The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-11
Quarantine matters.


YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YoRK AND YosrssoUrH-
THE PROSPECT or Irs VISITATION HERS, ETC.
Ine work offarnsbins The barge Pilgrim the Com
m'ssioners Of Quarantine have cesiguste for sscoad
floating hospital was entered upoa yesterday and viii
probably completed today. Since the alter atons OF
INC vessel To dspt her purposes required OF her.
which were mad about month ago, she has bsea
cd al the government dock at the old Quarantine The
delay In furnishing her compelled thus far the trans
ier e's0er 10 Wards or Baxwelps Island, or
On BOARD the Florence Nightingale, Of al per
SOILS arriving 10 port sick win doubtful Diseases By
continuation Of such arrangements there vas oonstan.
oanger fhat one or moro perrons afflicted with yellow
fever in sembryo stage might be sent to the wards in
the East river and cause general breaking out Of tho
fever among the hundreds confined there with
spread Oh the contaSon 10 this city Ga the other hand
by placing on me Florence Nightingale those afflicted with
doubta oiseaees proving 10 be nlder contagious
forms lever there was serious risk Of giving To,
yellow FEVER Fortunately, no III consequences have en-
suedfrom the compulsory arrangement referred to- and
the equipment nov Of the Pilgrim will hereafter obvsts
any such risks ~ those enumerated The alterations
the Pilgrim comprise series Of partitions put up on TIE
main deck, dividing the whole space into room
larger or smaller according uses 10 which they ara
TO be devoted The boards the toughest and
est kind, and only white Attached 70 the sides
are short guards for the convenience Of getting on and
Oh the vessel windows doors are cut 10 the sdes 20
admit tho air. large placed ~ one end where
zee cooking 70 be done the room for the doctor pa
pcree Dut mere the paperiug soiS though princ
pal object had been 70 after the doctors com.
Tort than that Of the patients When ell the furniture is
placed on board more cheerful look will OF pre-.
sont itself patent having much taste whose taste
Ia the least degree consulted would not be very apt
10 select The vessel even as will appear in its bes, estate
as very inviting place TO be sick H. Any enter
tainng the view that the sick, If worth looking after
at all are worth being well looked si.er upon gong
board, Garnet help thinking that better vesae with
better appointments, would refe,ted Increased
credit on the Quarantine Comm,ssioners As viii
be ndnIey better than the late arrangement,
rspgsment at all AZ furnished, the Pilgrim viii
be anchored half way between the two ISLANDS, opposite
Siapieon.
The former employees at the old Quarantine hosptals-
some twenty in pumber--who were lately DIS ossed
by the Commissioners Of Emigration take their dis.
are . on the sroaud, coaadens that t' their s ss1
vices Will SCORER or later come into play, ana they
sTo an and 20 have Osse Indie
allowed TO be continued until Tie middle of OCTOBER still
keep up their former duies-he bulk OF SICK requr
ing and Comfort being no ~ever the dismissed
employees, who, TO say tie least exceedingly oru-
nate in their present trying Affections TO
Nle vessels were Ing yesterday at the lover Quaran
tine knchorase-the Mountain Eagle from Masarz,s, V.
r. nuIston from Havana, Chrysonte from Teupco, Old
Dominion from Havana, Edward Dfummohd from Aspn.
wall, Express from HavaI Isabella BURNER from Porte
ri nce, she steamship KarnsS from Havana and the
Infected ports, the usnal order was given com
peipg them TO remain nine days In The lower
bay: On board the floating hospital, florence
Nightingale there are cow Of yellow fever,
TWO beng yesterday discharged cured OF those remain
pg five convslescent and the other are not con
adhered very dangerous At the upper Quarantine bat
vessel lay anchored yesterday, the brig Arabea,
rom Aspin WALL which is detained for observation.
upper anchorage and the pockets Of captains and shc
owners suffered in proportion.
