New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-20
Full Particulars About the Steamship
- Virginia.
Number 81 Fatal Cases and the Present Con-
dtion Of the Vessel.
PRECAUTIONARY AND MINISTERIAL MEASURES
PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR
ruv v,pc1rrA STEAMSHIP.

THE VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP,
which has acquired the unenylable notoney ol Ha'ins
transported the cholera 10 shores belongs 10 thc
National Steam Navigation Company and IS sad TO De
stcass iron steamer. She is announced 10 eave the
City of NewYok Pier No. ~ H. on sGi' bae H HdSS
of April for Queenstown but probably IL VIII DO now
some time before she egaln points her pro" 10 ue Olu
World shores. Having on beard great NUMBER OF Ger
man immigrants she steamed down the MeIsey ron oe
of the yerpoo docks on the ith of the present month";
and careered along her watefy way across o. Heofges
Channel 10 Queenstown where she touched on the io
lowing dav and took in large nunter OF passcngcs ID
an Ola Of the usual class with the exception oil some IN
the cabin that usually land at Casue 0aIeeh' enc leI
Queenstown the evening of the 9h ana stecn8 past
the fortress and cotagederowned hghts OF he Cove W
Cor leaving that terror TO eydocTs, Spike Island, lar
behind the revolving light OF Cape Clear Lighthouse
flashed on her farewell beam toward evening az she De
her course across the wide Atlantic ana et the Ioeh
bound shores Of Ireland aud steamed away against head
wind across the weary waste OF waters 10 he shores
whittier the thousand hopeful hearts oil her hSIns
There were the usual shpboard Tue passengers
endeavored TO while away the edum ana lfksomehes Vi
long sea voyage III narrow uncoiIo ~ ;as -,
good provided elsewhere quarters, ny 'hc "
which persons under such circumstances have recourse
Such as were not sea-sc danced and sung tol STORES u
the past INDUCED in dreams ot the idlLTc, niue ahol
noting tho terrible fate which was To oveTtake many
of them. On the fifth day. toward eNenng mere was coz
siderable excitement on board sailors are eeheiay WIN
all their recaessness very supeIsiiuOus people, ana an
old tar who was on board, in looking over the side on
the evening in question observed several sharks ID he
l
to Of his feow-passongcTs VINO such OF mem %
had heard Of the old nautical tradition to the eec thal
when shark follows ship death VIII certainty occur
were of course considerably frightened, ana abMOusl
looked at each other II asking tho question, wheh oi
us doomed r. Except the ufua seasckness incident
10 a voyage no symptoms Of disease had mp To this ume
been developed but nevertheless the pnt OF the plague
was following fast, and having al length oycrtaken the
fatcd ship he nerYousy cuched the rucderehans ana
soon the fend was board aud stalking down into the
hold where thousand cyeilds were closed IN Sleep inc
monster laid his cammy fingers now on one brow ana
Low another, imprntng there the fatal sign Which
marked them for the harvest OF dcath Inc snip pay
ciau announced the next day three Of cholera IN
that sitting sunocaiing, ilyeniilaed hold The patients
we're Of coure removed 70 portion Of tAe SNIP hte9-
up as hospital, and before evening Two hAd
died. The disease broke ont among the German
passengers and was al once pronounced as OF mos,
malignant character OhcT passengers Wee h'noAeu
one after another and bfoe the arrival OF the snip III cur
harboT last Wednesday evening 81 deaths occurred Two OF
the crew being among the number. The ships doctor Is
regularly licensed physician and everything that nedi-
cal skill could do was done for the unfortunate victims.
But all in vain; 80 bodies, now one, and now anoihef
were encascd in their canvas coverings, the "cghs az
ached to them and amid the prayers for the departed
slowly consigned Ia an ocean grave. One short slide along
the eangway, short pash Few ediyng bubbles the
ship passed and the silent graves were bed, beneath
the tablet where man can trace no name.
ASSISTANCE.
The Virginia reached the New Quarantine between
and o'clock on Wednesday evening, ard WIS soon after
boarded by Dr. Swinburne the Health Ofhcer ana some
Of the other gentlemen connected with ihe quarantine
OAce, who entering the ste ge found 50 of the pas
scnccs sick. He found that they were the victims
Asltic cholera and ordered the vessel 20 The
Lower BAY about 20 miles from NcwNork. Three deaths
occurred in the Of the The passengers WHO
had escaped contagon q anxious 10 leave the
vessel. but their demands could not be satisfied.
DT. SwnDurnc Uai', ALI rurs- the President OF the
Quarantine Commission shortly after he leiI snip
arrangements were mado 20 meet the emergency. The
doctor pronounced the disease cholera and immediate II
forts made 70 check its progress The hospital ship
Florence Nightingale, with large quantity ~ mcdica.
supplies sailed at o'clock yesterday morning from Red
Hook Point, with Drs Swinbume: H. Bi,sel and Iiar-
come on board The Illinois, which ha' been placed ~
the disposal Of the Quarantine Commission by the Gov
eminent down lasi evening such 81 Tie iaserg.H
have not been attacked viii be placed on board her. the
other passengers are 70 be- removed % the hostaslip
and the Virginia VIII then be fumieatod. The Empire
City has also been sent down and IN consequence Of the
preparations which have been made the disease will prob
ably be confined TO the Lover Quarantine and eicctualy
checked
REPORT OF DR.. swIYBURsR
Dr. Swinburne makes the following statement:
The steamer Virginia arrived at the Lever Quarantine
about o'clock wednesday eyeaing she was az once
medical examination found p Of the passengers in the
lying sick Of cholera The doctor immediately made
the sick suffering from Asatc cholera They had all the posi-
tive symptoms Of the disease Their faces we're Of day
color sunken aud they had the purgngs
dent the disease Their hands and body were sruui and
they had also all the other symptoms The surgeons assistant
had been stricken with IT, and his place had TO be supplied
Immediately ordered Dr. Bsse 20 have the Virginia down
under any cife2nsSnee. Ia addition % those who were
lying sick found ten or twelve others who abong
had escaped the disease fun apprehension lest their
continuance board might the
and they anxious leave tho ship found that three
persons had died while the vessel coming Lower
Bay. Aftcr making the requisite examination, eh the
and made the necessary arrangements TO have the
sick attended and the disease limited TO the vessel which
1t broke out"
STATEMENT OP Mr.. HURST.
Mr.. Hurst the Agent Of the National Steamship CON-
pany that the steamer left Liverpool Wednesday,
the 4h of April -Four days after the disease broke out
the Virginia. 1t confined TO the German passengers
in the steerage There 100 OF cholera during
the voyage II Of which the patients became GONZALES
cent. Thiryeght deaths had occurred and the bodies
buried at When the vessel arrived at Quaran
tire u were found suffering from the cholera.
large quantity Of fresh provisions has been sent down
10 the ship and every precauton taken to prevent the
spread Of the disease.
PRECAUTIONARY.
Dr. Swinburne, the Health Officer requests all pilots
bringing ships with sickness board TO leave their
sells in the Lower Bay until they shall have been boarded
by the Health Officer.
THE FUTURE.
Though the cholera almost at doors knocking for
admttance may not be yet too late TO prevent the
trance of such unwccome visitor Cleanliness regular
diet disuse of smulants and avoidance Of Of
all descriptions and the Of plenty of the Croton uid
will do much toward ayertng the disease. Though NO
have almost shaken hands, unwilngly indeed, with
the monster trust lie will not make call until at least
more cordial invitation is extended him.