The New York herald., 1866-07-31

everything in any way calculated TO reard the progres4
Of the disease careful and thorough investigation Of
some hours duration failed 70 discover the slgf
regard of any OF the recognized principles
law The barrack at Fort Columbus, acco.
four hundred men, three fourths OF whom are
was model Of cleanliness The Kitchens the
sented an agreeaby clean appearance The cooking
plain we're al the same time very clean, and the Coon
showed that at least every day they teate0
to good scrubbing In the dormtores the same please
clean the bds In perfect Order tho windows open,
the walls perfectly white and as far as ventilation and
cleanliness went fault could be found with them. In
the dining and other places adjacent the same
degree Of order and cleanliness was discernibe. AZ
Fort william which is tenanted by about two hundred
and eighty persons, the same attention seemed
to have been paid to the cleanliness and com.
fort Of the men. The sleeping rooms there
ted In the classmates Of the fort bot still they are
better ventilated than many dwellings In this city and
would be found fault with shat account by any
person In the musicians quart rs whore the youngef
members have suffered greatly from diarrhoa there
paid TO them has been paid to tn other buildings on
the island Even outside the buidinss there was an
evidence OF care every hanl which would show that
things there were done by rule The walks were neay
graveed and ceanly swept and the very grass smoot3
and green looked as severe penalty was attached "a
an incursion on II.
which was being used by the men, and also that being
Several barrels Of pork we're opened and subjected to
strict test. The meat was in junks Of four and nva
pounds each It smeed perfectly sweet and seemed %
be OF very fair quality; not fat formerly
supplied TO the army, but It would still be pref rred b
many to fatter meat The beef was equally fair Tho
tainy be improved II made from better four.
Though not decidedly Objectionable it looked dark
was another quality OF bread shown, wni no could
object There is plot Of some four acres in extent
devoted to the purpose Of supplying vegetables IL is
under the OF Old veteran o. the Mexican war, ana
showed marked traces OF his and attention Tho
vegetables for this days Ind just been collected
and seemed goody supply. These, however, are only
used in the soup, and it would certainly be betl
ter II, in addition, certain portion OF them
were served out with the meat The military prisoners
to tho number of hundred aud fourteen, res
moved from their old quarters some few days ago to
she'd lately vaca ed by pontcon tran This shed cer
tanly com orabe either Of the barracks men1
toned above; and II any fault be found with IL,
OF ventilation Is not tho They were removed
to this place from the upper casemates OF Fort
william, where cases Of darrhna aud cholera
occurring among them; ana IL was supposed the
change would in man respects be OF much beneats
The above a full description OF the island, &c. al
it existed Yesterday What its condion was previous
TO that time there evidence to tell though 1t cen
tany appeared that the thorough cleanliness dscernbe
everywhere not the work OF a day or Two.
ABATEMENT or TIE I'EAsK.
The disease abatng thore at present Yesterday the
total humber on the 81 k LIST was one hundred and sew
enty- nne, and of these only btty-six were In hos.
ptal. ouly two new cases OF cholera we're reportsq
during the day, and the entire number or choera
patents in the hospital was only six. The preva1
lence Of diarrhna may be accounted for by the
fact that nearly all the arrivals there are
recruits, many Of whom are from distant States and
~ cra not long on emgrant sls. tn chance OF Diet
and water combued with the late not weather, mlBhu
have had sach bad effect these rs to cause
summer disease, which little fear and exaggeraiio1
would magnify INTO an epidemic. II IS to be hoped
however that the precautions taken will be sufficient 10
arrest its progress; and disease has been now
checked few days more will undoubtedly show more
favorable condition OF affairs
The wards Of the hospital we're also vlsitedi
and except in one, Of pain suffering were
bic In OF the wards Tue patients either
walking about talking from their one to another,
In the trd, in which the worst clscs, sort OF dull
lethagy apparent broken opy by the groaus OF the
sufferers. Nursas there In sufficient numbers,
and every seemed to be taken Of the sick. Ths
garrison OF the island numbers about i,l75 men, and
With the exception OF small numbor OF young recrus
who look rather delicate, the majority seem 10 be strong,
healthy men.