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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1832
Page
2
A sudden alert saved a fort as mounted Indians pressed the gates. Dison Horcher and Kirkpatrick led a brave defense for about a quarter hour, repelling the assault while Indians plundered cattle and damaged nearby houses. One white man was killed. Indian casualties are undetermined due to concealed bodies.
A Detroit editor reports on cholera near decline and a shifting Indian pursuit led by General Atkinson near Black Hawk and his 800 warriors. News from Chicago details cholera deaths among Sheldon Thompson’s troops, panic, and desertion by the Indian agent. From Michigan camps, troops at Springwells and Fort Gratiot are recovering. Colonel Cummings’ detachment reports no new cases. Additional notes cover expeditions from Dubuque Mines, Platteville, and Rock River with ongoing searches and mounting anxiety over delays.
From the Galerian July 11 article discloses ongoing skirmishes between U S troops and Indians with no decisive battle. About 30 to 40 Indians were spotted near Major Rountree's Platteville farm. locals fled to Rountree's fort where 35 men are forted. Surrounding timber favors enemy access. searchers cannot confirm Indian movements or return.
From Chicago dated July 24 1832 the William Penn brought troops with few illnesses though cholera appeared among some units and local citizens. Reports note Black Hawk defeated by Gen Dodge near Fort Winnebago with casualties and pursuit toward the Wisconsin river. Gen Atkinson's forces and Missouri militia are mentioned as part of the broader campaign.
The narrative notes Gen Black Hawk's force near three hundred, with Parquett deducing most are Black Hawk's. Gen Dodge commands about 900 men with limited provisions and seeks all mounted help from Gen Atkinson, aiming to end the conflict swiftly. Sacs and Foxes suffer famine with many dead, camps emaciated. Atkinson operates around Rock River building a fort. company A may be sent home soon.
Medical letters and notices discuss cholera like spotted fever in New York, New London, Middletown, and Baltimore. Drs Miner North and local physicians compare diseases, warn against lax prevention, and urge vigilance and public health measures.
The New York Hospital report details Mehan a 40 year old woman collapsed with no pulse cold skin and lividity who improved after saline injections 11 oz then 40 oz followed by brandy and water. By Sunday she was nearly well and sent to the convalescent ward with plans for discharge.
The Cleveland Board of Health reports the cholera situation with several new cases and two fatally affected. Emigrant sudden death possible from cholera, Brookly n township has a fatal case in six hours. Overall village health remains good with two Bilious Remittent Fever cases, both in strangers. A letter from New York cites Dr Bartow using charcoal and castor oil with rapid recovery in many cholera patients.
A Newport resident reports two women seized by sudden illness on landing from a New York vessel. The writer notes quarantine bypass and fears cholera spread, predicting transmission may have occurred before symptoms appeared and questions its contagiousness.
Fire struck the Amoskeag complex on Saturday night July 21. The Blacksmiths Shop in the factory yard caught fire around half past eight, spreading beyond control. The blaze reached the adjacent large Machine Shop and a Nealing Shop building, plus a coal house, all consumed despite prompt response.
Fire cinders and rain spared the Cotten house and two factories after repeated blazes. Women and neighbors battled flames from top of buildings, preserving machinery worth six to eight thousand dollars with no insurance. A second report tells of a near drowning rescue at the dock when a child was saved from a river incident aboard the Rathbun.
A deadly accident at the Quincy Railway yesterday left Mr Bac Kus of St Jago de Cuba dead and Messrs Andrew E. Belknap John G. Gibson of this city and W G Bend of New York badly hurt. The car plunged down the incline after machinery failed killing one passenger and injuring others. Surgeons from Quincy and the Tremont attended the scene. Belknap is not believed to be fatally injured.
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