Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-17
CHOLERA in 4ALLAFIN.
Exciting Times-PeOpIe Leaving
Number OF Deaths-Lafest ReDOrf

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Exciting Tfmes-PeopIe Leaving
Number OF Deaths-Latest Reports.
From the Galatin Tennesseean, june IA.
The cholera excitement has somewhat
| subsidized. We heard of no new cases yes
terday or the day before. That we have had
several cases In the town during the present
| week we think there can be no reasonable
doubt. Whether it was epidemic, Asiatic,
| or spo: adic cholera, we VII not stop to ar
| que. 1t was cholera or something very
much like it, and it killed on short notice,
| aud we deem y cur duty TO publish the
| fact. We have had four deaths from the
| disease this week-all colored. These cases
all occurred in the fla. around the depot,
and in all of ii EN-, if we are rightly inform
| ed, the parties had acted imprndently. We
are glad to see th7t our citizens are becom-
| ing cool. The panicky feeling ran high last
| Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday we
oticed but little excitement. We hope
that we are through with the greatest part
of the danger. The city authorities de-
| serve great credit for the prompt sanitary
measures they adopted. DIS. S hell, Ma
lone and Moore, (Dr. TonIkins was and is,
unfortunately, too unwell 10 be on duty,)
have earned the heartfelt gratitude of the
entile community for the devotion and
promptness with which they ave respond
ed 10 all CALI, whett er rich or poor. Let
our people keep cool; freely use 6isiLfeet-
ants, let alore most all vegetables, be pIu,
| dent and avoid exposure, and We may hope
that we will soon be clear Of all Sc mbianae-
| of this dread sease.
Since writing the above We regres to hear
that Mrs. John Iss was violently attacked
with the cholera, and died this (Friday)
| evening about O'clock. Since her attack
yesterday morning, rumors of osher cases
! are filling the town. The cholera is un-
| dou btedly her and we advise our country
| friends not to come to town unless ba mess
| compels them. We take it to be sensible
thing for everybody to get into the country
that can, and this can be done without any
PAL ic or excite nent. We still think, with
prudence and GOODNESS, the disease will soon
leave rs. 49, .t.v...
One or two of our merchants closed
their houses last Tuesday on account of the
| cholera.
A number Of our citizens, in view Of the
existence Of the cholera 10 town, have
moved themselves and families to the coun-
| try. -..--.-.... @
The weather has been very unsettled all
week, and the doctors say it has been very
unfavorable to health
We have seen numbers of our NashVil e
| citizens pass through our town this week
on their way 10 the country, the springs,
etc. Many Of our own citizens have gone,
| and many more are preparing to do like
| wise.
Chancellor Smith adjourned his Court
last Tuesday at II O'Clock, on account of the
cholera excitement. He adjourned until
| Wednesday, Sep. "a, at which time he will
commence holding a special term to dispose
Of the cases now On the docket.
Later.
The Gallatin Examiner publishes an
| Extra dated yesterday, Dune 16,) 6 P. NJ,
| giving list Of iEterments from May 20 with
names, etc. From this it appears that one
death occurred from the prevailing disease
| on May 20; one on June 2 and Cns on June
| 5. On the 9th two deaths occurred, one
| from measles, the other from scroful :.
| Next day Tie ''cholers" reappeared, claim
| ing one victim on the 10bh, 11th, 18th and
18th respectively. On the 18th Saturday
| there were three deaths from cholera, be-
| sides child from teething. On the 18th
| Sunday there were three more. Yester-
day the deaths are set down as folIowes:
"CoLoRED Louis Ferguson, john
Blue (child), Rhoda Harvey, Moses Patter-
son, Hannibal Taylor-5.
"WHITE.--M Mrs. Pauline Dismukes, of
consumption"
A gentleman who was in Gallatin several
hours yesterday, informs us that another
negro named BOB White, died about P. M,
making six deaths from cholera, all negroes.
| We clip the lowing from the Er1miner
Extra: "The feeling to-day, was some
what improved, as the phys els ns all agree
| that the disease has become more manage
able, and yields readily to treatment in
every CASE hen the patient calls them 1T
the first symptoms. For several days they
have been sent for and fad the persons
need puIgstiyes instead Of astringenis, as
many have bound up heir bowels with the
usual powerful remedies.
at is noticeable that up to this writing
all of the deaths from cholera vera among
the colored population, with single excep-
ton, that Of Mrs. ISs, which is the only
case that has occurred in the heart of town.
| All of the fatal cases were in the low fat
grounds north OF Ga!latin, except one, thai
| of Aleck Cullum, VII, was employee by
John Iss, on Main street, and had neglect
ed proper attention to his bowels. He died
near the jail, last Saturd sy."
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