New-York tribune., 1866-04-25
Aramsn
The Cholera Ship

The following private lett0r from young hty
passenger board the steamship Virginia throughout her
recent fatal voyage and her detention Ia hlor will be
read with vivid. painful Interest
~ course structures quarantine arrangements
are harsh bat aye they natural The buraiag of
Oaarnutine bindings Staten Island d.gracs to
civilization, refusal Of NowJer'y 90 ALLOW " f- recon
.iruct them the desoaic andsp knopn Sandy Hook IS
scarcely nhunanly selfish and cowifdy These do not
fairly excuse but they explain loag delay 10 rebuilding
We rebuilt quarantine establishment simply
could tad place whereon 20 DO but ore which
NewJersey meuny refused Aud orr new Health Con.
mision had no, time to prepare for the apprehenld visitation
before 10 was actually upon such u the simple truth
And the letter
Nrw-Yorg HArBoR. = 5 VIRGINIA April - ls6i
DEAR UACL You have seen by tac pagers thlt We arr
QI1ralincd on account oi cholera amor ol eefAse pAssc
GER W. bad terrible voyage The disease appeared
The eighth day deaths occurred daily four AID six
time finding graves at sea II wa, eNiul but am oi
brave hearted siock end have had no dread OF fear
Of the cabin IN perfect health bat have Of course
suffered great anxlees which supposed ended when
Wednesday afternoon at ocook we happily entered New
While the inefficient New York Board Of Health discussed
aud lcf " totally aae n our misery II wa. bar
barons inhuman hour after arrival az the
Quarantine grounds the oicer obeyed our signals and two
ont and Investigated The 'atg t ti then eii Then
two more came aud hcy also invest gated and M send
.s o-I :. u ir ,It ,'tc for hiftysr ng bours moi
d soul has approached till just nov couple Of ad md
yduas are having sick removed hulk they have fitted
nm Tor tler eceptior We rcmaiaed through Wednesday
from The shore and next morning went by orders gwen
lie Health Onccr during their Wit. few miles
went IN fear and trepdation; jr Ppa Of
rgfay sesss Pg'sHsDs We hfed guns Tor AID
= come so response made all tie world seeSed care.
less Of the ship hoy must have kD0Wn trouble well
as infected. The hours were agonzingy long Day aud
night the passengers ihrongtd TIE decks refusing 10 20
below; and. oh such sad sights a. / have seen We
could not bury our recent dead. ead me ho
sgH ,o,csd them Ls.d ne sA. Aou know there are certain
regulations about bural in harbor am ashamed Of New
York e and our country WAY were they not prepared
when all America has anticipated the cholera thh 'pHng'
why has quarantine building replaced tue one Two
years ago burned Why could not the New ork Board Of
Health have convened before O'Clock yesterday asEhoOh
No oihef nation could be- SLOW, or unprrpaed and
seems civilized Of people could 50 Ignore distress
as the Norkers nave d0Ie ~ te crss OF We nHlna
aud now you could see the manner m which the poor ;ck
being taken aboard the hulk Instead OF bringing our
great steamer had 10 get Up steam ana CONC ~ .'h ." we
LUX not in deep water saeh por G'p teso % orerf 'r"
The day oHd az ne tnh Aaad HP o2a Ny heart h toTt9Iea
bv ght and and cries. ore poor woman dled
n-t nov during Had the huk comet our shps
side they could rave been gent! CARED au9aiu II y nov
afternoon and IN this tedious manner te r yp 'ck sy oy
Hgltb dfpossd o. What DO you think of OuT Captain Is
usine s' boats too bui ssPost ne Nr,teh ~'o az 70
pr carrytHg zach ffrsoH 10 not appTprt" m f' Ihe
lgk which receive the well Of tie sieerHge has
mo-. y grtcafed and poor people desperate We OF
the cabin may here day two our quarters are
The New.York papers here fn ot sensational writing
and f4sitos for ties seek o 'egeiaoes ana pfoIohs
COMMUNICATION was hep, up with us. Oar good
Cspt. Proa.c l. nan SHAH ever respect ior
no one could have than le Day and night his
have weighed gpon hin iorr times Ia nght mas he
given proper blrd 20 iAe dead and tbs treatment he,e " ~
Iaucl for him 10 bear He expects mneh trouble
from tie steeage passengers regard TO everything him
sell the ship food. everything IoT nothhg couu sssV
tbem He ognnized ,rnnqulz,ng among them
and OF and they are better to-day o1 bg er
Tie poHdsreSa'iHe This IL al experience sna' io"s
lemenheF
glad the Health Committee has even managed 70 90
this little service today Il is well to have an opportunity TO
send letters and ret brandy 3c for almost oil Is gone I
dad Of Trs,day vet s boat bV n. Health oEetr
tisd he huh The SUI is poaeria-h qui'e
! Summerhke. -.
Capt Provse should have n.ce All This delay The steer
age OF bame 10 him while he utterly helpless 10 tn
hands Of the New. York ConmssionerL understand
red tape only hope Te shall get the steerage passengers
carried of before there is a riot they're noisy now
long time since srrved but II IL only " very
long hours When all arranged patiently await the
end OF the quar- Indignation present sensation
Afeetionatey. your niece
Ps-u is now O'Clock Friday evening and yet no
steamer 20 carry away our passenger