New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-02
TIE YELLOW FEVER M aLF-yon,

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ard Cha ,oeton in 1854, and IN NOrfoik an Pcrnn-.
in 1855, taken IN connection with 4, uamist.L,,
presence at Fort Hamilton and Gcwarus b d.v
ges Of annual steps vhich Il IL rct at All ,1,
ant for New. Yorker to contemplate Bu. att
il appeared in Philadelphia IN lCeo ti-ce yenr -
its frst appearance in New York agssir l,C T..
year. before it, second visit here half the year. o.
1898 TO 1905, while IL invaded our c.y seven yeG :.
Of the decade succeeding i795; aud again in is2) n,
years before our vel remembered yellcx fever va.
there seems TO be Little TO believe that ,ss.,
over continents With tie regular march Of Tie t).,
Literally ship feysr-so much 90 that in To- Re,,h
West Indies il is calltt "SaloIs fever 1t .oys,
only those cities whca acceptable to ~ "A
only when il is brought by shipping. To Amenca =
the gift Of the slave trade the first on this IA
Tie Atlantic occurred in 1869, in Barbados. Hsy..
has been especially subject to il; RIO &c Janero ts
twenty years past q great slave port was the sour.
from which il was brought TO New-OsleaEs in 1889.
New.York has never st fiered much from the Yellow
seyer: in lse2 the nuuber Of deaths from wa only
about ore 10 every fye hundred uhabitents, whk
Philadelphia, in l193 lost full eight per cent OF Ler
population
In 1921, about the middle Of August, the fever
broke ont near Peck slip, and continued through the
cool. wet weather of September until the middle Of
Octobe A snow storm on the 18th OF that mor,h
put stop to il; this is first appearance since
1863.
In 1875. the disease commencing The last Of July (,
Front street rear Coenes slip spread toward the sni
of August TO New slip John and Clf streets, and s-
sumed very malignant character. Although ono.
third Of the inhabitants left The city, tie whole
ber of deaths was not less than 40 in population
of 5000.
In 1896, it appeared on tho olst Of August, ani
lrgered through an extremely dry September, ef-
mipatng or The eth of October.
In 1923 the yellow fever broke ont on the 2oA Of
August After considerable fatality 10 Cin street and
Beekmsp and Bowling slips, it abated 30 much that
only ore rev case repoited Oh the 81 OF Septem
ber Later in the month however the deaths rose to
10 or 50 per day. There was frost on the goth OF
October and on the lst of November, but on the ID
day of that month there We're II deaths, on the II
seven ard on the 4th four The disease terminated
on the 4th.
In 1879 il did not come on before September, 10
deaths was the greatest number in any one day, snd
it ceased on the 18th of October.
In lsoI occurred the hottest September for % years.
There were 35 deaths from yellow fever the first week
in October. Ice On tie cath checked the disease.
In 1909 on the first week of August, number OF
persons died about the Coffee House slip Of yellow
fever. On the 10th the Mayor Issued proclamation
recommending the inhabitants of that portion OF the
town to remove as expeditiousy as possible. On the
10Th the New.York and United States Banks removed
to Greenwich street; the Merchants Bank and the
Custom House followed. Onthe 18th of October frost
ended the disease there were in all ,6J9 cases and
COO deaths.
In 1904 several persons died at the Wsllabout OF
yellow fever during the last days of june II did not
extend TO tho city.
IL 1905 it appeared in the latter part Of August. la
September it prevailed in Front and Water streets.
between Wall street and the Fly Market The d1eaSe
ended on the 25th of October large number Of the
inhabitants left the city during its continuance.
In 1919 the Board of Health reported malignant
fever at Old-shp on the 5th of September, soG
recommended that that part Of the city be abandoned
The recommendation was go successfully carried out
that the deaths were only three or four per day
remarkably high tide or the sls::, wucn nod most Of
the cellars ia that part Of the city, had percephbe
eject on it, but after heavy gale the night Of the
ninth of October there only three four deathJ
and ON the 18th the banks and brokers moved back 10
Wall street.
During the last days of june 1892, four vessels ar
rived at Quarantine from Havana, two Of them had
lost two each of yellow fever the voyage ono
of tho Spanish soldiers dying but few days be.
her arrival The cargoes of these vessels, prin
cpaly Havana cigars, in boxes Ightered up to
the city and landed at the foot Of Rector street. be-
tween the LET and 9th of July. The thermometer Of
the Health Officer et Quarantine ragged at nearly s0'
in the shade during all this tine snd the we ather was
remarkably calb. Washington street was then, as
West street now, the river street and aside from the
warehouses on that street. the whole OF the city II
the west Of Broadway was occupied by merchants
residences A cooper, Rsder by lame, had shop on
the north eide of Rector street corner OF Washiogton
with Feat two story brick dwelling house on .hc
same lot. The spot Lad always been considered
maIkably healthy in Summer, since il lay open 10
the sea breeze. Mr. Reder had two little gds VII,
played on the wharf where there father at work.
On the 10th Of July they were taken sck. The neSi
day young Scotchman, clerk in grocery opposite.
was attacked. The next Sunday, four days after
ward, the girls symptoms were 10 evidcnt-Caroline,
the younger, had black vomt--that their physician
warned his friends in the vicinity TO remove. On
"wednesday, the 18th inst, week afer the attack
Caroline died. An older brother had in the
mean tine been taken down, black vomiting com.
menced the next Sttmdsy and he died on Monday,
Six day after he attacked. The young Scotcanau
died On the 10th in the Hospital Of strongly marked
Yellow Fever.
The Board Of Health were notified; their res-
ident physician, with that unreasoning unwilling.
ness to believe in any new thing, which character
ICES officials generally, dec!sred it to be bilious fever
aud the Board slept comfortably ever. However
gentleman who lived Dcxt door did not sleep until
he had moved his family to Brooklyn. One OF his
Sons had severe attack there. On Tuesday the 10th.
little girl who had been in the habit of play NJ viii