New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-11

III. ua,ursl center Disseminating M infection 10 NE entire I'1Pd
md to me rs epy o pS %sy. h4. been ready
fui force 70 -ho epidea and Is m proximity 20 th' o
at esn ind y y, "a to Fsss ;oi ~ ~ isY s By he
mo,i ~ fa 'as IAN am I.i p y NJ Of Newlo',.
AFan. tl' F. icreai'' pm poo
swell into dangerous epidemic gns' Arded aud the rss
unclaimed The pVe undiinfecied aud e people instructed
Les. evening chloride Of llr, coal tarpOvder, aid sui
who instructed by eeeraph TO consult with DIR. swim
bufne at Qassntne CON crnH the immediate use and me
acton Of the Board ot Health was immediate, and doubt
NOT hS same pro nPily be used On staten Island Tue DIS
cnoLyaA AT Mt VERNON SEw-yoRK.
Ds BatdeV " Nj Vernon New York IN letter reeve
Heath Details account Of tho r case Of ehoeIa IN l
place Il Of well marked and violent tyre bnt was no.
fats. 1he physician failed to my communication
VII any infected place or thing and took sroh propyaete
geasuEes we're deemed necessary under the
the disease but they were also successfully uea'ed oO-
mas has Ear occurred.
Dr. Harris yesterday addressed tho following le1it 70 A'
President Of the Board OF Health; e-
Shay In 9p ss ~ sa;cy The sse Board chs
c.ls s e Gs. . i sss IS Br Rs a eo"'
w The officers q re so,rd 0f Health concerning tho mean d
woIshousa rel9eaArins End de means Of qAy een
ss ss s HS wers y adoea By he comn C,
r. The .99Iy The gy gave ' 5o S Plo f,hs %
Nv . siSn IN n,oT i se 69o % f H
T-poh pbey led TIE record will help the "oTh y IT.
rgE ISLAND AND THr INSTITUTIONS VISITED BY cHoISIA.
Bacbwels Island is surrounded al sides By roac beli
of salt which Gibbs and lows with the lido lie shh
composed Of primitive yoek covered by porous soil most o
winch high state Of cultivation. Its trees frnish
| Asylum The workhorse. the Almshonse. Penonary
General Hospital Fever Hospital and snal3A 10 pa e
iios public buildings we have cyof seen lhy aio
Government Mr. Lewis w Leeds OF philadelphia, the well
known builder and tho gentleman employed by the toyem
hospitals VIZ Ted all these building, AMI speaks Of them
IN Oft highest eommendation They avsys ae ker
perfrcy clean. e Commissioners OF Public Charities AMI
Correction who have the general care Of these rstlos gre
tnewn NJ our mos ioeraiand Intelligent ee I.ey 's
distribute the heath Of the inmates Is ever knowingly oo
mssoners The other members tie Hon Isaac Bell Jas
y. Nicholson and Owen W Brennan Charity Hospital ,,
Island and 70 al the hospital wards the buidI ss
TherO are nearly persons the Island follows IL so
General Hospital. about loC)i IN The Pcniiensry Sprt
900; in the Almshouse, abort Loo IN the Workhoar
about go The nu9ber IN tho Lnnate AsSilm s u' 'ac'
bat We presume viii not fall few short OF 800
EXPORT or PROF. HAMILTON.
The Folosrs Is the report OF Prof Frank H. Hamilton
upon the recent outbreak Of cholera in acwes Island
addressed to the Registrar Of Records.
The first ssse cholera occurred the Workhouse on lie
9eIh July the 9th ~ August The epidemic
continued therefore, nine days during which period Of about
so inmates l23 died do hot mention one case reported o
admitted only the night before and DO not think the disease
You Know he building very well admirably construct
ob,eryffioa c1tond. il s ALWAYS perfectly clean Unrl
been healthy this clas o. people arc
| usually found 10 be. go ,-.-,.. -,.,.
