Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-06
THE CHOLERA.

York last thursday, have been reported
Lower Quarantine, New York, on Sa,urp6sx ~
made the following report:
The steamship Atlanta was twenty -threa
Gays from London and Havre. Had forty eight
cabin and five hundred and sixty steerase pas-
sensers; was in London seven days. All wei
en- oosro. London healthy as usual Received
hayre, where she law two days. and received
tnr oaiahee OF passengers. During the passage
hau sitty cases and sixteen deaths from cholera.
me cases occurred as enumerated below; bat,
according 70 the statement OF the doctor OF the
ship, seven deaihs had occurred among the
passengers previous 20 their embarkaflon al
Hayre. The vessel is crowded and In a filthy
eondiuon."
BY the above report IL will be seen that tha
Atalanta wss seven days in London before
leaving for New York. AT the former city she
received forty passengers and then left for
Havre, where over five hundred additional
passengers were taken on board. There were
then over SIX hundred passengers in all, and
tie vessel is described as being in s'very filthy
concition." The surgeon OF the Atalant "a states
tbat sewn deaths occurred among the passen-
gers before they embarked At Havre. The cabin
passengers Were not At all affected by the dis
Ease, while those in the steerage encountered it
in very virulent form. This is very sug-
gtstive TACT and one worthy OF consideration
There can be several reasons given for this
confinement of the cholera 10 a certain portion
OF the ship. IL might have been uncleanliness
want OF proper vent lation or other causes, bu
IL certainly fs singular fact that none OF the
cabin passengers were stricken down iii
another strong proof that the disease lie no
contagious, which has heretofore been fre
quenty asserted. The Atalanta will now be
thoroughly fumigated, and the passeng gers who
enjoy perfect health will be allowed up To the
city when all symptoms Of the cholera on
board the vessel have disappeared.
The steeTage passengers on the Atlanta did
not know, II is said, till they arrived at this
port thai the disease that was among them WAS
cholera Some of the most intelligent among
them suspected the fact, but the physician care-
iully withheld positive information from them,
tearing the effect of excitement among them.
1t is thought that this accounts for the fact that
only fifteen of the five hundred persons who
were exposed 10 the disease died of IL. The pas
sengers manifested very little an xiety; they did
NOT seem 10 be much alarmed even after they
learned the nature Of the epidemic from which
they Were suffering.
The cabin passengers, who became aware very
early in the voyage that cholera was on the
vessel, ADOPTED the wise plan not only OF maxi
ing themselves as comfortable az possible. but
OF dlyerting their minds from the subject of
cholera by singing and amusements Of various
KINDS. They were careful concerning their
diet, but IN other respects they lived without
any apparent regard to consequences Some
of the steerage passengers decided towards the
close OF the voyage, 10 follow the example OF
the cabin passengers; and they too sang and oc-
cupied their time in the manner most likely to
Danish melancholy thoughts.
The dead Were buried soon after they had
breathed their last They were not in any case
kept more than an hour. The burial was IN
the ordinary form; and the usual burial SER
The deputy health officer was conducted to
the steerage of the Atlanta between nine and
ten O'Clock Friday evening. There was no
light except that which came from a lautsrn-
and only one of the passengers could be seen
at a time. They We're not separated, but were
IN their berths as they had been placed when
taxing passage Nine or ten were sick; two OF
the number were in a state of collapse; others
were in the first stages OF cholera There were
no unusual sights; but a few persons were
groaning.
On Saturday the hospital ship Florence
Nightingale was sent down TO the Lower Raw
Stores, ice, medicines and all other necessa-
ries were placed on board for the comfOrt and
treatment of the patients. On FRIDAY night
some thirty men were put on board OF her.
who made all necessary changes SO as TO make
all who require treatment as comfortable as
possible. DIR. Theodore w alser. Deputy Health
Officer, will have entIre control of the vessel.
All the cholera patients Were removed on
passengers, together with the smallpox pa.
tIehts, will remain the Atalauta for the
present. The following is the report Of tho
in charge Of the hospital ship:
STEAMSHIP ATALANTA, November 4 1865
Aessrs. HOtridnd 6 AspintcGH: Dear Srs-The
first impression of the condition of the Ata-
lanta was rather unfavorable; but a closer ex-
animation assures me that all was done for
the unfortunate passengers that circum-
stances admitted. No deaths have occur
are 10 be transferred TO the hospitai sn,n =.
soon as she arrives and the weather ods.ifs -
The disease is of a mild TYNE The
present unfayorahle weather NAV unnIeasant
ly affect the character of the disease. Respect-
fully, your obedlent servant
THEODORE wALsHR
The Steamship Europe.
Tie steamship Europe, from Havre via BresI
which arrived Friday evening, is also detained
at the lower quarantine for observation. Dr.
Walser reports the facts as follows All ara
well on board. AffidaYitS have ieen furnished
setting forth that no cases of cholera were
known in Havre previous to the sailing of the
steamer She was in Brest but three hours,
.A nhsa~. L.
10 the statement of the purser of the ship. The
greater number of the passengers came from
Paris, where cholera prevails, but not as an
epidemic or to any extent, according TO the
statement Of Bishop Lynch, of Charleston.
Nearly all the baggage coming from Paris 10
in the hold, which has not been opened during
the voyage. All on board Were perfe -tly we'll
during the voyage. The passengers claim that
a number Of their acquantances from Paris
came by way of Liverpool, and obtained pra-
tiQue at once. The vessel is detained for fur.
ther examination, and it is understood that She
Will not Immediately come 10 the city. The
decision OF the question, il is understood, will
De leit 10 the health commissioners. The pas
sengers will be retained on beard, or, as the
case may be, on Sandy Hook, tiIl next Tues
day. The same course will be adopted as re-
CARDS all vessels arriving from any port where
the slightest symptoms OF cholera have showed
seventeen days being allowed TO
elapse from the time of their starting before
they VIII be permitted to discharge either pas
sengers or cargo. The passengers OF the En-
rope Will only be allowed 10 come on shora
with whatever clothing they may have loose,
not being permitted TO unpack their trunks tili
all have been carefully fumigated.
A meeting of the Health Commissioners was
held on Saturday afternoon at the MAYORS
ofhce. Drs. Sayres, Swinburne, and Mayor
Gunther were present Ii was determined that
no vessel from foreign port should be ad-
mltted up 70 the city without q thorough exam
lnatlon being made, and a certificate, signed by
The Commissioners of q uarantine and the resi-
dent physician, transmitted 10 the Mayor
Other vigorous measures 10 prevent the disease
getting into the city have also been decided on.
including thorough system Of internal sani-
ary operations.
The New York Commercial of Saturday SAYS:
Notwithstanding the arrival of the Atlanta
with the cholera on board is the subject FORE
nostpn the public mind, and constitutes the
principal topic OF conversation among all
classes OF our citizens, there is no panic: and
here seems TO be a general determination TO
make the best Of dreaded matter. The late
ness of the season and the nearness at hand OF
,old weather are considered favorable TO the
non-spreading of the scourge during the
winter months, and this fact is the only thing
which prevents panic from seizing bold OF
he people.