New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22
SAN JUAN DEL SUR.
Passengers Of the North MISUNDERSTANDING
sickness and Death Of Americans-Advice
to Emigrants.

Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.
SAN JUAN DEL SUR Central Amcrica)
Monday Morning, April ~, 1852.
1t is now thirty days since we left New
York and vet we are half way to our point OF des
tipstop. l write now amid scenes Of much suffering
and sorrow and cannot for want OF time, tell tenth OF
the troubles that surround The public at h me are
well aware of the primary cause of our detenton-the
loss of the North America steam propeller the Monu'
mental City, has been chartered to take as many as pos
sble Of the North Americas passengers, and we are mo-
mentarly expecting her here, she having gone down
the coast some three days ago for coal
There are at this port some 700 to 800 passen-
qerr including most of the Daniel Webster passengers
and some 40 to so of the Independence passengers
(whohave been here some five weeks) also about $50
brought by the Promeheus take passage the North
America Among so many, crowded a. we are like
cattle in small inconvenent apartments there must ne
cesssrily be much suffering. At the time | am now
writing there are perhaps one hundred sick, many Of
them very dangerous and five have already died. The
prevailing disease 10 diarrhea and dysentsry There
are also many cases of fever and aguc, and it 10
truly momntul to 90 round and see the numer
ous cases of Indebtedness and suffering One OF our
party (ir So has been very sick requiring con-
slant attention He is convalescent and with pru.
dence will soon get about again.
On Wednesday last followed to the grave the re-
mains of young N an from New.York, by name Of
Benee Yesterday, again, another buried by name
Of Rice, from Philadelphia have just returned from
another scene Of DEATH In the person of one Charles
syums, from Philadelphia, Ir.hnaa Again. visited
an hour sgo dying man. by OF Samuel Knowles,
(snce desdD from New Hampshire. This poor, barren
and sandy town has scarcely decent habitson for
N~man bei"~ srd vet here huddled tosethev .ors
t..k L..
In addition to the natives who thick as uke,oes,
and live and thrive anywhere, sleeping outdoors or in
their little wiswams, without complaint or suffering.
California smigrans to remain az home should certain.
ly use that pow 10 the best Of my ability majority
OF those who embark in this long and tedious and
cern, yet mos perous journey ought never 70 leave
their quiet homes on so dangerous an enterprise. Our
young especially, who know not the ordinary dan
gers Of travelling l6ted to embark for California
None but the hardy and enduring men, who have been
accustomed TO hardships should think Of coming hitler
Probably the serious accident in the loss of the North
AmeIies hss doubled and reoled present troubles
but 10 such accidents constantly liable and those
persons who come swsy from "sweet home" unpre-
pared for trials, ofen sink down and die In Of
the cases of death the sufferers have been depressed
outside cares growing out OF long detention and
certainty when We may get away.
As The csse row stands, 10 10 hoped that the Monumen.
ts City may be able to take perhsps $40 and
ne Pronetatu Ne does not come heavily laden perhaps
the Pacific (Which has also been In port and now gone
TO sosi may take the balance. sstns vessel took Of
some for1 to htty passengers q few days ago, and
snoeher now here capable OF taking eome sixty or
ses<ssy mere So. In Heavens mercy, ve dare to
esssnse that there must be perhaps twenty deaths
wfp the ne fortnight the balance may be able to get
OF UAa three or four weeks. But the whole scene Il
too solemn to speculate TO reflect much upon
For my own par, as have gone around viewing the
sek and the dead have truly felt relieved In soul az
looked upon the coantensnccs OF the dead considering
their lot tisnscendenfly better than that d
many Of the living Many poor fellow has not dollar
sotnke him to California homewnrd or TO sustain life
here. Their iramedi to suherings have been in some
measure relieved by subscription, and the American
Conssl IL actively engaged ~ learn, 10 make the
jesu OF all as comfortable as possible.
Thf Vanderbilt Company are surely most wrong and
abls in thu hssardne the health and happiness Of
- mlny human beings. Ia the frst place. double the