The New York herald., 1866-05-03
T HE G n OIL E r A i.
The First Authentic Case OF Cholera I'm
this City-Imprudencet the Causc-Con-
tinued Abatement or the Disease at



this CIty-Imprudence the cause-Con-
| unued Abatement or the Disease st
Quarantine, SC.
No little alarm created In the vicinity OF Ninety
third street and Third Tuesday last at the
| rumor which rife TO the effect that woman had
died there. having all the symptoms Of choara The
facts in relation 10 the case, eclted from olcia.
source follows the OF Ninetythrd
street and Third three story frame house
pied by five Irish families. In the collar quantity OF
Croton water which is the cause OF dsmpness ana
offence throughout the building. The yard Is llcd with
goats and pigs and the surroundings are generally
filthy They all industrious people, however, and
work hard for living
On Monday Mrs jenkins the wife OF the lessee of the
house, proceeded with the secmposed task OF re-
moving tho contents OF tho oyerdowng prlvy, ut Which
work she Ind been engaged for several days previous
and depoatng .hs over tho potato patch as a fer
tlzer At noon she parook Of her dinner, but felt
little ndlsposed She oomrlada9 q pains about three
O'Clock, and sent for DR.. Woodward a. t2ur O'Clock,
who recognized bis old enemy OF the epidemic
OF 1892 IN which that physician had mach experience
Tho woman was then in state Of collapse Drs stud
10y aud W. B White called H. and at once rccoG-
nizug the Importance Of having all the circumstances
properly Investigated. informed DR. Elisha Harrs of the
Bur,nu Of Vital Statistics OF tho parlculara The de-
ceased died Tuesday morning, a, eleven O'Clock Dr.
Harris attended BY officer Of the sanitary squad, re.
paired Immediately 10 tho house, and nrdng that tho
woman had died Of cholera only, which entirely OF
domestic origin. thcre being possibility of contact
with quarantine cases at once proceeded TO institute
thorough bygenic exnuinaton oil the premises and rs
occupants bat no evidence OF any other illness was
found The strongest proof was elected that tho de-
astd had expose herself to the worst possible exciting
| cause OF cholera
| The BODY eas removed 10 the norgre where
topsy id to ascertain II hy the deceased
could have been In physical ill health previously but
all tho organs fouad 10 be ia good and healthy
condition, with the exception Of the stomach and inies-
tines among which was the presence OF tho rice water
| secreti0ns.
six barrels chorde lime ard other Of the strongest
Injecting materials wore strewed all over the premises
IN every room, nook md corner aud everything else
| that skill and ingenuity could suggest TO prevent tho
contgon OF tho disease, until the order Tor the eyaeu.
| alton Of tho premises Is executed
Is tho intention OF the health Authorities TO locate
tho families IN largo double fonts family in each in
vacant lot. Around this colony win be placed
perfect sanitary Gordon. As soon those people are
removed the services Of re engine VIII be employed to
play constant stream each apartment from attic 10
cellar and Tic place will then BE- flmylted If THIS ~
not found satisfactory the building VIII be burned by
1 the authorities
worthy OF note that this building = situated on g
| bun overlooking Wards Island, whore tho cholera s
alleged TO have made its appearance during 'h' past
DR. white lnc Surgeon Of The rorty-seven'h regiment
New York Volunteers. placed under orders by the
Board OF Health TO act AS medical officer u That dsct,
and entered upon bis dutlcs He wlll ascertain the
nane and residence OF every person VINO has NstI we
on their sanitary condition, at tho Bureau; which mcdi-
cal surveillance will be Strictly ma nianed on them for
ten DAYS least. The public may rest assured TINT a
that tho most sanaran could des ro viii be done
by the authorities TO prevent any further contagion
| AFFAIRS AT QUARANTINE.
The epidemic that for tho past two weeks has been
| raging with 20 much violence among the unfortunate
! passengers who brpughtt TO this port upon the
steamship Virginia has been gradually decreasing during
the last few days, and II u expected that IN another
week il will fail 10 make its appearance among those per-
sons now detained board the Illinois for incubation
Tho la(ss news from the Lower Qrarnntne conveys TO
US the pleasing that but ono more death had
occurred in the hospital and that not single new case.
snce those previously reported, had been admitted for
treatment on board of the Falcon.
Tho following official report from the Deputy Health
0hcer chsrga OF tho hospital ship was received by
| hr. Cyrus Curtlss, yesterday afternoon
| HCerrAL SUR FAIcoS Way ], 1863
TO CTnus CuRIis, President Commissioners OF Qiaan'
| tine
The following death place since last return
Dennis McGrath, eleven years OF age. from limou X,
Ireland There remain ng on board TIE ho ptai
| slim ono hundred paiienis
| ~ IT, DissELLa Deputy Health Onlcer.
A. the end of the report DR. Bsso aipends the ioi'
| lowing
We are waiting anxi0rsv for the steamer Sarntoga 10
ha fitted up rs have thirty patients In hospital who
sIoald be rout 10 that vessel large cOokug stove
and one or smaller ones are abs lhtcly nee safy
t. seud them board without the moons OF warming
the abp would most certainly be dangerous BY inviting
relapse, &c.
from Or Hsscil Deputy Health oHlccr, ~ charge of Tie
| ho7ritsl nt the Lower Quarantine
seW cases received to-day from steamship NlVdh'-
Gail nerr aged thirty seven, Of Nickfhsugh, s"cfcn
| Fmnta Rolluson, aged eight, bfadord, England lo'h
| m hospital, l0I.
dozen 1I able ~ ft up
! d. H. BIsSELI Deputy Health oGcer