes the
following statement regarding yellow fever.
Thursday vstel the Charity Hospital feel he P,se
oth Through the courteous aent Of Dr. Baldwin We
were shown the premises from porch to dssdh!uss In the
which marked in laupbaek Is thousand and
Dr. Baldwin whose official and professional connection
with the institution affords reliable information told as Of
case Of yellow fever thar treated Ia the Hospital fortnight
agohe only this year TIE Pateut died Of black vomt
He about six months in the South, and cook
asieamboa After being seA hrst on me oos then al ms
boarding house he was sent TO the Hospital on Monday and
died the following Saturday, .
The Dr. Baldwin spoken Of above is the Physician
to the Board of Health. II Is evident from the state
ment of the Doctor that the first case this season
originated here have heard reports OF other cases
in private practice but coming as they do from
young physicians place no reliance on the truth of
tie same
| subioin slip from The True Delta of this morn
inc being an extract from a communication from DIR.
j. :. Mcfarane. DIR. McF. rs our Oldest physician
and his statement of the facts OF the present epidemic
is to be relied upon;
is there any member Of the Board of Health who snorn,
the that cholera IL a. this time dlMa epdeuc IN Nec
Oransl Is there any member Of The Board OF Health 50 y
aSe"t r"n IN N osn kat i si, !. ALMOST epis%t
N press have the auacy 70 declare that there have
not occurred sereyal sHded 6 smdpor aad cholera
~ Ner. Cgieans t-iibia he iGsi ton ddysf
"TLis being nconovrbe TACT winch cannot be denied
by equyocs ION subtelge, what object quarantine to
As it cannot any influence in keeping small
po cholera both these dis being extensively prevalent
here presents its whole duty narrowed down to keeping
he smallpox was brought to New Orleans
Thbodauxy the Laourche and the choers was brought
here. came from Memphis up the river nsh'r OF walef
places in the wretchcd farce called quarantine,
the OF which to commence on the LIST OF June ap
Bat Is there yelo eer herei 'raisaia that there is
JEno,c also death BY black ron has ornrei in me Clarity
Hospital but tii, Us 10 be ignored because {" you'd render
thus have quarantine establishment nsti-
iutd million of dollars cost on the LIST OF June TO Keep
ransHi.ss6s and conissous DISEASES meaning ssof
a. @y .s' Of a iSoi eds diseases ss ii the city,
The drouth yet continues and there are no ndica-
tons of rain The Delta of this date makes tue fol-
lowing statements .,,.,.-....
section of the Union tie drought without precedent In
IN oGr htoy The earth has been baked the hardness Of
burned claw has been a. stand for many weeks
the trees vgoE put forth their leaves and have
dull dod asrect the creeks and bayous all dry the els
terms have been fer weeks fosotte6 the cattle have been
driven from the interior the 10 ind water TO asuase
their thirst aud many have Ierhed In the bogey swaps AMI
creeks o m which hey had strength escape The
cane crop nearly ruined; the stalks which ought 70 be waist
sh and in many places the planters have turned the cattle
into the fields For nine weeks there has not been half an
hours rein"
My letters from various correspondents do not give
a very uniavorable account, and II we have ram
within the next fifteen deys all will be well.