The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-20
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1EEAtPHIs, June 10, 1881 had hoped
this week would find our city freed. IN q
manner at least, from the fol destroyer
death, In the guise of cholera, but to-day
finds II rs busy as Of any Other. time since
first appearance, and with as little pros
poet Of cessation. When Il will end It's
labofS no one eau indicate, The author:
tiles evince no desire to act, and we can
only look 10 other sources for relief. The
list resource Of leaving tho city for other
localities is taken by many, and a general
exodus may soon occur, as the general
feeling Is that no one Is sale here and that
in the neglect OF sanitary precautions, by
those who have the power TO enforce them,
an epidemic must yet ensne and tho
only safety consists In leaving the polu'
ted and afflicted locality. Hundreds
have died, few surviving the attack in Its
severe form more than twelve hours.
Last night walked down street with q
gentleman, % fine specimen Of health
and strength as can be found anywhere
In q similar six feet two inch physique,
and remarked joklngly that was glad
10 see Cholera had not yet killed him, to
which he replied that he had no fears OF
the disease. But In less than four hours
he was attacked and In nine hours more
was reported dying in all the terrible sg-
0nies Of cholera. No one feels safe here
tor Il now strikes down without regard
to locality and condition, and unless re-
iiel soon comes, epidemic cholera of most
terrible form must develop and sweep
our city as teartully as ever Ia the past
Men and women have worked until
evening at their respective lsbors IN
fullest enjoyment, apparently, Of health
and yet die OF cholera before next sun
rise. Whole families have died-par-
ents and children suffering alke-and no
one can escape the concluded that II chol.
era Is no1Ns yet epidemic here ~ is, so
near it til lie utmost precautions areTe.
quisIte to avert 1t. The utmost excite
ment followed the appearance Ofthe dis
ease at Nashville, and 1t seems 10 have
appeared In many places throughout the
South. can but again express the hope
that your locality may be spared and that
yours and. neighbOfing towns Will not
hesitate to take and enforce all poseible
sanitary precautions against the appear
ance Of the disease. This Is my first ex-
perience with cholera and ! trust It may
be the last, for 1t Is not pleasant, assure
you, TO be in community where under.
takers and grave.dlggers do the only bust.
ness done, and where the evenings joke
with a friend is supplemented next
morning by news OF his death and that
Of scores OF others. We had many
skeptlcs here at frst.a But to-day the. IN.
dertakers alone insist we have no cholera.
The reason, therefor, we unCharitably
may presume is fear OF 4 stampede and
consequent reduction Of their profits
through diminished supply Of collins at ex.
orbitant rates. A wooden coffin costing
wholesale 81 so, is furnished by the
undertaken at $46. No wonder he can
swear by his professional reputation i've
have no cholera here" Immediately
over my office, and at this writing, poor
fellow is In his last agonies and the
sounds come down distinctly on our ears.
Yet last night ! was with him on the
street and he spoke Of his excellent health
In all that have written, have care
fully investigated In advance, for under
the avowed scepticism Of our daily press,
/ couldnot reduce that to writing, un-
warranted and unsubstantiated by actual
facts as reported me by our most worthy,
intelligent and observing physicians
men who could have no interest In exag-
Grafton, and especially when facts as OBJ
served by Others corrOborate their state
ments. You may rest assured that Mem
phis has cholera in most virulent form
and that hundreds have died Of it, and
farther that the daily death rate Is not
lessening In the slightest through modera.
ton Of virulence. While it Is unlikely
that your inland towns will be visited,
yet do not abate in the fullest precautions
against the disease. BUCKEYE.