New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
THE PUBLIC HEALTH
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sell a. he Iemcdies IesoIted 20 against ~ maheDp "
without sny tuowo Cause Il disappeared without Ahf
revealed Iie BODIES ~ ,s victims we're F." 'eD -
Amrod. death ,nferogste3 jeath betrayed n.''hf
did not bearon IT. bosom 'ie secret Of 'he plague. 'I''
carving with de dark Mystery and ea.itf dreodo gaps
Sb The midst he population Tad 'd "sie eno l' af
d seeing again coded tho er inspired ~ ie sfit
wBgv gBr CHOLERA VISITED north AMERICA
From Flf9tc ODE - 1ler, r1s carried Nofl r"a.ce 'y
a. emeYant slip named tie Voyaesur. THIS vas o ne
1899 rlc ari ease was g nan romed Keir on rl4p'
6om rear Erfi,i ireland Who 1e1 p s bo0rs Fer beng
attached Iicre scrc doubts however sto.' -bs tcAs %
bona ie case Of cholera be oo'y symptoms approaching 20
tbose 81 cholera bcns 1.si iorHg sod some range Do
ihe Sec, before death.
Another PASSENGER aare3 MsEcr ar.n cof. N'e 'c@ei
With similar symptoms, AND % 1oais expired Its ""o
through the various stages of he diseases vas "a''o "
safefals and Dr. fullerton wlo attended am r''o'''''
usdo0bted ctse OF cholera
,nyEsT.cA,loss l>r9 rHr cHAaa-rfs ur .HE DISEASE
Al examination MS ~ once st % oo' 90 u1aEe n.o be
saose Of The appearance ofhis disease into Canada ~as
found that the disease essentially he same li bad ~
tended gul Europe and Which eu Known ODD
der he various rsoes 0 cholera asIhJaa tisota.o ra
sigGsnt epidemic and Asisuc cholera. - was also de
termed ha The disease rad not been mpo' G bat had org
ioeted Canada eudI circumstances favorable 20 ''s de'e
Spmou, and increase.
ADd these cFcumst,oees o be faa1d 10 Che crowded
siao d emiclaut ycsses ,de sudden cAfHlc Of dct he
80 OC0 emeTans annually landed 70 Qeedoe ezp'slc TO
fatigue burning 10 tight lte aert - requisite
clothing nomishug food and chiefly 20 ba0is u Itom
seTasoe 9he disease found 6rsi carried Of Almost 10
ssn. She grossly incorporate.
From report retained 20 tbo Boari o heath oi quebec
stated that that city from iLe l0ih 10 dc .V.s o
DuDe 1902 hee 30 deaths nom cholera. IN he same
eBtb tho previous there had only been SIXTY deaths
-h,ch wsdo cholera alone ~ 30 deaths
Tt,s greatly increased mortality alarmed everybody Fright
not u
la demon Confined % he u dale OF Che foioSng October
rRf IrsT "Asl OF cno, res ly rGE uNrrn ST. IT'S
SoCu alter tLe appearance o tbs dTosdfh sooniee De
Canada visited ae United states Nj La'uea ct Troy bong
u, f,st victim. lie died toard hc steamboat iuela
rhc living az Wifeial in fle state NcW-York captain
Jhrop eomnsstcr Of c vessel and he made he fol-
loEne statement OF ne lcmlse Of she unfortunate gentleman
Mr. Iained of Troy died hoad my boat tlis day
June IS ~: I'd about O'Clock While }los % va eh"h
sad succeeded bIyu az ~! til slard north OF
DOCK without he assistance oil any person IRON Che town
ID. Wight VITO 'iu uieuiNe and acted TIE ra
sf BlIlnar0l.st Had be declined GIVING assistance ~
.itcrs dJ must alone have been pay oia1 nurse ann
ecase 10 5o As-tc Cholera 20 i.s moat alfalae aeci
The streets suenuy deserted AID many Of ne gas
1lcrartic1'nrs Of this case are follows
On Monday III LaTnci lad cabin passage 70 50 Johns
Bp hs ~ a. Q.cuec On Thursday fcund Lm Il -
She eac'ene1l caused by the cioera Gr ook PAS
ssge % Blrngtoa |sbs as he SAD 70 60 y i.nd to ay"d
Git constantly ard carried VA Of preventive he was
pan q apparently Ci.rated Lsp,is ara asIh 70 eAee on
Wbeisa ADD at ab3Gt % 5cccs tbs morning JuIe - was
nken vh great pain violent eTaGpte trs;ns s1so, YEN
rei worse anu fe,oc arrived e Whitehall which Vat Of
s esess uee 2e sG2 Ile IasSSSg TIrs r
wright at called end i9 A9i 'eS. hln w sac
assuage she pain but all 10 effect Is Wlebt tud Nc
deOd pronounced HIM past al ed wen tIey h'si "a" hm
BE disd at a.