PROSPECTS OF YELLOW FEVER IN THIS CITY THIS
SEASON.
d. Gum, the Hsauh O1csr, yesterday received the
following letter from Mr. James A. Boone one of the
head nuIses employed Of Norfolk and Portsmouth Va
a.os tas preyaisncs in those town. Of yellow fever in
the floating hospital Fiorence Nightingale Mr.. Boone
was che out Of three who did not die flee their
poetic The letter s highly interesting and speaks for
Itsef-
New Yo2K, August 8, 1852
Or. A. N GUM, Health officer Of the Port OF New
DEAR srR--Your kind letter. asking my willingness to
Florence Nightingale, has come to hand and hasten to
reply fou state that there are seven Of yell
low fever on the Florence Nightingale equiriog attention
While Is to be hoped that 20 may be added
to the lt not TO be that hope often fala-
cious. No one knoweth what day or hour may
bring forth. The visiting argel Of death in airge night
may strike down his legious To the present invitation
can only reply that the moment assured be Of
special service the Florence Nightingale elsewhere
ministerirg to diseased and dying humanity that
nent shall fly to what deem my post Of daty. As
In, others cannot be found fearless, willing and
ibose who are fearers Of danger endowed vito great
hopefuness and Of harmonious temper and sympathetic
sssduy should be appoioted-I will at once win cheer
ul aacry comply with your preeent request You will,
If course, promptly advise me needed, and consider
me subject to your commands You have kindly chosen
ok and Portsmouth during the dreadful visitation Of
hose places BY yellow fever highly gratided in
.fown towards an individual whose Only merit Consisted
in doing his duty Yellow fever has twice deci
mated the population o. New Orleans One out Of every
pelhed The death cars were in requiston night and
dsy. Cergymen and all manner Of kin were panic
Collins piled top of another the main street
for blocks at time. Every store closed, and the
rbalow esrtn Some Of the same premontory symptoms
preeagirg yellow fever here apparent that pre-
serted Themselves in Virginia Trees aud vegetation have
tie same unhealthy appearance showing that the nitrogen
is not freely mbbed by flowers and plants, the COME
quence being general Inhalation Of malaria decom
posed animaicuiae The flies also have early begun to
perish and at period when their services are most re-
CURED In neuraizng putrescent deposits. The sudden
changes Of The weather which have characterized the
thus far not favorable 10 health trust
that my fears of visitation here OF yellow fever-for
that bave them am reluctantly obliged to confess
iulress will do good deal to repel the disease At
Norfolk had the fever, but In two days GONZALES
day President Of the Howard Association was pleased to
single out 10 attend to the mos. critical Cases 10
uncuon with Mr. hoffman, of Richmond, attended that
mcst eemable physician, Dr. Alfred Hunter. Of Brook
yn who had fifty two patients out Of fifty
Reassurrg you that in case OF my being specially want
JAMES ARTHUR BOONE.
Dr. Gum entertains no fears Of New York being visit
ed the present season by yellow fever Although
knowedgg the existence Of the precursoy ntimsttons
mentioned br Mr. Boone in the above letter. he thinks
that the nealthfunees Of what considered yellow
por leaves no ground for apprehension in this re-
gard.
ShoemakerA' Anti.Prls0n Labor Movement.
The Ahoemakers and cordwainers, who have combined
to oppose prison labor met again Wednesday evening
at Convention Hall, in Wooster street. HENRY BURROWS,
tie President took the chair and introduced the pro
ceedipgs with remarks, to the effect that the shoe
makers trade was for the present moment completely
ruined by the competition of prison labor, much
that they would be obliged to work for shilling
per day. He stated that Mr.. wnitehouse, boot and
shoe dealer in this city, was selling heeed morocco boots
At 80 cents pair, and ct auction 1t 40 cents pair
for spring boots The landlords ought assist the shoe
makers the movement, for how could tney pay their
rent If they 70 be crushed by the competition Of
pr,sou Labor They obliged to help support
the Institutions The chairman stated that association