The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-14

ting and simply because the death reports from the dis
ease show dirnnution in number II must be
bered that nearly every Of the deaths reported of
old cases aud not OF new ones AS a proof that the
cholera the decline Tor rather has been for several
day past the following table Of new cases is made
Date. Gases. Date. Gases.
July 90 ...............u August ............ 10
July 30................ ID Angus, .............1
July 81 ......-.......20 August ..............14
August 1..............2i August ............ IL
August 2..............24 August 10 9
August 3.......24 August II ......... 3
August 4............25 August ~ ............ o
August 5.......... 30 August 10 ...........
The above figures represent cases which occurred
attacked twenty persons the 9Th inst from
day mine days ago. II has steadily do reased On sun
day nine reported, being Of
six over The day previous, while yesterday but seven
reported, being decrease OF two from the repot
Sunday N. But yar oenT p'e se ina. y he
igurcs-From the 3lst day of July to the 9th day Of
August Zone week. hundred and sixtytwo new
occurred while from the 7th inst up to yesterday even
ing lone week aso) bat sxty.four reported,
being decrease Of ninety-cght in one week.
SOMETHING DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.
Since The 14h July there have been three hundred
and seventeen oc ally reported of cholera this
city, OF this number nearly. II not over, onc-haf
OF the patients have been to the hospitals for
treatment Many OF them live for days wlile others,
again. die within few hours after they nave been seized
The latter reported within twentyfour hours af er
death but IL Is principally the latter class that have been
reported during the past few days, and thus caused
somewhat singular discrepancy between the deaths and
the new Cases. rhus Saturday last only three new
reported and noneof them deaths while just
beneath the list was report OF nine deaths from the
disease. Again. yesterday but seven
reported with four deaths, while the number OF cert
fcates Of deaths from cholera fifteen. This dscrep
sncy easily accounted for The number Of deaths in
ciude previously reported and do not generally
fer 10 the ne~ cases al all.
rus MORTALITY PROM cuoLrrA.
In connection with the above and for the purpose OF
better explaining the figures before mentioned, It would
be well TO state that the average percentage OF deaths
been nearly is nearly seventy persons have
died to every hundred attacked By the disease This
has been very great and hut two have been
assigned for It. The rst is that the patients have been
OF the very lowest class, aud being Of filthy and
upon them 10 be shaken OF The other that
the class Of physicians assigned to attend the cholera
sick lacked in experience aud were consequently unable
TO achieve much older ana expert
enced physicians might have DONE This idea however
rdicued by most OF the sanitary authorities. who
than older men could possibly have performed
GLANCE SITUATION.
TO sum up the entire subject ia 10 remark that New
York was, up TO yesterday evening" healthier civ
| brooklyn, Philadeiphs. Cincinnati or New Orleans
it'll nearly million of inhabitants the total deaths
from cholera in one month has not reached 200. A
great many sensational reports have been made up and
published in city and elsewhere Of thsrc beng an
epidemic raging in our midst whole pages certain city
papers have been filed with sensation articles written
oy scared reporters and The very chickens have oesa re-
Is ths the cholera here Is nothing more than cock
and bull story 50 far ais vruence is concerned.
New York is the whole. healthier safer, and less
afflicted with cholera, in proportion TO its population,
| than any other city on the continent
| The Official report of deaths FOR the week ending
last Saturday completed yesterday, but Will no,
| va deaths, Of which 80 occurred in the pnb,lc
situations IN this city, and Blacx~el's, Wards and
RsniaI's islands Deiuc'ng this number, and tie total
deaths the city proper ony 500. being decrease
Of - from the returns Of the previous week Cholera
carried on go persons Of which l9s ron, s pub
he institcions. leaving only 81 deaths frori these
causes occurring in the city. Caclcra nGautrm olnd
| Il, victims.
