The Cholera
Reports from Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis and Cincinnati
A grim roundup of daily cholera death tolls from four river cities, illustrating how the 1873 epidemic was tracked and reported almost like a market report.
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The Cairo Bulletin · July 13, 1873 · Page 1
1 min readNASHVILLE, July 12.
Eight deaths in the city to-day, six children and two adults. One reported as cholera, occasioned by imprudence.
Four deaths in Chattanooga to-day. One cholera case reported, caused from being frightened. Weather fair and very warm.
MEMPHIS, July 12. — Five interments reported to the board of health to-day, two from cholera.
CINCINNATI, July 12. — Three deaths from cholera reported up to 5 o'clock to-day.
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