The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-11-10
Cholera in New York.
New York, Nov.

| Dr. DafdeI, quarantine surgeon, lie
ported that one hundred deaths by cholera
But fifty or sixty cases on board the stea
rner Ataanta, occurred on The passage
! from Brest. There ale also few cases of
small pox on board of the steamer Ata>
! iaGta.
OF the scourge on board of the Atalan-
/ IA, the C0mmerciat says: Though the
disease has been imported 10 our shores
at this time, We do not think that any
great alarm need be felt at present. 1t
! behooyes US to prepare immediatel y for
! the reception of this scourge; not day
is to be lost.
special meeting of the health com,
missoners was held at l. Oh to day in
consequence of the reported presence of
cholera. The committee appointed at
the last meeting to draft memorial
petitioning the general government, for
| the use of lands at Sandy Hook for quaI>
antine and represent the necessity of rigid
quarantine in several Of the ports of the
country to guard against the introduction
! Of choer that the authorities of New
York are without proper place to estab-
| Iish quarantine 20 meet the anticipated
emergency. In this dilemma they ear
nestiy request the general government to
grant for temporary use quarantine
! grounds. as much Of the lands AS shall be
| deemed necessary, now owned by the
government at Saldy Hook, in the lower
! bay.
! The memorial was adopted.
Dr S. Sayre, Erson aud mayor Cleveland
! were appointed q committee 10 proceed to
I Washington and lay the matter before the
/ government.
! The ship Rhine, from London, had no
cases of cholera.
! SECOND DISPATCH.
! Later accounts from the cholera on
steamship Ataan,a state the passengers
on the Atalanta, numbering 552 were
principally Germans, excepting the cabin
! passengers, of whom there were As. The
vessel had taken nearly all the latter on
board at London and part of the storage
pas-engeEs, but she stopped g. IIayre,
where more passengers were received.
The persons WAC brought the cholera on
board came from Havre. On the first day
after the Atalanta went to sea, one of
| Item, chlld, was attacked and died on
The following day. Others became sick
Immediately, bat the disease was confined
entirely to the steerage. None of the
! cabin passengers were in the least degree
! effected by it, The cases of sickness
! numb bered as is reported elsewhere from
! fifty to sixty, and there were fifteen
deaths. The s.eerage passengers on the
Ataanta did not know, TIL they arrived at
this port, that the disease that was among
them was cholera. Some Of the most
intelligent among them suspected but the
physician carefully withheld positive
| information from them, fearing the effect
of excitement. IL is thoueh, that this
accounts for the fact that only Is of The
500 persons Who were exposed to the
disease, died Of it, The passengers mani
tested very lille anxiety They did no.
seem to be much alarmed even after they
,earued the nature of The epidemic from
hich thcv were suffering. The dead
were buried soon after they had tresthsd
their last they were not, in any case,
kept more than an hour. The assistant
health officer was CONDUCTED 70 lhe steer
age Of the Ataianla between 9 ard 10
O'Clock last evening. There was no light
except that which came from 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 taking passage. Nine or 10
were sick, two Of the number were in d
state Of convalesence, others were in the
first stages Of cholera. There were no
| urusual sights, but few persons were
! groaning This afternoon the assistant
health officer ordered the Atlanta to the
lower bay, where she row now lies abou,
fifte-n miles from this city.
The 'rospital ship known as the Florence
Nightingale, has been ordered to her old
station, and Tie patients will be removed
TO her and treated on board.
Later intelligence is from Dr. WaIzer
who has charge Of the patients on the
Atalania. The number of deaths Up to
three o'clock this afternoon is nineteen.
The cases on board at that hour was not
more than twenty.
New York, Nov, f.
The officer in charge of the steamer
Ata!auta reports the vessel in dirty and
filthy condition, over 500 passengers, 7
cases Of cholera and 5 cases of small pox
On board. The lists of deaths show the
victims to have been nearly all Germans.
includ:nS six children. The following is
reported by DR.. WaIzer, deputy health
officer in charge Of the lover quarantine ::
Tbs vessel was in London days, and all
was well on board The city was healthy
as usual. She received 40 Passengers
from London, steamed for Havre where
She lay 2 days and received the remainder
OF passengers, more than 500 according
TO the statement of the Atlanta surgeon, 7
deaths occurred among the passengers
previous to their embarkation a. Hayre
All passengers who bad the small pox are
conva!escent and will main on board the
Atalanta. She will be detained month
or two in quarantine.
There is no panic in New York about
The cholera. 1t is the general subject Of
conversation. Great Indignation is felt
against the authorities that streets and
tenement houses are permitted to be so
filthy.