The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-11
YELLOW FEVIR on THE KEARSARGE,
Six OF Her Omcery and Eight or Her Crew
Dcad-surgeon vresland she FiRst Vic.
tim-A Frightinl Cruise ON the Coast
OF Africa.
DUB xADRD CORRESPONDENCE.


Our KADRD CORRESPONDENCE.
MADRID, April n, 1885,
II was my sad and painful duty to inform yop In my
last letter Of the appalling visitation from the yellow
fever which the htls community on the United States
corvette Kearsarge, Commander A. D. Howell had been
subjected to during their brief but unfortunate cruise on
the coast Of Africa Twas not then in position give
you more than the general reports which had reached
me from Lisbon concerning the sad affair.
I am now in possession Of some details, which re.
ceivcd last night from our Consul in Lisbon, Mr. c. A.
Monroe who has been kind and oblging a. to place
before all the information he bad for the benen Of
the people at home. It will be that the informa-
ton Mr. Monroe sends fortunately does not bear out
the somewhat exaggerated reports received and on
last week. Still, sufncisnt details supplied to show
that the cruise q The Kearsarge that in every
that the records Of the navy can rival " ."'' .rv
The 0rst victim OF the dread disease the amiable
skilful and accomplished surgeon, Dr. vreeland who
expired after illness Of I'VE days during which time
After this manning blow the disease had full verge and
scope The last defence against It's insdious and deadly
approach was swept away and the unfortunate ones who
upon to ward on or weaken the stroke.
The horrors Of such situation, under tropical sun,
can better be imagined than described They were such
- will nsvcr be forgotten by any one who passed safely
In Consequence Of the Kearsarge being in rigorous
quarantine at the date Of my advices no further in.
formation had been received than that which shall gve
and unfortunately for the anxiety Of friends and rea
tivea OF those board the OF the dead
embodied In the This Information look for To-
morrow next day, the ship Of quarantine
can Be Communicated with Mr.. Monroe WIN forward me
the list which shall at send 10 you for the nfor-
nation Of those Interested in the matter
In regard the details OF the cruise do better
than 70 give you extract Of letter from Captain how
ell announcing II which gives the prominent points,
"The whole AFFAIR, /" writes Commander Howell, can
be told in few words, but the scenes on board the
vessel for the period OF tan or twelve days. bale dis
The 18th Of March %%sdsey sss leaving wi serpa
Leone Unhappy for US, our doctor vreslandl was the
FIRST person attacked, and sfser able pre-
81 continued my down the coast for three DAYS.
when the fever continued TO increase rapidly that
speedily as possible Accordingly stcered directly for
81 Vincent where arrived with three tons Of coal In
my bunkcrS
I'm the mean time, that to say within nine days we
lost six officers and and the last death. which
occurred the 2sh Of March, making fourteen in all
Until reached the trade winds had dead Gains,
with the thermometer standing at ninetysx degrees and
one hundred degrees In the shade deck.
0The fremsn and coal beavers were struck down with
the fever and were handed up ON dock others tainted
from the excessive heat.
dying, vainly calling for that assistance which II
not in power to render formed spectacle not easily
When We fairly reached the tradc-winds. the fever
abated ~ rapidly as IL bad sprung into existence The
last occurred tho 18th OF March, and the patient
Is now entirely c9nvalescent
'The epidemic passed over N like tornado swept all
before II but happily LEFT OF It's remains behind
This Is the captains graphic account OF the visitation
Nothing could be added 10 IL He remarks, In conclu
son that he has caused the ship 10 be broken be-
low. emitting no part OF her, except the magazine,
thoroughly cleaned and whltewashed and he has mo
idea that there Is particle OF fever in the vessel"
The Portuguese authorities placed rigorous quarau-
tine Of ten days upon the vessel for observation This
term has expired andrec pratique granted Not single
new has been developed since the 25th OF March
The health OF the crww 10 nov excellent and the vessel 10
undoubtedly entirely free from any seeds Of the cpl
demc.
ON her arival in port Assistant Surgeon Hand Of the
store ship Ino lying In port, proceeded on board and
has been doing duty there ever since Is 10 be hoped
that he VIII not have aston TO exercise bis skill against
my next and list Of the dead but presume the latter
has already been sent 10 the Navy Department
Again would express my Acknowledgements OF the
very courteous and kind services OF Mr. Monroe who has
enabled TO place the above facts before your readers
and the people generally, at home.
The foliowngsa list Of the officers OF the Kearsarge
Command IA d. Harrell
Lieutenant Cbmmnndsr-Gcorge Dewey.
Liessendrf-Edwin r. Woodward.
sywpon-Benjamin vreeiand ldcadl
Asssfdnf Puymdrsr--wm. N. watmeugh
Acting Mdsfc--L y. King
Ensign-wm. II. Whiting.
Acting Ensgn-C J. Barclay.
xdts-C J. Andrews, Samuel Payne, Adolph Schau-
dcrs. Samuel A. Davis
Bnginers-First Assistant Sidney Albert; Second AS
Third Assistants. r. Edwards Elisha r. Tyson; Acting
Third Assistants, j. A. sleeper, VIM II Piait
Acting Boutstrdin-Wm. l.. Bond
Gunner-wm Wilson.