The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-05
4 Rigid Quarantine to be Enforced on Al
Vessels Arriving from Infected Ports.
Previous Ravages Of the Cholera in New York
M. and its Peculiarities Elsewhere. a
OUR STREETS Aib TENANT HOUSES.
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Vigorous preparations being made by the
Health Commissioners, Quarantine Commissioners and
other bodies to meet any emergencies which may
arise regarding the presence Of that fatal cpl
demic the cholera, which threatens to visit
our shores. There yet apparent
for alarm, and ID folly for any TO imagine that
are suddenly to be devastated by this mercess visitor
That vessel has arrived Sandy Hook with several
Of Asiatc cholera there is doubt
II must be remembered that those dangerous
confined on board ship and that every precaution
Is taken to keep the disease imprisoned within
those wooden walls. With proper care and at
tenton the whole present danger may pass of; but
must not close our eyes to future precautionary
urea Now is the time be energetic, to work with
w 80 that our houses, Streets alley ways and general
thoroughfares be properly cleansed and
Let there be no complaints made against any party
parties as regards ethary carcessness should the
cholera come upon next spring summer. Let the
inhabitants Of New York city 60 to work with will and
prepare for the worst Although there may be pos
ble chance Of the epidemic visiting with that ter
ribs fury which has characterized It's movements in
other countries yet Is stern duty make every
exertion in our power to guard against IT,
PREVIOUS RAvAGEs OF THE CHOLERA IN THIS CITY.
The FIRST appearance of regular Asatc cholera in this
city in the year 1882. The want Of proper precau
Scna well the comparatively small experience had
in this fearful disease by physicians the death Of
largo number who might otherwise have recovered.
The medical returns show for this year asia deaths
In this and in all subsequent where
cho,era has appeared here the disease
supported from the European continent to Canada and
thence to New York July OF that year. breaking out in
Roosevelt street. Baxter Either from It's not hav
ing been fully eradicased from fresh importations the
cholera broke out again in 1884 In this the num-
49, xnns1~ d~~a~
eosyene. From that time the winter Of ls4s
symptoms Of the disease appeared here. In that
yeaz, Il may be remembered, ths cholera
vsssai the entire continent Of Europe. On the
eh Of November the packet ship New York arrived here
from Havre She had board including the crew. 1855
persons rwcntysix Of sickness having occurred
nce she left Havre she detained In quarantine and
during the detention seven Of the passengers died
and twelve remained sick. The first indication of
30 presence in the city the 9TH Of December
when one Of the passengers, living at the corner
Of Cedar and Greenwich streets, attacked by it,
and In few days died In few days after
. night lodger In the beneath the where this
man died showed symptoms OF its appearance. This
VS. the last until the Goth, when from Penn
syvania In apparently healthy state, arrived in the
city He put up at the Germania Hotel in Washington
strses, and In short time fell victim to the cholera
The only OF his catching IL through the
dium Of baggage which may have belonged to OF the
passengers board the New York.
This the last case which showed itself for some
time and 10 was thought more ravages would be COM
United by IT, The winter passed away without any fresh
appearance and not till the 18th Of May, ls4o any
thing more heard OF IT, On that day the cholera broke
out II No. 20 Baxter street, whence 1t spread with
alarming rapdity. becoming epidemic Of the
most fearful nature In that year Eve thou
and and deaths occurred from IT,
The riking similar regards the time OF the arrival
Of the New York and that Of the Atalanta is peculiar
n. the 9th the other the Sd OF November and
both, too, from the port Of Havre.
In 1852 there were three hundred and seventy four
deaths from H. and In 1854 again visited city, when
shs death roll numbered two thousand Eve hundred and
nins In the March Of the latter year
10 showed itself In Greenwich street, In a mild
form, but as In lsts, did not become cpl.
dcmic ill the following May when II broke
badly In the house, 20 Baxter street. where IL
showed itself In ls<s and but two days later than in
rhas year. This was the last occasion which this
efsl pcstlence visited the shores OF continent
may bc seen by these facts that In case has the
cholera broken out 70 any extent during the winter
months In our city. The only record OF its
sppearancc In the depth Of winter was that in
RsasA, In 1890 Imprisoned In the atmosphere by It's
v.sy and owne~ Of temperature the warmth Of spring
ee1oom Tails 70 set free Under these circumstances
shs stringent rules Of cleanliness both personally
80 whole called for and is the duty OF each
person individually 70 that they be carried mme.
asssely into force.
rHE QUARANTINE AT SANDY HOOK.
There u no doubt % tho appropriateness Of Sandy
Hock a. quarantine for cholera purposes II is pro-
possd hero 10 erect hospitals FOR the Of the SICK
THIS piaec frst owned by tho Indians and was pur.
chased from them by family named Hartshorn The
United States government procured this property from
shs Harshons and erected thereon several forts and
lighthouses large portion ~ ground stlI remained
sdse THIS locality designed for quarantine and ad
nsby suited Cor such purposes The President Of the
Cnsed states being authorized by Congress TO sell any
part 81 sandy Hook which deemed unnecessary for
sovernmcn, purposes, President Taylor made a limited
ssie 81 The unused property In accordance with this
authority. The deeds we're made out by Chancellor
NH, ~ Kentucky. The officers Of the State Of Now
YORK the purchasers ny these facts u would ap.
par that The state. has full power 10 the quarantine
matter
rHK slcKxxss ON BOARD the ArALASrA.
Dr. Thco wsiser IN charge Of hospital ship IN Lower
Quarantine. yesterday sent mp the following report
rhe steamship ATLANTA was twenty three days from
LONDON and hAvre Had forty eight cabin and i've hun
9red and sixty rteerARe passengers In London
dsys All well on board. London healthy usual
nscsved forty passengers board, and steamed FOR
nsvrs. whsrs abe hy ,wo days and received the
end sixteen deaths from choers The cases occurred
- enumerated below; but sccordng 10 the statement
- " e2ceof " thc shp, ssyep deaths had occurred