New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08
PESTTLENCE RUMORS.
AsnT1c CHOLERA NOT IN THIS CITY.

AsIATIC CHOLERA NOT IN THIS CITY,
In the attic of the large tenement house
No Brdge-st have resided for several months fa'cA
Tobn his two daughters and son, John Toon ooS VI
Is years The family we're miserably poor anu Wei,
entirely supported by the labor OF the boy who earneu
about 81 a day by selling newspapers. On TUESDAY
night the boy arose from his bed about II O'CLOCK anu
told his father that he was suffering intensely ion
cramps in his stomach. All the symptoms OF an a't@e
of cholera morbus manifested and the patent
seemed 10 be sinking under the attack The family uu
not send for physician however but cared for the SICK
how as hest they could At o'clock the following DAY
his strength failed so rapidly that the now alarmed
father went TO the house OF d.. MeCuen' at
No. 5 Morris-st. and asked for nedieai asslsF
apce Dr. McCuen went at once 70 the house, out
upon reaching the sick found the boy IN stare Vi
collapse and evidently fast dying few minutes AFTER
u o'clock the boy died. In reply to the physician ln
quiries Tobin said that his had been IN swimming
twice on the afternoon of the day he was taken SICK
In the evening he had eaten an ordinary supper Vi
bread butter meat, and tea. About O'Clock one Oh TUG
daughters had gone out for pitcher OF ale ana upon
her returning with 1t the boy had drunk glass OF the
HGuor and had then gone TO bed. In consideration VI
the circumstances of the boys death Dr. McCuen ielt
il his duty 10 inform the Board OF Health that ne
suspected that the boy had died OF Asiatlc
cholera sanitary superintendent Day and Assistant
Sanitary Superintendent James went to the house whee
the boy had died, yesterday and made an autopsy on
his body To their great qualification they found mat
death had not been caused by the dreaded peslence
but that il was due Enthusiastically 10 Inflammation OF the
stomach There was rice-water fluid found III the
stomach nor were there any of the usual tokens OF
Asatc cholera In order that there may be no mistake
made however the phy sicans separated the stomach
from the body and Will have an analysis made OF its
condition The house in which the boy died was thor
oughly disnfeced and the process will be repeated
daily for a week 10 come. A house on One hundred
and-twenty hfthst Fourth-ave.. wherein patent
died on Wednesday of severe form OF cholera NOR
bus wac also disinfected yesterday.
CHOLERA RAyAGEs ELSEWHERE.
NASHVILLE, Aug. THE cholera reappeared
in Chattanooga to-day There eight two OF
which were fatal yet it is confined 10 the colored
population aud is caused by eating unripe fruit and
melons The Mayor Of Chattanooga has issued proea-
nation forbddng the sale exhibition OF all fruits and
vegetables except potatoes and tomatoes.
HoFKINsyILLE, KY, Aug. 7.-Three cholera deaths
were reported yesterday and one to-day.
COLUMBUS, Aug. There are wild runors afoat in
the neighborhoOd OF this city to cholera in this local
ity talk with physicians tonight shows that from
the best information obtanable since July last there
have been a cases OF cholera outside the Penitenary
of which Is were fatal There but six in
the city, and two OF thesc are OF mid type.