/ A. INQUEST.
| "a m lie bp.l n "a n
sat captain who died Of cholera SUNDAY lass Alter
tie verdict was rendered application was made BY the
incndS OF tho deceased 20 take the remains into the
TIC ol Pennsylvania. The rule OF the Health Board
foudins the transportation Of the Cholera dead bes ond
the limits OF the Metropolitan district had, however 70
| os applied, and The Application was refused
DsAri~ " DROWNING.
| There we're five deaths by drowning during the rps'
week, aud the question has been asked why the Health
Bo,ri has not issued Instructions FOR resfsciai.g
hs drowned This has been done Tor many years pisi
10idun and Paris With signal success II IL vel Nntvn
ls persons who have been drowned have remained n
iance for many hours and often ior Two Or .n-ee dsyA
ano nave been eventually re.Ascstod Would u moi be
well for the Health Board to issue some instruction.
| the subject
| Yesterday an incomplete morBsry report stolen
IRON the Office o! the Registrar OF VITAL Statistics during
the bsencc u the clerks As tbs Is not the rst time
documents have been s8rrrrttiosy obtained from tue
heath authorities the Registrar J. determined 10 ey
cude the guilty reporter IN this instance Last week the
morlary report akcn by the reporter OF the Times
| ~ tbs same manner. much 10 the annoyaree OF lr
| Harris
Il
The following Is si OF ca-e-, reported the
Health Board bulletin, Tor the ~en'yiour hours ending
| At two 7. yesterday
| Elizabeth Endsay. ID wcst Houston st., Angus, 10.
| MARY MaIbose, $40 West Forty sixth street.
| Frederick White, i02 sullivan street dead
The captain Of canal boat d. Dunning died OF cholera
Mary Jane Gafncy 1s4 Madison street Dad
| Mary sullivan, ~ cherry street Dead
| CERTIFICATES OF nxtr
Below will be found liss of certificates OF death a.
nj
for the twenty four hours ending al Two H. yesterday
John Masterson 90 broadway Died August IL.
John 4. O'Brcn 1i5th street. near Second avenue.
Bridget Kennedy, 18Th street and Second avenue.
oathsrine Donnelly, is4 Madison street. Died Au-
| gust IL
Enzabc,h popahue, 81 oak street Died August IL
| Frederick White, TO- sullivan street Died Au.
Michael rarsdy, 2oi East Forty eighth street Died
Thomas corcoran 1.2 Baxter street Died August u
Elizs nowney, Battery Hospital ped August ~
Mary Brandon, Battery Hospital Died August iS
| John Nage, us East Fourteenth street Died Au-
| gust H.
Julia Risbensicin, 10 Market street Died August 10.
| rrBIc rSsrlrrIioNs
The Superintendent Of out Door Poor under date of
August, made the following report Of cholera cases 10
past forty eight s;-workhouse, % unto Asylum,
o; Charity Hospital 10 There are a. present cases %
eholeraand cses II acntc dsrrhos ~ the Now York
tity ldrsticAsylum There have been two admissions
into the cholera wards NJ the Morkhoure since last
port There have been at any Of the other
institut ots since III. last report
VANS rL,Sp.
The rcrri from the hospital he island was RE
NAMING hst report, ~ admitted snce, y; died, o. rs.
charged. remaining =
The rames Of the dead vere:-Mary 81 Cam Mary Ann
Terry, kosinna Rorefr. Thomas Rogers y Hauselman.
Htrry nARrt,Ks nOsrnsI.
The relieving was fLc Export Of yesterday =: Remain
In. al La report. II admitted died. 2, remaining,
10 The flames OF the dead we're LIZA nowney and
Mary Brancon.
nsp rorss no-rrru.
The report from This hospital favorable YESTERDAY.
SfeforL IL ~
MstNwEts SLASH
The following Tho nsmrs ~ those who died On
the 9Doye ramed island from cholera from the liin Z
THO 18th ins,
10 he workhouse- EIen Muriocs, Julia Sullivan.