New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-10
Interesting Report Of DR.. Walser.
Tae Disease Brought from Paris.
CONDUCT or the FRENCH OFFICIALS.
The Epidemic Of the Worst
Character.
HosPyrAL SHIP FALCON, Nov. 6, 1866.

Nj DEAR DOCTOR: My time has been so
uues occupied that my daily reports were necessarily
limited to monontary impressions and the names Of the
sick and deceased on board the Atllsnts. The his.
Tory OF the disease its cause aud development and the
adopted 10 arrest its progress could only be
ade the subject az communication after days obSer
,aon and investigation.
iember. EmgIsuts from Switzerland and the southern
port Of Germany. who constituted the majority OF the
Ataantas passengers by way Of Paris to Havre,
ard Willie in the several omigrant boarding-houses per
died after few days or hours sickness, attended
~ consultation OF Government physicians. Unusual
facilities offered for the shipment cf passengers,
sud the anxiety OF Government officials to place them
ua board was so marked 10 cause inquiries on the
pait q! the officers OF TIE snip. - :
The day after sailing from llaYre the first case OF
rlclora occurred. snd as already stated some 90 out
# 25 seerage passengers took H. Of whom l6 died,
,.Lie the cabins on deck renamed exempt from the
vi iation Of the disease Since her arrival at Quar-.
untine 80 more Of her passengers sickoned and our
died swelling the toal rSmb0r Of 10 % and 20
deaths, with patients st remaining under treatment
From the first the disease presented The uniform
symptoms rrognCGtc Of cholera Asaiiod and although
a. hut few cases terminating fatally the same virus
4 oiuced the mdcr forms Of the disease, which de-
1oyci life in some instances in "a hoHIs or even In
If NC take into consideration that oil board
p.rlccy healthy previous 10 the erbaIkatlon OF the
passengers from layTe; that already occurred
Il HaVre and fIOn tho rst day these passengers came
un board the ship necessarily nus, look TO these
persons the curriers' OF the ualady on board the
a
Isrs) Paris officially declared es suffering nom the
81 ,ation Of the disease, the of Infection.
IN this connection / would call your attention 70 the
fct that while mcrcly passing through IHris these
Iasseneers contracted ard propagased the disease
Thousands Of boxes Of merchandise 10. only come from
IsiiS but from Marseillos. yOul0n and Barcelona.
while cholera prevailing as IN epidemic without
introducing the disease IN single instance and one
single cndeavor Ia quarantine must therefore be the
u.arartine Of persons and not ships merchandise.
TO look for the Of the disease, its de-
veoPnent in the construction OF the Ata.anta or the
mt of attention the pIt OF the officers OF the ship
IS rcrfcctly unWarr-ucd The vessel is built for pass
.ugcrs the storage eight feet six inches 10 nine feet
iuur inches high divided in three apartments, each
proTdcd with four ycntators ana ten sldepoTts, and
containing doubc tier OF berths each sac of al
open space used 2 dningTOom The provisions we're
good and abundant. a1d the captains Kindness spoken
in tie highest terms. DR.. Heries Of Berlin by his
rct attention tic internal hygleuc enforcing clean
ucss and order aud preserving silence and secresy on
fhc nature OF the prevailing disease incurred the wi
Di the passengers.
Beside cholera eSht cases OF rafi0d occurred all Of
WHOM recovered; and tic plea advanced by some that
The disease could not have been cholera Because few
sokcncd and died is equally applicable 10 small gox
May rather attribute the mild character Of the
disease to the abnndent supply of pure air and the low
temperature pud rather SURPRISE ut the
llfsc uumber Which, under the circumstances. is rath
c. exception then tte ruler The cabin passengers,
a. a. probability, enjoyed immunity from the disease
hy has g these ads anisges iu stU greater degree,
urd having separate apartments where only two were
sssChed 10 the siccrage passengers' and these not
always in a very clearly condition.
Since the sick have been removed from the 1ptut few
new cases have occurred and these 0f the mdesl char
aecr and we reasonably hope Tor The SPEEDY dis'
appearance Of the mgla1y. The vessel has been thor
uu bly clcansed and fgmisated the bedding and cloth
lag Of the passengers aired and ventilated and as soon
as the proper facilities offered all the linen OF the
passengers will b. wsshed and every measure ADOPTED
a. purify and disnfcet
Respectfully your obedient servant.
THO. WALsER, Md