The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-29

ton OF iseving the place, vz:-Nrs Powell Ars General
several gentlemen who svas sent Shsir fsnss away,
are mere attending to suca duties - are imposed on
ns disease Is not as yet n Irishtown, excepting ono
case said to'6e carried there ths1 week since.
THIS quarter lies about quarter Of mile from the shore,
ana we nope may be spared We are preparing by
ne oesI means In our power to mcst the calamity shoud
A. The troops have nst marched orr OF the fort and en-
camped several miles inland Four soldiers and
man now lie sick in the fort.
Two new cases only we have heard cf to-day milking
in oil twenty under in ss district Of the
town, which extends about mile along the shore up.
as sSna hort G our - about 100
neary ai me SICK are pronounced better today-many
Dr. voum Of the United States Army deserves ali the
credit you have given him. His devotion to the sick,
especially the poor his kindly and gentle manner united
win the most consnmmate skill in the treatment Of the
fever, merits the warmest gratitude Of our citizens.
Or Bell OF Brooklyn has mos; kindly volunteered his
services 10 any cases amongst the poor.
Health has been the only efficient member. He has
assisted by his fellow members done more than reason
ably could have been expected. But praise him;
we must censure It's Chairman. DR.. Crane the Health
oacer has we believe attended upon large number of
patients with the most unrng assduy but in his Of
ncai capacity we cannot discover that he has rendered
through the action of Dr. Thompson in his sending the
infected vessels in our neighborhood
Charles L. Sears, stephen X. Stanton,
Isaac II. Hyer, VIM. II. Sears.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
MAYORS OYrCx BRooKLYN Aug. %, 1856.
find in your paper of this morning account given
Of the fever Fort Hamilton which you say the sick
and dying are neglected, and neither love money
will induce and relations to wait on them; that
the friends of those who have relations sick have offered
any money to physicians and who can be pre-
vailed go down. and that it is fact that wealthy
people have died from negect-being abandoned to die
painful and ioathsome DEATH with no to comfort
n thar1 in thatr act
That you may judge Of the truth Of this statement,
would refer you to the following. After reading the
company with Mr.. John Conmyer to Fort Hamilton,
where we were Joined by Dr. Bailey, and commenced
AT Mr.. Green's house. on The beach we Sonnd old
Mr. Green and his son sick with the fever, but getting
better Were told BY young Green, vwho vas in attend
ance on his brother that the patients we'll attended
botn by nurses and physicians and had been no
want OF help, and wished for assistance. The
statemt mt was made TO us by the old gentleman Mr.
G.een.
2-At the house of xr. Cumming were told by the in
mates that Mrs Cumming died on Monday evening that
she bad the best OF attendance both aud phys
cians the two Miss stantons as well others, paying
3.-Xr Cumming died, think, on Tuesday. Three
doctors in attendance with three women aud four
ready and VII Ing to do al they could to serve him. He
a-phIlp Tully died on Monday Had the very bes, Of
care and attention by doctor and So says his
mother.
5-Mr Cummings servant, who is very sick, but do
ing well; every care from physicians and nurses.
flames Mcknight; convalescent; well attended
S-The two Iittles--brother and sister; quite sick
want no help; refused 10 have . sent there.
9.-Maggy Ross; doing well; well attended.
10.-rhe gardeners wife; doing wsl we'll attended.
u-S<rvant Of General stanton; improving; well at
tended
11-pscck J~-f, s~~go vosvrrd sotlg wei. ve-
ry veil attended by tw good coiored nurses.
Is Miss Tulyj IA DOT sick; so says her mother.
E-There are four cases IN the Military Hospital all
improving; well attended
ia soldiers wife very i'll; well attended.
16-Ann Burns and Julia Kennedy; sick In the
house; well attended.
T.-A Mr.. Buiock's two SICK; well attended
No soldiers have left the fort OF sickness.
So well were ali these families attended and cared for.
that the two ncrses which took with fro Brooklyn
we're brought back, their services not being required
In all these cases physicians vere In attendance; Dr.
Bailey the Fort ply scian, having charge Of the largest
part Of them.
leave you, Sir, TO make such remarks as you deem
proper in view Of the great lastce done the citizens
Fort Hamilton.
Iwould say, in conclusion that from the commence
mcnt OF this disease have visited every that could
hear Of and furnished nurses aud conveyed them TO the
dwellings, Of the SICK wherever their services re-
qured. GEO HALL, Mayor OF Brooklyn.