Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-12
The Hath Of Town.

Heal of Town.
During the last Fall, think we had about as much
Yellow Fever any community of our size would care
to have in century. Surely VIC do not want to have
it again
That it was import, d. we entertain doubt, what
quibbes theorzing physicians or brawing quacks
ma raise VI hat we have seen we are bound to De-
eve ard we saw this thing from IFS start to its close
and are convinced that it was imported.
But it cannot be denied that the sanitary condition
of the town was not goodtbat in fact it was bad and
ence the wide spread and great fatality of the disease
The drainage OF town. on its most important business
street was and is detective and it it remains so until
the opening of another August or September we may
make up our account for large proportion OF sickness,
if not or another epidemic.
The cellars on Market Street between Front and
Second and in few cases below Front filled with
stagpa 1T water nearly all the time, the offensive smell
of wh en- when bailed cut pumped up, at once at
traced the attention of the visiting physicians who kind
" came to our aid an was referred in than one
communication written to papers abroad by medical
visitors t. this place during the epidemic These Gel
lars from the just referred to, are virtually use
less to he OCCUPANTS Of the stores dwellings, while
they ule source of danger to the communl-
ty We think that We only give expression to public
opinion professional and professional when we say
that these cellars ought either be drained or filled up
That they could be drained, we have no doubt. How
much construction of the proper culvert would cost,
or how ought to be run ard constructed we do not
pretend to say We are neither Street Commissioners
nor experts in culvert building. We only point
out the necessity CT action upon the subject if we
would avoid recurrence of the horrors of last Septem
Der, October and part of November
If anything is be done in this matter it is proper
that public attention should be directed to it at
Other sanitary measures may be left to be adopted,
pro re natd-this is of character that may require
time and considerable time, and ought to receive due
and careful and early consideration.
So many houses are unoccupied-so many families
are ont Of towE-sO many lots neglected, that we
confess We lock forward the next Fall and Summer
not without serious apprehension, and we know that
we Oil he not singular in this respect. We know that
the appr henson is general and feel called upon to
respectfully direct the attention of authorities 10
this NATTER and we shall feel justified, and indeed,
called upon to revert to it from time to time, and
to keep urging it until either the danger is obviated
or We are convinced that urgency is useless But the
occurrence Of this latter alternative will not admit
We will lot believe that town commissioners, hav
town. will neglect any proper and feasible measures cal
cnlated to it from the ravages of foe not less
ruthless than the hordes OF the Lincolnites
RAISING THE BLoCKADE.-We have rejoiced over
the gallant achievements of almost impromtu navy
at Charleston and Galveston These achievements go
to show that, with anything like fair start the South
contains the elements OF as splendid water
as is has already obtained on land In due appre-
citation OF the magnificent dash and heroic bravery OF
our men we yield to no one. But must confess that
we cannot go as far as others in procaimng and
rejoicing the raising OF the blockade at either of
these ports. We do not think foreign nations will
agree with Mr.. BENJAMIN that in fact the blockade
1oGS raised We cannot calculate upon any of these
nations straning point to accept Interpretation of
the meaning OF late events favourable to views on
the subject ut, on the contrary, Judging from the
past, We may look for unaveurable decision in any
case in which we are concerned.
If lOle On nations DO not take the ground that the
blackade raised and therefore Incapable of en-
forccment until after many days notice. the mere as
serton part that the blockade is legally raised
and st e!d amounts to little, in presence of the fact
that the blockade is physically present and srepresent
cd by aVy force rendering ngress egress danger
IN tie GXtICme. ibe fact that for the few hours
during watch our ron-cads kept the and drove of
the hockadcr8 single vessel 10 OR out, and no
praCt Ca dt hance OF the blockade was accomplished
will be insisted upon by the enemy evidence that
claim to have raised the blockade mere fiction.
We presume that the history of things at Galveston
will not d very much from that of events at Char
lesion No advantage taken of the temporary rails
ing Of tic blockade TO prove by actual experiment. that
it bad been raised:
1t really ICZzes TO be unable to hear anything
definite from Morehead City or Beaufort All is quiet
in the vicinity OF Gson, and the enemy is evidently
not advancing on that route any other land
route. We want to know how many troops are at
Beaufort and Newbern and how many transports are at
the former pace. We think that most OF them have
gone South, bus we do not knouU.
1t seems Likely that STANLY has resigned, though we
found it hard to believe it.
We regret to learn that the schooner INDUSTRY, from
Nassau for this port, taken and burnt last week
by the bockaders We think she dsroyed not far
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