The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-16
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| Arrival Of the Steam Fr1gats yusqusnanns-
Fearful Hsvsxes az The Yellow Fevsr-Oms
Hundrsd snd F1ny-nvo Cases ana Ssvsn-
teen Deaths on Board.
The United 6tAtes steam frigste suequehanna Captain
Joshua sands arrived At this port last eveopg from
Nicaragua via Port Royal. JAM, where SIX officers and
myseven men landed, sick with yellow fever Sbe
has had 1866 cases in ALL and deaths are known
| sne ~ now detained at Quarantine
The following narrative Of csuhe Of the Husqushaans
ana inc origin and progress of the fearful epsdeu'c
| Doard, VIII be read with interest,"
I To THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD.
| UNITED STATES FRIoAru SuaouxHAssAl
| NEW YORK, April 10, 1868.
INC srivM OF The United States steam frsase Suscue.
hanna In the port OF New York with the yeox Csver On
board, which has disabled half of her crew. you have
doupaess heard o. feel certain, however, that br,s6
account will be acceptable. Besides With 70 call the At
tention Of the public to the humane conduct Of
hearted English naval officers who were ,ostru
mental in saving the lives Of many board this ship
The Susquehanna had been ordered from the Hsdi.
terrsnesn six months ase 70 Greytown, Central
America, In consequence Of Walkers movement In
that quarter. She arrived too late 10 take q part
In the expedition that led 10 his capture but her orders
obliged her 70 remain Ia that harbors place sQhjs 10
Influences Of deadly character In the way Of mAsma
them stsgnant This, with the brackish water
of the anchorage enfeebled tho health Of The
officers and such an extent Is 70 pre-
pare them for any epidemic. II nrss showed Itself BY
causing nts Of vomiting Alas, this The forerunner Of
yellow fever which made It's appearance about the 18Th
Of Marchhree Of the having died suddenly within
day OF each 0ther and from black vomt Ths ship
then taken outside sea- hopes that change Of
climate would prove beneficial and seemed have that
Sox fau
Of fever still occurred
After cruising few days the ship anchored outside
Of the harbor, three miles from Greytowp,
waiting for tho arrival Of tho jamestown, that been
ordered some time before TO this place.
As the fever broke the 3oth ult with renewed
violence Il was doomed best 70 get under way, and on
the night of the Ist ragged violently, four on
GERS and upwards Of forty men on the sok lit A
oonaultaon then bold by the Captain, Surgeon and
officers Of the deck, and decided P nsa-
cola, being the dearest hospital In the United States
where the sick could be landed ship broken out
The vessel hSn headed 70 the north-sever sill ON
the increase-and, 10 make worse, found
ths Sd that the Goals were running short and thsrs
would not be sufficient TO carry us 70 Pensacola The
medicines also Short besides the want Of proper
nourishment for the SICK These induced
the Captain to make for Port Royal Jams,calhsn within
-four hundred miles. The speed increased to aad
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death with every board.
The Alb Of Aprl poor Lieutenant Henry ". Queen, of
the marine corps died, after nse or Ave days which
terminated In the black vont. His rsmaos we're CON
ued TO the deep, amidst the tears regrets Of
thipmass. Far better would II have been dei in
upon plains California where he on se-
vera oocasots distpeuiahed himself before the enemy
Ihe night btn saw MS at anchor in The harbor
| OF Port Royal, where her British MAIesty's ship
o. inc line ino WIS bearing .he dag OF Vice admiral sr
us, and when be beard Of our distressed onhsv
ing nearly seventy down with the feverhe gave orders
at that the naval hospital shore should put
order for the reception sick rhese orders
mott faith fully carried out BY the surgeons, worried
ali Ltbt, SO that by O'Clock the ing officers
and bity seven men were transported 70 the spi,A,
| where everything ~@ provided for their comfort
ibe boats Of the English squadron from the Iadus,
lrsum and Devastation Doby assisted In tbs duty tney
provided with cots for s,ck men. susely
such conduct deserves suitable v,sdgmsnt
nom Congress. Vice Admiral stewart by act Of
humanity, has for linself patson tha, cou-
10 bis faue al the has been
erpseed u, coyerics bos sod oruIant career
lsSS ssa .ssaSs AL Ss . 90, - s.Sss ss
gsbmen, who generously rhked thsh lives IN saving
be1 selves in contact with tho sick occasion de-
The 9th srd 7th were employed in c,apg .hip. AMI
twenty more 10 the hospital rns sth ss got
unceT way nom Kinss'on and anchored abreast OF
naval bo.prs at Port Royal; sent ten men aod Leut.
