Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-08
The Cholera in New York.

NEW YORK, October, 5.-Dr. Burdell.
quarantine surgeon, reports that fifteen
deaths by cholera, out of fifty or sixty
cases on board the Atlanta, occurred on
the passage from Brest. There are also s
few cases of small pox on board the
steamer Atlanta.
A special meeting of the health com
mlssicners was held at oon to-day in con
sequence of the reported presence OF
cholera.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to draft a memorial 20 the gen
eral Government for the use of lands At
Sandy HOOK for q quarantine. represent
the necessity of a rigid quarantine in sew
eral Of the ports Of the country, TO guard
against the introduction Of cholera. That
the authorities of New York are without
d proper place TO establish . quarantine
to meet the anticipated emergency, and
they earnestly request the general Gov
eminent Il grant fora temporary ouarzn-
tine ground, so much of the lands as shall
be necessary. now earned by the Govern
ment, at Sandy Hook, in the lower bay.
The memorial was adopted and D.
Saver and Erson, and Mayor Cleveland
were appointed a committee 10 proceed
to Washington and lay the matter before
the Government.
The ship Rhine, from London, had no
cases of cholera.
New YoRK, Nov. Slater accounts
of the cholera on the steamship Atlanta
state that the passengers of the Atlanta.
numbering $50, were principally Ger
mans, excepting the cabin passengers, OF
whom there were 4S. The vessel had
taken nearly all the latter on board at
London, and & part of the steerage pas
sengers, but she stopped at HaVre. where
more passengers were received. The per
sons who brought the cholera on board
came from havre. On the frst dav after
the Atlanta went to sea one Of tbem-a
child was attacked and died. On the
following day Others became sick. bat
the disease was conf1ed to the Storage
entirely. None of the cabin passengers
were in the least degree affected by it
The cases of sickness numbered 80 or 90,
and there we're Is deaths.
The steeTage passengers on The Atlanta
did not know TIL they arrived 1T this
port that the disease that was among
them was cholera. Some Of the most
intelligent among them suspected i bat
the physician carefully withheld positive
information from them fearing the effect
Of excitement. II Is thouG.t that this
accounts for the fact that only Is died Of
the persons who were exposed 70 the dis
ease. The passengers manifested very
little anxiety, and did not seem 70 Dc
much alarmed, even after learning the
nature Of the epidemic from which they
were suffering.
The dead were buried sOon after they
breathed their last. They were not IN
any case kept more than an hour. The
Assistent Health Officer was conducted
10 the Storage of the Atlanta between
nine and ten O'Clock last evening, there
was no light except what came from a
lantern, snd only Of the passengers
could be seen at a time, they were not
separated but in their bertbs as they hau
been placed when taking passage. Nine
or ten were sick. two Of the number in a
state of cOnvalescence, others in the first
stages of cholera; There were no uu-
usual sights. buta few persons were gToau-
ing. This afternoon the Assistant Health
Officer ordered tie Atlanta to Lower Bay,
where she now lies, about fifteen miles
from the city. The hospital snip known
as Florence Nightingale. % beer ordered
to her old station. and The patients are
to be removed TO her and treated On
board. Later intelligence from DR.. Wa
sen, who has charge OF the pstients o.
the Atlanta. states that the number Of
deaths mp to 3 O'Clock this ?. II. is nine
teen; the number of cases on board ut
that time YVES more than twenty.