New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04
CHOLERA At TIE QUARANTINE.
Steamer ATLANTA Below with Twenty
Cases on Board.
Eighteen Deaths Already Reported.
Action Of the Board Of Health.

We announced in YESTERDAY mornings edl-
ton the arrival of the steamship Atlanta, from Lon
don and Have and that shc bad been ordered to the
Lower Bay Quarantine By tie Health Officer.
Later in the day reel, d tho startling ntelli
gence that tie vosae hl during the passage several
cases Of cholera aud for this very promptly
ordered below TO prevent all communication with
the shore The Of the dread visitor became wid'
spread and eIa1 eracd toward evening as to create
very great excitement ia the city The following are
the facts and particulars nearly they can be ascer
tanned from parties vino have visited the Quarantine
/ ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTA.
The Atalanta came into this port at about o'clock
on Thursday evening and arriving off the Quarantine
landing at Staten Island where tho yellow flag is fly
ing near the headquarters 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 striving
here in the evening after dark or at night to remain
until morning FOR inspections or If they wish to pro
coed directly the city and for any other reason the
examination should take place immediately they
communicate with the Health Officer when be may
make the usual inspection.
On Thursday evening Dr. Swinburne, contrary to his
custom. visited New.York IN order to remain for the
night leaving word with the Assistant Heath Officer
Dr.. Bard,t TIA, he would bc at the residence Of Dr.
Sayrcs the resident physician. Dr. Burdett was there
/ fore, alone duty.
Capt P1kham OF the Ataante made signal by burn
Ing rocket after his vessel came 10 anchor, to indi
cate hs desire that should be boarded at once
but the signal was not observed and early IN the even
ing Dr. Bgrdot left the Quarantine office, and went to
his residence.
srAIEnsNr or THB SHIPS SURGEON.
| At later hiur tho car tain dispatched q messea
ger on shore As,th the statement that cholera was
among lis pas > gers. that the physician who had
charge Of them Rad exhausted his strength and asking
for help Immediately The Assistant Health officer
wen, on board. lie was met by tie surgeon OF the
/ Ataanta Dr. Walzcr who informed hin that be be
eyed the disease be- cholera and gave account OF
the manner In which he had treated tho passengers
Abou, one fourth Of the whole number attacked with
! the disease died.
TIE passengers Of the Aiaanin, numbering 55o
principally Germans, excepting the cabin passengers,
of whom there were a. The vessel had taken nearly
all the latter board London. and part Of the steer
ago p.songers but she stopped at Hayre, where
passengers were received.
Tie persons who brought the cholera on board came
from Hayre. Ga the first day after the ATLANTA went
to sea- one OF them child. attacked, and died
the following 2 p. Others became sick Immediately.
bot the disease was confined entirely % the Storage
None OF the cabin passengers were In the eas. degree
affected by it. Tho cases OF sickness numbered. is
reported elsewhere from 20 to CO. and there were 10
deaths
1T IS CONFINED To THE srrERAGE PASSENGERS.
II barely possible that the disease may prove to
be cholera bat only ship fever The fact OF tho steer
age passengers being principally from Havrc, however
augurs the worst.
The Storage passengers, on the ATLANTA did not
know 1t is said till they arrived at this port that the
disease that was among them was cholera. Some OF
the most intelligent among them suspected the fact but
the hysician carefully withheld positive Information
from them fearing the effect ofexcitement among them
II Is thought that this for the fact that only Is
of the O persons who exposed to the disease died
oft.
The passengers manifested very little anxiety; thcJ
did not seem TO DO much alarmed even after they
learned tho nature Of tho epidemic from which they
were suffering.
INCIDENTS OF THE PASSAGE.
The cabin passengers, who became aware very early
the voyage that cholera was on the vessel adopted
the wise plan not only OF making themselves as COM
Portable possible but OF dyerting their minds from
the subject Of cholera by singing and amusemens OF
various kinds. They were careful concerning their
diet bat in other respects they lived without any ap
parent regard to consequences Some OF the steerage
passengers decided toward the close OF the voyage to
follow the example Of the cabin passengers, and they
too sarg and occupied their time In the manner most
likely 10 Danish melancholy thoughts
Tho dead were buried soon after they had breathed
their last. They were not in any kept more than
40 hour Tho burial vas in the ordinary form, and
tho usual burial services were held.
Tho Assistant Health Officer conducted to the
seerage Of the Atalanta between and no Thursday
evening. There no light except that which came
from lantern md only OF the passengers could be
seen a, time. They not separated but were in
their berths as they had been placed when taking
passage.
Nine or ten were sicki two Of the number wero in
state Of collapse; others were IN the first stages OF
cholera. There were unusual sights, but q few
persons wero groaning.
ORDERED TO THE LOWER QUARANTINE.
Dr. Burdett cndcavored to communicate with the
Health Officer. but could hear only from Dr. Sayres
Yesterday forenoon tho Assistant Health Officer or.
dered the ATLANTA to the lower bay where she now
lies at point about IS miles distant from this city but
all communication with hor has been strictly forbidden
by the Health Officer.
The hospital ship. known as tho Florence Nightingale,
bat the real name of which Is the Falcon was with
drawn from her station in the lower bay the 10Th day
Of October, and laid up" at Rod Hook foot of Van
Bruntst Brooklyn. for the Winter.
The reason for this that 1t was supposed there
would be no further use for her.
She has been ordered to her old station and the %.
tents viii 10 removed to her and treated on board.