The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-03

the Employees state that his masdy was yellow fever
otnerwse the ne'ghborhood Is in unusually healthy
state for the season Of the year.
The Fever Mt Governors Island,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1856.
Can be true reported in the HERALD OF Yesterday
Sunday shat the United States steamer Fashion had
four persons removed from her having the fever and
the vessel sill allowed by the authorities TO ride at anchor
than about hundred yards from the Shore
and that at the most likely place of Brooklyn to eugen-
der disease, (psrael with Columbia street running be.
the South and Hamilton ferries admitted BY al to
be the driisst spot in the city
have read the letter OF the officer commanding the
Fsshcu to you in this days paper He says nothing
dprove your corresponds assertion Of four
having been removed g the day before yesterday his
report only goi TO the Gath ult admitting that four
have occurred board, three of which have
minated fatally Now ask Of you is this right Mer
for thirty more days. This vessel having sickI
board !" on arrival" is permitted, according to
tbut virtually to land her passengers, sick and
discharged" at Fort Columbus and then the yellow
at this garrison for the FIRST time Fashion
takes tie alarm, and moves some few yards out OF toe
way surrounded as saw her this morning at twelve
O'Clock, BY thirteen vessels four Of which were within
yards distant from her barely swinging for them
all they lay at anchor-and the dock pier Co
verrors Island uDoccuped by any vessel loading IN
loading coasas the case saturday also-asserted
the Of the Fashions removal surely this be
the case. there other place the vessel be
placed besides the Immediately in the way Of all
vessels passing and down the East river and the
chorage Of most Of the small craft trequentng this dis
trict Mayor Hall or Mayor Wood, in au-
horiy should inquire into this and il found correct take
steps TO aay the fears OF the inhabitants OF Brook
Ign adjacent TO this vessel by her speedy removal j.
The Yellow Fever ut Fort Hamilton.
ORIGIN, PROGRESS AND CHARACTER OF THE VEL
Low FEVER AT FORT HAMILTON, YELLOW HOOK
AND SOUTH BRooKLYS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
BATAVIA. n. Y Sept. l, 1856.
has been ny intention to give q full history Of lie
epoe mic prevailing the Long Island shore opposite
Quarantine, in the township of New Utrecht; bat
having bern obliged 10 leave my labors there unfinished
from the failure of my health, l can do so At this
time but partially. | should not attempt the task uutl
better able to do justice, were not for the monstrous
statements constantly being published calculated to
defeat the ends Of mercy, and spread pestence and
death far beyond the limits they would naturally attain.
FOR one month yellow fever has been making
It's steady and certain progress along the shore
OF the Sarrows from Yellow Hook to wards Brooklyn on
the one hand, towards For; Hamilton the other
and yet up the 26th of August not a single efficient
measure had ado ted either stay the progress Of
tire disease render assistance the suffering except
the voluntary services which neghbor has render
ed TO another.
From ms-statements and misrepresentation constantly
being by persons entirely ignorant Of the nature
progress Of yellow fever, the public mind has been
Kept state Of excitement and diverted from the true
sources OF the disease that many instances persons
needlessy incurred almost certain death, while in
others they been deferred from seeking the protec
ton which was readily at hand.
Yellow fever is a malignant remitteni, and belongs TO
the class OF maaral diseases OF which the fever and
-.
rem,ert the bilious intent the congestive malg
nant remitteIt OF which the yellow fever Is the most
fatal form. In this disease the stomach becomes
carly affected onng the persistent vomiting and
finally the oozing Of blood from the internal surface
which, changed by the natural secretors OF tue organ
becomes the black vomt which indicates an almost Ger
ian fatal stage OF the disease. Yellow fever rarely
visits US, from the that the mslarial poison
which It's essential cause requires longer continued
Oh eie 7Aon OF temperature than we ever have In this
latitude for " deveopement and therefore eau only be
established here by transpanaiion from southern lat
al other soil Once introduced In the OF ship
during hea ed term 0. sufficient length 10 give fair
start and wl grow and spread, with food 10 feed upon,
until frost cxtngu.shts it, vitality The laws which
TO The origin add spread OF this disease
analogous 10 those which control vegetable lie, that
many able physicians have regarded a. the result OF
minute vegetable product floating the atmosphere AID
tax into the system by Inhalation.
