The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-25

THE CHI OLERA.
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TEN NEW CASES AND ONE DEATH.
Better Quarters Needed for the
Well Passengers.
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OFFICIAL REPORT OF DIR. BISSELL.
Report of the Sanitary Superintendent on the
Condition Of the Virginia.
Important Meeting of the Health
Board.
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OFFICIAL REPORT OF DIR. BISsELL.

Officer in charge of the hospital ship Falcon, add
tona cases Of cholera have been received board Of
that vessel from among the passengers who arrived
this port board Of the Virginia. and more
deaths have occurred, making the whole number of
deaths since leaving Queenstown ten O'Clock Monday
morning sixtyhrce Up to that hour there we're eighty.
two cases still remaining in the hospital The sudden
transit on Of the weather yesterday from summer heat
back again to the cold breezes of early spring is cacu
lated to arrest the progress OF the pestience Cholera
commits It's greatest ravages during the prevalence of
treme heat or where sultry atmosphere prevails and
should the cold snap of yesterday continue for day
two longer It will prove welcome visitor and doubt
less prevent the spreading of the epidemic any alarm
ing degree among the other passengers Virginia
Affairs on board of the England are progress
ing finely, no symptom Of the disease having as yet
manifested itself among the passengers Dr. Anderson
after long consultation with Cyrus Curtiss Pre-.
sident Of the Quarantine Commission proceeded last
evening to Washington for the purpose Of trying
induce the general government allow the Quaran ne
authorities the of OF the old huks now out Of
commission and at present lying at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard The vessels thus sought for, If permission is
granted will be used for the purpose of placing such
persons on board Of them as detained at Quarantine
for publication DR.. Anderson will also endeavor to oh
tain permission from the 10 erect temporary
Sheds upon Sandy Hook, which will be devoted to the
understood
Board OF Health will probably take action in
the matter Of Coney Island which Is desired for SINH
lar purpose
OFFICIAL REPORT OF DIR. BrssELL
The following report relative TO the condition of az
fairs ON board Of the hospital ship received yester
day afternoon by Mr. Curss and contains the latest in
telgence from the Lower Quarantine:
ArRIL o. 1866
Received from steamer Illinois ten as follows Phoebe
Ia Mary henfzei johannes Harle, Peter Partint Eliza
gina Hanson, Matilda c. Hanson, Charles McDermott.
Died-fiatt Castroll Katerina - Her name cannot
be ascer,ained Remaining in hospital eighty-two,
Ten A. d. d. H. BisSELL, Deputy Health Officer
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL SANITARY COMMITTEE
The following is the official report OF Drs Dalton and
Harris on their visit 10 and inspection of the Virginia
OPyIT SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT BOARD HEALTHY
NEW York April 30, 1866 I
To THE PRESIDENT OF THE MErRoroLrAS BOARD OF
sm-I have the honor herewith to present written
rport of the facts regarding the steamship Virginia
which reported verbally to the Board Friday last as
the result OF inspection made by order tho Board
In obedience to said order Dr. Harris Registrar of Re-
cords, and myself proceeded Friday morning 10 the
Quarantine office at Staten Island and called upon the
Health Officer OF the port Failing to obtain facilities TO
proceed further VIC returned to New York and finding
the police boat unavailable hired tug and proceeded 70
the lower bay, where arrived ut twelve o'clock NJ We
ran alongside the hospital ship Falcon which lay far
from the Virginia. Dr. Bssell, Deputy Health 0nIcer in
charge then Joined u.s. We then little the
Virginia the captain of which sent small boat Tor us
On board the Virginia we found some y.six persons IN
with epidemic cholera, all STORAGE passengers
The captain reported that he arrived at four r. NJ on
the 18TH boarded and ordered the lower BAY where
they proceeded the following morning, having been de.
