The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

Dr. Dubois informs me that he has been engaged in
practice 10 h part Of Kings county for the past twenty
I've years, and has before observed OF dis
ease at all snaagoue TO this.
That the disease Il strictly and purely yellow fever
enc who has II doubt for insiaIt. The
stage OF attack lasting from forty eighty hours tire
subsequent sutsidences OF the symptoms OF excitement
snd the absence Of any striking features Of disease while
going on 10 fatal termination, the nvarable supv1
tttai pains the hcmorrhsges from the mouth and
bowels, the suppression Of the urine the black vomit
the cearness OF The mental faculties the yellow skin be
fore and the DARK mahogany hue aner death the fatal
termination the th 10 seventh days the you morton
appearances, and m fatality, stamp this a. pure form Of
All Of these cases have occurred within few rods Of
the shore so that he been attacked back from
the shore had been with those who sick The
In the hospital also al brought there from this dis
tric infected vessels From the fact that the
bss been confined 70 the shore and has occurred during
fever at Quarantine and Gravcscpd Bay would seem
not only 10 warrant the opinion that has originated In
this wise but 10 justify and demand Their immediate re
movsl.
And wous add that as this another Instance Of the
extension disease syond the Quarantine despite the
strictsst regulations IL affords another weghty argument
sgainst ts location in narrow body Of water fanked
either side BY banks fair and desirable that they have
become thlcky populous and Of necessity 10 intimate
communication with the metropolis 70 be protected
ALEX. d. WHITING
NV YORK, Aug. ~, 1870.
To rru COMMISSIONERS HAHN CuY or NEW
YORK
Grs1usxs,-s'uce my report Of the 10th Of August I
nave been IN daily conference with physicians Of New
Utrecht and vicinity, and am informed that there has
been but one yellow fever in the Infected dis
trIct.
Five deaths have occurred among the sick previously
reported One Of these was the OF a man who had
removed 70 the town Of Greenfield, with his family from
yellow Hook. One death al Red Hook and two in the
city o. Brooklyn are reported constt utug ali seventy
three cares sud thirty i've deaths statement In ono
of the daily rapers has got down the number OF deaths
seveniynearly the whole number or cases and double
that OF the deaths.
am confident that my OF Information are rem
able and that the number of and deaths IA mate
rally correct M have stated them.
Every one q the has gnacd upon
the shore with the exception Of those taken from vessels
10 the Kings County Hospital.
None have appeared 81 distance Of more than CITY
rods from the shore, and the majority within short
distance All OF them resided between the infected YES.
sells in Gravesend bay and point opposite, about mile
north of Quarantine Not a single has occurred
elsewhere In no instance has II been communicated 10
another person living out of this immediate locality
There has not therefore been single epidemic case,
and the presumption Ia that there viii not be any
epidemic form Of this disease. Yellow fever has
existed for whole month from Fort Hamilton 10 Brook
yn and several have occurred In the city OF New
York and Brooklyn that contracted on board OF
vessels and yet with these and the constant comm, ncs
ton With the Injected cvtric and the neghbofng aces