The New York herald., 1866-04-26
THE CHOLERA.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR.
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Extraordinary Powers Granted to
<le Board Of Health.
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Twelve Additional Deaths Oh Board
the Hospital Ship.
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tAness Of DR.. Bissell, the Deputy
Health officer.
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The Governor Of the state of New York has issued his
procamation in accordance with the request OF uie
Board of Health asking that certain extraordinary pow
may be given them to enable them to avert tie I'M
pending danger from epidemic cholera, by carrying out
such they may deem necessary for the pre-
scrvation Of the public health The following is copy
OF that docusnent-
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
SrETE OF New YORK, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, |
ALBANY, April 81 1866.
The Metropolitan Board of HEALTH at regular meeting
thereof held in the city New York the 18th day of
April, 1865, adopted the following resolutions:
lie health in the Metropolitan Sanitary district the State
St SsS sea FEBRUARY
hereo section g q the said aud the ,id
Boara does aud in good faith hereby declare that the
p ,hs public healR % the said Board should take
@ aha sS sna aS Far % 3 Be G 3
ful said acts and measures) hereinafter specified chat
That the as to be taken t acts to he
this Board in the discharge duty BY reason such
p arr as GSTe an% G T as and ey be S
Of the spnan % of to e "a4 @ ff to vsop or % en he
Cleaning purifying and dHtcGng Ea any ,Sg Sudgs csf s
strlci and closing any buildings erectons which il rot
Sop S ssn or increase sSs the eSoars Ui yar '
an % hc % m a@ f the s 'a
connected therewith in any parclar in respect Of which
ennon Of the Board tend to develop increase the cholera
Provide for the removal, accommodation. aud
treatment OF those who may ss year be attacked p or SICK
nen of those who may die, as the Board may bnd or de
s Make and be enforced such reguia
tons and orders I G tor the sPre%S "a OF e
Exercise any powers heretofore given 10 any health
tgous diseases in this district as the Board mey find on
I proper means ana agencies for the prompt
efficient exercise of the Foregoing powers and wbgt is s
o. lnon of this may needin guard pub
&c health ,9l in respect OF the cholera ,
,ens and borrow such money about any measures and mat
Pursuant 10 the provisions 4ho sixteenth secoa
@ & oG fer sy % s e ssM and fox % aS
that the peril to public hesh IN said section IN menSaed ex
October s@ ncst est"'S ''
jackson $. Schultz, Thomas G. Acton,
Wizard lsr ''ade Parker, j. os'' : Bcs%eril. S si.
having duly and fully considered the foregoing rcso
uoas, ct cetera, do hereby by virtue OF the authority
contained 10 section 16 Of the act therein mentioned APP
prove OF the said Metropolitan Board OF Health taking
the several measures and doing ordering and causing
the expenditures and ncurrng the obligations necessary
ard proper carry into effect and execute the several
measures, 90 be done tho said sey-
era ac1s And do hereby unite with said Board in
making the aforesaid declaration. X. f. FENTON.~
Condition at Quarantine.
TWELVE DEATHS on BOARD THE HOSPITAL SHIP
ON TrrsDAY-NAMEs or THE DEAD-ADDITioNAL
Patients RECEIVED FROM THE ILLIHoIs--ILL-
NESS OF DIR. BIssBLL, ETC.
On board ,.he hospital ship Falcon twelve additional
deaths from cholera occurred Tuesday and five add
tonal received from the Illinois The total
number Of cases remaining there up 10 midnight on
Tuesday seventy-siX. Great anxiety was manifested
yesterday by the Commissioners Of Quarantine TO receive
additional intelligence from the hospital ship Falcon ms
tie latest toograE to the effect bat DR. Bsso had
be confined TO his for twenty hours with diar
rhoa
II probable that TIE Doctor has himself
while In the discharge OF his duties board the Falcon
and tha, y-eight hours rest will his health re.
established
The following Is copy of Dr. Bssclls report received
by Mr. Cyrus Curiss Pre- I6cnt of the Commissioner. OF
Qnarantine, yesterday
nosrirAt Snir FALCON, April q. 1906
Died IA hospinl-Mary Mccarthy, Pat. Donohuc. Fred
Franco John poan. Mry Calhoun, Eliza Pontlus Matilda
Hansen, Charles McDermotl Thonaa Carr Bridget Collins
Thomas Fal Phehe Hall, also ope child ON board Eng.
land from general debility.
Received from the Illinois, Gve--Elzabeh Pontus. r.
Pontat, Hartctt Crossman, j. Hansan, Charles McDcr
mott.
Number remaining In the hospital, sevcntysx
have been confined 70 room for twenty hours with
diarthua. D. H. BISSELIi, Deputy Health Officer
Nney-nye patients have been received from the vir.
gina Of whom twenty nine have died and has been
returned. Ten patients have been received from the
Illinois, OF whom one has died.