The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-08
TIE CHOLERA.


Meeting OF tie Board OF Health Uommis-
'aners--An fnveStagr 0rsieret--
Foar Eminent rhysicians Exarnine
Misunderstanding o. Prominent
Physicsans, SC.
An Informal meeting of IA, oa.9v ns4sn s9nms-
s,oners place yesterday morning, when 1t was de-
cded 10 full examination made in regard 70 the
cb ,era board the steamship Atalanta now lying al
tbs Lower Quarantine The object Of this investigation
n, s the facts about the cholera other sickness
rc,s y. board, with a view TO enable the health
or,bor,eso take such action In the interest OF our
c,tixans IA tn circumstances require. United States
Surgeons Tr;n,. and Sloan and Drs sayers and Swim
hurna , ,a,a 49, examination, which will take place
to-day.
limited sta,os ,.rou. cutter has been placed at the
disposal Of the hoakh autEson> a'u '.'0u' ~ 'A'
work. The following letter froA ~. -. n0o0.s !.
the Treasury has been received By ''' n0N A''''o1
King ,o.x
SR-In order to aid in the proper q torcemon. =, |
quarantine regulations at your port, yc are VA Nae
at the disposal Of the proper authorities Of the rSys
nue. cutters under your control. am, very Sssss"rv
H. McCULLOCH, Secretary Of theA reasury'
PRESTON KING, Collector, &c, New York.
TUE NORTH CAROLINA TO BE SENT TO rHR OVER
BAY.
Some Of the daily journals published an erronA No
statement yesterday In regard to vessel to be sens
the Lower Bay to the we'll passengers Of the
fected (cholera) steamship ATLANTA Tho facts arc
thesesenator Morgan teegraphed tho Secretary OF the
Navy mot treasury requesting that tho surplus
naval vessels in the Brooklyn Navy Yard be nut at tho
disposal OF the Health Officer Quarantine to receive the
well passengers OF the Aalanta The Secretary OF the
Navy autographed to Acting Rear Admiral Bell, asking
him what blockade runners unemployed and suit
able for the purpose. Rear Admiral Bell replied he had
but two blockade runners at the Brooklyn yard and
Ind fnrt I'm in
supposed. however that the old North Carolina will DO
the vessel designated sho can accommodate thou
sand patients Admiral Bell says that by sheathing
her with oak plank and putting windows in her ports
she can be anchored in the Lower Bay and Withstand
the worst winter weather.
THE STEAMSHIP EUROPE
TIE steamship Europe has been allowed to come up
to the city. The vessel has been fumgated by DR..
porcmgs
MEETING OF CITIZENS AND PHYSICIANS.
meeting of influential citizens and physicians was
held last evening at the house of Dr. Willard Parker
consider the best for avoiding the cholera and
promoting the sanitary welfare of the city. Among the
persons present Messrs f. D. Morgan, Frederick
A Conklng Jonathan sturges Royal Phelps Charles
Kirkland, e. J. Jatray, A. r. Wetmore, Colonel Yer
mye ;. couper Lord; Rev Drs Chaplin, Tying and Boil
lows Drs. Harris Delaied, Anderson stephen Smith,
Joseph smith and Wood The meeting organized, by
DR. Bellows occupying the chair, aud G. L. Brace acting
as secretary
Reports presented to the Hygiene Council OF tho
Citizens Association by Drs Harris and Post In relation
to the history of cholera and the best modes OF prevent
ing its ravagc.
The plan laid before the meeting embraces house to
house visitation Of the poor wards OF the city, dsrcted
into divisions and to be made by physicians employed
for this purpose, who will pr scribe for the persons
afflicted with tho prcmonitory symptoms OF cholera
Besides this it proposed that cholera dspcnsares
should be fora and that there should be houses Of
refugee fonts where the poor could DO placed IL be
necessary their houses be vacated order
cleanse them. For this purpose it thought best to
raise fifty thousand dollars Remarks made by Mr.
Brace in regard to his recent visit to Europe showing
the remarkable rcsults produced cholera and other
diseases by good sanitary arrangements. He In ia
Of the passage Of tho Health bill by tho Legislature
Addresses also delivered by Mesrs Sqrgcs Eaton
Roosevelt Yermlye DR. Bellows, DIR. Ward and others
The plans presented adopted by the Council Com
mittees were appointed as follows
Committee On Legislation Act0n-D. Il. Eaton, w. f.
Dodge, Jr. c. X. Agnew, NJ d. Theodore Roosevelt
Colonel George Bliss Jr. q. L. Brace John A. Weeks,
John r. Noyes, ]. II. Wood, M d.; Willard Parker,
NJ ID
C mmittse Findnce-Howard Potter, J. c. Groen
r. J. Livingston, Peter Cooper, j. s. Schultz, Il A.
Witthaus, B. Mnturn, W. H. Aspinwall, w. A.
Booth.
II resolved to call largo meeting. when the in
terestng results and reports laid before this assembly
might be presented In full and further taken
e. carry the plans into ution.