, 1866-08-15
THE CHOLERA,
ConTalcscence Of tile Cases Preyfously
Rep0rtel-Death Of IN Inmate OF
the Bridcwe1l-Additiona1 Cases
Reported to the Health OH
ccr-Dcstitpti0u.

Since or LAST report I've additional ca.cs oi
Aeiatie CloIera tavc appeared in The city, though
ell but one will undoubtedly be marked by q
speedy recovery This IL encouraging a. it must
certainly dispcl all fears In the minds Of our ci-
zcne, OF the approach Of q seyese pcsti1ence. Tho
only easc In which death resulted WAS that Of
Margaret O'lcaEy an inmate af The Bzidewell who
wns serving out term Of Imprisonment in the In
:tu1ion : 1Ron The charge Of having been drunk
She was seized about midnight On Monday with
severe attack " what Dr. Blake, the County
Physician, Immediately saw to be sporadic chole-
life, she died few hours asle!wa!d. ia This In
stance the disease Was undoubtedly Of = sporadic
character: The patient was The victim Of no coa-
tae1ous Affection, and the na1ady received eye1J
impetus By the previous e1cesses Of . lfcentions
lLfe- Three other cases wero reported dndng the
day 70 The Health Officer By city physIcisns and
WIS found to be 3lnost convaltsceut, and IT, be in
no seeming danger.
A. he coEnty Hospital 9eally all the cholera
owing IN no small degree 10 the eu:Ey 1nd skill OF
the seeident physician, Dr.. Twtnins. Miss MedIs
saFsS MiS he gonE Il as gu az e
on Aond6ay night we're considered to be In Git
ieal condition, Ia.c passed the dangerous Phase
be numbered azoone the con.alescent patients.
The other cases, which werr previously noted In
the TklnrsE are all In Il taie way Of recovery.
No new cases have appeared in the County Hos
We are informed that a family consisting Of six
pcFsoue-Husstan cmisrants- have been occupy
aIE. for two weeks pasI. IN old tumble down barn
or stable 1ocated III tie Of alle Northwest co.,
FER of Wells ard Harrison streets. where they
harc lived In state OF almost total dcssiuiion.
Indeed, It IL ave:rcd that they have had nothing
10 cat except such ec1aps ct Tctuals as they could
gather In TIC Streets alleys and back J.sds In the
Vicinity Of their loxeL Oar informant states that
the old mother Of thc family was attacked with
cholera yesterday afternoon. and that there .rese
EIna!l ch.nee* Of her recovery.
II tEesc staacGeu:1 arc. correct, IN immediate
Investigation should be instituted, a1d neans
adopted to releTe the suffering. and prevent the
formation Of such dangerous AGel<us io1 the
disease.
DEATHS Last SIGEr.
Since writing the ahoyc, Our reporter lca1usd Of
cakc Of Esiat1c Cho1csa. which occurred }estez-
dAy, under circumstances moee a,cruycted than
any proceeding OLE. The victim Is the disease
wcs young won,an. ssEn resided ut No. a6f Sauth
Wells street and unil late N The afternoon VIA il
her customary hcatlh. About half past thrre
O'clock shs FIRST exhibited symptom. Of CONFIRMED
epoaadic cho1ero and despite cTe1Y attention died
little after eight tn the evening.
About nine O'Clock. another death occurred Al
| 2aI Monroe street. The sufferer, MIS- Sullivan
wae taken SICK with undouhted symptoms 81
| cholera on Monday evening, and rapidly eteW
| woIee Until death terminated hes suEtrirss.
II is also reported 1ha, the husband OF the dc
ceased died about the tine she was attacked, aud