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Domestic News
April 6, 1849
The Daily National Whig
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
On a steamboat trip from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama, a gentleman refused medical treatment for illness and died of cholera. Two black men who tended to him also died shortly after. The physician stated early treatment could have saved all three lives, suggesting contagion.
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THE CHOLERA.
A gentleman, lately from the South, informs us that while on the trip from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama, a gentleman on board the steamboat complained to a physician on board that he was sick. The physician said that if the gentleman wished, he would prescribe for him; but the proffer was declined. The day after, the gentleman was attacked violently with Cholera. Nothing could be done but to rub with stimulants. Two black men, attached to the boat, reluctantly undertook to perform the service; their labor, however, proved of no effect, and the sick man died. The black men were, a few hours subsequently, attacked, and they also died. The physician remarked that if the gentleman had taken medicine when he first complained, his life would have been saved, and, as a consequence, the lives of the blacks. This looks as though the cholera is contagious.
A gentleman, lately from the South, informs us that while on the trip from Mobile to Montgomery, Alabama, a gentleman on board the steamboat complained to a physician on board that he was sick. The physician said that if the gentleman wished, he would prescribe for him; but the proffer was declined. The day after, the gentleman was attacked violently with Cholera. Nothing could be done but to rub with stimulants. Two black men, attached to the boat, reluctantly undertook to perform the service; their labor, however, proved of no effect, and the sick man died. The black men were, a few hours subsequently, attacked, and they also died. The physician remarked that if the gentleman had taken medicine when he first complained, his life would have been saved, and, as a consequence, the lives of the blacks. This looks as though the cholera is contagious.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
Shipping
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Cholera
Steamboat
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Contagion
Deaths
Where did it happen?
Mobile To Montgomery, Alabama
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Mobile To Montgomery, Alabama
Outcome
the gentleman and two black men died of cholera.
Event Details
A gentleman on the steamboat complained of sickness but declined the physician's offer of medicine. The next day he was attacked by cholera and died despite treatment by two black men, who then also died. The physician noted that early medicine could have prevented the deaths.