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July 15, 1835

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John Reiter
Zibe H. King
Evan Prethero
J. H. Weatherford

  

CHOLERA.

Madison, Indiana. June 24.

We presume our patrons will require no apology for presenting them with an 'Extra.' If they do we can only refer them to the derangement, distraction and distress, that have prevailed here during the past week, occasioned by the ravages of the cholera. Some of our hands left the office; the sick, the dying; and the dead, claimed our attention; our co-editor amongst its earliest victims—all combined to derange our affairs, and prevent the issuing of a full sheet. From present appearances, however, we presume we shall be able to continue our regular publication next week. We cannot at this time announce to our readers the entire subsidence of the cholera amongst us; but we can say it no longer prevails as an epidemic. During the last two or three days, there have been a few occasional cases, some of which proved fatal,—but generally, they yielded to medial aid.

We think the disease has been more violent and rapid in its progress at its late visitation, than it was in the fall of 1832. At that time there were 60 cases and 27 deaths reported to the board of health; at this time, the number of cases has not as yet been ascertained, but the deaths amount to 32. Twenty one were announced in our last paper, and the name of one victim, Mrs. Martin, who died before our paper went to press, was omitted, making 22 up to that time. Since thursday morning last, up to 12 o'clock on yesterday (Wednesday,) the following persons are reported to us as having died of that disease, viz:—

June 19th,

John Reiter;

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Dr. Zibe H. King;

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—Wright;

June 20th,

Evan Prethero,

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a child of Mr. Reed, David Miles:

21st,

a child of Mr. Sammson;

22d,

J. H Weatherford;

23d,

Mrs. Miles, Wife of D. Miles;
—— Buckles.

Making 32 in all who have died within the corporation. We have heard of no new cases to-day (Wednesday) but the humidity of the atmosphere, and the intense chilliness of the air admonish us to be prudent, and to [undecipherable] cholera yields to medical skill, if promptly applied, put if the premonitory symptoms are neglected, it soon obtains the mastery.

Republican & Banner.

 

 

Priscilla Thompson
Joseph Green
Benjamin Gustin, Sr.
Hannah Gustin
John Bogart
James Gallaher
Joseph Stanton

 

Lebanon Ohio,

Cholera.—We regret to learn that this dreadful disease continues its ravages in the vicinity of the Red Lion with increased virulence. Since our last paper, it has proved fatal in the following cases;—Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Priscilla Thompson, son of Mr. Rosser, Joseph Green, Benjamin Gustin, sen.; Hannah Gustin, John Bogart, James Gallaher second son of Mr. Olinger; and Dr. Joseph Stanton, of Springborough. Since the commencement of the disease, Friday the 12th instant, eighteen persons have died in the neighborhood of the Red Lion. Dr. Stanton, when taken, was on his way to visit a patient in the infected neighborhood; in which he had attended many cases before, He immediately returned home, and in a few hours, not perhaps more than 8 was a corps.