The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-19
THE CHOLERA In NEW YORK.
Two Authentic Gases RepoRted Yestcr-
day, but No Deaths - The General
Health Of the City Remarkably Coed.

Health OF the City Remarkably Coed.
Only two well authenticated cases of cholera
have occurred in this city since our last report.
Rumors concerning the disease, however, came
to the Board OF Health from every quarter, but
tor the most part they were uniounded. The
positive information in regard TO the spread of
the infection-lt ii should really spread in
spite of the efforts made to arrest it-whch
will be given to the public daily from authentic
sources will be all that is necessary TO allay any
alarm the appearance OF the disease may arouse
The Board OF Health has determined upon this
course, so that the public may know, every day,
precisely what occurs and hope by this means
to suppress exaggerated rumors. This plan has
been adopted upon mature deliberation, aud
we therefore warn our readers to place no re-
lance whatever upon mere reports, but to trust
the statements we shall make daily from the
records in the Office of the Sanitary Superin.
tendent.
The health authorities, through the police
and their Sanitary Inspectors, have made such
arrangements as will give them trustworthy In
formation from every part OF the city; and TO
the end that all patents OF this kind may be
treated promptly, they urge citizens 60 make
such cases as come under their immediate
notice known at once to the nearest police
starion-a circumstance that will insure medi-
cal aid and sanitary assistance In many cases
even before the regular family pnysiclan can be
found. The plan of action which has been
already detailed in the Tribune will be carried
out Iu every instance.
A house has been rented in Mulberry street,
near the headquarters OF the Board, in which to
store disntectants of all kinds to be sent to any
part of the city as soon as that body shall be
notified by the police telegraph in regard to the
place where they may be needed. The energy
already displayed will be continued, Or If neces-
sary, increased, according to the eXigencies that
may arise from time TO time. Relying upon this
body and the statements they authorize, there
will be none OF that lear which arises from igno-
rance OF events, and none of that alarm which,
in such cases. flying or runiOunded rumors always
create.
EFFECTS OF THE POISON YESTERDAY.
Honora OConuor, at No. u Monroe street.
was seized yesterday morning with those un-
mstakable symptoms that always characterize
the disease. The patient is child eight years
OF aGp, and contracted the disease from some
cause as yet unknown. Medical aid was
promptly called, an Inspector was sent to take
charge OF the premises, and at 8 O'Clock
last evening hopes were entertained that the
case would not prove fatal.
Al out the same hour, William Peters, resid.
ing at No. sos Water street, was attacked by the
disease. This is but short distance from the
house already fatally visited in the case of
Robert Gilbert, which was detailed yesterday
morning. News from the patient was at once
sent to the office of the Board of Health, and
the same prompt and efficient measures will in
all probability save the life Of this patient.
THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE CITY.
| In the meantime, the general health of the
| city remains remarkably good. The deaths
during the week ending last Saturday, including
| six from cholera and thirty-sx in the public
| institutions, only amount to 1853, being
| decrease OF thirty compared with the pre-
| vlous week. The deaths from Zymotic diseases
| however, increased to 100, being "a more thar
| during the week previous. The causes for this
| increase are not obvious from the naked
| number, but will doubtless be found when each
| case comes to be specially examined and the
locality IN which it occurred inspected.
| EXEGETICAL.
The premises occupied by Robert Gilbert, and
in which he died on Saturday afternoon, were
| disniected at midnight, eight hours after hi:
| death, instead of seventeen hours, as we stated
| yesterday morning. The inquiry for dlsinfec
tarts at the headquarters OF the Board OF Health
on Sunday morning at O'Clock was for differ
| ent article to be used in the same place-a fact
| which suggests to our mind the thought thai
| none had previously been used.
| FATAL CASE OF CHOLERA IN BALTIMORE.
A despatch from Baltimore, under date o.
june l8 yesterday, says that a man named
| William Howard, forty-four years of age, and
resident of that city, died at the Indrmary at
| O'Clock on Sunday afternoon. He left thus city
| on Saturday morning, and was placed under the
| best OF medical treatment Immediately upon bis
arrival; but his ply sicians were unable to arrest
| the disease.-N. Y. Tribune.