Cou,p,. so near their homes oplo Of New YoA began
IA safp be
once dispatched Doctors r. De Kay and Rhinelander
% canada Ia investigate The Of this 90 TIN
rossty) and alarming disease On heiI way hi;hc. they
stopped Whitehall and hearing u the death Of Nj Gaid
they made inquiries and discovCed that the man was
only incorporate 10 hs habits but was excessively
overcome by his fears He was also formerly subject
Ia cramps ard vomiting. and sometimes lie threw
even blood from his stomach. Vomiting ceased about one
bour be seized Nb he complaint Of which be dieh
Re pasus e1emies loius and dcs and bad drank
nine glasses Of spirits before Dr. Mcleod saw him he had
not much thrs there buenes but 6eaohed state Of
tbe slin peculiar 6Dyou expression u couneDaDce-eyes
open observing; pulse perceptbe though irregular
great dyspnos debility pain chiefly eonhned to
ard bowels The treatment administered Was uDet
sPn with friction ard other external stimuli
TIE fIRsI CASE IN NEw.IOBS CITY.
DO the 18Th Of June. 1882 at news war brought to
ibe Hospital lying eek with cholera
small bnlldng II The foot Of Canalst Dr. IlDDet al
once visited He Of spare babt Of body about
feet ten inches high and about bh5 years OF age
He bad left Montreal Oh the 18th, ard had walked
from Whitehall this town distance " about my
ao,ss arriving at the latter place the afternoon
81 she 18th inst On that night which was the might imns
Jstey preceding the Of tbo disease be slept IN
anal uuyeDilated she'd about % feet square with al or
other emgrsns AS regards bis general b'os tlet
were irregular indugng himself In liquor at The same time
deprssg proper food % the l7th be was seen
with whisky bottle his pocket and Bis daughter stated
mat he woUc sometimes that be did not take much
she se that he had had warm food since the ib
ss bot bad subed gingerbread W TO the time Of tie
d,sesse.
When tbe doctor saw this msD-wbo had only arrived 10
s country the 10th OF lie previous montbhe bOno nm
yang Oh the floor exhibiting the following tympioms' SKID
6,d appearing Ike that Of pucked Wild pigeon. nails blue
siiD TO hand the Of the patient
imse the pulse gone nausea ineetsan though there
vomiting except and that caused 6J Tris
Of the fsnces with the finger dsphore prouse-ndeed
~ mach 40 as 10 wet oil bis bedcothet great peri.
rsrsl distress anxiety " eounensDce nanimas in has
sst'on, suppression Of urine waery alum discharge eye
,nnep .aassd aud lusees mental powers perfect thirst
peat 10 billions discharge but what they were we're invol
aDtsTy accompanied With but little pain. Occasionally
lere much agitation and The body e1haed peculiar
sdor Hot coidas brandy peppermint water &C. we're
.dmBisiered blankets wrapped around hmi caomel
and opium given Dot al without success On the oioWing
sorsing al q N. he died.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED By THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Tie eli, became alarmed. committee appointed by
tie Bosrdof Heb TO bekuOwn tbe Executive Committee.
With fall powsrs 2rOyde accommodations for the sick IN
IuIe hospitals elsewhere person to be admitted upon
rte written sssent OF two OF the Committee or OF one
With TIC Major III, this committee Thomas
r. Woodruff n = Robertson. and William Vaudeville.
9ts buidsg ngV ossals9 e ths E9sOIe Office vac fitted
np o eLoefs hospital II being considered that was the
m location that could be procured meeting the wants Of the
sol IN the Frat Second Third and Fourth Wards Coz sd