The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-15
The BOGUS YELLOW FEVER PANIC.
||Attemvt 70 Impose Upon the Press-Malicious and
Pale Statements Of the Ships Steward Ex-
ploaed- Affidavit of tho Mate Of the Bark
Mary-The Vessel Returned to Quaran-
une-Proceeding Of the Health
Officer,

An cautous and Iaise statement pubtshed IN No
New York Tribune of saturday, the cleo. that Inc el
fever had smugged into this city IN vessei from
ne West Indies. After thorough investigation, s nov
scertained that the statement, in question was published
with cue,esspcss which rs nothing than grossly sui
ahle In view Of the Of the subject and the damage
bod alarm such publication must cause The paragraph
tn question follows
YEInw yryrR We learn from good authority tina.
AiiOr No loa Cherry s.s. reports that ne c.ao
= Mis- port captain secreed two OF bis passDgers who
Nd been with yeoE fe'er during the passage rae
aius state used for tbsi purpose. Tho
saur hmse b DESTROYS Of going to the hospital as he s
quite feeble, whether from fever some other
lhe party giving the above facts was unable TO learn
ne vessel l. lying at the Atlantic do,ks Among
arrivals yesterday brig Lucy Haywood, Of Bangor
Docipec) ta,ny four days, ~ilh and logwood 70
H0k Imam; vessel 70 master. Nay 2eh, latitude
TO- u 50 ,ps tho Mag Has"a Of Bn
Ckptse Tbeophlus SWEET, u the Lacy Haywood, died Of
yelloS ever; lie was n.tse o. Bangor. Me- May ssh,
Jude % So Longitude ~ 40, John Barker, the
second ocer OF Bal go,, Ne died of yellow fever May
2oh, sea. Latitude % 40, neV Y So Captain Bur
RI Rich Bangor, who lad ia. en- charge OF The brig
4 Senaves af,er death OF Captain swe,t died OF ycoS
vev Also At the time and place, and Of the ssuie
ee.ss 495 300 pounds Of oswood 1000 bags Of COZ
RE, 76 SACHS of colon 20 croi;hes mahogany 70 A. toi
h. red The brig to the lower aranuno anchorage VIVA,
Become Of the remainder Of tie crew We have not ye,
harmed.
hi, petard passed muster the evening papers go,
and by this time may have all the scissors OF the CROWN
cl prsss ourshns IT, to the terror Of traders from evory
garter their wa, to tbs city. me real state Oh The
fkcs sre the folio ling purport
THE sAIlo. IL CHERRY STREET.
statement from anonymous source, apparently tie
snxe - the TrJsnes "good authority - hal Also been
sent 70 The HERALD but rejected as not Of the character
ared upon by the Irise, according 70 the standard
q accuracy required for columns OF the Herald.
reporter having been de- patched 10 Jshn Steward,
No N3 Cherry street," Indicated In tho commu-
nseason addressed 70 the HERALD, he found tha
person through tie aid Of one OF Captain Dit
sh. TVS police, Of the Fourth district station house.
Dim Steward proved to be . small sized, nvd Little
SAILOR and found In dnSy cellar Of tho house No.
los Cherry street, odger Ho stated that he the
person who giving currency the statement hat The
Sss NARY from Trinidad de Cuba had brought into port
and struggled shore certain passengers sick or the
ysNow fever Ho sd he had been COOK and ste yard
brd the Mary and had been very III used board OF her,
HA an eping was insureole from the beat and
min, and he had contracted disease fiom the necessity Of
Paving his berth and sleeping ON the deck In tho scnppe
S1posed 10 tho variations OF the her 10 further
ssed in reiioo " The smuggling OF the Infected passcn
that the Gay before tho Mary saef from trinidad de
OubA there came on board very stsalthy, spsuard,
Who WA accommodated with particular state room IN
nineteen days 70 New YORK A.sr ho nrst week
AsA The Spsnard sre~ eAces lively sick, his symptoms
.sSg on hp ps,ien. tell 10 the part Of tho coE and he
ssesp 70 sttDd bni, although with much disgust az
~ mas bleeding 2. The sss, ns ~. 50 was toll
anh putrd very on nsive natter Of me nat ire OF tho
-blsck vomt rne cook Complained Of tho sssy OF
Asnding 10 the scs passenger, a. tie stencil from him
Ani hs stsercom "a, UNDESIRABLE, and he (he coox)
tbosshs conlrscrg the disease himself he
sT.sson ana was forced 70 continue hts onces u tho
