The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-18
TIE CHOLERA
Report Of Dr. Notwithstanding and
Complete History Of tho Disease on Board
the Atnlnnta.

lIOertrAi snir FALcos, Nov. s, 1865.
Nv Dear Doctor. NV time has been 80 much occu-
pied that my dsilv reports necessarily limited
to momentuv impressions aud the names Of the sick
and deceased on board the AtAl.nis The history Of
the disease It's csu,e and development, and the
measures sdopted 70 arrest It, progress could only be
made the subject NJ communication sitter dayt OBJ
.ervation and investigation.
Cholera prevailed In Paris 10 limited extent IN
September Emigrnnis from Switzerland and the
southern part Of Germany, who constituted the ma
,ority Of the Atalrnia. passengers came by va, OF
Paris 10 Havre, and while In the several enIigr,nt
boarding houses pcrsons died after a foE days' or
hour' siokness attended by q oonsultstion of tioy.
ernmenl officials. Unusual facilities were offered for
tho shipment OF PASSENGERS md the anxiety Of Tow
efnment officials to place them on board va, 90
GERS Of the ship.
The day after Failing from Hsvre the nrs. Gaze Of
cholern occurred; and as already stated some ~ ont
OF 90 steeraSe passensstA iook i'll oi whom 10 died,
while the cabins 90 deck remained eS' npt nom the
Visitation NJ the dserfc. since her arrival al Quar-
Gntinc "a more OF hor pasaenHcn sckened snd four
died saollns the Total nuInbe Of to 90 aud 90
desihswith patients sill remaining under treatment.
From the nr.t the disease presented the uniform
symptoms pathOgnSlic o! cholera 1siatio, and al
though In but fey onses ternnains fatally the same
virus produced the mder forms of the dipeve hich
destroyed life in some instances In twopty -tou
even In nineteen hours.
" we take into consideration hist all on board
l
o. the p,s-onees from iIavre that case already
Orcuued IN llayre, md from the G,si day these pas
sen2err came on hoard the ship neces''r MY must
look 10 these pereons A. the couner- Of the malay
on boaFd the ATLANTA, md to Htrrc ol ~ lhel all
came Nv wav OF Patisl 20 Tdrfs officially declared ~
suffering from the visitation Of the drease, ts the
source o. M 'cliOn,
IN This connection vould c-l your st'cgiion to
! the met that while merely rassinr through Paris
ihoHe passengers contracted ana piOpa ated the dis
ease. Thousands Of boxes OF merchandise not only
eAme ron farh bu' from Ma sc.llr- lonon and
!
| ncInlc without producing the disease in single
| instance, aud our tingls CT eAsOr IA quh mime
ns' therefore he the quarantine Of persons aud rot
! thllr 81 merchandise.
10 look for the cause Of the diseve, or even its
ue'sppheht IN the cons ructun ot the A'ilAhtN 0.
w Nhnt Of attendance on the p ~ We olhe'e OF
| tht thp 10 perfectly unWsuAn,so. me 'c"' ls
| uuh ioI pfengenu. The sesfase n u o NJ p'
| u. IA. hisn diyded IN three spa.5rent' eafn
Wo'1en win lour yentlato.r sud i,ns i lD " SUI
'Vh hnihg double tier OF l"rths o. "a iut oi az
v SeI, s ,psfr nsea dinlns room, Gs naps,,
VIZ kooI hna abundant, aud the cspla'H nuN's
! ,pSrh oi IA the highest terms. III. itIues oi
bsTh ny MS stre, attention to the inerhsl hytiene
e.nl9ie ns cleanliness aud order, ana p.se, tiik
sIence snu secrecy ~ to tho nature q ;le pcNAlns
disease, incurred the III will Of the > t'cn- rrs .
hesiues choerh, eight cases OF rdf 80 ''u hl'
OF Nholh u''oNe!edi aud the pes si' 4i't " r"'e
way W. uIic We could not have i'. ''u. ~ ,, o.
10 re- ncken0I and died. ID rlIsil' ipp' 'h'ln a.
! snhu-p1A. MAJ se not rather altllu t1' ana
/ character of g dAcNe 10 the % ltlaI- tspl q"
pare Al anu the low tenperau n, rnl l'l"' 'N't.s
onI a. .ne laige nunucf sn ~ lie iy
1iltulstahtohs ~ rather the CN'e9 lni l"'" i ID ~,
Inc cAuln pssengers in all prohanli = VIZ. -. ~
munIty from tue disease By ayng the'e ta's 80
III ~ bIes,st Seslee, and hiylnH s'iG ,hs srSeS
| ~ condition.
since the sick l>ye been removed from he,sIhin
pu' "" 0@'o' nave occurred, and hs'e =" '"'