Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-21

Hts Presence in Ncw YorIs Egarbor-AFri-
val Of the Steamship ''girgImia,--I $50
Immigrants on one yysSci-EViEs of Over.


Hts Presence in Ncsy YorIs Egarbor-AFTl-
val OF ihe Steamship "Eirginia''-I,0SO
1n.Enifyran9s on one ylsScl-E,ViiS Of Over
cFOwt:iI;G Ship.
From the New York Epcnip9 POST of Thursday,
VIC copy the lO!loIin alarming account Of the ap-
appearance Of the cholera in New York harbor:
The arrival at his port Of the steamship Virginia
of the National Steam Navigation Company's line.
yesterday afternoon, with cholera on board is briefly
rePorted elsewhere. She arrived off Staten Island
at Ve CLOCK, and was boarded at the Guarantee or
upper Landing Of the Island by Health Officer Swim
burno and Deputy Health Officer Burdett. After a
careful examination OF the vessel and Of the passon
gers thirty-seven OF whom had previously died and
another dying while the officers were board, the
disease was pronounced Asatc cholera.
The vessel was then ordered to the lower Quaran-
tine near Sandy Hook but it had become late and
the pot took the responsibility of remainingt this
morning At quarter past eleven O'Clock this fore
noon she went down the bay. Her presence within
three quarters of mile of tho staten Island shore
created much excitement among the inhabitants.
the vessel and the shore. Arrangements are making
to remove all the passengers from the ship to-mor-
row morning; There is said to be no immediate dan
ger that the disease will reach this city from the
sci.
THE VIRGINIA" AND HER PASSENGERS.
Inc steamship Virginia Is new propeller Of 2,S16
tons burden, and is Of the finest vessels of the
line TO which she belongs. The passengers numbered
about one thousand and eighty when she sailed from
Europe, and according to her register it is reported
her commander, Captain ProwSe, was authorized to
receive one or two hundred more. She was, how
ever, well crowded; the steerago passengers Com
prlsng all but tOurtecn occupying two tiers of decks
They are in a cleanly condition.
\ large proportion of the passengers are German,
It's supposed they brought the cholera board and
the mortality mas been greater among them than
among the Irish aE.d English passengers.
ORIGIN Or TnE 2IlEAGE.
The Virginia sailed from Liverpool on the 18th inst
No cholera is known to exist there. The German
passengers had, it is said been at that port only
day or two previous to their embarkati0n and de-
parture, and there was no sickness that was noticed
among them. At Queenstown, Ireland more nas-
sengerS were received. making the whole numberre-
ported.
1t did not appear that there was cholera on board
until the 18th instant, whe the vessel eight days
out from Liverpool. On that day man who had had
darrhHa, suddenly grew worse 4uG died. It IS said
that the diarrh0ea had existed without any symp-
toms that were regarded alarming from the day OF
the departure of the vessel. When the man died tn e
ships surgeon doubted whether the disease was chOl-
attacked
Afterwards the epidemic extended; and on the pas
sage the number of the sick was over one hundred
exactly how many, however, is not reported by the
ships officers. They say tho whole number is GER
tainly less than twO hundrd
is mentioned as singular circumstance that the
cholera broke out the Virginia in about the same
place on the ocean at which the passengers of the
steamship England, another of the National Steam
Navigation CompGnys vessels, afterwards detained
at Halifax were attacked. This is important as it
that certain states of the atmosphere, some
times found in belts, are peculiarly adapted for the
development of cholera.
At present there are tweuty-one or twenty-five of
the steerage passengers the disease has not reached
the cabin passengers prostrated with cholera Eleven
of them marked doubtful cases, ard three or
four of these are in a state Of collapse. Nearly all
the other passengers arc reported conyalescent,
though there indications that more Of the pas
sengeEs will be attacked. The mortality it will be
seen, has not been heavy.
There is panic on the Virginia, and no fear
whatever is manifested. The steerage pas.e .engers,
who of the ordinary class of emgrans are quite
cheertuI they have good attendance. and it is not
expected thar ma6E llO.o Of them will die.
WHAT THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE LOlNL.
The sick passengers of the Virginia will be given
quarters, as already reported on the hospital ship
Falcon, which was specially fitted up for the caro- of
the passengers Of the steamship Atalanta which ar
rived here, it will be remembered, few months ago.
The successful treatment of the cholera on that oc-
caslon gives our health authorities confidence that
the disease be Kept from the city for some lime
to come. The line of treatment that was adopted
here will be continued.
The Falcon is at Red Hook. She will probably go
down TO quarantine tonight Three hundred patients
can be treated on bourd if it should become necos-
sary to crowd them.
One or two hulks will also he seat to Quarantine
Tor the accommodation Of the cOnYalescent passen-
gers 1t is expected that the Virginia will be cleared
at once, and She will then be fUmigated.
The pilot who has been in charge will be auaran-
tined with the passengers. His predecessor on the
Atalanta was kept for period of thirty-two days.