The origin and progress Of the fever with us has been
Jcried harmony with the above Of It's natural
bsbits As have before stated the HEHaID the first
originated 81 YellJw Hook. some Of which, how
~
the pertes having frequently, and IN some Instances been
cxped slmo.t DAILY 70 the infection Of tie beach At that
place. Tie rst announcement OF the aatGre oi the dis
casc was made by Dr Bailey the surgeoa Of the fort.
although number OF persons were already down with
tia; the place above referred to-
The occurrence Of the garrison al Fort Hamil
ten and tie first Announcement Of the nature OF the dis
coming from tia, pace, drew pubac attention from
its true origin AMI N the absence OF any other appre
cable cause was very NATURAL, attributed 20 the
sels anchor in Gravescnd Ray That the disease
did 10, originate from thee vessels IL evident rom the
he vol
fever at yellow Hook, and the conssguen, ayoi ance Of
that dnuiet by the inoabant o. Fort Hamilton no more
occurred with Us tor over two weeks and nearlya
week after the vestels we're removed from Gravesend
tay.
duccs eicw fever must be manipulated ami reproduce
fgel n our tei orfer become epidemic and here
~etec this law perfectly cxemplned Yellow HOOK e.
along a curvature q The beach form ing sort harbor
Tor nshei and marke gardeners who convey tleir
proruot 10 tie cry boa,s, and directly opposite Qc.
ranne Irto tins ratura gath erng Place Tor floating refuse
the beds be adns and other material thrown from infected
vessels osiy deposited By the tides and winds and
in some instances would remain tx,oscd to the sun and
hish temperature which prevailed a. The tin ~he IN
msuy others these infected materials wouli red
upon by roor people and rag pcsers and disposed Of In
any way they chose. 10 tbs way TIL Infection also
conveyed 10 the idstcc OF Alderman Bergen aoout
mite north Of yellow 4ook, where rag pckcrs gathered
hupe upon the Farsen fence the house Oed sacks
aud Blankets. and also At later period i lodged
the shorc Il Governor Island by the
In the other direction, towards Fort Hamilton, pro.
gress seemed 70 be gradual indicating the natural
spread q; Infection aloug the beach. soon after the
hrtss cut ~ The disease at yellow Hook Mr. Chandler
White a,taeked whose residence il situated but A
short estanes the shore beo~, TINS about the
lasg ~ July. On saturday the ~ Of August called
10 Witt Miss Livingston ard Nc Powell both Of whom re
sided the house. about half mile Sill further
down TIE b. sch from Mr. Whites and 10 the district Of
ant hamilton Mr. Powei's sease was strictly ma.
EsIant gcstve fever without the Characteristic symp
which would class u az Of yellow fever. He
died the nnh day amer the attack Mss Livngston's
a case q bilious remi;tent fever, which. however,
put the type Of yellow fever about the 18th day, but
tie recovered and returned 70 New York on the
eighteenth day after the attack Sveral members
ofthis family attacked vi fever but by prompt
clcaon they all kept up. Judge Rockwell and Gen
stanton both died At previous date but think there
evidence that they bad yellow fever. A lev
occurred but not essential b this statement
ing Of the 10th was called prescribe Tor
servant girl, at the residence 81 Robert IT, Cum ng In
the immediate neighborhood Of the tort This girl had
evidently become infected on the place she had MT
been On from Il within month Up 10 this u ne not
srge OF yellow fever had occurred here that could
be proved be the result OF local Infection but
period less cases were added 10 the st Of the
sick daily. On the fourth day after the nrst attack
nd IN " "a taxe