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     strong effort to reach the shore, in whichfabout sundown, they 
     
     succeeded, having received some assistance from the farm- 
     
     house of Angus McPhail, at Argyle Shore, they were assisted 
     
     thither,——were most hospitably entertained,-—and as far as 
     
     possible had their wants kindly attended to. Some of the 
     
     party, however, had found their way to the houses of Alexander, 
     
     John and Malcolm McPhail, where the treatment was equally 
     
    
   
   
    
     as praiseworthy. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tidings of the disaster had reached the capital, and prepara- 
     
     tion for their reception at Charlottetown Hospital was kindly 
     
     provided, where they were taken and placed under the fostering 
     
     care of the Superioress, of that noble establishment. Here, 
     
     too, a staff of physicians had generously tendered their services, 
     
     under whom, after some weeks attention, they recovered 
     
     sufficiently to return to their homes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Charlottetown, subsequently, received a second institute for 
     
     uthe nursing of those who may happen to fall into sickness or 
     
     distress, denominated Prince Edward Island Hospital. For 
     
     the former of these establishments the Island is indebted to 
     
     His Lordship, Right Rev. Peter McIntyre, Roman Catholic 
     
     Bishop of Charlottetown; and to a circle of generous hearted 
     
     laymen, for the establishment of the latter institution. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The City of Charlottetown which until now had happily 
     
     escaped all ravages of a contagious or dangerous distemper, 
     
     had now become afflicted with a pestilenceknown as small-pox, 
     
     a disease much dreaded. It happened that during November 
     
     a laundress, residing on Long Street, washed some underclothes 
     
     for a sailor whose ship was moored at Queen’s Wharf, who had 
     
     duly received her wages. Passing some of the money to her 
     
     son she sent to the bakery near by for a supply of bread; 
     
     shortly afterwards the lad fell into a state of sickness and died ; 
     
     her daughter, too, became ill, the baker, (Mr. Pickard), who 
     
     had received the money of the youth. was likewise stricken. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Health Officers, Richard 'Johnson, M. D., and Stephen 
     
     R. Jenkins, M. D., thereon, being satisfied in their minds as to 
     
     Ithe epidemical nature of the disease, reported accordingly to 
     
     the City Board of Health, who with all possible despatch 
     
     secured the old Lunatic Asylum, at Brighton Shore, then 
     
     vacant, which was hastily fitted up with a number of beds and 
     
     other articles as a small-pox hospital, of which Dr. John T.