We regret to perceive that this great scourge of the south is on the increase at New Orleans. The number of cases swells every day. Our dates are to the 18th inst. On the day previous there were 38 deaths. Rarely, says the Picayune, have we seen so much gloom, during two or three years past, as was manifested in the countenances of our citizens yesterday. The number of faces not clothed in mourning was very small indeed. The death of several old and valued residents, and the precarious situation of many others, seemed to have excited almost universal sorrow. The epidemic, in its malignity, has swept to the tomb many who had abundant reason to hope for escape. Among those who have reason to fear its attacks, the utmost caution and prudence is demanded. A calm and undismayed united with early and efficient attendance will almost ensure triumph. While on the other hand, a weak and timid temper is the best and most faithful ally of the disease.
The Middlebury People’s Press, Middlebury, VT, October 19, 1841