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The Dallas Daily Herald
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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Suspected cholera case reported on steamer Anna P. Silver; a child passenger died at Port Anderson, Mississippi, after traveling from New Orleans, originally from Toulon. Surgeon-General Hamilton notified river points for inspection.
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WASHINGTON, July 25.-Dr. Hamilton, Surgeon-General of the Marine Hospital, received the following dispatch:
Evansville, July 25.-To Surgeon-General Hamilton:
A suspected case of cholera from steamer Anna P. Silver for St. Louis. The patient died at Port Anderson, Mississippi (a child). The parties came direct to New Orleans from Toulon. Have notified Cairo and St. Louis.
[Signed]
AMES,
The Surgeon-General immediately telegraphed to prominent points along the river not to allow the steamer to land until thoroughly inspected. This evening Dr. Hamilton received dispatches notifying him that Annie P. Silver had passed Cairo.
He immediately telegraphed the surgeon of the Marine hospital service at St. Louis to make full investigation and report to him at once the facts with regard to the suspected case reported at Port Anderson, Mississippi and the general condition of the vessel and her passengers and crew.
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Port Anderson, Mississippi
Event Date
July 25
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a child patient died from suspected cholera.
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A suspected cholera case occurred on the steamer Anna P. Silver bound for St. Louis. The patient, a child, died at Port Anderson, Mississippi. The parties had come to New Orleans from Toulon. Surgeon-General Hamilton was notified and telegraphed inspections along the river; the steamer passed Cairo and further investigation was ordered at St. Louis.