Bouel there. Heard also that four OF our men
had ded they very sick whsn they Jeff the ship.
Mr. Ho~si bad slight attack and ss toe shp In.
cevec bcard from the Indus Assistant surgeon frsdk
H. Rote, OF the royal navy sial,.ousl SnsdsI
become pest Mr.. Rse cane by psfmssson
Of Wee Admiral Stewart certainly . most prAse-
ten By So 1motican T people xursson geo y pinsosy, ss
n CONSEQUENCE Of his mreeoa 10 TIE sex,
been we'll icd BY Dr. Msecoun VINO has hsj ossc, ss
periet CO In tbs dsaase Dot of ofjcsrs
~ ye,s tsn sick q ss, s1si .s' osy two on duty,
scqpiues himself handsomely; tns same be sail Of
The crew, Who volunteered 90 oschvgs any day they
might be called ufon TO do, many acting aremen ami
Ibus haf ovr crew we're ,.ssp do~u o.arly one
hundred a'y Iphen oestns have nus far occurred.
some tory ases offver st bOaro, of miller f,sm
ou the i2b q April buried James Resd, ssinssers
pse, -bo de1 offever; The sick NJ. doing ~sl Nohpg
bit ,orr north saved the survivors Had gone 70
scois thsrs teog o. the nbsr o' d-sas sbss
~oa'd have taken place. Ev,ry surgeon, ashore aad
st recomms nded our 20 nd rortb co chmsss,
sno tie result has proved the .sdon oi that advice for
Rssi saiass e, : mate sc, poor eo~ ~ss tAheD vim
artspse, aud q "a " back vofnh on the iita
The ensqu.banba has assss beeo In exoslleo, order
yelor fever colld IMPAIR the discipline Of
ship The effect Of his coud ey tns aiAcruy
9Th shich man sonld p.norn The do,y Of Que sscssu
stn the fsver and In many instances voiunteer W
cot.
me fOro~rs . let Of those who died
s.Ith 4o-laile'on Boyer, Captains after guard) a.
Mach 2a--John Hodnott, (shIas ss~srd) ~
Mareb sl-wnlsm J. Fougersy, Coy, Of Pnilsaslphs)
AT Gfeytovn.
hNch u-frederics IOondO'f, (merteD a. SEA-
Aprn :-CoiIcra Burns, Marine Corps, I"
d-Lent. Henry " Qaeen, 4"
" 4--Jsmss Robibss o, se smkn,
s-seorse Gsyser, drenao,
So ooDsiy, ho-ptnl 'srd, %
" s-rhos Norao. msrne,
d" snds-rbos c. so-s, seaman, ss Port Roysl,i IN
the hospital
T. W j. Jones' iaodsmsn,
James Fi m, boy "
f" q. BDeser, banJmss,sr,
m-js@.. ss.a, .s,s.ssr'. mate, s.s.
Out Of guard Of marines, Numbering some IS only
were duty
srce ~riurg this. Isr,es Price seaman, died os yr ov
fever and buried forty mes from Sandy HJJ<.
rls sick he' has Gim,pished 10 about 20 cases.
We are Aso upccr many ohiieasions 10 Mr. Bsrrton,
sctn Consul q, Klt Tor hb father Our
leav. Kueton 20 soop may attributed 10 bis prompt
cartyu rpt abs vsbes OF the ofBcers
is presumed thai susquehsnpa viii ~ oocs 90 ors