Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-25

The Cholera ON Board Ghe ViTsinia-Fur-
ther Rayages of the Epidemic-Twenfy
New Cases in Twenty-four Hours.

The cholera, contrary to the general hopes and
expectations, is still steadily extending its ravages
among the passengers Of the ill-fated Virginia. Il
was hoped that the preventive incident tc
state of quarantine, the timely supply of medical
assistance and advice the removal of the sick to the
hospital ship and other sanitary precautions which
were taken, would have the effect of at least
fnng the disease to the comparativeiy small number
affected at the time of the arrival Of the ship in our
port and that in few weeks at furtheS all trace OF
| the fearful scOurge would have disappeared. But
these pleasing authorizations have been doomed to
disappointment and we obliged to chronicle an
increased mortality and an almost unprecedented
spread OF the epidemic among the other passengers
The Doctors find it little difficult account for this
vruence of the disease but it is generally attributed
to the very untavorabe state Of the weather for the
Since Saturday last we have had a succession of
warm and sultry spells the sky being overcast, full
OF electricity and laden with thunder storms and
ran rendering the treatment of the disease mat
ter of extreme difficulty. The position of the unfor-
tunate people in quarantine is indeed pitiahe but
still not bad might have been had the ship not
re ched port so soon Owing to the general belief
that the cholera is contagious, very great difficulty is
experienced IN obtaining nurses to attend the sick
Very liberal inducements fail to the services
of proper and efficient persons. and Florence Night
ingales appear to be few and far between Yester-
day morning. however, Mr.. P Casserly found three
ladies willing to undertake the phllanthFOpic mis-
sion. and probably few other humane persons will
be fund In short time to emulate their devotion
The fumigation of he Virginia, which was com
menced on Saturday evening, continued yester-
day, the hatchways portfolios, and compartments
being all opened, and current of air permitted to
pass through all parts of the ship Chloride of lime
and other disintectng substances used and the
vessel is said to be IN thoroughly healthy con-
dition.
REPORT OF THE DEPUTY HEALTH-oFPICER.
The following report Of DR.. Bissell, Deputy Health
Officer which was presented to DR.. Swinburne yes
terday gives the number of additional cases of sick
and the list of dead, from o9~Saturday to
noon on Sunday:
HOSPITAL SHIP Falcon
April Y, 1866. !
board the hospital ship, from cholera. Twenty new
cases have been received on board, from the Vir-
ginia.
an old lady, and the other intant-but neither of
them from cholera.
There are 70 cases of cholera now on board the
hospital ship.
The names of those now in hospital, as well as those
who have died here, will be furnished
D. Ii. BfssELL, Deputy Health Officer
THE CABIN PASSENGERS OF THE VIRGINIA
The escape, far, of the cabin passengers of the
Virginia of even the slightest symptoms Of the chol-
era conclusively shows that cleanliness and proper
ventilation the best preventYes against the dis
ease Yesterday they made an urgent request to the
the Virginia. No further danger being anticipated
the officers complied with their solicitations, and
they are now on board that ship.
1t is stated that the scenes on board the England
when the disease reached its eliminating point were
Of the most terrible and heart-rending description
The terror Of the passengers was fearful The bravest
and the bOldeSt stood aghast and away on that
ing ocean the dead bodies were allowed to remain in
the berths long after decomposition set in few being
courageous enough to attempt their removal
Owing to the panic on board and the frequency of
the deaths no list OF the deceased was kept and the
only way in which the friends of the victims can as
certain whether they are dead or alive is by exam
ining the list of those at board and the list
of the persons who escaped at Halifax Those not
on either on the roll of death, which has been
kept by unearthly hands.
ANOTHER RECEIvING-SHIP
Efforts are at present being made to obtain the
North Carolina, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
for the purposes of quarantine vessel. She is adm
rably adapted for this service. having accommoda-
ti9nS sufficient for 500 patients. 1t is proposed to
the Lower Quarantine to be Gsead Rg Der edd9sn to
ship.-N. Y. Tribune.