New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-22
:. R.psr, Of Marine Hospital vr 1855: sens,e

pitsl ts<e Re- pert Of Marine Hospital W. 1885, Senste
DTt ,s.S sssrS me pleasure to smsody /, til. brief
resort were II possible skttnh OF The origin and pro-
srs,, Of yellow fever il appeared 81 Suarannne dur
rs The past q asop but shall soon Preeess 70 yoo
G, nplete memoir ths interesting ana impoHsnt
subisct, win IN this place only advert 70 leg OF
the events which we're Of special interest 70 us HOS
p,tsl .,.S t-orr an
H.,.ra yssse one well m.Tked case OF yeboN ie'ei'
ard on n. 18th Of Jnne The maAdy made its appear
,pce for the season. the Schooner lila H. ii .oek oav
ING arrived on that day from ST Jsso dc Cupa, WIZ
three malignant c.see OF the fever. ,
July 2lst the chip Jane Ii. Ghcdon arrived Houi
Havana with large company of sick and dyiog, ana
from that dsie until the btn OF October, We contnue1
to receive csee- of yeio~ fever from the West lnhs
ard the Chsreston vessels.
cipsIy laden and the circumstances under which the
cargoes were received owing 10 the unprecedented
Is,eness Of the sugar crop, Nth the very malgnsn'
type of the fever appeared nom me nIst strongly
porte nd. d the fearful events which followed.
II early became evident that this pestilentsl mslady
vss being communist with u0usual isculty, Ooen
on shipboard and shore; and As no othcsr out my
,ef was protected from the fever by previous attack
| euticipated ever Is with DO little Gxety On the sd
of June nv s..etant Dr. Walser was seized WIN the
fever from which be fortunately recovered after out
few days illress. He contracted the maady on board
the Julia II. HsllJok.
July IA we began TO receive into the Hospital tbs
sevedoes and ghtermen that contracted the Infection
which iIhered the egoss and vessels they were en-
gagged III unloading.
The total number of cases Of the tevec occurring
among the csss Of sborers and admitted 20 the Ms
rIne Hospital previous to Sept was 81. Ioese per-
ron. were ncetly citizens and residents Of s!asen
Island.
On the 22d Of July the pestilence suddenly made its
ADD. arsI oe in fearful form in the dwellings near the
ystersi6e On the Quarantine grounds. The son Of the
mairon Of the nsuta ion reported III With y-iio~
fever and OF the employees OF the Institution was
OH the morning of tie day, suddenly stricken TO
n earth ano died in lev hours OF black vonit and
iH medlatey followed three Of he family Of this ~ an
aud tie ven. rsbIs gatekeepeT and hs VILE twenty.
FIVE Of the employees seized with the fever and OF
these five died.
Though some who witnessed thsse trying ana al
Hictive events may have bean psnc-sroKea It CIV 10
me Measure 10 report TIA. all the officers and employees
of the Institution We'd with each other IN efforts 10
aid ne Id tie care OF the sick and IN he execution Oi
NV wishes wish here 10 mention with special COM
NE ndaon the untrng fsithfuloess oil Dr. Waser, As
.s,ant Pb .lcian and the efficiency and INDUSTRY OF
Mr. F. C. Gilmore the steward and clerk OF the Hos
pi.sl.
II affords ne pleasure to refer in this place to he
sedepyng faith ulness of the cnsplsn OF the insuu-
ton tie Rev. doo Winslow, ID. ID aud the Kew
Mark Murphy ID. d.. both of whom heroically con-
tbued oay minister the consultations OF our holy 10
heion 20 the SICK snd toe dying in the hospitals when
the pestilence was IN our midst, waking IN daiAhes'
and Visiting at noODdsy.
Gentlemen: In closing this report would cordially
thank YOU for all the kiDdn-es You have shown me
pertcEslly and officially and desire particularly 10
ihaph you for the prompt vito which al requlsl-
tons from the Marine Hospital have been honored by
your BosId.
hsy. the horor to remain your ebedient Servant
ELISHA HARRIS, N. D.
Marine Hospi.aI Quarsrtine Jan IA 1857.
ANIMAL REFosT Of ASs0H, DaehsTse' and DeatA al "a.
Marine R1spttdi Quarantine, dSII,g the year e"disS