Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-06

THE LATEST ACCOUNTS FROM THE ATLANTA.
SCENES OE EBOARD-CONDIEgON OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONDUCT
on TEEE VOYAGE.
The New York Evening Post of Saturday

| Lower Bay. This information Is later thar
| that given in our earlier editions.
| The Atlanta came into this port at abou
| seven O'Clock last evening, and arriving of
| the Quarantine Landing, at Staten Island
| where the yellow flag is flying, near the head
quarters of the health officer, DR.. Swinburne
| let go her anchors
The duties of the Health Officer end with
''sunset;" and ii is the practice for the officers
| OF vessels arriving here in the evening. after
dark or at night, to remain until morning foI
inspection; or if they wish to proceed directly
to the city, or for any other reason the exami-
nation should take place Immediately. they
communicate with the Health Officer. when
he may make the usual inspection.
Yesterday afternoon DIR. Swinburne. con-
trary to his custom, visited New York in or
der to remain for the night, leaving word
with the Deputy Health Officer, Dr. Burdett,
that he would be atthe residence of DR.. Sayres,
the resident physician.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE ATLANTA CALLS FOR HELP
Captain Pinkham, of the Atlanta, made a
signal: by burning a rocket. after his vessel
came to anchor, to indicate his desire his yes
sci should be boarded at once; bat the signal
was not obseryed: and early in heevening DIR.
Burdett left the Quarantine office, and wentto
his residence.
At late hour the captain despatched a mes
senger on shore with the statement that cholera
was among his passengers, that the physician
who had charge of them had exhausted his
strength, and asking for help Immediately
The deputy health officer went on board He
was met by the surgeon of the Atlanta, a Ger
man, who explained the facts and gave an
account Of the manner in which he had treated
the passengers. About one-half Of the whole
number attacked with the disease died.
THE PASSENGERS.
The passengers of the Atlanta, numbering
five hundred and ffty-two, were principally
Germans, excepting the cabin passengers, of
whom there were forty-cight The vessel had
taken nearly all the latter on board at London,
and part of the steerage passengers; but she
stopped at Ilavre, where more passengers We're
received.
THE lNFECTlON-NUMBEE OF DEATHS.
The persons who brought the cholera on
board came from Havrc. On the first day
after the Atlanta went to sea. one Of them a
child, was attacked and died on the following
day. Others became sick immediately but
the disease was confined entirely to the steer
age. None Of the cabin passengers were in
the least degree affected by it, The cases of
sickness numbered, as is reported elsewhere,
from fifty to SIXTY and there were fifteen deaths.
CONDUCT OF THE PASSENGERS.
The steerage passengers on the Atlanta did
not know, it is said, ill they arrived at this
port, thatthe disease that was among them was
cholera. Some of the most intelligent among
them suspected the fact, but the physician
carefully withheld positive information from
them, fearing the effect of excitement among
them. 1t is thought that this accounts for the
fact that only fifteen of the five hundred per-
sons who were exposed to the disease died Of it.
The passengers manifested very little anxi-
ETY.: they did not seem to be much alarmed
even after they learned the nature of the cpl
demic from which they were suffering.
MUSIC AND MIRTH.
The cabin passengers, who became aware
very early in the voyage that cholera was on
the vessel, adopted the wise plan not only of
striving to make themselves as comforta-
bic as possible, but of diverting their minds
from the subject of cholera by singing and
amusements of various kinds. They were
careful concerning their diet, but in other re-
spects they lived without any apparent regard
to consequences. Some Of the steerage pas
sengers decided towards the close of the voy
age, to follow the example of the cabin pas
sengers, and they, too, sang and occupied
their time in the manner most likely to Danish
melancholy thoughts.
THE DEAD.
The dead were buried soon after they had
breathed their last. They were not in any
case kept more than an hour. The burial was
in the ordinary form, and the usual burial
services were held.
THE SCENE ON BOARD.
The deputy health officer was conducted to
the steerage of the Atlanta between nine and
ten o'clock last evening. There was no light
except that which came from a lantern, and
only one of the passengers could be seen at a
time. They were not separated, but were in
their berths as they had been placed when TAX
ing passage.
Nine or ten were sick; two of the number
were in state of collapse, others were in the
first stages of cholera. There were no un-
usual sights; but few persons were groaning
TIE ATLANTA ORDERED TO THE LOWER BAY.
DR.. Burdett endeavored to communicate
with the health officer, but could hear only
from DR.. Sayres.
This forenoon the deputy health officer or
dered the Atlanta to the Lower Bay, where
she now lies at point about fifteen miles dis
tant from this city.
THE HOSPITAL SHIP.
The hospital ship, known as the Florence
Nightingale, but the real name of which is the
Falcon, was withdrawn from her station in the
Lower Bay on the 10Th day of October, and
"laid up at Red Hook, foot of Van Brunt
street, Brooklyn, for the winter.
The reason for this was that it was supposed
there would be no further use for her
She has been ordered to her old station, and
the patients will be removed to her and treated
on board.
LATER.
Still later intelligence is from DIR. Walzer
who has charge of the patients on the Atlanta
as an assistant health officer.
The number of deaths up to three O'Clock
this afternoon was nineteen.
The number of cases on board at that time
was more than twenty.