The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-14
The Sufferers OF tho SUI que hanna.
OUR JAMAICA CORRESPONDENTS.

OUh JAMAICA 0OhhssrONDhNUh.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nay I, 1858.
The Noytcity on Board the Suqu<aanna- Dreadful Con
disiou Of the Siek-Nobls Conduct Of TIE British Narul
O6icers-Liss Of the Dead and Survtpo,s, dc &c
1.-Two favored with tho folio wing ststes,eD. from
Of the officers left b. the susquehasna At Port Royal
Of the circumstances attending the recent mortality
hosrd that vessel
The Uuised States figste susqnehsuna arrived 1t
Port Royal Jamaica, on the evening" Of The 6th OF Apr,
with 1o8 officers and men the siak list with yellow
fever. Admiral Sir Houston stewart was IN the harb1r,
In q. ship Indus The Indus blaze Of lights xad
the quehanpa psssed hsr there "sound ofreve
~" and Of gsety board On the susqushanns the
as was fsarfu nausht be heard bat the goans Of
the sick end dying. TAs whole spar deck hospital
me Health Ofhcsr aongsde and the ominous
answer 1--WE have the yellow fever" made to bis Ia
quirss. He eis the ship and Yowed % the Indus 10
short tin Commodore Keliett c. B., and Inspector O.
Kmnear, NJ D., in charge Of the royal naval hospital.
were alongside In the brief interval between the depar
ture the Beah Officer and the vis Of Commodore Ksl
le had been decided 10 receive our poor fellow in
The hospital by O'Clock Of tbs 9th Of April six-
tyfour men and officers wers landed, and were snssty
slowed away IN bed, In clean, thoroughly vens'lased
wards, their ship csoships removed, snd Asmssivss
dussed in comfortable hospital apparel. Numbers OF
"pinaterDg apgss" the shape Of black ard eolored
female nurses, hung them, vping the foam from
their lbs applying wet applications 70 their forehsads,
administering cooling drinks, and Watching ove' them
Previous TO the appointment OF Inspeceor Knnsar,
the nurses bAd meu-hsheymen mechanics, BODY
TIA. could ss picked up but no. a'I sas
Introduced female nurses, with the most eminent sue
cess; and 1 nlm y believe thai, under God, maaY
lives were saved by The devotion OF these god Women
In one instance In the Of the ouy ooer wno ded
his nurse fan.sd during her aendance 90 h', and
bal be removed but i'm uedatey on her recovery abe
"a m nv IN Doreua1o0
kave Der duties 70 asofber.
Durns the arst day Of the epidemic the hosrs OF
Kmpesr n d Inspector OF fleets and Hospitals and OF
bis spe Coz ,jutors ssn Surgeon Page Burke, and A.
distant Surgeons g. Barry and VIM ). Lewis were an
siieption. ard 70 the thorough nursing We reoAvsa
It TO- under God, owing that the mortality, frgn1ul IS
bss BEEN was no. much grt.,er We AL ors ness s'n
during the height OF tne epidemic, ofn;ers sod men
we're frequently vrited BY Commodore q. Keett. B
(~bo c0mmaDdeo the Resoluse when Yes found neoAs
ssyy to sbsnc on inquired most kindly Toto tneir
wsns and cheered them IN bis frank hearty an sailor
HE manner No better spec'neo o. me genssous;
eco modose native Of the Emerald ise, aud oroad OF
The sct ever been my good for'uoe u encoooter
The talks go!rs home vita the Unted 5sts
time in August maxi Zoo that ne ge's gooa re-
cePs'op n r p.c.,, =, pov, pov.,. "a. india.
fapesbis IN his attentions. He constantly smosg sae
men administering spiritual consolatoo 70 the III 40
dying aDo encouraging oespouos; no Aso performed
On the TN OF April toe susquehsnna went IN Kiusstoo
ccs,, and ssNed the s. HAVING sent tWeniv one
ON The ,7tb the ueD al di,obsreed from the hos
pifs o~s.s WIRE, ny order of Uyuno soro ks-t,
ssps bosrj q. n 3 Imsum, zoo msnder 6raot, woer
ever, hing could 10 tber comfort M
bv Comm apder GRAFT ofboers OF tnss shio m
Officers hoep,ssi osba,ged tbs 2osh Of April
To CSmnooorc Henry KelIsn, O B 10 q Knnesr
D. Inspector Of d-ets an hospitals 10 charge n tue
roys hospital Port Royal 70 Stsn Su,seoo Pass
Burke, and 10 Assistant Surgeons Barry and lie vts n
Rev Nr Tper and 10 Oou mander Grant an the officers
Imsum only the reel yients OF their great
kindness hospaty and care, but friends sod the
Amer ~ oyle generally. debt Of gratitude which
they ear at least Try TO- 10 part, repay
As Congress ssss,oo ! trust that the HERALD and
the other papers OF the Uped stes si afvocss
presscp thanks, and suggest uor trust vii only
need sueesstop) that ala sent the ocers Ehose
names have menuopsd.
To Deputy United States Consul A. Hvrtsou, Esq ,
we are aso indebted for much kiudness ana atteae,n.
His cus,ss In the peculiar crcums anoss stisodog 70
sending 70 the bnspiA OF the Of toe Sasgusoanns
very abosoos ana vexsti,ue; but thAs zero par
formed gr zeal che-rfunees and sctoess Q
father our present venerable Cjosul General Who poe
sessst tho respect ELECTION OF ell cIasses In Jsnsioa,
has beer regret 70 say cop8ned 70 his bed toe soms
ks " tp broken arm HIS great sss (85) makes 10
improbable tbst no will ever emit ely recover.
must omit also 70 bear testimony n the kindness
received from M Htchns the agent Of the AspawAi
stcsDfrs.