The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-10
DANVLLLE.

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa,ch.'
OCTOBER ., 1877.
The Danville businessmen have noticed
with much regret the two paragraphs in the
letter OF Your correspondent from Patrick
county, dated October I'd and published
October 4th, in which he says that disease
called the Danville fever (becanse 1t was be-
licvcd to have originated herc) has proved
very fatal TO many citizens OF Patrick, and
that ain the future trip to Danville in the
summer OF early fall will be regarded not
only hazardous but almost criminal" You
will doubtless admit this reply to those
portions Of that letter:
t. 1t has not TO our knowledge been re-
garded as dangerous for the people Of any
other section to visit Danville in the sum-
mer o., carly fall. On the contrary, Dan
Vile has become place OF resort In the
summer and early fall for people from all
auarters-some being visitors and seekers OF
pleasure. some being men OF business.
After the close OF the schools in tins state
and North Carolina il is specially noticeable
1hot many Young ladies and young gentle
men make it point to soiourn awhile in
Danviilc.
. The mortuary report for the las. month
shows that only one white person dled IN
the city, and that in population estimated
at from 5000 to 10000.
g. The proprictOrs OF the tobacco ware
houses who have dealings IN person every
month with hundreds OF people from all the
border section OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima, certify that they have heard no such
complaint from any quarter rs that made III
the aforesaid letter from Patrick. They say
that il the people who come here on busl-
ness from other places would avail them
selves OF the accommodations offered by the
hotels and boarding-houses, and exercise
ordinary prudence in eating, drinking, and
sleeping, those people would suflcr no more
Inconvenience from Solourn Ill inc CITY
than any person OF settled habits would eA-
perience in going from the country 10 any
city. 1t is well known IN all this country
that there arc no healthier men than the
warehouse-men Of Danvllie ana thelr CHI
ployes.
clans, who are in regular practice IN tue
city-namelv, R.T. Barksdalc, L. d. With
ers, and Franklin Georgc-and also that OF
Dr, W. L. Robinson, who does large prac-
tice, and is the health officer Of the city:
1--WE, the undersigned. physicians IN
practicc in Danville, hereby certify that
there did not prevail here last year, and has
not prevailed during this year, any disease
so marked IN its character rs to be called
"the Danyllc-ieycr," or malignant BIZ
ious-,cver; nor has there been any mala-
rious state OF the atmosphere that would
have rendered it unsafe for 4 citizen OF any
OF the adjoining sections to come to the city
and remain here"
To this is added the certificate Of DR.. W.
l.. Robinson. to which | have referred,
which is signed by him as ''sanitary physi-
clan Of Danville':
II not only endorse what has been said
by the physicians, but can truthfully assert
that there has not been an epidemic OF any
character which could have been contracted
by people visiting Danvillc in the last eigh-
teen months" ALPHA.
Coffee OF TIE MAYOR,
GRANVILLE. Va, October Q, 1877. J
Il entirely concur in the opinions en-
pressed in the certificates Of DR.. w. l.. Rob
inson, health officer OF this city, and Drs.
WitherS, George, and Bark>dale, in refer
ence to the prevalence of malariolls cridem-
les here during the past eighteen months.
SO far as nv observation has extended, there
IS no healthier city in the South than Dan
vile, and its rate OF mortality. in proportion
to population. Will, believe, compare very
iavorably with that OF any city or town in
the United States.
u. {. LUCK. Mayor"