Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-14

,;ens made use ofby then all, have pub
lisIed this statement
Printers 10 the seaport towns, oy giving
III. an insertion, will much oblige their
h"mbIs servant. JOSEPH BABSON.
Gloucester, { Cape Ann. .aug 1898.
NoRroLK, Angus; 8.--The store ship
Decoy which had been lying at Quarana'
tine since her arrival from Thompson's
Island in June last, having been thorough.
ly cleensed, Il every precautlon that sug-
gested itself, having been used to Tree her
from infection, had q new crew pull on
board Of her and proceeded up to the Ma
Wv Yard on Monday last NotwithstaBn.
ing however. the extraordinary pains that
was there taken TO purify her, tour oil the
crew we're attacked with a lever, OF
malignant type las we understand IN tse
course Of As hours from the time they weh'
on hoard, and the ship was. on Wednes
dsy. ordered back to quarantine, where
the crew were sent to Craney Island, ana
the sick deposited 10 the hospital al 'nat
place ~ H., r,,orrr;ve
ia a para,lel TO that of the Decoy, with
this difference, that the Enterprise recs,p
| ed The infection in the port OF Havana,
| while the ID became Injected from ioeGi
| causes. The Enterprise arrived al The
| Quarantine on the 7ih July, last year, from
q crujze in the West Indies, via Charles
ton. with ten men sick. aRd having lost
lieut.. Cox on her passage from Char'es'on'
with the yellow fever. The other par,
tjculaIs Of the case are gwen ~ me report
of The New York Board OF Health; oil !he
date OF Nov llth, 1899, ID the following
words:
1.-The number OF her sick continuing DAT
10 IN increase after her arrival, II was
deemed proper TO land her crew ~ order
tina, they might be removed from the IN
fected air OF the ship, and better oppor-
tunity afforded 10 cleanse and Ventiiate
her The landing was effected on the I'm
of July, and all the usual means were I'M
mediately put in operation to expel the
foul air from the hold OF the vessel ou' "
was found that the men on shore conduct
ed with so much disorder, that 1t became
indispensable again TO return them OF
board. The ship having undergone con
siderable publication, 1t was hoped INA
| IN. infection was so far destroyed as 10 H.
sure the future health Of the crew, but OF
the Esd of July there were three. and OF
the 26,b two cases OF yellow lever whlct
occurred on board of her, strong proof o
the difficulty which exists in dislnectlng
sickly vessel. The Health Officer re
marks "tbat 7 Of The crew of the U >
shin Enterprise, have sickened with TIT
yellow lever since Tuesday last, about
week after they returned Old board OF TIT
, vessel. which was we'll white ashed, ant
, unslacked lime put in her limbers allie
,, they were cleansed out, and the bu'las
.. washed and whitewashed, and during tn
= whole process, several wind-salis Wer
constantly kept 10 her hatchways." Th
men were again brought on shore, and
. guard tokkeep them in order, and prevel
their escape 10 the city was obtained iroi
the Navy Yard. The number OF sick "a
about 80, OF whom IA died-the last deaf
was on the Cd OF Aug"
:, The facts prove the necessity OF rigi
. e-ieren,na M the h6lo 81 that 'i vesse
but it ii bad not been so, and she had be
9 come injected by receiving The contagiou
4 atmosphere OF some ut the ports she visi
4 ted in the West Indies, IL is enough for Z
to know, that in either case the contagio
cannot be eradicated by any human di.
covery, and that total change OF se0so
, can alone effect ITS removal, whether fror
the hold OF vessel or district OF city
:. Ii the atmosphere OF vessels hold, is liza
Bile to become infected by exposure to a
atmosphere already so. that OF a town ma,
: also be liable to the same m storiune : AM
II the former can receive The injection from
sickly port, it is but reasonable to be
lieve that she can impart it to healthy
one. These positions are perfectly clear
and when taken in connection with the
facts mentioned above; produce the in.
conlroyertible inference. that every vessel
which at the time OF her arrival, has the
yellow lever on board, should be held un.
der strict quarantine until the appearance
of frost [Heruld