The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-25
ship Fever ia Miiita msburg.

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The prevalence OF ship fever in Williamsburg which
was briefly referred In the Brooklyn columns OF tho
HrRALo few days ago, has caused no little alarm
among the inhabitants Of That city and particularly In
that section where the sease prevails Our reporter
In making the investigation referred ~ below made the
inquiry why the disease called ship fever, inerrng
from the term that the disease emsnated from ship
recently from sea- when he informed by physician
that ship fever and typhus Identical but that
II took The former from tho fact that IL frequent
y prevalent In crowded emierant shipd and thai Ia the
below referred 10, should be called by the name
of typhus fever Public attention was first
called 20 it, prevalence In Williamsburg through
Captain wogem Of the foriy-hfth precinct
police who learned that the Disease making havoc
among the occupants Of the tenement house No.
North Eighth street known ne the " Wrens Vest
That officer acting promptly 10 We ma , n nas. rse
house a story frame, twenty by twenty feet, aud
in very filthy condition four or I'VE persons be-
INK huddlcd together in each room. The house was
found deficient drainage, the sink was In terrible
condition and everything bore evidences OF great neglect
the part Of tho owner and tenants captain Woylom,
Ina his inquiries learned that lot OF old bedding,
which ono Of the victims TO the disease had occupied,
had been add 10 a second hand furniture dealer IN
Grand street he a, once there sered the property
and ordered is destruction nv burning The Hoard OF
Health being notified Of this case, also % another
ho@ss slmisrlT infected al No 10 Grand street
put the into the charge Of Or conking The san
tary superintendent Of Brooklyn, who ordered one OF
his Inspector Dr. = X fisk, Of Williamsburg. To act
promptly 10 the matter aud prevent by all proper means
The spread Of the d-ease Iha, oncer hrst visited We
house "
examination OF the premises he came 20 the conclusion
no wa In post house The house three story BRICK
| tenement house The first noor II occupied as lager
beer saoon the upper floors by persons pr fsk
nrst visited the third floor ~ the house front room
where there we're a aud child sick with The fever
/ In the back room the same foor we're man aud
/ his wife SICK with the same disease. IN TIE moor
/ below there meu sek, ana VINE
pr Fisk was there the daughter o. the l~t
| named patient taken with symptoms OF
| the disease In the front room there had been
three cases Of the disease, which yielded 70 treat
ment and the patients recovered There wore Two othr
cases in this house. The patents, with one excepuon
| were removed 10 Flatblsh hospital DR. Fts made
thorough sanitary inspection Of the premises snd re-
ports that he found The house deficient IN ventilation
light drainage and sink facilities, aud things IN general
IN filthy condition, and that, In he opinion the MAJ
matte stencil that prevailed was the origin o. the sease
pr Fisk 10 he Investigation IN The case oi Tue house
in North Eighth street learned that the disease nrs,
appeared there on the 25th Of March ut, and ua'
shortly after two deaths from occurred, snd ,hh
recently three sent 10 the hospital htei
tho disease nfst appeared the owner ~ the hous.
vas notified 10 put the house In proper order and
remedy the nusmnces that then prevailed on the pre-
misss This order he neglected OF failed 70 obey ant
sbo,tiy after two deaths occurred In this house
ne case OF the Grand street deficient drainage
| llght and cleanliness originated aud propagaied I'M
sense % 20 this time fifteen cases u this fisess
hav, been reported and Of these Ave have proved taa
n was sad last night that too nee case bad teen 70
ported one az these police ofcer We shall keep on
readers Informed further a. fscu 'rsnspire.