The New York herald., 1866-04-20
THE CHOLERA.
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The Steamship Virginia at
Quarantine.
Asiatic Cholera said to be on
Board the Vessel.
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More Than One Hundred Cases on
the Passage.
Thirty eight Deaths and Twenty -one
Now on the Sick List.
A Proclamation 10 be Issued by Governor
FentOn To-Day.
What Our Health Authorities
Are Doing.
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The published In tho HERALD OF yesterday per-
tanning the arrival this port OF the British steamship
Virginia. with over thousand passengers, and fearful
epidemic prevailing on board, somewhat startled
quiet citizens although they long prepared for such
announcement and caused them to realize moro fully
the fearful peril TO which city has for 20 long time
been exposed The Virginia arrived OF tho old quaran
tine grounds staten Island shortly after Ave O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon where she Immediately board
ed by the Health occrs swnburne and Burdett
who made a careful examination OF the vessel
THE VIRGINIA ORDERED TO THE LOWER BAY.
After making a careful inspection OF the vessel and
passengers thirty eight OF whom had previously died
and another dying whlo the officers were on board tho
disease was pronounced Asiatc cholera The examina.
ton disclosed the fact that twenty Of the pas
sengers were then lying sick, aud that mum
ber OF others laborng under the disease In
inclpent The steamer WAS Immediately ordered
proceed the lower bay, but TO the prevalence
OF thick fog the pilot did not consider safe 10 move
the vessel. and she accordingly remained at anchor
whore she then until morning when sho moved
down about eleven O'Clock the place designated for
her anchorage by tho Health oniccrz Lying within
thrcc-quartcrs OF mile Of The Staten Island shore her
presence created little excitement among tho nhab
ants OF that district No communication whatever was
permitted between tho vessel and the shore and there is
said to be no Immediate danger OF the plague reaching
this city from the vessel.
THE oRIGIs 0r THE DISEASE.
The Virginia left Liverpool the sth inst No cholera
was known to exist there At that time. Touching at
Queenstows Ireland she received board additional
number OF pas cnse which augmented the number 70
one thousand and eighty There we're out OF TINS nam
Der bu, fourteen cabin paasanges the rest were crowded
into the secragc two tiers docks large poruon
Of thom Germans and Il thought they brought tho
disease board with them Tho mortality Las been
greater among tho Germans than among the inah aul
english passengers
n did appear that ,hcrs ohoera on board uuui
the i2h nft when the vsr.' ~Hs eght days out from
Liverpool On that day man who had diarrhoa sud
denly grew and died II Is said the dIafrh@a hai
existed, without any symptoms thai were regarded a.
nlaralng from the day OF the departure of the vessel
When tho man died srps surgeon doubted whether
the dis-as was cholera bat the day two other
passengers attacked
AMER ards the epidsmc extended and on tho passage
the number Of the sick over QUO hundred oEaclly
how many however, Is no, reported by tho ships
officers They say tho whole number h. certainly less
than tso hundred.
It's mentioned n singular Circumstance that The
cholera hroke out ol the Virginia 10 about the
place on tho which tho passengers Of TIC s,.am
Company vessels af,erward. detained at Hii'aa,
attacked uss important, as t tends To coharn ,ho
theory advanced BY fcw persons ,a' certain sats 4
tho atmosphcrc sonnet fopad la he.s peculiarly
adapted for the dcyoopmeat of cholera Tie d.sea.9
har not a. yet reached uie cabin pallongerA
DEATHS sfScE RE.cHIs0 PORT.
It is reported that three deaths occurred during uis
nrst nlsht At Quarantine bat thc crnt nnmbar not
known as no rep0r whatever ~ th9 rcont has
ye, boon made by Dr splbirne st bodies however
wero taken On shore IN tao yasi boat on "Wednesday
evening aud buried a. olarantne.
Eoycn of lhosc n,w 'irk ycry douDfl cases. bai
nearly an the others ars reported conyaies'aut fhey
ar % tie ordinary clss ~ grants qlie cheerful
AMI have the Of caro- and GtondaHco ani u j. "a
etpec,s. that any deaths ~in occur among them
The Qlarant ne connissiourrs arc making strennoa'
ezorons 10 cheek la further progress AMI ,hs en
be PLACED toiay on tho HospiAl -hp aai ,he others
will BE- removed va board oi anp.haf ves who're uisy
~ be- freed fr9a The Ias'liesuA aim9lglofe % ths
steamer
wHAr orR HHALrn ACruORfriEs ARR pOf~S.
VI Cyrus Cur'lss TIE Pre-. lsnt u ths Qaarautae
Commission, Astr at early hour ysssriay nom.
ing and by az O'Clock 4 ". hti dons GOD dag
work The MEDICAL Purvcyor orierai " place u,e
Necessary medical supplies AL her stgr's % tari =
the Hospial ship. Which yins at Rod Ii0E, ahi a
was thought that ihai vessel No4l1 - reaiy " pfoee
the laser bay last cyening 20. N stores saDsi not
be placed board before nghWai. she soad 30 to-od
down the nrr, thing tbs morning An agplcsi9a vas
also made by Mr. CarF yeisriay morning ~ isissrnph,
10 the Secretary OF be saw or ne steamer nos '-r
the purpose q pising ihs snzes On bard that vss
sei and q favorable ansru fesevsd grAauag lhs
Commission The uts q The vessel
soTfcE 70 rfLora.
Dr. Esinbgrns f"qnasu iha, All piois brngln, YES
sells into Sos Yofs Lafbof Nin thoss vessels hsys
have had Fcshess 90 hs~fi u them brus such
vessels - A1chaf iha bwef hay Ha Ss.rrs that q
shall noi b. Esce~eafy V make mt rsqssst u them
again
rHg srE,Hsnfr KS0Lavn ~ HorrE 70 WV ToHr.
Tie steamship Eu.and a4sd from Hsiifar We'd.
pe.day svrnng 9Th TIE oonyais-oshl fAsasnssrs for
nscty Hhs hAs hai ~
tpoh ber WrtAi At MS pofi, uhsh -ul probably ~
% morros saturday shs sn - ancbgfci Ia the D~sr
bay ani hef passanssrs qaarssnBsi