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Foreign News
July 1, 1847
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
An army officer's letter to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin describes severe conditions in Vera Cruz and Jalapa hospitals: 48 men buried from Vera Cruz hospitals on June 1st, with only 20 of 500 sick expected to survive; about 900 sick in Jalapa hospital.
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VERA CRUZ AND JALAPA HOSPITALS.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin has received a letter from an officer in the army who has but recently arrived at New Orleans from Vera Cruz. He gives a gloomy picture of the state of the hospitals at Vera Cruz and Jalapa. He states that on the morning he left Vera Cruz, (June 1st,) there were buried from the hospitals of that city 48 men; and of 500 sick in those hospitals, he did not believe 20 would come out alive. At Jalapa there were about 900 in the hospital.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin has received a letter from an officer in the army who has but recently arrived at New Orleans from Vera Cruz. He gives a gloomy picture of the state of the hospitals at Vera Cruz and Jalapa. He states that on the morning he left Vera Cruz, (June 1st,) there were buried from the hospitals of that city 48 men; and of 500 sick in those hospitals, he did not believe 20 would come out alive. At Jalapa there were about 900 in the hospital.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
Vera Cruz Hospitals
Jalapa Hospitals
Army Officer Letter
Sick Soldiers
High Mortality
Where did it happen?
Vera Cruz
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Vera Cruz
Event Date
June 1st
Outcome
48 men buried from vera cruz hospitals; of 500 sick, only 20 expected to survive; 900 sick in jalapa hospital
Event Details
Letter from army officer reports gloomy hospital conditions at Vera Cruz and Jalapa, with high mortality among sick soldiers.