The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-04
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THE REPORTED CASES ON THE ATALANTA.
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Her Arrival from Havre with
Sickness on Board.
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The Health Officer Sends Her
Into Quarantine.
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Necessity for Sanitary Preparations
and Preventions.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
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The steamship Aalanta from London and Brest, ar
rived at Quarantine Thursday night She had fftv
sixty OF cholera board during the passage and
fifteen deaths There several Of this disease
board
There seems 10 be no well grounded cause for con-
sternaton or panic among citizens, or for a
fear that the infection may be communicated to any
considerable extent to shores at the present time
on account Of this arrival. Good medical authority
upon this subec. has decided that "vesses may
have the cholera board, and may land the
sick upon our docks; but the disease will
never become epidemic spread among the
people until that mysterious atmospheric condition
favorable 10 its development shall be present" THIS
state of the atmosphere is probably not developed now
or course human being tell how soon IT may be
evolved, and stands all in hand TO prepare for the
carnage No time should be lost in putting into opera
ton all the known medical and sanitary preventves Of
the incubation Of disease cleansing the atmosphere,
venatng dark and noisome places, and placing every
safeguard about the city in the shape of the strcest
forcement of all quarantine regulations Delay may be
dangerous In fact the city should II possible be at all
times kept in such state that infectious contagi
dstemper would be harborcd within its bounds,
receive invitation, it wcre enter and produce its
dire and painful results upon its inhabitants.
The ATLANTA left London the 10th Of October, via
Brest the 18th, with five hundred and ffty-sx pas
sengers, and reached this vicinity Thursday evening
Her freight consigned TO Messrs Rowland Aspin-
wall Immediately upon the arrival off the Quarantine
landing Staten Island, the headquarters of the
health officer, swinburne she let 20 her anchors Cap
tain Pnkham threw up rocket to indicate his desire
that the vessel should be boarded at The signal,
however, not observed, and messenger was des-
patched shore with the statement that the cholera
physician had exhausted his strength ninstering
their wants The assistant health officer at went
board and assisted the surgeon Of the Ataanta his
labors. From such information could TO CLEANED it
would appear that the persons who brought the cholera
on board from Havrc On the day following that
upon which the ATLANTA sailed, OF these a child,
was attacked and died on the morrow. Others were
prosrated in quick succession but the diease
fined TO the steeage. None Of the cabin passengers
in the leas, affected and while the burial services
being performed deck they wisdy endcavored
to put and 10 flight, and lhus perhaps,
warded OF the blow. The ATLANTA has since
been detained in tho lower bay, in consequence
OF having sickness board. The runpr that she
touched at this port before being sent fthc bay Is
said to have been unfoundcd But until the health
authorities give official statement all the facts In
regard to the ship will probably be disclosed 1t is
pretty generally decided however, that officer
under the direction Of the Surveyor OF the Port on
board the Ataanta and although not called upon in the
OF his duty to make any official examination into
the sanitary condition OF the vessel he obtained state
ment Of facts which he carried to the Surveyors Office
setting forth that the number Of deaths from cholera
during the voyage eleven; that there al
that time OF the disease board and
that there also persons down with the small
pox. Subsequent statements however, report sixty
of sickness board. The deaths thus far, have
been fifteen, showing small percentage Of mortality
when compared with the number who had, from first
10 last, been ILL., The disease although resembling II
in many characteristics, has not been professionally pro
nounced Asatc cholera But the fact that the Health
ocer ordered the ATLANTA the lower bay ftecr
miles distant from the city, is Of itself enough to show
that he supposed she had within her bounds matter
detrimental to the public safety.
The Quarantine Commission and Board Of Health viii
undoubtedly have meeting TO day, and proceed to MAKE
examination and report the existing facts TO the pub
lie Until such action shall have been taken there ap
pears TO be urgent necessity for exctemen
the creation Of panic In any event, there do eKs
most urgent for putting the entire city in
OF preparation to meet all insIdous diseases with proper
precautionary measures.
The Health Officer yesterday morning the Florence
Nightingale appropriately named for the service re
quiredto the Aaanta to take beard those seriously
III, until such timo proper grounds could be
cured from government for their accommodation at
near Sandy Hook No communication whatever Ii al
present permitted with the infected vessel with heI
passengers.
We have received the following communication from
Dr. Burdett, Deputy Health Officer, in relation TO thu
anchoring OF the steamship Europe at Quarantine
QUARANTINE, Nov. 3, 1865
This Is to certify that have visited the French
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disease on board The vessel Is merely detained 10
Quarantine for observation
A. :. BuRDETr, N. D., Deputy Health 0fcer
The ship Rhine from London, had Of cholera