Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-04
THE CHOLERA AT NEW YORK.
PANIC THERE.


Movements of the Health Commissioned.
| The New York papers of last evening come
10 us with details showing the excitement
caused in New York by the arrival of the
| cholera per the steamer Atlanta at that CITY
The Express saws:
| The Atlanta arrived last evening at the
Lower Quarantine, and Doctor Watson wen,
,mmealately ,nnd,oa, on board. While making the
iound large number sick, and he soon ascer
saiheo tnat their disease was Asiatic cholera
DE found on the second cabin eleven persons
lying on beds. who had been stricken nv the
scourge; and others presented tokens of hsvins
me disease in less violent form DR. Watson
al al once MADE inquiries in regard to the time
and he ascertained that il had broken ont ty,o
days after the vessel left Hayre, where she
TOOK on board AS passengers, and that num-
per hao IaIlen victims TO il, and were buried
at sea. Having proceeded through every nart
ms ufsease, He aI UnCe UTueTcu IIaE II suUiIt De
anchored in the Lower Bay, preparatory to
further action. The vessel then steamed for
the roadstead, this side of Sandy Hook where
she remains, but all communication with her
has been strictly forbidden by the Health
Officer.
Important Meeting Of the Health Commits
sion.
DIR. Swinburne, the health officer, at once re-
ported these facts to the Mayor and the other
members of the Health Commission, and a
Va eAos oSuy a. OASC NOANcutO
their Office.
Nearly all the members of the organization
were present, and the attendance included the
Mayors of Jersey City and Brooklyn, together
with some medical gentlemen. The session
was strictly private, but the proceedings were
given to the press at the close.
DIR. Swinburne ha wing reported the detention
of the Atlanta on account of Assiatic cholera
on board, said there were eleven cases of the
disease on board the vessel, and that his assist
ant, DIR. Nelson, who made the medical exam
inatiQn of the shin icialIv oftI tIa
fact,
discussion on the necessity of having a
proper quarantine accommodation for those
afflicted by the scourge then took place, DIR.
Sayres, DR.. Murphy, Mayor Gunther, and
Mayor Cleveland, of Jersey City, participating
IN 1t; after which. memorial to the President,
transferred to the Commission, for the purpose
OF erecting hospitals thereon, was prepared, at
meeting held yesterday, when such sudden
approach of the disease was not anticipated.
was taken up and approved.
The following is the memorial:
TOthe PresidentQf the United Stdtes:-The COM
spectfully concur in the opinion expressed by
the Government authorities, Interference to the
necessity of establishing proper quarantine
regulations in the several ports of the country,
TO guard, If possible, against the Introduction
among us from foreign countries OF the terrible
scourge cholera.
We respectfully represent to the Government
that the City of New York, being the great COM
mercial emporium of the country, is most liza
BILE to receive the first and greatest visitation of
this disease; and second, that the most prompt
and rigid quarantine should be enforced here,
If by that means the advent of this disease can
be prevented.
They further represent that the authorities of
the port Of New York are without a proper
place to establish quarantine ground to meet
this anticipated emergency. Their quarantine
accommodations for the reception and care of
other quarantinable diseases are only tolerably
efficient.
But for a disease of this character they are
aha a tSsalS sos Sesss ashoad
cetye from us every efn-t ~-~L---i~s their
This disease above all others of pestIlentiaI
character, requires the most absolute rest for
their recovery, and this cannot be obtained on
board our floating hospitals. To land them on
Long Island, staten Island, or any other island
in The vicinity of the Highlands, would be such
as to practically ignore our quaranting restric-
tons altogether.
In this dilemma, we most earnestly and re-
spectfully request the General Government to
grant for a temporary quarantine, or so much,
or such part thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary, or suitable, now owned and possessed by
the Government, situated at Sandy Hook or
Lower Bay,-the same to be selected and set
apart by some officer OF the General Govern
ment, in conjunction with the Commissioners,
at the earliest possible moment. This locality,
on account OF its distance from the city, its
remoteness from the great lines of travel, its
facilities for landing the sickly, and its isola-
hon, makes it the only suitably place in the
harbor Of New York that can be effectually
DR.. Sayres, Mayor Cleveland, and DR.. Muir
ply were then appointed a committee TO pro-
ceed at once to Washington to present the
memorial to the President, with a view to have
prompt action taken upon il.
The committee leave for Washington this
evening.
The Commercial Gays:
A resolution was presented by DR.. Sayre and
adopted, inviting medical men and those ac-
quainted with the treatment of cholera, 10 meet
with the Commissioners Of Health, and give
them such advice and information, in regard
to the proper sanitary measures, as they may
be possessed Of
The floating hospital-ship Florence Nightin-
gale, which has been lying in the Upper BAY,
will at once be sent down to the Lower Bay,
to receive the cholera patients from the Alta
lanta.
Though the disease has been imported
to our shores at this time, we do not think
that any especial alarm need be felt at present
As DIR. Snow says, In an article which will
be found the first page of this paper ssyessels
may have the cholera on board, and may land
the sick on our shores; but the disease will
never become epidemic, nor spread among the
people until that mysterious atmospheric con-
dition is present"
d. That smysterious atmospheric condition is
not present now; how soon il may make its
presence known, no human being can tell. Ii
behooves us, however, TO prepare Immediately
for the reception this scourge. Not a day is
to be lost