tanned night by fog and tide He stated that he had
exper enced great difficulty In restraining the indgna-
fon OF his passengers at ing left thirty hours with
ou message from the shore the infected steer
age being still crowded and the dead lying In boats under
xhe Stern he be unable either to throw them overheard
or send burial party shore He urgently request
ed that tug or some Vese, OF greaer CAPACITY than
..o.P ; Iii 55ui NO such was band The i7nsfer
had just commemorative arrang eineis for which
sisted Of rowboat, into which the patients
lowered by Of rude chair, constructed from
hogshead, and slung from the yardarm. Three at
limo thus transferred each trip occupying about
painful and tedious, DR. Bisscll and ourselves
consulted with the capita and requested him to lower
and his own boats, and assist In the transportation,
which he did thus enabling the sick TO be transported
fast they could be lowered over the side The fol-
obtained fran Or Cherferner the ships surgeon and
the captain Tho Virginia sailed from Liverpool on the
4th inst, having on board fourteen saloon passengers
and 1,029 In the steerage few OF the latter were
Ir sh but the great majority we're German and Dutch,
coming chiefly from Rotterdam, wittcmburg, aud vari
Gus towns Of Holland and Denmark. They had no
knowledge 20 far asccrained OF the existence Of
any epidemic In any OF the places they came from or
through which they passed on their way TO Liverpool
There is evidence however that In certain towns ia
Saxony, which some Of them had resided, the DIS
had appeared during the pas, winter All were per.
fecty well at date OF sailing and remained 30 Until the
18th, when three persons-a man, woman and
chld--ded after few hours, illness with symptoms
died with similar symptoms On the lsth four died,
and 81 the mortality continued up TO the 18th, when the
vessel arrived THIS port up which time thirty seven
had died The disease was characterized chiefly by
vomiting and purging of material similar N az.
pearance rice water muscular cramps, ana
nnay collapse with cold nvd skim feeble circulation
and exc essve mental indifference The course Of the
disease was in the fatal cases very brief some dying
first cases OF the disease occurred on what ~
called the "orlop' deck. which below the deck ana
below the line Since arriving In port the disease
has not materially abatcd, fourteen additional deaths
having occurred: in all hfy-one deaths Tue surgeon
reports about three per cent Of all who have suffered
from decided symptoms Of the disease have recovered
or are now convscscent The disease has been confined
10 the steerage passengers and At the umc Of or
sit eight were in collapse three suffering with the
characteristic cramps aud others exhibited the Naro
svmn,oms of the disease especially the vomiting 81
ice wster dschargcs The condition Of the ship ITSELF
at the tine Of our visit was good, ceanly ana Wen ven
tlated There was no evidence OF panic, ou, on We
contrary the passengers look well and reported favoraby
Of the accommodations aud treatment on the passage
The saloon passengers especially requested that 'hey
might be allowed TO remain on board the ship and not
be transferred with the steeragc pass myers 90 leaving
the Virginia We were hailed by Or Bisscil who hs re
turned tho hospital ship, and urgently requested u
report that he was In great need OF additional assistance
I'D b. DALTON. sanitary superintendent
ELENA HARMS Registrar Of Records
m,ntu OF rHg pEAD AT QuAR,SriSE.
The following letter was received 81 tho meeting .
the Hcau Board and referred 70 the health ouiccrs
WV 10 Bso.pwAt, INV Yonk, April o. 1896
Or DALroN sanitary superintendent p,
Complaint has been made that men sent a.hore Al 10
lover arantne grounds staten Island for the pur
pose Of burylng bodies OF persons who haa aed Itou
Infectious do not always suicien'y cover IN
hadtn- hurled some times throwing them only tw
or three inches OF earth. Would not be well 70 hav
say graves Of proper depth hways aug nh1 g
fore bong uscdf II would be bat The work d momet
10 clear them out and The good vii Of tho.c residing
the vicinity would be se urcd by such si'cnuon 70 We
interests Respectfully yours, A. h JOhNsIVN
TIE BOARD OF HEALTH.