The New York herald., 1866-04-21
l II II O0 VI Il II a.
The Sick Removed to the Float
ing Hospital.
The Well Placed on Board Of the
Steamer Illinois.
FOrty-seven Deaths Up to
Friday.
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THIRTY-F0UR STILL ON THE SICK LIST.
Report Of the Sanitary Authorities on
the Infected Ship.
Everything Being Done for tho Com
fort Of the Passengers.
ALL OF THEM IN GOOD SPIRITS.
NAMES OF THE DEAD AND SICK.
THIRTY-FOUR STILL ON The SICK LIST.
Report Of the Sanitary Authorities on
the Infected Ship.
Everything Being Done for tho Com
fort Of the Passengers.
ALL OF THEM IN GOOD SPIRITS.
NAMES OF THE DEAD AND SICK.
DC. &c. kc.

&c. &c. &c
With the exception Of tho special committee ap-
pointed by the Board OF Health TO examine into tho
condition OF affairs board tho steamer Virginia,
communication whatever had yesterday betweon
the shore and the infected ship Tho Virginia Is lying
this side Of Sandy Hook in what known the Horse
shoe" which place la distant from New York about
eighteen miles, aud from the lower end OF Staten Island
nine ten mIles This being the Ia almost
needless TO repeat that there dangs. Of the disease
being communicated from the vessel 10 the shore.
THE HOSPITAL SHIP.
AT two o'clock yesterday morning the hospital ship
Falcon towed from Red Hook to the lower bay,
where she anchored In close proximity TO the Viz
gina Dr. D. H. Bsseli, who has charge Of tho floating
hospital, had the sick ioved board Of the Falcon
ut carly hour whore the Doctors nurses and attend
ants will do everything in their power 10 make the
fortunates comfortable circumstances will permit
The steamer Illinois sent down 10 the lower bay
yesterday Afternoon for purpose OF receiving such
Of the passengers have yet shown any symp
toms Of having contracted the disease. She is large
vessel, and accommodate, without overcrowding,
about twelve hundred persons Her machinery which
sold time ago public auction, has beca
moved, and the space taken up by will be
yered into washing rooms staterooms and other pnr.
poses Tue cabin passengers viii be alow ed 10 reman
In their present quarters board Of the Virginia where
there plenty OF and good ventilation Those who
remai-, however will be set 10 work immcdiaoly
cleaning and fumgang the quArantned vessel and the
expenses incurred will be charged 10 the Of
her owners conagnees This step is taken by DR.
swnburne, not 10 subject unnecessarily any per-
70 tho pcstentia atmosphere OF the ship who
not upon her dnng the time such fearful Sssascs were
made by tho disease The pilot who brought The
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sengers and for the Same length Of time
KgroRr or THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE o. TIE
BOARD or HEALTH.
Ds Dalton, Sanitary superintsudsni Of ths spe-
cal committee appointed by ths board OF HsaAh N.
vcstgste tho condition Of anaiu boasd The steam
ship Virginia. resurncd from his lnspscssnn~~.A--
ists Yesterday afternoon, and 0aAc ths following
verbal report before The Board
Dr. Harris and himself had Jass returned from the
virgnis whsrc they he'd made mhnte examination Of
all Tho the case, and found that the
disease undoubtedly Asatio cholera There were
not many new cases board. whsn they reached tho
Virginia, which was about noon, some twenty had
been removed 10 the hospital ship Falcon and there
that hour -four oolock) probably mot sick psrson
on board The captain OF tho virg MIA specially re-.
quesied that steamer might te sent down To
alongside and assist In the transfer Of the passengers
from that vessel there but small boat then
occupied about three qnaem Of hour DR.. Bissell and
ourselves advised the captain 10 employ his boats
and them with the crew, which he did. The ship
is In excellent condition and unusually well ventilated
There 10 panic whatever among thoss board, not
In the seerage There fourteen cabin p4s-en
gers all OF whom request that they b. allowed 10 remain
her they did not wish " be transferred With the
others long they could not be permitted 10 to
New York ! deem Il advisable that ,his privilege be
extended 10 them They also urged mo 10 hurry down
the Illinois.
m ship sailed from Liverpool the .th Of April
calling al QueensoNn on The 5th INST sbe bad one
thsusand steerags and ntoen cabin paszengcr The pas
sengers wsre principally from Holland and Germany,
many crossing The German Ocean. They bad been per
focy well on coming on board, and remained ~ from
the 5th 10 the I2h. ON that date woman ani
ch d we're taken suddenly sick, and died the
SAM day viz symptoms which the surgeon declared
20 be cholera On the 18th esh, p~r-ans died
who taken with such symptoms ON the ish f01r
persons died and so on until th.tr arrival AFR " on
The 18th inst up which timc sh ry dsAths hAd
occurred basrd the virginA Since Then they had
lc-, eight Three hsd Ded iast sysp "a nhgr-iayi
There twenty cases In the ho.pitAi The new
cases d. by any bad tbs precedlns
Many Of tbose taken With choists would - At
tackled While w.ltng-some on deck sni O,hsrs bcioy
with vomiting and severe efanIs The AYid f0niilnd
~as Of the consistency d wa'efy mlls Tie fiarrtns
Did not very frequent but bad ysry seTsre
~ saw none Of ,h. dIseharses the bed pana having
been Immediately thrown overheard TIE ciothes q
few -ho were scnt 70 The hospital Nerr moeh ishlef
since going down 20 the lower Quarantine ~ cgmun
cation bad been had with any ye.si untl tie Faitoa
down today. The cabin Ia-scnssv .ffs al uel
aud appeared penecty happy. Dr Bis.ii aai he was
IN need Of smother health ofcer and hve Aias bodsi
nures, and thai there most grgep, heed u them
Dr s-isrrarr repiied that arrangements bad been
made In the matter of donred medical assiaiaBos bot
that customary N empty The nurses from among
those the infected vessel ~ho are PAD for their ~
pr Dnros s.ld Z va. rrmu.abs Tbs, the a...ss
broke the manner 90 The loser decks o 18th
Tie vbsnis and EngAnd, -hieh belonged 70 'As '@H''
Dr. P.srr~ desired 70 know how the s,ss,As, psssss
rers had Jared IN rrgaid TO food
b, p.lros r.pl.d that uhsy al appeared 10 have t-on
well cared FOR snd generally a. they bad lad ps~s
DR. E.r.~ss, aid they hAd bs-n watching The Ger.
man and Duich tors for that dlseaac Than ne
French and g'hsr por,s VIII rcgard % s lIisos shs
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n0s ds~nsa proper for bsr 10 40 ga. he yryn
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