The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
SAVED FROM PESTnENCE.
Forty-three Cases Of Yellow Fever on Governor
Island-rhs Troops and Their Families
Infected-The Island Quarsntinsd-
Action Of Or. Carnochan and
tho Health Officials.

The Board OF Health having become alarmed at
the increase OF yellow fever cases In the city, i've
persons having died, an inquiry Instituted and
1t was found that the disease had Its origin on Gov
ernor's Island. DR.. Mott, formerly Of Mobile, who
had extensive experience In yellow fever cases. was
requested to visit Governors Island and report his
views on the situation to Judge Bosworth. The re-
port was that the cases OF disease on Governors
Island were undoubtedly yellow fever.
At special meeting OF the Board OF Health on
Thursday the Sanitary Inspector was requested to
visit Dr. Carnochan and request him to the cases.
DR.. Carnochan, with his deputy, DR.. Reid, and the
president OF the Sanitary Committee, Dr. Ceccarini,
went to
GOVERNORS ISLAND
without delay, and by permission of the command
ing officer. General Neil, made an inspection OF the
cases in hospital The Health Oficer reported back
to the Board OF Health that the disease prevalent on
Governors Island was well marked yellow fever,
some OF the patients in the early stage and others In
dying condition, among the latter the chaplain or
the post. AT the time OF the visit the number OF
cases under treatment forty three some OF them
being soldiers and others OF the women resident on
tnei STAND. There are some five hundred men In
garrison, all of whom are liable to be infected.
Upon receiving this
ALARMING INTELLIGENCE
the Board OF Health passed the following resolu.
tion:-
Resolved, That DR.. Norris City Sanitary Inspector,
Ceccarine, chairman of 1.-THE sanitary Committee, be
ana are hereby fully authorized to take the neces
sary measures for the removal to quarantine OF those
SICK with yellow fever at Governors Island, and to
protect this city from said disease
After this resolution was adopted In the Board Dr.
Carnocnan and Dr. Ceccarini again visited Gov
ernors Island to confer with the military authori-
ties, who showed laudable disposition TO meet the
requests Of the health officers In every way in their
power. General Neil, however not being certain OF
his authority IN the matter, referred them TO Gen
eral Mcdowell, commanding the department, who
instantly approved and confirmed the action OF
General Neil, This having been satisfactorily ar
ranged Dr. Carn0chan gave orders to have the
Anerew Fletcher the Quarantine steamer, moved. to
Governors Island to
TRANSFER THE SICK SOLDIERS
and other persons on the island to West Bank Hos
pital. Dr. Cuyler, the chief medical officer OF the
department. and Dr. Page Surgeon OF the Post at
Governors Island had the Fletcher placed at their
disposition by Dr. Carnochan. The work OF remov-
Ing the afflicted persons from the garrison to West
moving all danger to the city from this source After
the departure OF the patients the hospital was fumi
gated and disinfected, well as all the houses and
other localities where the disease seemed to have
concentrated
II has been ascertalned that
THE DREAD DISEASE
mas been on Governors Island since the 14th OF Au-
gust, and there Is good reason for believing
tHaC III was communicated from vessels that
mad succeeded by subterfuge and evasion
o. law IN getting through the kills, and SO escaping
Quarantine. These vessels, or many OF them, lay
directly opposite the island at Harbecks stores and
other warehouses toward the Atlantic dock on the
Brooklyn side which Is distant but 100 yards 1t il
not an uncommon thing for soldiers Of the garrison
when on duty, to cross over to the vessels at The
brooklyn docks and return, and at every of The
tide much OF the refuse matter OF the opposite
shore settles on the side of Governors Islandlwashet
by the East river. No other explanation OF the
presence OF the fever on Governors Island than this
can be given, and, indeed, none other Is required
Governors Island Ia now strictly Guaranteed
ana VIII SO remain while the least symptom Of the
pestilence is reported.