New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
The cholera Quarantine at New York

The following private letter from young lady
passenger on board the steamship Virginia,
throughout her recent fatal voyage and her deten.
ton in New York harbor viii be read with painful
interest The atrocities portrayed become the
more vivid and appalling frorS the fact that,whist
they are occurring almost within gHnshot of the
metropolis, the New York Tribune and its kindred
Journals look on with silent, listess equaninity,
and their we'll paid stipendiaries in the Southern
States are contributing their daily quota towards
belieing the Southern people
Ngw YoRK HaRBoR, afEAasarp YiRgrsYk Anril 81
Dear t1cte-9ou have seen by the papers that
Weare quarantined on account Of cholera among
our Storage passengers. We have had a terrible
voyage. The disease appeared the eighth day out
and deaths occurred daily four and ak at u time
finding graves at sea. It was awful! But am of
brave hearted stock, and have had no dread or
fear.
We Of the cabin, are In perfect health: hut
have, of course, suffered great anxieties which we
supposed ended, when, on Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, we happily entered New York hay
How we have suffered since agones of suspense
while the inefficient New York board Of health
discussed our state and left us totally alone in
our misery. 1t was barbarous, inhumane. About
an hour after oar arrival atthe quarantine grounds
the officers obeyed onr signals and two came out
and Investigated the state OF the ship, then left.
Then two more came out, and they also inyesti-
cor in our great need, six barrels of saWdust and
since time for thrty-six long hours not soul
has approached us, till just now, couple of mild
individuals are having the sick removed to hulk
they haye fitted up for their reception. We re-
NAMED through Wednesday night where we first
anchored, expecting, OF course, TO hear from the
shores and, next morning, went, by orders given
hY she health officers during their visit, out to sea
few miles-went in fear and trepidation for
IFace ne were 10 peril of mutiny among the
HteNfbuC n0aaenNnfg. fred aiD IN
come. Mo response was made; all the world
seemed careless OF the ship they must have known
Wy trouble, as well as infected. The hours
we're agonlziagiy long,
DAg and night the passengers thronped the
IeSAsi refusing TO 90 below. And, oh such sad
higlts as have seem We nonld not burv our NJ
g aa 4 and u the hot sun, towed them be.
issians Sa3 Aoq AnoW there are certain regu-
$500 aSons petlals IN harbor. am ashamed
u u NsN lois ely and our country Whv were
tley lot prepared when all America had an.iei
Raasa WIS choleFa TINS SPRING. and why has NOT a
quarantine building replaced tie one I've 80
ago burneds Why could not the Nav y ~ ysaA 800
Of health have convened before three a cia svtu
terdey afternoons No other nation nnnlS L ~
SLOW or SO unpEepared, md It seems as If no civil
lied race Of people could 50 ignore diStress y ~
New Workers have done in Tie case Of tla y SIe
GINA; and now, il you could see Tia mannas 4.
which the poor sick are being taken aboar5 ~
hulk, Instead Of bringing it to Us, cur great
steamer had to get up steam and come IN. Tbsn
AAtaA
tare has TO be lowered over the ships side, Id a
tub chair into the one small row-boat sent for this
duty, aud at the huld hauled up again. Ny heart
ia tortured by tie sights and groans and cries
one poor woman died just now, during the pro.
cess. Had the hnlk come to our ships side they
esala nave been gently carried aboard. It is now
@iteEaoen, and in this tedious manner the really
lew SEE may BY night be disposed Of What do
Nv alnk q ~ Oar captain is now using bis
peas zoe But suppose the WretcAes who are to