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The National Republican And Cincinnati Daily Mercantile Advertiser
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Cholera epidemic ravages Lexington, Kentucky, killing about 400 of 6000 residents by June 22, a rate of one in fifteen. Outbreak halted newspaper printing after June 5; disease now abating but returns not advised.
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THE CHOLERA.
The ravages of this terrific disease in our city, will be an ample apology for two weeks successively. After the first side of the paper of the 5th inst. had been struck off, the greater part of the hands in the office were attacked with the Cholera and the rest were required to attend them. Further operations were necessarily suspended.
The disease has greatly abated; but it is not yet deemed safe for those who have left the city to return.
The sum total of deaths from the commencement of the disease up to this date is, most probably, about 400. We give below a list of such deaths as have been positively ascertained.
The population of Lexington is about 6000-400 deaths will amount to one in fifteen of the inhabitants-a proportion, we believe, unequaled on this side of the Atlantic, if we except the city of Montreal (and perhaps Quebec.)
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Primary Location
Lexington
Event Date
Early June Up To June 22
Outcome
approximately 400 deaths out of 6000 population; disease abated but returns not safe
Event Details
Cholera outbreak struck the city, attacking newspaper office staff after June 5, suspending operations. Total deaths estimated at 400, with a list of ascertained deaths provided below (not included in text). Proportion of one in fifteen inhabitants, highest in North America except possibly Montreal or Quebec.