IN explanation o. the RAPID ogsgaon and fatality Of e
disease AFTER Il had gained admission was believed TO be
mainly confinement and eroWdins j. was Observed nat The
choer. several DAYS exclusively among eNoHeh
Tic women BAD tie smallest apartments were most crowded
IN her cells AND with iow exceptions were enpGyes W.,
The building IN close contact wh eac1 o,ei uuiln e '
The employed mostly In the qnerTies osi doors
~ august. rqye nv rige 20 the Board OF Commissioner.
and TO M Scha President OF tho Board Of Health IN yoar
In from tieo 70 days SAID this in no spirit o. oasng
but in simple r.ancc On tie weiknonn and e'isohea
OF hygiene. Tho Commissioners executed literally anu
PTsnt ,se order Tsss TSs gTen by lI weye m
,arrei out aud Monday last the pledge was redeemed
The following summary o the sanitary measures adopted
The inmates were dtr batel as the pisces
The binding would permit; the cell doors open A.
night; tho night hices supplied With disincianls id
let Outside, the working rgoms converted sso
hospital wards and The women SeY; OF dcors hoA
moTIns ml night corn meal ana mo;s f. were tsseh
rhi each required 10 take whisky one Once
water three ounces tinei1re 81 cllacnm Loen I'.-
,emper.ie) variety % difncianis employed freely
aud constantly every vessel and closet which received che
eTcrcia oven tte eAercta nom the tonaeI|efo d1icd
Immediately ,fio they received ilto vessel ~ f ul
daft al Windows we're kouf open night and aay lie cloth
Ing sson ron cholera patient, was sent directly 70 tho D
ne varc hs shown by FAC, that Of e lsrso
emit however 70 persuade these poor ccanrcs g. report them
from workho1sc cholera spread every other
buil'ug The island except thin, 90 Tho Msioue
fhc pavilion attached 10 The Inas Alm,hoao and lie Toger
Pavilion In none however hss proved 50 fatal ~ 10 the
The same sanitary measure. have been ador4ed with slight
modification. IN each department but they cannot be apPd
With mach rgof 10 tie Lunatio AylIm tho Amshone
the General Hospital These buildings al crowded and
the inmates cannot he scattered turned out 81 doors
sequeii The rhora among them. bn' In greatly
miigaied form. In the Pencniisry rcmared bni Wodas
Connected With tho Almshouae are two well constructed
pavl9ns lying eide and side separated b. only few feet ard
hrek wan 10 - rect high Ono is occupied by feeble old
the other by the .amc class OF Oh women. The only
poni u difference which can discover IS iha, at lie time Of
tho outbreak n the cholera tho male pavilion contained only
~ while tho female contained - IN the FIRST there
/ " - -, II. / =.
~ bose physician. end fngeons e Joy "a n these sefe
buildings Of whom .tieHdance
uron the SICK not.one hss suffered from q c9Gemc
/ JHE CHOLERA II BgOoKIYN-THg DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BUsAhIrY.
Tie total number 81 cefes reported yesterday 10 the Boar
l2 showing considerable decrease from the ds preIi
James MoGpnen ssed a. residing in Twenty frs;, be.
tween Fourth ani Fhavci. Released from jil SATURDAY.
Mn. MARY ScGInnsn residence. Died p So
George wr.athan aged II No. O,fordst. Died . p M.
George W DeRereIs, No 700 Gold II. Pound dead Al 20
a. NJ 18th inst.
T4oi fs Gs.. VI f.. rs'i e b. 800 w'''' Dead
SIR: Asihe sreinr.s in yolr paper are ealoas'e 70 do
County permit say fov words in his behalf Yon cen
surei HIM or dlsehaTsng ptonegs from he i 10 Brooklyn
from oYercovdng the cell' The ventilation f. bad air
offensive Tho food pork beans bread and moasess and when
account j. should be a wonder that every
stricken down The Criminal Courts adjourned
from june until October, ard 10 my knowledge
many there poor aud ireadlss to get bail that
will be able prove their enire innocence wien put on trs
10 Keep ,tesc IN osTcrOgsei e9' WIN 6G.eg down
would he little better than murder The prisoners dir
charged and women known as en day prisoner
kept them 10 after the dsense made s appearance would BE-
both huHsn and stupid Aer their ssno6co had expired
there there earthly 10 Festran them "necr To
tho prison full of them wopll he 20 make harvest Tor