The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-24
THE RAvAeEs OF TIRE CHOLERA.
Histo-y Of Five Epidemics- Number OF Deaths
& During Each NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Account
I Of the Panics Which Ensucd- Tables Of the
weekly Mortality.
THE CHOLERA I. 1852.

compared with the evils which followed the atorines
Of those who were in power during the years Of which
| VIC have written below. fssr s,sl, # 5.s.rs. ssi
THE oHoEkeA l.. 1852.
The year 1882 has been rendered memorable in Tic
history Of New York the tine when the cholera Rrs
made It's appearance in the city. The disease had
during the previous year appeared in Europe for
the first te but IL did not the Atlantic ocean for
nearly twelve months During the first week In June
1882, however the first case or genuine Asiatic
cholera known In the hsbor u New York
red to tho Quarantine Hospital on the day th6
brig Carrck making her way 70 Quebec with large
number Of emgrants board some 0C whom were sick
with the cholera On the 8h OF June she discharged
her cargo Of sick and well passengers Tho latter after
being kept in quarantine for few days, permitted
to 60 large and during the third week the same
month many them wriycd Ia New York. having lrav.
eed by way Of Albany Before their arrival however,
there had been two fstss reported in New YORK.
not traced 70 Quarantine but evidently depending upon
atmospheric causes. Nevertheless the arrival OF tho
emigran,s bringing with them the very germ the in
fection gave impetus he disease aud on the 2Ist
OF Juno the authorities ofoisy announce the presence
Of Asiatc cholera in the city, 1855 1n e. .sa
~ A rERRnsssp PANIC. .i 49, s. y.
When the Official declaration promulgated panic
OF the most fearful nature imaginable manifested itself
among the people Of New York. Thousands Of persons
for which there cure. Scasge the number
thA left that for days every avenue OF de-
parsare. every steamer ferry, carriage, 6c.r WAS
crowded with occupants, whose pand faces and
beOkeDed the fear and anxiety under which they
laborsd II In vain that o few bravo reasoned
with Them through the columns OF tive newspaper
panic was 100 widespread and had taken too frn hold
upon tho popular nina for circumstances to prevail
Nor WIS this desertion esnined solely 20 the upper
classes Of society. Hundreds of workiugmen threw IN
their employment and went with their families rather
than remain and face the disease may safely he ssid
hat INIT Auinn and I'M nal.
soutely unable to leave remained In the city. These
is true formed inconsderable portion OF the popuia
great to the principal thoroug to look COM
para,ively deserted Newer In tho history Of this
tinenf, has there been such . panic and a terror.
Er1DEM,S ScRsAEs
The virulence Of the cholera poison, aided by fear
after the 2lst OF June. The number OF fresh cases
which had been reported with units quickly increased
tens aud afterwards to huadreds As July advanced
the disease assumed alarming proportions Persons
suddenly seized with the premonitory diarrhGa
while walking on tho streots, and in few min
utcs cramp and collapse followed, and in many
instances before the victims could he conveyed to
then houses 10 the hospitals death had ensued On
tho 2lst Of July aud precisely one month after the
authorities had announced tho Of cholera he
cp jcmc alta ued its acme On that day two hundred
aud persons onic allyrepored having died
The dsesze For sevcra, iaya previous husincss
had been partially suspended in,thc city; the stores
broadway KEEP, open be, few hours each dar,
and the entire community seemed parsyzed by fear.
Tho fer, that piled tetwoon the city, New JERSEY
and the Islands bad partially ceased running, and New
city, ITSELF the otiwoe snd desoation.
The sidewalks were anost cnry deserted. save by the
doctors aud their sssstaists whlc the cofirs
exposed Tor sale and found many purchasers. n
the middle OF the streets but few pr, public
vcysnccs, thoso used 20 convey the dead 20 the
burial grounds to be Altogether New York
presented scene OF the most terrible goomiRess and
one which has never been eiaccd from the minds OF
hoe who ia the city throughout the progress OF
the disease.
ABaIEaESr AND m-ArYt ARAScg OF rm xprpaic
After tho 2Is OF July the cholera steadily abated and
the carly part OF September following, the epidemic
WINS officially announced 10 have disappeared from she
city Unike subsequent s!sitations, tho disease
fnancd but comparatively short period or tune Rot
exceeding ninety days During that period, however
the official reports showed total OF 35i3 deaths from
cholera II would he safe TO place the actual figures
high 5000 during lis large number of
deaths werc reported diarrhoa, which wore really
rw CHOLERA yields " 1882
There four parts of the city In which the cholera
ragged with the greatest intensity during the epidemc
The first point attacked Roosevelt street, and that
norton ~ Cherry street In its immediate vicinity From
thence spread 70 Duane street, Hudson, and tsu
street. Grand street II ragged with fearful in
tensity in nny quarter then, and stI now known as
stRotcn Row. situated between Grand and Broomc
streets the side OF the city Here nearly every
person attacked died, many perishing mseraby with
them Tho dsease also nsrcely attacked an undrained
quarter in the vicinity OF Delaney street, and next
Hook section OF the city south OF ferry,
now covered with machine shops aud storehouses AZ
this period however vas the mos, horrible Locality IN 10
and Nth Here located the grand centre or prosti
tuition and bore the abandoned women died By dosens
| every week.
ras PREPARATIONS MADE
Profoundly ignorant Of tho nature Of the disease, en-
ceptng such Vague Information obtained from
Europe tho authorities and the medical professors
unable 70 advise any measures that would tend 70
lessen the severity Of the epidemic But few or no pre-
cautions therefore taken until after the disease had
appeared IN the city When II had made ts appearance
however i've cholera hospitals established for the
reception OF patients the largest OF them being erected
10 tho City Hail Park, where the surrcgaics odlcc nov
stands OF the other principal hospitals, wns esab
| shea on Greenwich street near Christopher, and the
the lower part Of Rvlngtcn near he yer
There regular system Of practice all OF the ply
scans perfect strangers 70 the disease and their
prescriptions hrst can be truly said, were purely
| experimental A. tho epidemic progressed, however,
experience taught what system Of treatment mast
likely TO aid the sick and thss many valuable lives were
saved which would otherwise have been lost
| secDmD VISITATION
Although tho cholera disappeared nom The oty IN
September 1882 It's poison sll fingered In tho nhy
localities and the result was that two years ssr, IN
1884. u again made s appsarnncs tue dtssAse, how
ever, WAS Of milder type, and this fsoh AIDED By ics
fear the part OF the inhaban tAas which he'd been
manifested during ia nrs vi: did much towards css
ennG lie severity Medical mon too, had been care
fully studying tho nature and characsrisscs II the