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Domestic News
September 28, 1796
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Malignant fever rages in Charleston, SC, causing 20-30 deaths daily as of late August, halting business; possibly originated from putrefying matter in open cellars after a recent fire.
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FEVER AT CHARLESTON
Extract of a letter from Charleston, S. C. August 31.
"It is impossible to describe to you the wretched situation of this city. The fever rages with accumulated fury. For several days past the deaths have exceeded thirty: and the average for a month past will be twenty. Business is at a stand."
BALTIMORE, September 24.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Savannah, to his friend in Frederick-town, dated August 30.
"There rages at present a malignant fever in the city of Charleston, which carries off from 20 to 30 persons daily: You may depend on this intelligence, as I have it from very good authority. Several vessels are now performing quarantine at an island ten miles distant down the river from Charleston. It is supposed that it has originated from the open cellars, occasioned by the late conflagration, in which the rains have fallen, the stagnated water together with the quantities of vegetables and meat, which families had stored up previous to the fire, putrifying, produced this dreadful complaint."
Extract of a letter from Charleston, S. C. August 31.
"It is impossible to describe to you the wretched situation of this city. The fever rages with accumulated fury. For several days past the deaths have exceeded thirty: and the average for a month past will be twenty. Business is at a stand."
BALTIMORE, September 24.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Savannah, to his friend in Frederick-town, dated August 30.
"There rages at present a malignant fever in the city of Charleston, which carries off from 20 to 30 persons daily: You may depend on this intelligence, as I have it from very good authority. Several vessels are now performing quarantine at an island ten miles distant down the river from Charleston. It is supposed that it has originated from the open cellars, occasioned by the late conflagration, in which the rains have fallen, the stagnated water together with the quantities of vegetables and meat, which families had stored up previous to the fire, putrifying, produced this dreadful complaint."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Charleston Fever
Malignant Fever
Daily Deaths
Quarantine
Conflagration Origin
Where did it happen?
Charleston, S. C.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Charleston, S. C.
Event Date
August 31
Outcome
20 to 30 deaths daily; business at a stand; vessels performing quarantine
Event Details
Malignant fever rages in Charleston with deaths exceeding thirty for several days and averaging twenty per day for the past month; supposed to originate from putrifying matter in open cellars after a recent conflagration.