The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-24
THE CHOLERA SHIPS.

| more Deaths ana Twenty New Gases
| The Sick Removed aud tne Snip Fumt.
Eated-The Cabin Passengers sGilI on
| BOArd-Scenes AZ the OHiee OF tho Conn
| pany-An Effort 10 Secure BETTER Ac.
cOmmOdatiOns for tSs SIck-Tho Pre-
| parattOns I'm the CiIy - inadequate
| Quarantine Regulations.
There is no abatement in the cholera on board
| the steamer Virginia. The malaria is still on
| the increase, and is making sad ravages among
| the passengers, notwithstanding the efforts of
the health officer to prevent II. The weather. 1t
Is said Is not favorable to the recovery Ut those
| now suffering with the disease. NOtwith stald
ing the perseveling enortJ of the doctors their
labor has not thus lar been crowned with sue
cess, as will be seen from the official repoI6 so
far as 1t can be called report
STATEMENT OF THE DEPUTY HEATH OFFICER.
HOSPITAL SHIP FALCON, April 22.-Since my
las. repIiC tuCTe have been "en olths board the
hospital ship from cholera, and twenty new cases
have teen r. eived from the Virginia. There have
been two dc this on bo rd the Eagdnd-one old lady
and one niant-nelther of them from clOiera.
There are seventy.turee cases OF choe;a now on
d II. BIssEL, Deputy Health Officer
In addition to the above, the following was
reported TO the Quarantine Commissioners yes
teruay showing the condition of affairs at TIE
Lower Quarantine on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day -
DEATHS.
April 12 to April al Apll q to April %. 10
April 20 to April 2l..... A.
Gotal deaths s....U.......,.... ...,...,......6 81
CASES IN HOSPITAL.
April c0...............4 April 20. 2..............78
April q. =
Total
There was at first considerable difficulty in
obtaining nurses to attend 10 the SICK notWith-
standing liberal offers have been made to per-
soDS supposed to be cap lble OF disCharging such
important duties. Three ladies were employed
Tor the purpose yesterday, and were sent down
by steamboat in the afternoon.
FUMIGATING THE SHIP
The work of fumigating the shio, which was
commenced on Saturday, was continued yester-
| DAY. The hatchways, the ports, and all the
| doors were opene1 so that the ayr had free
course through every part OF the vessel, which,
| by this time, hes been thoroughly ventilated
| Dlslnlecting substances, including chloride of
| llne were freely used.
THE CABIN PASSENGERS STILL ON -oARD.
| At their own request, the cabin passengers are
| still on board the Virginia. They prefer this
| course to going on hospital ship, where the
| danger of catching the disease would be much
greater than where they are at present
THE ENGLAND"
The scenes which at one time existed on board
| the Eng'dE1 are now described, by those who
witnessed them, as having been of the most ter
| ribe nature. The greatest difficulty was en-
| countered in finding persons with sufficient
courage to bury the dead, and, despite the ap
peals of the captain, they were allowed to remain
| Tor considerable time in the steeraye : .er de-
| position had set in. The frequency OF the
| deaths on board preventing those i'll charge
| from keeping any list OF those who died and the
only mode by which the friends OF the deceased
| can now ascertain whether they are dead or
alive is by comparing the lists OF those present
| on board and those who escaped to HALIFAX.
| Persons not classed among either ere dead, but
| there is no record of the event The greatest
anxiety now exists among the friends of the pas
| sengers in this city.
| SCENES AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.
The scenes at the steerage department of the
| company, No. 27 Broadway, were yesterday Of a
very affecting character. The friends of those
| on oard the E.2gt1nd thronged around the list
| scanning it over to see whether they would find
| the name OF some lost one whose remains per-
| hapJ have been committed to the deep. They
would not believe the employees of the office
| that the original list had not been transmitted
| hither, and in some cases they lett in a more
dissatisfied condition than they had been in
| Eetore.
MORE VESSELS WANTED.
| An effort is being made to secure for hospital
\ purposes the receiving ship North Carolina, SO
long in use at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a re.
| ce,ving ship for naval recruits. She is admIra-
bly, adapted Tor the service being quite large
| enough to accommodate five hundred patients
without crowdng, and being also well venti-
lated. Should the effort to secure her be sue
cessiul, houses will be built on her deck after
which she will be towed down to the lower
quarantine, where she will be used for the re-
ception of patients who are supposed to be re.
| covering.
In anticipation of the appearance of the
cholera in the city, the Commissioners of Emf
grafton caused the Castle Garden to be tho
roughly cleansed and ventilated. At p. M.
ssoa essoGa Oaaan9 cUee 3 3@RpoaeG oy t9e TO
OGorman, Mr.. Cummings, and Cyrus Curtis,
met at the office of the latter gentleman for the
purpose of taking such measures as would in
sure increased vigilance in the administration at
Castle Garden. resolution was passed regu-
lating the reception of baggage, and directing a
general superintendent over all matters which
would be likely to cause the disease OF cholera
to DE spread throughout the city.-N y. Daily
AelpS,