The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-23
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
n. Il. ROBINSON, -1
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
aaJ lFor the Empirel -li
Letters on the History and Nature
of the Asiatic Cholera.
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aHf FROM A. GkI0ER, N. d,
li his 80. III.
The Cholera continued to llnger In our
land, confined In Its operations more par
tlcnlarly to the Mississippi Valley until
after the summer of 1854, when it disap-
peared, leaving us again to iaddlge the
hope that 1t would never more return,
But after the lapse of another seventeen
years, We lind 1t again upon our shores,
having SO far In Its advancement pursued
course remarkably similar to that of lS49
The "Atlanta' an English Mail Steamer,
sailed from London on the tenth day of
October 1865, with Il full cargo, and twenty
eight cabin aud twelve steerage passengers.
all at the time perfectly healthy; on her ar
rival at Havre she received twenty-four
additional cabin. and $40 stecrage passen-
gers, mestly from Switzerland. the south
erp part OF Germany, and Eastern France.
Among these were two families from Ger
many who had remained one day ut the
hotel "City of New York; la Paris and
five days NJ the "IIulgarder Hof" In Havre,
While ut these Hotels emigrants WHO had
arrived only IA few days before them were
taken Ill, visited and attended by govern
ment physicians. and by their orders sent
to the hospitals.
The "Atlanta'' sailed from Hayre on the
twelfth, and on the thirteenth, the first
ease OF Cholera made Its appearance on
board, Ia the person of little child, be-
longing 70 one OF the families above refer
red TO. and up to the twenty second five
had died out of this same family Others
on board the vessel were soon after attacked
with the disease, and when the Atlanta ar
rived ut the quarantine Ia New York Har-
nf tha All A
l02 cases Of Cholera, and fifteen deaths dur
ing the passage; eight died after their ar
rival at the quarantine grounds, making n
total OF twenty-three deaths.
Other vessels. the "He,Jndn" and the
Mary Ana" which left Havre about the
same time, or soon after the ',Atlanta."
with clean bills of health, also had Choler,,
on board during their passage. and arrived
at the port of New York with the dis
ease. n.- fa ra.af- II
Although the Cholera prevailed at the
quarantine grounds In New York harbor In
October last, rs ia November lS4S, IL did
not, nor has it yet. made its appearance IN
that city. But the authorizes and the peo-
pie having before them the example of iS48,
are expecting similar results, and i'm antic-
ipatlon thereof have established rigid
quarantine, aud adopted measures for pIa-
cling the city In good sanitary condtion
and, also, by systematic cooperation with
the medical profession, hope, by these
means. to do much for the prevention and
mitigation Of the disease.
At meeting of the "Citlzens' Associa-
tion Of New York" assisted by twelve Of
the most eminent Phy yslclans of the city, the
following proceedings were adopted and
ordered TO be printed: au
i. HAy~ss. The commercial andHsocial relations OF
the cities, Villages and communities OF the state
travel, that contagious, Infectious ard epidemic
diseases are rapidly and widely Atod from
quentiy generated by the neglect Of sanitary
works 70 other tewns aleng the principal public
t.horonghfares and to the most remote rural dis
wfsysas, cholsrs, the most natal Of modern cpl
denies, and soon apparently to visit this country.
other pestentiAl diseases, Spreading from town to
town along the great routes Of travel and select,
as s n,ny ANU Ane'ean districts of cito" for its
wSssaS Experience teaches that the eommuni-
b coaboilsd, asd .trs9ass.fy s,spIvsssed, by The
timely and rigid endorsements Of proper sanitary
il. severity may be greatly ntisated and It's IA
tai issues prevented by the prompt and efficient
treatment q S, y, P5sn9sl.Sry ss sy.Ss therefore
common Interest In the public health OF its
cities and villages and for their own safety as
well rs for the public good should, with united ef
fort, sustain every measure designed 70 effect san
itary improvements OF towns, aud 10 prevent the
Rssosssd, That in view OF the approach OF static
Cholera, we urge the eitIzena aud medical pro
fession OF the State OF New York 10 form organi-
exposed 70 an attack Of the epidsmie. for the pur
pose Of eifectlng, Hrsf needed local sanitary i'm
proyenents and, seooHd. to organize corps OF
house; TO house visitors, who ia the event OF the
prevalence Of Cholera shall yist the poor al their
homes daily and search out and promptly treat ali
cases OF prenonltpry diArrhea. -'I-,-
RssOtgsd, That all such organizations be iuyl,ed
10 correspond directly with this council aud with
each other, Ia order 70 concert OF actl0n In the
adoption and prosecution Of neAsures OF preven-
tloA and mitigation 9f GheleFa and for tie pur.
1s SsS over " iaSSe sd y W various p4snom
The council. In the prosecution OF their
iabiects shave organized Il corps OF Nedi-
cal Sanitary Inspectors, thirty-one Ia num-
ber, who have made thorough Inspection
Of the city, the results OF which have been
published In the form OF report t0 tho AS
ISOLATION. l 'h
With this corps at Inspectors, pgoperly AiE.
nentsd, thc Couaell propose. Ia the event OF tiie
AppeArancO az Cholera. 10 undertake syatelna attic
house, N house Visitation, with yow y the early
homes Of those Affected. rhis plan Is extensively
adopted IN kngiaad and there is evislenaa thai In
former yisitatlons Of Cholera many towns were
saved iio,n single fatal case though thousands OF
The prompt aud judlcious action OF the
people of New York CITY In this matter Il
worthy OF commendation, and might well
be- initiated In our city.
In my next will consider the subject OF
quarantine and eontagion. ~ .t' =. 'ia
A FAMILY or LUNIIics-Thc Bnckeye
State states that whole family by the
name of Dixon, consisting of tile father.
mother, two SONS, two daughters and a
grand daughter, have all been afflicted