The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-04

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ADMINISTRATION Deaths-sActIOn n
the BOardOrHealth OfNeW York .ei
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Dr. Burdett,
Quarantine Surgeon, reports that 10
kdeaths by cholera ont of 50 or go cases
Eon board theistaanier Atlanta, occurred
on the passage from Brest. There are
also n few cases of small pox on board
the steamer.
/ cor the, scodtRe on boafIl me Atlanta,
Y the Commerci lasayS: "a H.k 7e's7
though the disease has been imported
to our shores, at this time we do mot
think that any special alarm need, be
telt. 1t behooves us to prepare fmme-
4 ftRtely Y for the reception offhis scoufge.
not a day is to be lost. tffsa ..iI
A special meeting of the Health Conn
miss1oners was-held at noon to-day, in
consequence OF the reported presence
/ 0t ,cll1qteFa The COMMITTEES appointed at
the Ahst meeting to draft q Memorial
| pedttoning the General '3ovsrtihient for
the use of lands at Sandy Hook for
| quarantine, and epresenting the neceS-
sity of rigid Quarantine in several of
the ports of the country to guard against
the introduction of cholera that the
nuthp ritiestof New York are without
i proper places to est blisll q Quarantine TO
meet any anticipa emerge ncy in this
i dilemma; they, earnestly, REQUEST the
General Government to grand for tenn
porary quarantine ground, SO much of
| the land as shall be necessary! DrstS.
Layn and Erson, and Mayor Cleveland
were appointed a committee to proceed
to Washington and lay the matter be-
fore the government. iii
The ship Rhine from London, had no
cases of cholera. ~
LATER ACCOUNTS FROM THE CHOLERA
The steamer Atlanta states the pas
sengers of the Atlanta numbered $50
and were principally Germans, and sex-
eepting the cabin passengers, who
mum bered forty eight, nearlya all of the
latter came on board at London and
part of the steernge passengers, but she
stopped ut lHarve, where moro passen-
gers We're received.
/ Inc passengers who brought the
cholera ON board came from Harve.a -
On the first day after the Atlanta pnt
to sea, one of these, n child, WINS attack
ed and died on the blowing day. 9th
ers became sick, but, the disease was
confined entirely to the steerage. Mono
/ otthe cabin passengers We're in theleast
| degree affected by Il. The cases of sick
ness numbered, as Is repotted else
twhere, from 90 to 90, and there were 10
| deaths. -; :,
The steerage passengers on the, At
4anta did not know till they arrived at
this port that the disease that was
among them wns the cholera. Some Of
the most intelligent among them, sus-
pected, but the physician carefully
withheld positive Information from
them, fearing the effect of excitement.
1t is thought that this accounts for the
fact that only 10 of the 500 persons who
were exposed to the disease died OF it.
The passengers manifested very little
anxiety. They did not seem Il, be much
alarmed oven after they learned the
nature of the epidemic of which they
were suffering. The dead were buried
soon after they had 7breathetl their last.
They were not in any case kent more
than an hour, The assistant health
officer was conducted to the steerage Of
the Atlanta, between nine and ten
O'Clock last evening. There WINS no light
except that which came. from the Inn
tern, and only one of the passengers
could be seen at time. They were not
separated but were in their berths as
they had been placed when taking pas+
lsage. Nine or ten were sick. Two of
the, number We're in d state of GONZALES
ence and others were in, the first stages
l of cholera. There were no unusual
sights, but few persons were grooming.
This afternoon the assistant health off,
cerI ordered the &tlanta to the lower
bay where she now lies, about 10 miles
4 from this city. ~
The ,hospitill ship, known rs the Flor
ence Nightingale, has bean ordered to
her old station and the patients Will be
removed TO her and treated on board.
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