The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-13


FrRal CASE or WILLOW FEvkR ruls sEAsoH-rnh
CAUTION NECESSARY IN PERMITTING QUAaAhrIHh
vEssBLs TO CONE TO THE OTry-BoSbs snQUIRso
OF OWNERS or LI6BfBss, LIdgrKnAEN AND STEVE
bOREs, To sKCURE sAfeTY , O THE PUBLIC HKALTH
-EhIGRANT ARRIVALS, ETC., ITO.
William Gold, mate of the LUCY eywooc died on So
turday, Of yellow fever nj tho old Quarantine hospital
He is the Ast and only srson Who IN. died Of yellow 70
Ut this port this The lIcy Hey WOOD will
be remembered, hs rst II consigned 10 the lower
Quarantine anchoase, of ines Point, having been
sent there the liza sf hast June She came from Go
naives and dutng tho ;ssage i've OF the crew died OF
yellow fevor including m Captain, lea ring only 70 per
alive oil the vessel w,on she rived az this port
These being perfectly Il, and hsv lg been sufficient
y acc mat. 10 tho discas n do away with any risk
their renoN a they were cu~ed by the Wealth Oicer TO
cofueup T. no city, while no vessel detained al the
lower anchorage now captain and tS7 men we're Oh.
tanned from South Orrpg'on, Me-, where the vessel DO
lopged and put beard weasel seepers The
mae int ptDed as having diewas one Of tnese men,
He WAS oung man aged "a, and Is roiJ 70 belong to
pecsbe family IN hs native State. IBIS mas
been ported all along = OF doubtful ever add
was not Till Saturday, morning Alat unnisIs teable symp
IONS Of yellow fever presented Themselves. IL proper
10 add IN this connection tbs positive Of the
Health officer, thai The :nuoned Is lie iy of
yellow lever her' has been at this FORT the cresen sum
mer Trc Health officer sdds further, tina there Ia not
now single ca of yellow lever in the Quarantine hosp
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NECESSITY ~ SPECIAL CAUTION IN ALLOWING YES
sELs TO LEAVE o. AHAhTlNE
OoDneced With the death yellow fever of the party
pamed aboS q, few facts stated in references 10
the vessel from which b. ~ .ken the Lucy Hey wood
-showip ing 'bs; TOO great co caupot be exercised by
the Health officer sna Commit aonefs Of He .th IN per
hitting doubtful vessels ~nr have been undergoing
quarantine 10 ccmc the Ct until all doubt 10 tho
ipIechn h removed. The l.ucy Haywood hat a cargo
consisting mainly OF cooD g good and msbogsUy. the
owners and cobenees q the ve" Of insisted mot Poave
y that she was not infected, shnaugh COURSE not deny
Ing that several Of tbs crew had died OF yellow fever
curing the passage Ia view thesc procs atons, and 1t
btng repr esen,ed thai there sickness board
and that tbc bad been tho, oughy fumigs ed, per-
mifson war given to he vesPei by the heAhn ON.
Ger and Commissioners of Health, after sne rad
been detained some days At The lower anchorage,
10 come up within i've hundred yards Of The CITY and
discharge lighters her lopwood mAaogary, after
back 10 Quarantine aa,n she ttared her way up the
bay, bu on her the Old Qua boarded
man Gold-Bov d.ad-Sss found suffer ng lder fever
ibe fever down ms doubtful, b.. "a. v.GS OF the
possibility growing TO hea OF vel o~ fever the
sci vas for a ordered by tho Health officer 10 proceed
back 10 the u~er Quarantine anchorage The fnct that
this hs proved o be yellow fever shows that The
vessel detected with tho disease when permission
given to % Come within i've hundred yards OF the
city. Hat no permission been given dag earlier she
would bave lone within this distance Of toe city the dig
atroph resup that mig ut have ensued upon this solitary
York carnot BE- calculated Past visions OF yellow To-
,S er Nss fof ,now nas the although
city, nigh easily have reached the streets and spread
through the city generally II woult have reached the
city, 'hroush the var 'us lighters employed IN
moving the cargo N the city, If other way. In the
case o. the Jane Glidden year. twenty four lghtermen
and seyedores who engaged about vessel!
taken sick with yellow fever aud died.
HOW rHE HsALrH COMMISSIONERS uBRr THE IMfOR
TUTiriEs oS SHIP OWNERS.
When vessel Is ordered 10 be qunaptiued br any
length OF time either the owners or rome othe- parties al
most invariably come for ward and the INST beseech
ing opportunities to have n vcssel released They give
the moet positive that the vespel s and
free from Infection and protest against the deteotoa
uncaed for and unjust Thee bring corr
tive proof or their allegations that absurd
and stubborn TO CRIB. eve them Experience has ID
that The men must be met, and though their req
not often DENIED point blank they denied D toto, albert
bsndtemey and pgeniou.ly, and to eff CT the ends
CURED. IL In done In this wa "A petition iM the
removal Of vessel must be- tho Cormssonsss VI
Health. The Commissioners refer peti the Heah
Uiccr, to report upon the facts o. tue flo makes
report and tLn matter s reisrrv to bin again dc mases
second report and rereate, fcfe follows, and
the matter kept In sbcyaece III IL IL safe IN allow The
legitimate, and has the effect of preventing III feeling
which otherw ss might srbe
BONDS FOR owNxrs OF LisHrBaa, Etc.
great deal or dicult, has 0fore In get
tipe owners Of lighters also ghiermsn apd
employed about Qvarsntne 70 perform Their ouy with .
proper regard to their oonse ard the safety OF the pub
lie health. To meet ths oinouiy heretofr existing In
tbis respect, the Health onlcer has prepared bends
which the owners of lighters, and rghiermen
al csses to eptcr into before sssuming ,ne da
ties OF their respective po-lIo<s. For the Of
lighters bonds Tor the faithful discharge NJ their duy will
be reaured 10 the ,un Of slsoco for ngatermeu,
VI $3.50 aid sievedores, the OF 500 is
tho ntenlin Of the Health oflev .ncso
are held binding, and thus ensure all possible security 10
the public hssih.
Yesterday three vessels arrived nj the old Quarantine
loaded with smusnts. as folows.-rhe alien austin,
tho snmo oori, with iii origranp; and ,hs Margaret,
fon.Ismburg, with 100 cmsrsnts SG Of rho emisrsnt
a,seDscrs Of The Ellen Austin had the smallpox ARRIVAL,
and they were sen' 10 the Marine Hospital.