The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-15
THE. CHOLERA.
Ms First Appearance In ThIs Cisy-Csy1sss
Factn-R emedy.

Ms First Appearance In Tails City-CsyIsss
Facss-Remedy.
The Assc cholera hao its FIRST oncssi sruoUheemsst
I. this city a. true As,aiic cholera sbos tn Atm day
or june in the year 1882 The officials thsn In charge
Of the public health under fear Of injuying the
nsrcs Of the city although some time before informed
Of ~ advent refused maas any public anpSsnte-
snt Of ito existence ssd ssossly aosng under real
supposed disbelief in its presence. refussd 10 Assn 20
the reports Of reputable physicsas upon The subject
unt The resident health pAysci Of that day wss urged
70 make personal visa 70 patient in oh~sr street,
near Cherry. Although before entering bis gig then
standing in the PARK in front u the City
HalD he manifested great reluctance IN YIELD
Ing 70 the solicitation, BY saying shat his ap
phcant was . young man In whose judgment
a shas regard he had much conadeace reiteraiag
Mn entire disbelief in the case under sxctemens
entered his gig and drove or After very short absence
the health physician returned cured both Of his
euay and his Of faith and peesounced the case
Of zus Asasie cholera THIS report led 70 The arst
calling together OF the Board Of Health on accosu, or
Aslasic cholera s, s.sTla aa. ssas.a.a
During the latssr part of the nesh OF June the
early part Of July several gentlemen, members Of the
Common Council visited Charles Henry Hail. The Alder
naa Of ths Twelfth Ward ~ bis residence N Harlem.
Aldermen Wan schaick, Murray and others dined with
DE Aldsrmaa, and during shortly amer dinner the
Alderman summoned hold iuQuest upon .
body found dead in ne1d hard BY, supposed TO have
<elsd from cholera We sbes had but Coroner and
ne residedin the lever part the city. Alderman Hail.
being magistrate was obliged hold the inquest He
summoned his guests for juFoA The jury were show
she way 70 open Geld sminsuce, wholly or
partly enclosed BY wall and under apple tree
aeAndng about the middle of the i0 the body OF
ny dead. His legs were drawn and his head down.
wards with his hands about bis lons his hat upon his
head-literaliy all up knot like. He appeared
n he had been suddenly seized With cramps, and,
unable 70 90 farther had died the spot u was be-
eve1 that the deceased had fallen there and died Of
cholera and the jury believed. Having several
and had some experience In shs performance Of
Ab duties In somewhat sim Liar cases. the writer had
Termed opnioa that the disease was in some cases
contagious Acting this belief he cautious 70 keep
- the windward side OF the body and walked along
she top OF the stone wall on the windward aide,
aAd did mot 60 any nearer the body than was
necessary 70 perform his duty A'physican and cer-
yman reading 81 Harlem were either witnesses upon
lke jury; both very 70 the body and Of
them having an umbrella, used u 70 turn the body
wholly partly over directly u and the other
very near and 70 eeward Of IT, Several others
en- thai side the body but little way on Tnese two
were the only ones in close proximity she body The
DAY was showery, hot and sultry; u ralped slightly
while ON the ground Az u was the frat case in Har-
em TO prevent Unnecessary alarm the verdict was tina,
death occurred from Asiaaic oholera. owing 10 81.
posura Within = dav or two af,ervards the clergy
man and physic an were seized with cholera and died
In short time Afterwards almost ali the olhcr persons
Who were Known 10 be present. with sses Juror and
spectafora nth tha srcent,on of AIdermen Hall Van