The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-10
THE HoL { r A.

THE CHOL { r A.
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No New Cases Reported-Letter from Pas
sengers OF the Atalanta. &c.
There WAS an informal meeting Of the Health Com
missonem yesterday, a which, there being quorum,
no business done. The following Communication
was received the physicians present board the
Aialanta;-
To rHs Hon. MAYOR Cry ON NEW York
YouR HoSoR-In Fastening to acknowledge the receipt
OF your kind and prompt answer our petition we the
undersigned in behalf Of the other passengers beg leave
asss " % efare aD y ha ceern roTs ~"
make 10 do all in your power TO alleviate the hardshps
Of condition. 70 shorten the duration Of detention
In quarantine. Your letter has shown that
not entirely abandoned and that of influence are
working for our good and although situation is bv
means pleasant, yet II is consolation know al
our snnerings are not indifferent 10 man Of and
ing and influence. s>'N
sincere thanks and while promise Sw yo s ~us
your kindness we respectfully sign srsssves YOUR
humble servants, MsasT,p yoA
MORRIS JONES.
A letter was received from D.. Moa.p ,,...., o.
antne Commissioner, stating mar The 3,rs hig Chi
ton had run the euarantn The Mayor gave orders for
DR. Murphy, one OF the Commissioners received some
time SINCE severe. Complaints of the odor arising from
ga quencS o. half gutrened Abdes damaged grain
soov. me TUNA OF sarge store lately destroyed fire
y the mbaediasc vicinity Of the Grand street ferry He
immedaey visscd tho spo. and found the complaints
were Wen rounao0 sthe stencil arising from them was
nnoeorable and dangerous 10 degree On inquiry he
iyund tnem 70 be the property of the insurance company
up 10 yesterday morning when visited they still
manned there, and, II anything dangerous than
a.vay at once. This not the only instance of pest
breeding garbage which II would be web for Copmis-
sioners 70 pay attention TO.
THE OLD NORTH CAROLINA TO BE SOLD TO THE
STATE.
now lying idle at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, will be
offered for sale to the State Of New York at nominal
price by she federal authorities tho vessel 70 be used
permanent hospital ship for cholera patients in the
Lower Bay Tho North Carolina has great capacity dur.
ing the late she had upwards Of three thousand
sailors on board Of her at one time.
Report OF DIR. Waiscr, In Charge OF the
Hospital ship Falcon.
HOSPITAL SUP FALCON, Nov. 8, 1855
NV DEAR DocroR-My time has been much
pied that my daily reports necessarily limited to
momentary impressions and the of the sick and
deceased board the Aalanta The history of the dis
ease Us and development and the measures
adopted 10 arrest its progress could only made the
subject Of communication after days Of observation and
investigation.
Cholera prevailed in Paris to limited extent In Sep
TENDER Emigants from Switzerland and the southern
part Of Germany, who constituted tho majority of the
Atalantas passengers, by way OF Paris Havre
and while in the several emgran boarding houses per
sons died after few days hours sickness attended
by consultation OF government physicians. Unusual
facilities offered for the shipment of passengers and
the anxiety Of government officials TO place them
board was so marked as TO cause inquiries the part Of
| the officers Of the ship
| The day after sailing from Havre the first case of
cholera occurred and as already stated, sixty out
OF five hundred and twenty steerage passengers took
her arrival at quarantine thirty six more OF her passen
gers sickened and four died. swelling the total number
Of cases TO ninety six and twenty Deaths with patients
still remaining under treatment
Prom the first the disease presented the uniform
symptoms pathognosc OF cholera Asiaca, and although
in but terminating fatally the virus pro-
dnced the mder forms Of the disease which destroyed
| hours
We take into consideration that all on board were
perfectly healthy previous the embarkaton Of the
passengers from Havre; that already occurred in
Hayrc and from the FIRST day these passengers
board the ship we necessarily must hook TO these
as the carriers Of the malady board the Aalanta and
70 Havre tas they all by way of Pars to Paris
officially declared suffering from the visitation OF the
dsease-as the source OF infection.
In this connection would call your attention to the
fact that while merely passing through Paris these pas
sengsrs contracted and propagated the disease Thou
sands Of OF merchandise only from Paris
but from Marseillcs Touon and Barcelona, while cholera
ana 'e
therefore be the quarantine OF persons
| and not ships or merchandise.
To look for the OF the disease, its devel
opnent In the construction OF the Aalanta the want
OF attention the part OF the officers Of the ship is
perfectly unwarranted The vessel is built for passen-
gers The stccrage eight feet inches nine feet
four inches high divided in three apartments each pro-
vded with -four venators and ten side parts and
tanning double tier Of berhs each side Of open
space used ~ dining room The provisions were good
and abundant and the captains kindness spoken OF in
the highest terms DR. Herdes Of Berlin by his strict
attention 70 the internal hygiene enforcing cleanliness
and order, and preserving silence and secrecy the
nature OF the prevailing disease, ncurredhe Ill will OF
the passenger
Bosdes cholera cases Of varioa occurred all OF whom
recovered and the plea advanced by some that the dis
ease could not have been cholera because few sckened
and died. 10 equally applicable TO smallpox. May
rather attribute the mild character Of the disease the
abundant supply Of pure ar and the low temperature
which, under the circumstances rather the exception
than the ruler The cabin passenger In all probability
advantages in sil greater degree having separate
apartments, where only assigned to the steer
age passenger and those not always In very cleanly
| Since the sick have been removed from the ship but
few new cases have occurred and these Of the mldes
disappearance Of the malsdy The vessel has bean
thoroughly cleansed and fumigated, the bedding and
clothing Of the passengers aired and ventilated and
soon the proper facilities offered all the linen Of
the passengers will DO washed, and every measure
adopted TO purify and d'sinfeet Respectfully your
obed'eot servant, THEO. wALsBR n. d.
Several questions 70 Answer.
TO PIE DIr0R o. TH1 nHnALp.
would like 70 have the following questions answered
| by the Board Of Health Commissonep:-
How do they know she AsiAssc cholera on board Of
she Ataanta when they have any Of the sckS
Why the we'll passengers kept board q an In.
fected vsssef Arc they trying 70 zee whether the dis
contagious, how long will take 70 kill OF
those now on board the AtAansas vas the Asiauc
cholera would have penetrated every part Of the
vessel
why are not the wen passensen ne hospital .,