Date: 1876
The ships were to steam as rapidly as possible through the mouths of the rivers, where the miasma chiefly prevails.  Dr. Reid had invented a system of ventilation, by which a constant current of air impregnated with chloride of lime could, by the agency of the steam engines , be maintained through all parts of the vessel, and the medical staff was remarkably able and efficient.  Fora little while all was well.