The New York herald., 1870-10-13
pESYlLENCE in TIE BAY.
A Visit co West Bank Hos
pital.
The Yellow Fever Among tho Troops on
G,y,raor's Island-Hcroisgn Of tho Drummer
narrowing Scenes in tao Hospital
Downing Prslerrea 70 Fevsr-Suicids
Of pilot--The Death Record.

anic in onr midst aud especially since It's ravages
among the troops on Governors Island Immediately
underneath the nostrils OF New York and adjacent
cities there have been published and circulated from
month 70 nontn yalloas rulols III relation to the
origin oil the plague and the details OF It's ravages.
For months the HERALD has warned the peopo
almost daiiy Of what they mlaht expect In case tho
wise res.rlctoas OF the Iealth officer were removed
ar permitted % 30 disregardea; While other journals
have as perstenty sought TO coan,eract the meas
ures OF Dr. CarHochal and cast aspersions upon hls
motives ne Yeaa,t has boen thai narr0w-lnindel
ana ayarelous Clique ol sif-styled merchants
who err really tue agents and conslsnees
or British ceassng vessels, aided bg New
York merchant proninent IN washington poll
tics aad a03tted by Boheman press, have 80 iaf
eyaded tae qnarautne regulations rs 10 Introduce TO
the city one OF tas most relentless and terrible OF an
forms OF pestlence. ~ means OF
o9NrEMPTisLg PIECE or TRfcgERy
the press aud politician nave grai,fed teeir malice,
the shylocks have added to their hoard OF pennies
aud the lives OF scores OF brave men have been sacr
iced to q icathsoHae and frghttul disease.
Ata saort distance from tie waarf where TIE
barks coming through the Ki.l won Kull dsc harged
their cargoe'. while the merchants were sneering at
the idea Of contaG on and the papers above alluded
80 were stu crying buraboo, there was many
poor fellow who had faced death hundred times
undauntea who found himself stricken down at last
by IN mralpaDc, irresistible enemy There were
lyng in
TaE YELLOW FEVER HOSPITAL
down the bay, POOR fellows with hopeless eyes,
who turned lis:essly 70 die SO SICK aud dulled
In mlad taas theJ could not even frame their
thoughts IN words for last message TO the dlstan.
.loved ones at home.n And nov, While
the Health oalcer OF Brooklyn Is trying
~Icti
originated on Staten Island ana was intro
duced from that point, ana tho w1seacrcs q The
Board OF Health listen 3ympathiznsly, sarewd doc
tors are comparing notes OF late mysterious cases in
New York and Brooklyn, and shaking their heads
over the apparent spreading OF al Injection has has
already found ilr.n roothod.
10 settle this question OF the origin OF the epidemic
80 that TIE authorities may devote their exclusive
attention TO It's suppression, HERALD reporter was
despatched to Staten Island. ald, after nearly Two
days dligent inquiries nj al the landings ana OF
persons re idin IN the interior, found that 10 case
OF yellow fever had been known there since 1865.
On the morning Of the third day the reporter, hav-
ing finished his Inquiries, was at Tompknsyile, ana
called upon DR.. Reid, one OF the deputies OF the
Health oflceT. He there learned that the number OF
persons living On Governors lsilni was aoout 500,
thers being 30 regular troops and about $50 re-
atteaion to the heroic conduct Of
THE DRUMMER BOYS,
who to the number OF dozen or more volunteered
20 go with the sick to the West Bank Hospital III the
capacity OF nurses and attendants. AS the brave
lads had never been attacked p7 the yellow fever
themselves, and were placing Their lives In grea.
danger he thought they deserved the most honor
able mention. 1hc reporter soon after hinted tha,
ne Should b. inucn pleased TO visit the West Bank
proposition was very coolly received lie dld 10,
Iepeat L. short time after, his nleEieW occurred
DR. Reid went ca hpaTd one e tts BOATS at The Quar-
GDtine w and left for the lower bay while the re-
-oficF stroed down tue pier 10 inspect Tie steamer
dock. Az he wa1ed down the pier he passed two
men one OF whom was saying, 1--WE won't GET TO
Vie West Bank III noen az this rate, an1 wonder
WHAT KEN,S TIE D0tToRY'
These men came from the Fletcher and the re-
porter On arriving at TIE end OF the pier went on
Board. Tie pilot, with one oi the deck hands. was
Nusy tacIlng a piece of canvas over n broken pane
moment cleav. siroling about the boat door
,t.Se ohseTyed above which was a porcelain sign
..Priyateu The gale was Blowing ~ itesh and
strong ana with each surge 81 the sea tne DOao
rolled considerably, % that every moment ne si!Qhg
door WAS IN o@n open; thea o. tho sea sirtl;1
aasiu the GoOr ciosea. II Sto 81 t1ese hioinents
when open 70 e1posed - vieW tie interior OF the
ing close up against the pogt slGe ana Just at that
moment saw geAHe.aan atilie very ke himself
III pilot coat ana wearing slal-a naVy cap COM
in4 down the pier. tins gentleman Was aceom-
panied by two OF three Others, and nst bellnd tae
group was Sohal seSons tiA,ice nov eu ny ny
seHtieh%n IN navy utess y ~ -. Iutdoei's w, ny
healh oLcef ai9 - = si,eI.S tiSe = ,s -, ,is
through tho inlna 81 ie iugerNienss :, ~ n.y. ~ p -
o. OPERATION me hFersi.ioh " eligali 81 st9
pier iced 70 thc coAclus!oh loal ~ tets 81 "a
was gong down on t;fc steamer u me !" est bihs'
Nnd now VA Ha0. ., 80 ~ .-,p cuaNcF
( ano -. ilsts1r.a IN. u,Ivafn cohn ,vb.a,oa
i.o gtfIe rrom IL nos't,o, s9 naaL : ~ :, :,
pg hsg heavy cc1t law orjety down h.ngrS 4 T. W
o1nent later tae Doctor ~ h 3 on hoard ana ttc foi
,rvjag conversation took nlaca just within ionr
o. ~
sDoctor we have an insuranee an eea ea0 ana
syery day the MIss,aslpn; es i, nns,,,,a i,
20 ucn los, on NJ Now ,rof,'f va,, IL, ~ = ,,,es -
to-nirhtY'i - '0A - ~ PA79 op
'sr there were tyo cagee or vaiiov, fe,ar an ro,r,
your ship orc of the man diai nnJ tfe otl,ar cau.
not think survive ia yon y.ant mo IL nase ~ -
vessel 40 WiJh the cotfaalon IN nosrI ~ fS@ '''
,But You sac Dor,or every nav q al u,ncn Iore IN
,Is aud the weather Il oro,yi9o eodar Gon,t W.,
- eldanger the publS health 6uf wnnt to ge' dna