New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-23
Important Transactions Of tho Commits
siouers Of Health On the Subject o.
Cholera.

A meeting of the Commissioners Of Health
was held yesterday afternoon, at ] o'clock at the
Mayors Office. His Honor the MAYOR presiding.
Dr. SAYRE the Resident Physician. stated that In
formation had been obtained by the last arrival from
audaoupe that the cholera introduced there by
trunk containing clothing Of two persons who had died
of the disease While on passage from Marseies, whore
the disease prevailed; and the fact that the who
washed the clothes and all her family died almost i'm.
mediatey and that number Of persons attractet to
her by the sudden mortality were also attacked
many Of HON died.
In view OF this information. which proves. first, the
portability Of the disease and secondly the absolute ne
tons and 10 view OF our present want Of proper accom-
modations for this purpose. he offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
sone suitable TO Albany for the purpose Of con
frs with hs GOyeor ana e urge upon him e call the
The Chairman then appointed the resident physician
TO perform this duty
Dr. SAYRE then read letter from DR.. Charles A.
Lee Professor Of lily gene In the Buffalo Medical Uni.
yersty-a gentleman Of the highest professional and
scientific sanitary sttsnment and the author Of sew
eral standard medical works-which contains views
corroboratng the previous action OF this Board and
also some ideas In regard TO the mode OF propaga.
ton and portability Of cholera He stated that no had
shown this letter 10 number OF the first medical gen
temen Of this city, who regarded these vievs OF such
practical Importance Is TO demand their general circn
lstion.
BUFFALO uNuKnsITf, MEDICAL DIPErnRsr'
Jan. II, 1865.
LEWIS A. sAYRr, ND.
DrAs SIN: Some time since you did me the honor Of
sueng ny opinion In rrserd 10 the contszionsne" OF
eh,,ra Circumstances beyond my control have prevented
~ pou TO your request and even now csn ohy orisny
indicate conclusions At which have arrived after close
sod varied persona observation Of Its prosfe" both " cur
own and in foreign eountriea . .
In The place, then, have reson to believe h.
the disease directly from person 10
another under ereunstsnces OF the greatest intimacy
In wor3s 10 not ooaasos according 70 the common
unders' aDding OF that word
On the other hand abundsuty prove that the d,s,a's
. portable and always follows the routes OF travel END
utsrcoge hold slso thai we have satisfactory
yidepce thst the disease communicated through tne evs
nations Infected with H. and In this way only
roud addrce many Instances where there can b. no
st the cholera has bern conveyed 10 hitherto lehy local
ss By Of infected psson In whom tie dsse h-s
mantle sUd ,e only BY sppssenty trfins dsIrbea FER
scns 90 seecrd may doubtless travel from enc pace 70 an
other without serious Development Of The d.esse and ssse
bend in pvies germs which may gve RS.
or not that hiss thrown much mystery over tie
essses ard Of extension OF this most fatal and myHs-
nous nsisdy.
Th explains thoss sppsrent anonsesin the prog
rees Of dsesse why ohen tskss defined eoursr IN It's
but spreads rddeYrntly In different directions
nd 10 different quarters With the wnd and nov seAtnst
pow following the main of rase nevertheless OF en-
deyi.iine from them bat ea Jasfv IN any case as
skps yarodS ears and hofd Those great Leaps wbih
n take and which have been supposed TO
b. owing the poison Of cholera being carried By wiDds
thns sstisssc;oriiJ explained: :,
Ailsash ehOlsrs undsab:edy communicated BY the esh