Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
ALEXANDRIA

THE ALEXANDRIA EXPERIENCE OF oHoLEna-
There is no cholera scare here, but the cifs-
zens have been warned sufficiently TO take
especial pains TO remove oil causes likely g. in
vife the advent of the disease. Alexandra
suffered severely IN the early part Of this een-
fury from yellow fever. but there has been no
extended epidemic Of cholera here excepf In
1882. when there were some dfty Gases and the
b1ck house still standing on Gabbons and Pair
fax streets. then somewhat out of the thiskiy
settled portion Of the town, was used as a ci,ol-
era hospital The cholera, however, remained
away from Alexandria for a long time aftor it
had been yirnlent in other cities, and
II had swept the continent from Quebec 20 the
City of Mexico before IL appeared in this city.
DIR. 1homas Semmes wns thSu the health officer
and the special board Of health created for the
occasion consisted OF the following physicians:
DIR. Orlando Fairfax. DIR. James Carson. DT n
y. Griymes. DIR. W. +. Alexander and I,r
Charles Farq,har aud the lsymen, Messrs
James j. Coleman, Joseph b. Ladd. Fredefck
foote, Thomas Davy, John {. Vowel. Riclard
Rock. Hugh CAROLYN, WIN. Stabler Sanluel
Bartle, John Grubb, Samuel b. Larmore and
Thomas Swami, jr., afterward governor Of
MARYLAND. The board urged abati-
Rence from intemperance, aud cleanliness
and the cases did not reach fifty In number
the disease being confined almost entirely 90
the neighborhood Of the river. In 1853 there
was one case and in 1854 quite a number %
cases. DIR. Charles W. Chancellor, now of liaI-
timore. was health officer, and in the July a
1854 the cholera hospital WIS established at Che
old Beverly mansion, which stood a bach
hill near Lee and Oronoko street on the site ~
the present standard oil depot. but forty feet
higher in the air on the top OF the hill, whsch
has been cut away. The deaths did not exceed
ten and the disease, DIR. Chancellor thinks, vas
caused by atmospheric influences and bad ssni-
tary conditions. Alexandria has had no case Ut
Asiatic cholera for more than thirty years.
DEATH OF HENRY L. sINrsoS.
Mr.. Henry L. Simpson, a we,l-known AlexSp-
drian, died at his home on King near Roysi
street this morning before day dawn. He lad
for some time suffered from a complication q
diseases. He was native Of Alexandria, born
on Royal street within few hundred yards o.
the place Of his death. and has never resided
elsewhere than in Alexandria, except durihs
the war, when he served in kemper's bsstars
and Whites partisans He was, under the Id
ministration Of Postmaster Windsor, . clerk m
the city post Office, but Of late wears has been
deputy Of City Sergeant Smith. having charge
of the jaii- BE married Miss Eta Steiner sad
after her death Miss Plummer, the daughter q
the late Burrell 7. Pfummer. His widow s.d
several children survive him
s'poRErox xrSIsrKas"
Minister'S from abroad ofBciase in many
Alexandra churcheA Yesterday she Rev. q.
W. Mslleu preached ct the n. z. Ohnrch
South, Rev. A. J. Porter, p. E, a Trinity ~
Z. Church, Rev. J. D. Raviinson ct ths Baptsss
Church, Rev. Q. + woodsoa At st. Psul's
Church, Rev. DR.. walker al Chriyt Church aud
Rev. MeaRA ". McQ. White and Rev. I n.
wells - the Second Presbyterian Church ne
othsr pu1pin a The city were hi1sd By ~
ecAooL rExxru uguxp.
Ths hsD Of psrmts for white childrsn 10 -
Ind The public sdAses vs. begun 81 the Pes
body building this morning, snd By neos
ssyssua hun1esd hsd been issued
oAxuoExc KxroExS rDoroeED.
a nss<ing ~ I'D hsrs ysse9day - -
Lyssun Hall snd movement nads 10 organ
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horss wsrs impsunded. During he vssk 1es
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