Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-03
THE EXACT TRUTH ABOUT CHOLERA IN
THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE.
WHAT OUR CLERGYMES AND PHYsI-
CLANS SAY ABOUT 1T.
No Cholera Cases Now in the City.
Let Cruel and False RumOrs Stop in the
Face of Undisputed Facts.

Let Cruel and False RumOrs Stop in the
Face of Undisputed Facts.
The cruel and exaggerated stories that
prevail about the prevalence of cholera in
the city of Knoxville have done this COM
munity great injustice and injury. They
have been circulated in many ways; have
inspired terror throughout East Tennes-
see, and kept thousands of people from
visiting our section. The CHRONICLE has
from the first appearance of the disease in
this city, faithfully reported every death
that has occurred. But wild and false ru-
mors have teaveled faster than the truth,
and notwithstanding all our efforts the
opinion prevails in many places that there
is an epidemic of cholera in our midst, and
that our citizens are dying in numbers
every day.
To put an end finally and we trust for
ever to these false and injurious stories,
we have taken the certificates of our ply
sicians and of our clergymen to show the
actual facts about the present health of our
city and about the number of deaths that
have occurred in the past three months,
or since the first cholera death occurred.
Persons who will not be satisfied with the
certificates of our highly esteemed and
faithful ministers of the Gospel, and of
our physicians and undertakers who ought
TO, and do know of, every death that &C
ours, are too depraved and mean to live
and could not be persuaded by any evil
dence that could Oe produced.
The following is the most reliable, con-
elusive, overwhelming and reliable evil
dence that it is possible to produce of the
actual health of Knoxville for the PRES
ENT and for the PAST THREE MONTHS.
WHAT THE DOCTORS REPORT.
We the undersigned resident practicing
physicians in the city of Knoxville, in
formed of the condition and health of the
city, do hereby certify that having been
readers of the newspapers of Knoxville we
believe their reports of the deaths from
cholera since it first appeared in the city
have been in the main correct. We fur
ther certify that so far as we can now re
collect we can not recall single
DEATH FROM CHOLERA
occurring in Knoxville that has not been
reported in the CHRONICLE.
We further certify that during the
months of June and July there was less
sickness in the city than usual and that
during the month of August the deaths
from all diseases have been less than dur
ing the same month III other years. The
present health of the city is better than
usual at this season of the year.
d. II. Boynton, John NJ. Boyd
c. Deaderick, G. r. Brandau,
NJ. l.. Rogers, James Rodgers,
:. SaItmarsh, r. Knaffi,
F. K. Bailey, Alex. B. Tadlock,
John w. Paxton, j. w. Stewart,
NJ. NJ. Alexander.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
1 can report that there has not been o
death from cholera in my congregation
this summer, and but one case of sickness
of choleraic nature. The present health
of it's members is good. i believe the re-
ports published in the CHRONICLE, of chol'
era deaths have been correct.
JAMES PARK, Pastor.
September LIST, 1873.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN.
EDITORS CHRoNl Gle: There have beer
two deaths from cholera in the Second
Presbyterian Church this year. The health
of the congregation has been full as goo1
and is now as good as usual at this season
of the wear. am a reader of the CHRON
ICLE, and believe its mortuary reports
since the cholera appeared have beer
true. \, BACHAAN, PASTOR
Knoxville, Sept LIST.
tNoTE-The above is perhaps the larges
congregation in Knoxville, it having owe
three hundred members. One OF tn
deaths alluded to above was Judge Nelson
EDS. CHRoNICLE.)
SHILOH CoLORED PREsBYTERGAN.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, 1st. Sept. 1873.
This is TO certify that there has not beel
asingle death from cholera or any disease c
that character in my congregation thi
year l further certify that their healtl
has been as good as any summer since
have been their pastor-since 1866. L haY
n congregation averaging 200 and the lare
est colored Sunday school in East Ten
neSsee. Geo. w. LENEkE,
Pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church
FIRST BAPTIST.
The health of the First Baptist Church
is as good or better than usual at this sea
son of the year. Out of an average attend
ance of 200, there has been but one deaf
from cholera this year. J. +. II. MAYS,
Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST, CoLoRED'
have but one death of cholera to repol
in my church which has a very large a
tendance. The present health of the charg
is very good. WIN. HOWELL, Pastor.
SECOND BAPTIST, CoLoRED.
IN the absence of Rev. Abram Cros
pastor we are authorized 70 say there hi
been no death from cholera and genera
health of church good.
CHURCH ST. NJ. L. CHURCH, SOUTH,
IN the absence of the Rev. r. II. Parlle
pastor, we are authorized by Messrs j. W
Cant aud :. r. Akin, members OF IN