ysept who continued In the most dreadful .tae, and sss
nned TO his bed up to the arrival Of The Mary (on Fri
dnyl In he rsHt NJ
ss iher coming ur ,he bag Captain eloson; as .ne
Coo" os, . nf se 0'a sss man vas very
ahy condition. from the nghte discharges 90 the par; OF
msusr. which WIS Of lhe p.,ure Of the biask vami,n
and uhcn, from the receri'y OF swaeons out, mad
made him (hc ooos) 20 sct that be had rot ye, stnr
aay) recovered from his nausea when be hal dushed
sleanlns the ftsie was .c-cd up With tho patep
n WaAh WHEN the Health orcer came on board no mon
snoaaed aud smugred ashore, afr the bars hs5
snais reached her berth at the Atlantic Dock Brobsyp
seward further lntm-ed thai he thought the slAn4rd
nsss ma BEEN some fugitive sho had fed board,
~ Vas 50 ,mussed gu, Of The reach Of the Cuban
Asisrt,cr o.Pt N Sleson vas usually ENGAGED N
suhs whom on The Cuban coast. He was therefore
Es very moly rcrson % nse 20 risky s'se
patient through Tho quarantine restriction, with the
n view u escapfg the thirty Gays decnusn which would
Sbsyv exhibition Of the ytse OF tho facts board
being questioned upon tbs statement he seemed
Strangely DESTROYS Of oonve, ing the iuprcs Ion thai he
yet eTu D any Of The mpsoms upon his per
50 And this again nc Goa aacted by statement 70.
st 70 his havps bad the chssre. fever oostraesed on
hi hvid mploxion and the incidental shivcT Of his
nmbs and chatter OF hs Avs.
ON BoARp raE sARS MARY.
A. he next step the reporter reached ne Atlantic docts
end accompanied by the whasnger, boarded the barb
MY. The captain beard, bat tho Grst mate,
1 being In charge, he called ard Intercepted.
ms onncer nrsi questioned BY the ~hsnnscr
rAsser 70 draw from him detail In regard 70 The
shps voyage, ue number OF psesengers, their oonduoo
shxraeier, &c. Questions ssked 10 The health OF
Ne ship during he voyage, especially pc health Of the
passenSer All We de,Alis thus obtained tailed with lhs
sIsncpls Of ne cook In oil eroeps 10 the sickness
board, and the oooocAlneni o. the spanArd and his al
,ss.t health Nor did ha mate prevaricaIe or vaver IN
nsai q he coax could sasge-t The ans~srs were frsnk
ssr. -, .a.os to he reporter . saa s ' wss sss
rsse Of the tAlsohcod Of the cooks statement
uhsa, 10 sn.wer 20 the question, la. there been
ny Misunderstanding he'seen the ships officers aud
ycer COOK Jonu ~Odf" TIE uste answered 70 tho fol-
kvse effect That there had been continued dsalsf.c
~ with the cook during the voyage end that he had
.a,sS on ghIeh occasion The cook bad Chased him via
s>xvng knife, which be exhibited. no quarrel had
Nscn IN regard 10 cooking sonc tood for The sevedores
and captain interpreted, the cook might have
sa.sht spd stabbed posi- ply killed the mate. The
Of his .laiemeni 70 10 bearing upon the sickness
sBdavi and duly a,estcd before justice the folio wing
bgn;-
UTrnGvrr rTK yrrsr MARY
rnomag Bryant, dcpo-e ard say that an nrst mate
- The bark Mary from Trinidad and that the,e were but
two pa-,enrcrs hoard that vessel from Trinidad 10
Crhe during the voyage Just oonpecd by the said chip
shc say that there note my LOG 70 the effect Of
there having been any sickness on board the Mary during
yoy ace Inc nature of yclow fever and that 70 tho
bes kno~cgc The only indications dizziness 90 beard
reported lines from simple sea sickness Of one Of
ths Aforesaid papcngcs, Spauiard, Who occuped state
rom An the ships cabin together with tho complain, az
John steward leo csd COX OF the Mary for The voyage
frum Trindad-sa1 steward complaining that he suffered
from chronic chs sni other Indications " the nsture Of
cold also thai 70 The boet Of my kuosidge
The Aor SEA ia srarard passenger, openly the desk
n tho sad bark Nary and In alraront good heath At inc
hn Q The said bark boarded by the Health Ofcer Of
he port ard further toa, TO the best OF my know
ledge and belief there neither occaon, nor purpose,
nor ruemf made 10 CONCEAL the said passenger OF ;he
ctpauon Of his health then or previously IRON the Qua
rsnno anthor ties Of The port Of New iork VITA aNios