The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-15
.[Frpm the New York World-of Noy-4,l
rHR PLAGUE AT HAND.

THE PLAGUE Al HAND.
Is The cholera, SO long feared and ex-
lpected, has finally sailed over the sea and
Egrimly taken up its carnpjust outside our
city. Down in the lower bay sfeame:
aaunts the threatening hospital flag OF
warning, and in its. infected hold vrseks
the poisonous leontagiion. Theldemoh bf
the pestilence counts his victims there
and bidcs his time torush abroad for new
fields and ,conquests., ,-,-,rs,4F
| There were Irumofs whispered about
the city on Thursday. evening at a late
hour that the press was unwilling to
cause what might be false alarm, so un-
certain were she odtgivihgs.S The fact of
the arrival Of a steamer with cholera on
board is now so certain and partially
known that it, is better to spread the
whole facts before the public.
In doing SO, there is one consolation:
the assurance that the cholera, as it has
appeared on that steamship. is eminently
susceptible to treatment and ,isequite eu.
rabdes2s1sd .siqqsas ,so uoy 81 ID hnk
ARRIVAL OF THE INFECTED, STEAMSHIP
About seven o'clock on Thursday even
ing, the steamship Atlanta, i of Messrs
Howland & Aspinwall's Liverpool line
arrived in the lower bay, from LondoI
and 4avre, with five hundred and foul
1steerage and forty-eight cabin passen.
gers. She came up to the quarantine
landing, off Staten Island and let go lie,
anchor. ,sas si6 - ssslSfit
2 DIR. Swinburne, the health officer of the
port was then in this city, for, the pur.
pose of consulting with DR.. Sayre aue
others, in relation to measures to be taker
in the case of the appearance of the
|cholera.i The duties of the health officer
it is said, close with sunset. DIR. Bur
dstt the assistant health officer was def
in charge. ,eae ra.dg gbs
H. ffi. s. MEDICAL HELPf7wANTED.1 - baEsi
Captain Pinkham, ,sof the Atlanta, aftei
a short time, sent up rocket as sigma
for help, but it is said the signal was no,
observed, DR.. Burdett, having left the
office during tic evening and gone to hi:
residence. After waiting while longer
Captain Pinkman sent a boat on shore
with messenger, after the health officer,
to notify hip of the fact OF. cholera on
the vessel, and ask for medical assist
ance, as the surgeon in charge on board
was nearly worn out with 'inoessant la
bors. bsiiassf das5 s7
DIR. Burdett then went on board. HI
was met by the surgeon of the Atlanta
a German, who stated the facts. ant
the treatment he had given to the pa
tients. .saF55 .I..sea.o,. s-s
THE CHOLERA DURING THE, TRIP.
It appears that most Of the passen
gers were taken on board at sHavre
The Atlanta left London on thes 10th and
Havre on the 18th. The majority of the
Havre passengers came: in the steerage
and from some of them the cholera devel-
oped.. On the first day out, a child was
taken severely sick. The disease rapidly }
developed, and the symptoms soon show
ed unmistakably the presence Of cholera
On the next day the child died The
body was sunk in the ocean, and the ship
went on from that moment a. floating
pest house, freighted with the most ter
rible. weapons of death. -
The surgeon, it is said, thought proper
to avoid alarm, to conceal the fact from
the passengers, that cholera was the
cause of death, although some of the
most intelligent suspected it to be so.-
Efforts were made, however, to ,disinfect
the ship, and keep it in as clean eondi
tion as possible; also, to enforce sanitary
regulations among the passengers.
FILTHY CONDITION OF THE srEERAGE.
= To great extent this was found ina
possible. Many of the steerage passses.n
gers seemed to delight in being as filthy
as possible, and kept their quarters in, the
worst possible condition. They mani
tested but little anxiety, even after the
presence of the cholera had became well
knownsofI osts bsia ad Of su6da
(ni suqR hBURIALs AT SEA. KlstiaaH
One after another others began to sick
en-. Another and another deathsoccurred
generally after brief attacks; and the
dead were buried In theoc can Unless than
an hour after they had breathed their
last, the usual burial services at sea being
held in each case.iE alsas siss za#s
THE ATLANTA SENT TO THE LOWER RAY
Orders were at. once given for the At
lanta to proceed to the bay, which were
promptly carried out, and the infected
vessel now remains fifteen miles outside
the. city. s..s s~
81 THE CONDITION LAST, EVENING. ssz
rsUpto last evening nineteen deaths had
occurred onathe, Atlanta, and two patients
were in state of COLLAPSE which be-
tokens immediate dissolution. There
were then twenty cases Of cholera on
board. es1ssh 5aa .e fers
ACTION OF THE CITY AUTHORITIES.
DIR. Swinburne, on being notified of the
facts Thursday night, notified Mayor
Gunther and DR.. Sayre It was decided
again, to convene the Health Commits
sioners, and in secret session, on the 26th
ult.. the. Health Commissioners met
They then considered the communication
of the Secretary Of State to the COVER
nors of the several states recommending
the establishment of prompt and rigid
quarantine regulations for the people OF
this country against cholera.
In connection with this subject the fol-