New-York tribune., 1867-07-27
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.
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THE VESSELS IN THE LOWER BAY-DlsBAsE
CALsED by UNwHCLESOME FOOD - THE
QUARANTINE AND CUSTOM HOUSE DIFFfCUL-
TIEs-ACCIDENT TO TIE QUARANTINE BOAT.
Two steamers and several sailing vessels sta
toned IN the Upper Quarantine are transferring their
cargo,s into tighten, for renoval tie Atlantic Docks
The CuuaIt steamer Corsica arrived yesterday nom the
West Indies but thcr having been sickness on board
since S9e St ie w po ag wa, p'iSsgu crys sonS o
vessels and steamer ttue Petit from Gayeston
from infected ports The only vessc. on which there
were many deaths tho Giuseppe Bacovrech winch
ON her arrival last week from Antwerp was detained IN
the Lower Bay, there having been II deaths during the
voyage four of which took place after she had been
B,-o stationed 40 the Lower Quarantine, states that
deaths from nternecon caused a. alleged by
cnyri ,1iti r,srots and yrrmin ana worse than ali
poisoned having been pui n barrels which had previously
md the -ip h was nsccrtained that her stores were
supplied by man named strauss az Antwerp, by whom
mc vessel wa, chartered % carry passengers
uud cargo 10 Now York tfor $3.50. after which
the provisions ami Accommodations were inspected
by Belgian officer who expressed himself
Lot been fuf tIc kindness and untuug energy displayed
by the captain OF the vessel who, when he discovered the
true state oi the passeu gers condition 40 opened his
own stores and divided them as best he could, there
wol- have boon very few who would nave survived
the pa.arge To provide for the sick. the captain
killed a. Dis fowls, and made them soup aud
app0gtiD. ont the water IN the shlpH TANK piOhlDthg
the Use of Tie water iu the Ocasks for any other pur-
pose than washing After her arrival the vessel was
boarded hy committee appointed 10y the Commissioner
of Emigration consisting O superintendent Cassery ana
Dir. kapp, who 20 thoroughly investigate the matter
aud report 40 the next meeting lhele are 20 cases 0i
sickness board the h1sptairAip Illinois % OF which
taken from the Giuseppe Bacovrelch' npst OF "hohl
Tho unfortunate rupture between the Custom House
authorities ana ihc Hcith OHtei IN teit.,nyt 10 tlo m
ported of Tuesday last. Is Rot yet healed
Deputy surveyor Webster who superintends the hsPec-
ton Of pa'ei gers ana her pagshSe Wa5 l1tuIteu 70
give permits until the receipt OF the Health Omcers
eeriheaiG giving the passgasef' a cral. ce1h Gil e
Of heafh; winch OCCASIONS cohsIueIapIS uc
lay II the vessel boarded Is detained IN the Lower
Bay Tile custom has been heretofore % deliver the per
NIT, 10 to- cosgees OF the Ve'sel before heT 80
that them should be- no unnecessary detention 70 tbe
pirengtn DIT johnson, coulsol ,o ,nc ,,i t
Secretary Treasury IN reference 20 the subject OF
landing baggage but has yet received no answer 1t Is
expected that the difficulty viii Oo removed III n few
Yesterday afternoon DIT swinbune. Health officer,
Presidents Acton schultz and the remainder Of the
member, OF the Police and Health Boards superintendent
force. and n number OF other persons, invited
guests, embarked on the Quarantine steamboat An
various islands ia the East River the intention being 70
locate hospital On one OF them Ie party were laldeu
Blrkwclls Island, aud while they were on shore
those IN command OF the steamer IN attempting 70
turn around near the head OF the island,
of rlcks All attempts OF the Bellevue and
other tugs 10 get her OF were unayailing Inc party
tins ,ty. a varietyof rumors flying around town
last evening in reference the affair some Of them OF
the most absurd description.
CHOLERA AT FORT GIBSON.
ST. LOUIS July pa courier arrived at
For Leayenworth yesterday from Fort Gibson for medi-
cal supplies aud assistance. ChOlera prevails among the
civil einpoyes Indians and freedmen nj that post but
has not yet attacked the troops The disease Is decreas
ing at Fort Harker
dispatch from Fort Harkor. Kansas. says on the au-
thority of Col smith, tho chief surgeon that new
cases OF cholera occurred there during the past
twenty four hours and that the epidemic Is rapidly sub
siding -Four cases have occurred on passing tralhs'
THE CHOLERA IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON, July 2G.--The Government en-
ployc lately sent with wood the frontier posts are re-
ported suffering with cholera near san Antonio whero
tnry are uuarantned The freedmen at AlleytOn are
also suffering with cholera.