The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-27
CIIoLERA Ar NEW yOnK.

Oe Aslatic Cholera, broke out among tho
stoerage passengers when the vessel was
several days out Tho breaking out Of the
disease lie attributed to tho fact Of the ship
being ovcrcrowded with passengers, the
ffua complement being l,O43. The vessel
il at present quaraniined about twenty
miles from New York, and no communi.
cation is allowed between her aud tho
shore. The New York Tribune furnishes
some interesting particulars:
the CHOLERA APPEARS.
On the fifth day, toward evening. there
was considerable excitement on board.
Sailors are generally with all their reckless.
ness, very supersdtious people, and one
old tar who was on board, un looking
over the side OH tho evening in question,
observed several sharks in the ships wake,
aud Immediately communicated tho fact to
some Of his fellow passengers, who, snch
OF them as had beard of The old nautical tra-
dition TO the effect that when a shark fol
lows n ship death will certainly occur.
were OF course considerably frightened, and
IanxiOusly looked at each other as if asking
the question. "Which of us is doomed
Except tho usual sea sickness incident to n
voyage, no symptoms of disease had up to
this time been developed but nevertheless
The spirit Of the plague was following fast
and having nj length ovcrtakcn tho fated
ship, ho ncrvously cutchod tho Iudder
chains ana soon the Gcnd was on board,
aud stalking down into the hold, where
thousand oyelids were closed ~ sleep, the
monster laid his oIaDnIy blgures now on
one brow and now on another, imprinling
thero tho fatal sign which marked them for
the harvest Of death.
The ships physician announced the noxt
day three cases of cholera in that sizzling
suifOcating il'-ventilatod hold. The patients
were, Of course, removed to q portion of
the ship fitted up as a hospital, an before
evening two had died The disease broke
out among tho German passengers, and was
at once pronounced az Of most malignant
character. Other passengers wero attacked
one after another, and before the arrival
of tho Bliip IN our harbor last Wednesday
evening, thirty. eight deaths. occurred, two
OF the crew being among the number. The
ships doctor is u regularly licensed physi
clan, ana everything that medical skill
could do was done for the unfortunate vic
Tins. But all in vain; thiTly.eight bodies,
now one, now another, wcro enCased in
their canvas coverings. the weights at
Iached 10 them, and amid tho prayers FOR
the departed, slowly consigned to an ocean
grave. Que short slide along tho gangway,
ono short plash, few eddying bubbles,
tho ship passed on, and tho silent graves
were filled, beneath the tablet where man
can trace no namo.
ASSISTANCE
Tho Virginia reached the new quarantine
between 6 and o'clock on "Wednesday
evening, and was soon after boarded by
DIR. Swinburnc, the Health Officer, and some
of the other gentlemen connected with the
quarantine Office, who. on entering the
stcerage, found thirty.six OF tho passengers
sick. lle soon found that thcy were the
victims OF the Asiatic cholera, and at once
ordered tho vessel TO the Lower Bay, about
twenty miles from New York Three
deaths occurred in tho course of tho even.
ing. Tho passengers who had escaped
oontngion were, of course, anxious to leave
the vessel, but their demand could not be
satisfied. Dr. Swinburne called on Mr.
Curtis, the President of the Quarantine
Commission, shortly after he left the ship,
aud arrangements were made TO meet the
emergency. Tho doctor pronounced the
disease cholera, aud immediate efforts wore
made to check its progress.
In consequence OF the preparations which
have beon made, the disease il is believed
will be confined to tho Lower Quarantine
and elicctually checked,
REPORT OF pR. swiNBuRNE.
DR.. Swinburno makes tho following state
meni.
The steamer Virginia arrived at the
Lower Quarantine about o'clock on
Wednesday evening. Sho was at once
hnarIoH mud nxon,inal lao nr nUrIatt
who, after making tho usual medical exam.
nation found % of tho passengers in the
stcerage lying sick of cholera, Tho doctor
Immediately made communication of the
tact to me, aud went on board, and found
tho sick suffering from Asiatc cholera.
They had all the positive symptoms of tho
disease. Their faces were Of duslly color,
their eyes were sunkcn, and they had the
purgings incident to the disease. Their
hands aud bodies were shrunk, and they
had also all the other symptoms. The sur
geon's assistant had been stricken down
with II, and his place had 10 be supplied.
Immediately ordered DR.. Bsscl TO have
tho Virginia sent down to the Lower
Bay, and not to permit the passengers to
land under amy circumstances. In addition
to those who were lying sick, | found ten
or twelve others who were lah1ring under
the disease in its mcipient form. The
passengers who had escaped the disease
were full of apprehension lost their contn.
uancc on boa,d might be the means of
their taking it, and they were anxious to
leave the slip. found that three persons
had died while the vessel was coming 10
the Lower Bay. After making the requisite
examination, left the steamer, aud made
the necessary arrangements 10 have the
sick attended aud the disease limited to
the vessel on which it broke out"
| STATEMENT OF Nh. HURST,
! Mr.. Hurst, the agent of the National
Steamship Company, states that tho steamer
! lett Liverpool on Wednesday, the 4th of
! April, Four days after the disease broke
out on tho Virginia, II was confined TO
the German passengers in tho steerage,
There were Quo hundred cases Of cholera
during tho voyage in foriy.one of which
tho patients because convalesecnt. Thirty.
i eight deaths had occurred, and tho bodies
were buried at sea. When the vessel
arrived at quarantine, twenty.one were
found suffering from the cholera,
Later dispatches from New York state
that the cholera is increasing on the steam.
or, thirty three new cases having occurred
Tho hospital ship at quarantine is capable
of holding only seventy-fve persons, and
there are seventy three on board.
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