The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-31

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yellow FEVER AT RoNDoUT Various medical
gentlemen, some Of whom have had much ex-
penence in cases of yellow fever, were some days
since despatched to Rondout, besides the physician
10 the Boaro OF Health Amongst others, we under
stand that Dr. Townsend has visited that place, from
whom Alderman Scoles, Chairman Of the Commit
lee Of the Board Of Health, has received a letter,
in which he states positively that at Rondout there
are cases oil yellow fever. But we will allow his
letter TO speak for tsef:-
KINGsroS, Ulster Co, NY,
Monday evening,7 P NJ, Aug IS, is43
Dear Sir-ln compliance with your very fdtterng let
ter that would poceedto Rondout Ulster county, TO
port 10 you touching the alleged oil yellow fever
said 10 have been introduced that village by the
Wanda injected schooner from Guadaioupe and ST
Martins w L. permitted 10 go thither by the health ON
Ger, d.. Van Hovenberg, reply TO your letter OF
yesterday containing 'hstrtquest IRON you Chairman
oil The Committee oil the Board of Health TO nvetig
that matter.
/. Left New York in the North America steamboat
the Health Officer, DR. V,n Hovenberg. being board
destined tor Rondout TO examine into the
staying all hight at Kingston Point. where we land
L. NJ. proceeded
TO Kingston and there meeting with M. R)meyn, Esq
Introduced by him 10 DR.. Nelson OF Kngsion wno
immediately kindly accompanied me to aondout.
B. was received at Rondout through the commission
which your letter entrusted me with, with much ca, ilty
by Mr. Wuiz, Pesidebt Of the Coal Con psny and
AT o. lock commenced taking down minute history OF
all the marked of diseae especially ieves SC,
which have prevailed Rondout and vicinity since May
LIST This as furnished me in detail through the
poeness OF Drs StTing ham and Elting, OF Ropdout.
l. These details were written out 10 be filed away in
your board Tor future reer' nce aud the having
rAaA SfrinU
oiDr Van Hovenberg, and also OF DR. Vache arriv
ed as Resident Ply sician OF Boa despatched
this place and the same details declared be by
Drs. s'rihgham and Citing, proceeded then 10 visit
the cases oil lever kondout OF the description of
those which have caused So much alarm.
pioeeed give GU now possible upon
my ie'ufn to this place brei summary
oil the det'ed report which shall transmit
day ortNo.
1t appears then by the of Drs String
ham and Eiung that from June is May LIST, up
TO the arrival vi thu Wanda been much OF the
late epidemic Iufuenz4 prev ang in and about Ron.
uout and that its accompany ing had remttent
character aud there were also several cases of bilious
remittent, analogous TO those of disease which
broke GU alter the arrival OF the Wanda.
q Now have TO say that have ascertained from ex
animation OF Cor OF the of fever existing in
Ron out OF the dangerous character have
much they are all, least FIVE OF them
such as have New ork in 1924 at Havana in
1880 nc They all mild, but there possibility OF
mislahing the psthognomoDic symptoms. All tn. Sc
genuine cases are tracesbie to less continued
residence IN stores Sc within yards of the spot
Where the Wanda unloaded her OF salt and de-
cay ed pine spples
There have in all some twenty cases since the
Wanda arrived and all traceabe directly the immediate
vicinity Of the VsBda. Tpo least if not more died
with genuine admitted coffee ground black vomit One
OF these an lrishman, suored in the Wanda, and the
other, Mr. Jessup, an American, clerk in store
within few yards oil where she unloaded.
B. The mail is waiting Tor me, and must abruptly
elude only that Kingston is perfectly healthy,
ana also Hondout except Tor the Wanda the latter
village where there is population Of one thousand two
hundred OF which large portion irish German,
IN m nENat
The town is high hill divided by deep ravne and
IS think healthy Neither Kingston Rondou should
be quarantined. All that Mr. Romeyn has written 10
New York, have verified in the main statements, and
Judge Van Buren, President OF Kingston confirms them.
Truly yours in great haste,
P s. TOWNSEND, M. D.
Alderman JNo. B. scoLEs, New York
DR. Vache, the physician to the Board of Health,
has returned to this city from Rondout, and after
an investigation OF the cases there, he is OF opinion
that no yellow fever is to be found He has SO ex-
pressed himself in letter to the Board of Health
which will be found in their proceedings, as fol.
lows:
BOARD HEALTH,
Aug 80, 1918. !
Present-Elijah F. Purdy, Esq Acting Mayor Alder
men Clay ton Tillou Nash, Brady, and Rawson Assist
ant Aldermen Henry, Brown, and smith
Thefollowing communication received from DR.
Alexander +. Vache, Resident Physician
NEw YoRK, Aug. 3d. lsia.
To the Board of Health
GentemenIn accordance with the instruction of the
Board OF Health, proceeded Immediately to Rondout, in
order collect the cs end the of this
disease alleged TO prevail in that village. From the
formation derived from the principal of
place Drs sripgnam and Elton, appears that the
formo fever occurred in their practice for about
months prior to the arrival OF the schooner Wanda from
the quarantine ground New York, and that it ex
hbs In their opinion, features unless may be
an aggrsvaon OF the symptoms, and increase the
number OF the persons attacks. In connection with
shis TACT. ana from personal visit to the sick am Of
opinion tina; the disease as now appears bilious
mitent fever, readily yielding medicines and
attended with none ethe aggravated and malignant cha
racter OF yellow fever. Tna the attack OF the captain
OF the Wanda, the nate passenger and the pilot
well as number OF persons living in the village, az
ter the arrival OF the schooner az Rondout forci.
bly, leads to the opinion OF connection between the
sci and the disease cannot be dened when is taken
in connection with the positive ana uDeouvocaI assei.
ton OF the physicians that they attended of the
same lever in the place prior to the arrival Of the Wanda
1t but Just TO infer that connection be traced be.
tween them.
Under the circumstance, would therefore suggest for
the consideration of the Board oHsh the absence of
any actual necessity tor the continuance of the nonner.
course pet" cen the two places especially has
EXPIRED and can be i'm resumed should the dis
rsse assume dihsrent type No disease of similar
ture on the assurance of Dr. Nelson, has appeared at
Kingston.
As precautionary measure obtained promise from
Drs Elton to keep me daily informed of
the cases which exist, well any others that
may occur ! also addressed te DR.. Nelson, Of
Kingston and TO the Rev Mr. Carl of Rondout reoues,
rag OF them the favor of the information. The um.
per oil cases, az near as i could ascertain, wasl
Ine two last between Saturday and sunday last The
NUMBER OF deaths three No more were reported up 10
Tuesday evening.
II may not lie irrelevant TO add that the village OF
Rondort rs located low, lde grouna, Immediately
the border OF creek and about mile IRON Hud
son River Itrontains nearly thsua d inhabitants
and amply furnished with AL the eluistes the en-
gendering and continuing of various orms O fever.
Respectfully g..
ALEX VACHE, Resident Physician
Aid RAwsoN moved that the published " nicl
was adopted sAML J. WILLIS Clerk.
TINS conflicting testimony the puolic have now
seiore them, and II Is unnecessary say that it is
calculated to quiet the public mind Dr. Townsend.
we hear, Intends TO publish more full and detailed
report OF the sickness in Rondout, in which he will
give his reasons at length for the opinion he has ex-
pressed, but still, we repeat, there is no cause fol
alarm
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