The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-12
THE FEVER scouRGE.
Official Report Of the Existsnss Of Yellow Fever
in This City-Tho Health 0fioers and tho
Miitary-Gsnorp MCDOWELL Will Not
Ev@cuats Governors Island.

by the perusal OF General McDowel's letter to
that body, and which is appended hereto. But
the General IS man OF war; and because the Health
Board had ticKIed him into good nature by obtain
ing his consent for the removal OF patients and the
auarantinlng Of the island. there was reason to
assume that his suavtty would lead MIN to surren-
der post under his command "until In the judg-
menr OF the Health Board and OF the Medical d.
rector OF this military department the public health
viii not be endangered by the reOccupation or said
island" The Judgment OF the two respective par
ties might never be concurrent the subject, ana
the United States government might be "euchredn
out Of very valuable army depot thereby.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The meeting Of the Board Of Health yesterday
was instrumental in divulging facts regarding the
health of the city that give just cause for alarm
For days reports have been circulated In the public
press, evidently on the false information Of the
Health officers Of the Board that no fever cases had
been reported and even as late Monday afternoon
the answer given reporters was that there was no
thing new
AT the session Of the Board yesterday the report
OF Or. Russell, ofthe Bureau OF Vital Statistics, was
read The closing paragraph let's the secret out in
"There were registered two deaths from reapsing
FEVER and one from yellow fever, occurring at No. SO
first fatal case In New York city reported 10 this
Bureau.
There Is 1aae douot, ho,ceper, that a nursoe,. OF
deaths rom Mts disease haze been attributed to
9.her causes or malignant character ana hence
q Is Gtto0eiher reasonable TO presume that con.
dtteaddnts.n
members Of the Commission, who made no remark
upon it, az II was evidently desired that no import
to p q IT, 1S beard s
nc, no. 1ei, na OF General Mcdowell commanding
handles the health authorities in burly
sars ana S oars noaa vo OF es Of his army
sired the tuning OF all the buildings on Governors
The following is General McDoweus letter.
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The honor 70 aeEnoWedse he receipt of your
soons o bs q s on sO nd m copy Of the
Special Committee yellow Fever Goyernar's Island:
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sa'z for ne Of worn
upon ne sad that G aa Dseoms
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military service to follow
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WITH Ss g IS al on should Be made 70
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TO. Be- .r 80 ISOLATED , As ws.s they The
soldiers qastercd in parts the .and and
n' has to nns 9ni ncsa s %
fever poison YET thy ask that only the Slmne wsmna
ssEy Wh sy Is no, necessary a also a, destroy hss.s
where s hSr
been qualcred2 do question tho efficacy of the plan
Informed and believe i, tie only way e5eopn; say
the more absorbent materials Of textile fabric told
Nc n9 Is. n ysox a2psasd
taFssh oscasion place record the fact tina.
Camp wonens quarters and the Row and have been e
9Gs Nj 50 la Fernando aaa f aa o s sn
ryi ~ m Of hn Sap ssn that h n t
hat al aaspcl5us rhc epidos ceased the Sd
north side The island TSe on toaise pn ns
were Killed ana turned black and hard Saturday There
hospital SICK nt, their
opon ' sen
sss yss Sss Iils he ssy %
any Of the measures BY the Board except
ns sS e sns Of w N Ias e Sgi %
luis etteT cfeutcu soHie cAcitcHtut III the Boards
but little general comment was indulgea ill., Gee.
carini was composed, Manierre laughed sardon!.
caly, Gross scratched his head and looked alarmed
stephen !Snith was emotional, when President
Bosworth, the noblest Roman OF them ALL
opened his batteries upon Mcdowell, and in a
quiet and transformations speech, covering period
Of ten minutes, reviewed the action Of The health
authorities and exposed some OF McDowers alleged
interpretations.
AFFIRS AT wEsT BANK-TwO MORE DEATHS
The following patients have died at West Bank
Quarantine Hospital since last report:-Uharles W.
Boycc, adjutants clerk, and Hermann Weldemer
musician.
Inquiries having been made In the case OF the brig
Maria Wheeler that arrived last Wednesday and
from which colored sailor was said 10 havo been
taken to Bellevue Hospital with yellow fever re.
suited in the disclosure OF the fact that the vessel
was not from the West Indies but from Pensacola
via Key West-b0th healthy pOrtS-aden with um.
ber not Coffee as stated, aud that the had been
anieruu during the IyhUlA