The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-23
THE PESTILENCE,

Arrival of n Plague-Striclxen Vessel at New
YOrk-Twenty-nine Gases of Smallpox
Board-The Maladv of a Virulent Character.
From the NJ Y. Herald Of this morning.
The emgrant ship Admiral, Captain Hesloop,
arrived this morning at the lower quarantine
with twenty-nine cases of smallpox on board.
The Admiral left Bremen on the 5th of June
with 298 steerage passengers, and on the fifth
day out the first case of smallpox occurred.
Livery precaution that could be taken under the
circumstances was observed to prevent the
spread of the malady, but without success, and
for forty days the passengers were exposed to
the ravages of the disease, which daily assumed
more threatening aspect. One patient died at
seq and was hastily consigned to the ocean, and
when the vessel reached New York one tenth of
her passengers were prostrG ted with the malady-
Immediately upon the arrival of the Admiral
at the lower quarantine the sick were removed
to the Smallpox Hospital at Blackwell's Island.
Most of the are children, and all are of the
most malignant type. The other passengers are
detained on board the vessel, and every measure
necessary to check the further appearance of the
disease, such as vaccination of all on board and
fumigation of the vessel, has been adopted.
The Admiral has hitherto had the reputation
of being very healthy ship, this being the first
instance of her bringing contagion into port.
The ship Cynosure, Captain Teevens, with
forty-one passengers, also arrived this morning,
forty-three days from Liverpool, all well on
board. No new cases of cholera or yellow fever
are reported at quarantine although several
steamers and sailing vessels have arrived within
a day or two from the West Indies and Brazil
The Saratoga, which brought the yellow fever
from Havana, and which lost number of her
officers from the epidemic, still lies at her an
chorageE in the lower bay, with few men on
board to take care of her. She will remain at
herpresent station until cold weather. experience
having taught that the ordinary disinfectants are
not always sufficient to purify a vessel from the
contagion. OF twenty-five deaths on board the
Saratoga, in addition to Surgeon Quinn who
died at Havana, the following were ofIlcers:-
Lieutenant Commander William A. Van Week,
died June 49, Lieutenant George A. Flagg, June
| 80; Lieutenant Herman c. Roebel, June 25;
Masters Mate Samuel G. Blodgett, June 90;
| Captains Clerk William E. McMullen, June %;
| and Carpenter Hiram L. Dixon, June 26.
The appearance of yellow fever and smallpox
| in our bay, and the terrible ravages of yellow
fever and cholera in the West Indies, from which
| vessels are daily arriving at this port impress
| siVely warn our citizens against carelessness in
| sanitary measures during the approaching hot
| season. The filthy condition of our streets,
manifested in the most offensive manner. by
| sight and smell, and the immense quantities of
| unripe cholera-breeding fruit with which the
| city is gorged, demand the immediate and
| thorough attention of our health officers;
but Judging from the neglect of
duty manifested by city officials whose bust
| nees 1t is to avert epidemics from the
/ community, there seems but little hope of our
| escaping any or all of the fearful pestilences
| threatening us, except in the careful observ-
| ance by individuals of the laws of health.
| Every family should see that its place of resi-
dence and the cutters adjacent to it are kept
| thoroughly clean, and the green apples, peaches
| and other deadly fruits for sale at the street
| corners should be avoided as poisonous things.
| Unless such precautions are taken the cholera
| may be upon us suddenly, and with as great
| from which New York and her sister cities have
| previously suffered.