The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-27

TuE YELLOW FEVER AND DR.. VAN HovENBURe-
OF The progress OF the yellow fever we have many
accounts from various quarters. The New Orleans
Daily Republican ssys:-
BY reference 10 our report from the Charity Hos
ptailt will be seen that the disease is steadily IN
creaslng. ltappears TO be OF very malignant type
As yet II has been confined mostly 10 the INDECENT,
and those who are constantly liable 10 exposure 10
every change OF weather. We hear OF but lew
cases IN private practice Cases have occurred
among some OF the hands employed on board The
ships and steamboats, the rver,and 1t Is singular
fact that the fever usually prevails 10 greater ex-
tent on board the shipping than anywhere else
The Charleston paper has the following remarks:
The Savannah Republican learns that the yellow
fever is prevailing at Key West Ii is also reported
as on board one OF The United States vessels at Pen.
sacoa-in both cases brought from Havana. In
New Orleans II has been prevailing some time, but
even yet they do not admit that IL has assumed the
epidemic form The number of deaths reported
dairy OF yellow fever in the Charity Hospital aver
ages about four. We cannot Judge what proportion
this bears 10 The deaths In the whole city, but IL
not late enough IN the Tor the disease have
acquired su torce,a land there is little probability OF
thelr escaping the epidemic
Further north than this city, this pestilence has
been conveyed by the culpable conduct of DR.. Van
Hovenburg, the health officer on which we com
mented day or two ago.
Mr.. II. M Romeyn, of Kingston, has written the
iNhONHS tttcI 10 tilis CITY on tns suoJect'-
KINGSTON n. Y, Aug %, 1913.
You have been apprlsed through The Health Off
Ger, OF the visit of the schooner Wanda (under hls
permlssion) 10 waters and the discharge OF her
cargo az Rondout. Ii appears that she LETT Quaran-
tine the 7th inst, and that before and on her arri
val there, as well as since her return from RonCout,
disease and death have followed in her pathway
Mourning and gloom are now in our midst. high
ly malignant disease, called by some bilious and by
others, yellow fever, is prevailing IN the immediate
neishbofhood where she discharged her cargo
One died last night, and another to-day, and several
others now down with the same species of dis.
ease all having sickened since her arrival there,
and some within few DAYS, she having left the
DOCK as understand, on Friday or Saturday last.
II rs PROFESSIONALLY proper that these circumstances
should be hnown 10 your city authorities.
am, in haste Yours. &c.
H. M ROMEYN.
II the Health Officer had pot so criminally given
permission to an infected vessel TO leave the qua
rantine ground, poor Bailey, the North River pilot,
would have escaped the untmely fate which we
have recorded and therefore his death must be d.
reclly attributed to DIR. Van Hovenburg and if he
has any sensibiiiy, il will lie heavy on his con-
science. But dee er and deeper still is his guilt, as
proved by Mr.. Romeyn's letter; how many lives
he has cut short cannot at present be ascertaned
but for death and wretchedness beyond concep tion
he must be held accountable 1t is right and proper
that these truths should be made known to this city
which he has so pereusy hazarded, that It's closely
crowded occupants may know how much they
have 10 fear. From the columns of contemporary
we learn that in 1922, the yellow fever broke out
here on the 18th OF August, and that previous to
1904, II broke out one year in September, and ano-
Their IN October. There is then ample time for it
TO visit us, and make this great city one vast char
mel house. What, then, is TO be done Shall DR.
Van Hoyenburg be allowed TO peril the lives of our
citizens This is question that should come home
to every one for each may consider that he may be
the next victim.