The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-17
Quarantine.


STEAM TO BE INTRODUCED AS A DisisFgcrANr-
HISTORY or The VALUABLE DIsooyEay-TnnEE
DEATHS SINCE THE LAST REPORT, ETC.
Tile arger Of tho two buildings that have for few
days past been fitting mp atseguines Point for the recep
ton or well persons from the cholera ships is in
readiness for The west building has not ye,
ceved the new roof which IL intended TO be
put il; bnt In other respects that too is
about complete. Tho aborers ali discharged
last night; but the brickayers and carpen-
are To be retained few days longer The water
pipes not n down and the outhouses but just
begun. DR. A N. Bell, oil Brooklyn gentleman whose
efforts for the general introduction of the OF st am
d sinlectant has given him a reputation in Europe
which, is To be- hoped, will long be accorded him
In this country, ted the buildings yesterday make
arrangements for using steam there. Win means OF
dsDecon at hand so efficient as this, all apprehension
OF evil from the landing Of passengers at Segu'ne's
Point should be abandoned at once preudlcia in the
last degree to tho best interests Of soc ty u can DO
shown that cholera is not disease communicative by
personal contact and that there Is means OF dsinec
ton, as1ble and always certain, II then becomes
venfai error Of the Judgment simply, but ilagrant
outrage upon the rights of the unfortunate
put innocent passengers on board tho inf cod
ships anchored n n the bay to keep s"em onseF
10 escape the perils that hang them every huur
II the experience Of the past six board
the floating HOSPITAL ID To go tor anything, cholera Ia not
conmun cable by personal contact During thus period,
among all tho nurses visitors who have waited upon
tho victims of this disease not one has received any
injury therefrom. Indeed 80 thorouehy have tho
superin endenis or that hospital believed hat cholera
yeiOw FEVER ana the Ike are not Contagious That they
have had no hcsiiancy whatever In taking their families
board and remaining for weeks ut time while there
were paients there sick with both Of these maia
dies, even nto death. In 1852 the superintendent Of
the hospital took his board clerk, and his
little childron were not harmed by Ing stay where
men brought daily sick with tho malignant
form OF the most mai gnant feveis Cholera ia commu
nicabfe by means Of injected clothing Find some
means sin Getting clothing and there Is no means
left by which the disease can BIO communicated
STRAIN AZ A ID hYrCTAsT.
That steam can do this has been proven beyond all
n IL hat eInrt natn Ttr
Farr, oil The most distinguished men n Europe for
his knowledge Of sanitary sairs in letter addressed
Board made the that In London and verpool
tho use Of steam dsnecant had taken the plac Of
eey .hns o. The uSss, ao . 70 naoird havs
been be ore first disco. cred by accident Du ing
the Mexican the United Staes steamer Vixen wh ch
was on duty OF Vera Cruz, had became grievonsly
infested with ,crmin that tho command de.
term ned on roasting them out Sending all hands
deck the matches were fastened down, and tho
from The vessels boiler poured every u 10
not TO be supposed that tho vermin long survv the
three hundred de: recs heat which the thus
all there was surgeon on board who had eyes TO Sec
snH hs a ~ s sw the 20 bs
that the Who until that time had been very scay,
began a. once 10 mend, and vert GOOD health.
In Other vessels cose by yellow fever broke out as
would probably have done In the Vixen Bat for sieamlns
the cockroachce In OF these sieamino tried
disnfcctan and with tho CREATES, ,ucccgs the fever
disappearing at and not show u, H. aif again
year or two ago two Vessels come into ihis harbor
same port OF ports In the same r@gl0n
which had the yellow fever board in tbs worst form
the o. or, upon ent ring the harbor, showed symp
toms Of the disense. but as peca ton WAS three times
fumigatcd nh chlorine gas yet In noath afterwards
several Of the lever made their appearance but
the ship that had the fever already shown. itself when
she came In steamed and had additional on
board then afterwards
Repeated trials with have demonstrated its per
feet and absolute reliability Of render ny
noxuous tho poisons that have nsnualed themselves
where nothing less penetrating than steam follow
With salts actory results II people would avail them
selves If th facts. should they have need them
they might themselye s from many calamity;
II they would accept them true, II not having &C
cason TO do with them directly, they would them
solves much unnecessary alarm and might not any
further IN being unjust those who powcrlces 70
compel what all should DO wiling and ready not TO cay
eager ~ grant
RoepTAL snus
From DR. B,ssrips report appears that three deaths
have occurred since the last return. 1hcrc wore
admissions 10 tho hospital Died, Juno 16:-Els, Maria
larsen. aged 70 Denmark; Crsiine Neis n, aged 20,
Denmark. Maguaiene, aged Co. Austria Remaining. at
the last report, ~; transfer d. died. s. Now the
hospital, g.