The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-29
YELLOW FEvER-The schooner Wanda recently

YELLOW FEvER.-The schooner Vanda- recently
discharged at Rondout, Ulster county, sailed on
Thursday tor Boston, under command OF Capt Shute
Captain Pierce, her previous commander, who was
reported as dead Of yellow fever, was in this city
on Saturday, looking as yellow as doubloon, and
alter concluding his business, left for Bangor by
steamboat and railroad. He said he had been laid
up with some kind of bilious fever, Rondout but
whether it was the yellow Jack" or not he could
not say.
Three persons have died in the vicinity where the
vessel discharged her cargo One was an Irishmsn
who had been previously injured on the canal al
Rondout-the second also an Irishman who had
been engaged in unloading the cargo Of the vessel,
and the third a clerk in store on the wharf near
INDUCING in eating pine apples that were on board
the vessel while at Rondout.
DR.. Vache, the Resident Physician, lett this city
on Sunday evening to visit Rondout, and make full
examination into all particulars attending the death
of these persons or others, if any have taken place
since.
In the meantime all further communication with
Rondout is strictly prohibited, by the proclamation
OF Alderman Purdy, the acting Mayor, under the
severest penalties OF the law. Vessels arriving from
that port are not allowed to land at our wharves,
and steamboats, are forbidden to land passengers.
Various rumors are in circulation relative to the
existence of disease at Rondout, and we under
stand that letters have been sent to this city giving
out statements of additional deaths
One thing is certain, that the persons who ha 20
died from the strange disease, all partook
more or less, of the pine apples that had been
brought by her from Guadalupe, where the yellow
fever was raging.
Nothing resembling case of yellow fever has
occurred city, which is more healthy than it
has been for several years past at this season of the
year. The vessel supposed to have introduced the
disease having left for Boston, and all communion
ton between Rondout and this city being effectualy
stopped for the present. not particle of danger may
be apprehended by those anxious return to their
homes, or strangers about to vsl. this city
AS any additional information from Kingston will
which has been received in this city from Mr..
Romeyn, as follows:-
KINGSTON, N. Y, Aug. q, 1913
Among the cases mentioned in my letter OF Fri.
day last, there was another death on that day,
Ootal deaths three,) and in all, up to last evening"
twelve to fifteen cases, some OF which yet crit.
cal, while Others are hoped to be out of danger
The TACT, whether originating from direct commune
cation with the schooner or from other int recourse
with the persons. or the pestilentia disease
at that place. have not been able to ascertain In
truth, it is difficult, and might say has been i'm.
possible TO obtain particulars from our neighbors
there respecting the matter. Yet have been care
tut IN obtaining my Information from reliable
sources.
The attending physician, however, has defined its
character thus:-'In New York or the South, it
would be yellow fever, but in the country is BILL
GUS 1t Is understood here that black vomit and
yellowness have distinctly characterized the cases
which have terminated in death.
should not have troubled you with this second
communication were II not that the cases of to-day
I'm my opinion,) may furnish an important subject OF
inquiry relative to this disease Long experience
has establsh he'd the theory that yellow fever is not
contagious in the country but we have now for the
first time vessel bringing the virus directly to one
OF our popuious villages. and there communicating
II in its original form and character II may be OF
vast Importance as well in relation to a review OF
our quarantine regulations as to the cause OF huma
NIFTY, that the facts and circumstances should be
FULLY investigated. These are mere rude sugges-
tons tor your city Fathers, and the medical probes
sion will be able to understand them, although not
ex, ressed IN the language of the schools. am
yours. &c. H M RoMKYN.
F. 5. One more death since this was closed.
H. M. r.
The promp,itude with which the city authorities
have acted is c:editabe to them, and although we
have no yellow fever here, we do not the less hold
DR.. Van Hovenburg blameable. Some of our con-
temporaries have misunderstood the course which
we have thought proper TO pursue in this matter. 1t
Is admitted on all hands that the health officer al
lowed an injected vessel to go to Kingston, in de-
fiance Of his legal obligations to the contrary, and
tor that we held him respons BILE, and for all the
mischief which has ensued. And we do so, be-
cause the permission for such vessel to 60 to King
ston would lead to the same permission to visit New
York, and it is much wiser to prevent evil than to
complain OF it when it has occurred. And the re-
suit is exceedingly gratifying. for the comments
which we and others made, have aroused our Board
OF Health to greater diligence and watchtulness,
and New York will De kept free from so fatal
pestilence. No danger now exists; but we owe no.
thing to DR.. Van Hovenburg.
City Intelligence.
STRANGE DEvELoPEMESrs.-Some singular and
founding developments will be made in few avs rela.
tive to the participation Of notorious scoundrel nsmed
William Thompson in the recent prosecution against
Messrs Hamilton and Bergen, charge attempting
to defraud the Atlantic Insurance Company. Thompson
was recently, by extraordinary influence unknown
to the Recorder the District Attorney released from
prison, where he had been confined several indct-