The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-09
QUARANTINE INTELLIGENCE.

Although that most insidous disease yellow fever, 10
prevailing in the form OF an epidemic Of . malignant
type and that TO alarming extent in many ports OF
the Wess India islands, and although has developed
itsef upou several vessels from those ports that
have recently arrived In New York. proving fatal In
csses there s but one person sick with the dis
ease now board the hospital ship In the lower bay.
and that case Is OF very mild character, yielding
readily 10 ueadica treatment Detention OF vessels from
the ports Havana Matazas Kingston Port au Prince,
Galveston and New Orleans are Of almost daily occur
renee a. Quarantine yet the majority o. ,ns% '1nei ous
perfectly healthy condition, and are at once Transmitted
10 the city, the vessels cayoes being discharged In the
bav preparatory to q thorough fumigatop, which
they Immediately receive then being allowed 70 proceed
to then various piers Yesterday there the fo,
lowing vessels IN the
Nnma Cargo Port FROM
Steamer Corsica. Sugars. Havana
Steamer Moro Castle Sugars and cigars Havana
steamer Rapdan General merchandise. Havana
Brig Lge Houshton. sugars. Havana
OF these the MORO Castle and Rapidan had their car
goes almost wholly discharged white tho Corsica and
Lge Houghton commencing to break into theirs.
lighters being alongside Of EACH Three o. INC crew o.
the Corsica after leaving Havana were taken sex WIN
the fever, and before Nassau was reached hsd aec;
but these the only during tho voyage OspS
on the i7th OF June with the black vomit and after
fearful suffering, ed on the 26th ana Vas
The mate assumed command OF the 1881 49, u ,. %
were found by the examining physicians TO DO IN .
healthy These vessels asndeed 70 az owner cases
Will not De allowed 70 vt-it 'ee wy 49,
a most thorough fumigauon. - 49,
,,r.s,,s ,as,s Of Mstanzas and Havana that now
aa,snsa 70, observation and fumigaton in the
LowER Raj
or these the schooner julia Ciinch, Captain Adamst
,sar s,,h sugar when lying in Havana, lost three OF
@ ssr With the fever and after leaving the port three
,hsrs were taken sick. and one died. OF tue same Opt
Ss,o but upon arrival in the lower bay the remainder
~ The crew were found TO be very we'll The brig
Prragou. Captain Fitzgerald, also laden with sugars,
thirteen days from Matanzas arrived in this port on
The Tth with the vessels steward sick with the
veIiow fever He In confined 70 his bed, but
viii soon undoubtedly recover. THIS case IS the only
one at present In port referred TO above These YES
sels with the remaining six will Immediately discharge
their careoes but how long they will remain In quaran-
tine 10 yet to be decided upon
The steamer Rising STAR from New Orleans. detained
upon her arrival last Thursday evening, was re-
leased and came up to the city Sunday evening.
Soon after her arrival several OF her crew we're tken
sick exhibiting symptoms OF such suspicious na'ure
that IL was frst pronounced to be yellow fevsr ous
has been ascertained that Is severe yPo .,
bilious remtent fever. They all now on noarn snc
hospital ship. and in fair way to recover Inc rass
Star thoroughly tum gated before she Wa re'eseu
- Tho steamer Trade Wind, also from Now or'eans'
detained In the lower bay Tor fumisa'ins purposes