, 1873-07-13
THE CHOLERA.

hntt Other Points,
CINCINNATI, o., July 12.-T1lroo doaths from
pholorn wore reported up to O'Clock to-day.
MEMPHIS, July 12.-Dut dvo intermcnts woro
reported to the board Of Hoalth to-day, two
from oholera.
NASHVILLE, July 12.-Thoro wero oight donths
In tho city to-day, six childron md two adults
Ono waa reported as cholora, ocoasionod by I'M
prudonco.
Tnoro woro four doaths in Chattanooga to-day.
Ono oho1cra casa was reported, caused from DO" |
ing frightened. Weather fair and very warm.
Hr. Lop1s, July 12.-Tho doathB in this city |
for tho past week arc :24t, tho samo number as
last vee1s OF tls number, 67 arc reported as |
cholera morbus, and 40 cholera infantum and !
summer complaint. Ono hundred and thirty |
children under yours aro included in tho list |
a''s as" S:sssss to tbs h'''s''''
Only one doath from oholera occurred IN Da-
wilson County today, No ono In tho oty nas
boon attncked with the daoaso snoe tne lnlgnt o1
porsonB auffored death from tho cholere, city aud
county included, during tho epidemic; + has
boon lilo experience Of tho physfciana TINT pa.
tiont has never been brought out Of stato oI
owing to tho insidiousneaa Of tho dis
caao, tho moro ignorant cassos falling to
recognize tho synrtoms before it vas
too Into. Il atolo upon them like thtqf
in tho night, and thoy were quickly laid in tlloir
graves. !rho lower branch Of the City Govern
mant, having been brought to it by tho clamorH
Of tho people aud tho proag, passed. bi!l pro"
yitling for tho election Of Board Of Hoalth
commissioners and tho establishment Of aya-
tem of sewerage, levying for that purpose tax
Of mills Oh tho dollar which will yield $50 1G0
bill WAS also passed to-day declaring tho swine,
wbich hayo been q ourao to tho city, ntlleance,
aud providing for their removal from tho city.
Attempts haYo been made for ai1 years past to
do what has boon accomplished, and Ill have
feiled until now for want Of backbone on tho
part Of the city fathers:
Erin, Tom, has auffored very severely from
eholera. There have beon about IL denthH out of
about 80 inhabitants since June 24. Tho popnIa-
tion is ordinarily about 100, Of whom about 90
loft on tho frat rumor OF tho disesae. Tho
medical mon inrontinontly tod and loft tlem
without medical attontion-
81. Lo.sis July q corrcspondtnee W The fe'' York
procisoly how many Cases Of cl,olora tfore arc
nt present in the city, or havo already resulted
fatally, 1t ia impossible to say. Tho health
officers refnso to give any. information whnt-
over, and have locked up tho doath rogator, 80
Tho press js elont since to call tho epidemic
| aeriols tuouM be to court financial loss Last
fall whom smallpox first broke out one news-
[ paper ventured to work up. tho aonHa-
dSce duct, tic books, compelled tic Mayor
community The rosult was that tile merchants
| aligned round robins mover to advertise III or
| subscribe for tho paper, its manages recanted,
discharged tho city staff, aud dec1ared that there
| was no smallpox in the city Tho renult OF this
grool on ono Hido and cowartce on the other
was 531 ieatha. In view Of this state Of atrairs,
it is almost impossible TO- obtain nows aud de-
cidedly dangerous to giveit.
| This much, however, is known: On Tuesday
there wero eix deaths by "Asiatio cholera"
registered on the mortuary books. On Monday
throo deaths wero reported all tue cases being
unusually malignant. 10 East st. Louis on
Sunday two fatal caaos occurred, and third was
| rumorod. Within two weoks tho deaths from
"cholera morbuB" have Increased from eight to
| twenty-five, and the total mortality OF last wook
showed an advance over tho week before OF ono
| hundred deatlH, Or more than GO per cent
1n0zf' 2t""' '"K q aifs G9fssp0"afe" q Tue 'e''
Tho Time. readers u lave doubtless 1card that
Tennessee, but doubt whether they realize it's
yirulonce. aud tho widespread dissolution 1t has
caused. It has boon Bub]ecs Tor controYorsy
Ind the ABiatio or American type, and It seoms
to 10 yet unsettled. In soma localities it is prot
ty well established now that 1t waa " domestic" ."
1t first made its appearance III tho State at Mem-
phis. Tho cnrlier caAes there originated among
paaaongore and steamboatmen travelling on the
mississippi. Tho germ Of tie diseaBo came
from New Orleans. but it found good local. en-
couragemont at Memphis aud Nashville Thota
|
acourgo firm foothold, Either Momphis wat
iii q botter sanitary condition, Or ita organiza
ton of medical mon to contend with tho disease
| TnH botter than that Of Nashville, for it Inns moi
been 70 grievously afllictod. There aeoma tt
| haye boon no panic there, OF d general surren
dor. for tho death List has not at any time: hoar
alarmingly great
From Memphis to Nashville tho disease
aeomcd to jump at ono spring. Tho Capital ct,
The city is built OIL q huge limestone rock. TT
Drainage and aoworago is Ill on tho surface. u
atreats aro narrow, and the city IL compact.
built. It has large iuie population, WHOM
largo part Of this population gathered in fiat!
and ulong eolno sluggish creeks, into wlicl
ompties what littlo OF eeworago tho city has
III these flats aro tive springs, opt OF which tn
| moor people tako thoir water. The exporienci
during tho epidomio has demonstrated that TIL
wator actod like poison. 1t was almost certai!
! to produce cholera Whenever usod..
was examined and found to contain tho soaaing
from all tho cloaca Of tho vicinity. The veogo
: tables sold III market wore all grown rapidly IN
late, moiHt spring. under q warm sun. WIFI
such water and food, and with malaria In tll
atmosphere all sufficient to brood cholofa. tll
CITY afforded raro field for the peatiienco. !
stl111ck such sudden and rapld blows ahat pani
followed Many Of tho weathiest citizons left Tll
city authorities wore not prepared to prompt
s'stamp out tho gerrlls BY powerful dlsinfoetant
rying Of, with irightful mortality, Tho rich an
7 ! poor tic white and black. The death list on
t | tlay was oyor 100. One-fourth Of tho populatio
= was out Of tue city ut the timo. OF course til
coloroG population lost loayily. Thoy laoko
tic means, information, and opportunities of prt
tccting themselves by prudent diet and complet
reat wllon it was required Tho ecourge Is no
lifting ita heavy hand, but tho deaths still rang
from twolyo to twonty day from all cauac
Tho loaa to tho city III its buainous, reputation
aud ifo has taught 1oaaon which will cortainl
). not bo forgotten or pass unprotited by. Alread
. thorough system Of sewerage ia demanded. i
. location IL such 81 to afford good drainage, Ri
!. from having boon m exceedingly filthy city,
may become D. very c!oan one The DEATHS tl!t
! fur from tho scourgo havo not boon loss than 80
y :, From Nashville the cllolora stalked abos
throughout much Of Alaae Tennessee ,ase Gant Cal 81
Of many Of hor boat citzaua. Olarkaville, Mu
freeHboro, Ftan5lln, Pulaski, ai1 Mealinuville-~'
i. In some Of tlaoae places local cages existe'
hnt Of conrso they Only aggravated a the dseaa
| The primary caNAeH Ree'n to bo %nlteu over Il
wilola h1iasiasipi Valley T!o disease, as dove
oyed, ia called ct Bt. Louis " "yiolo1it clole
niorbus," but 1t is tho san,o that has carried c
B its h,ndroda with Aucll fearful rapidly at Nna