The New York herald., 1871-11-15


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sltsrnasvs remain board the infected
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Health Omcer port Of New YORK.
In accordance with the recommendation o. sne ,
Health Oi1cer the Commiss stoaers appropriated
$4,000 Tor extra buildings at Quarantine. ana Dr.
CarnocAan Immediately proceeded WIN tne nl morA
they authorized ard he had suggested. Inc neces-
sary works wero duly completed; pus the heai'a
0nicer saw that
The general government having IN 1862 p'aGeu @ az
the disposal ~ the state authoritIes tne saip ino
fer hospital purposes, Ut. Carnocnan tnouent tnae
u would ~ possible to obtain from the present ad-
mnislratSn one or more ships-uI-wM suItspe Ior
M Inc aess rompty aDa w e1cS "A representa-
ton TO the Commissioners OF quarantine resulted 10
en- uharies II. Haswe engineer to tue Commission,
a depuvatIon to proceed to Washington and repre-.
sent 10 the authorities mere INC urgeut neSesSS
OF agreeing TO the wise proposals of the Health
OGlcer. 49,.
Secretary OF the Navy yesterday and placed the mat
ter before him. the acrlon OF the general govern
ment was immediate and tudicaous. the President
knew that II was not an affair OF politics. but an
ailair OF possible pestilence. The following
DESPATCH 10 THE HERALD
showed how DIR. Carnochans IDEAS OF how quarantine
III New York should pe conducted and pestlence
guarded against was appreciated at Washington:-
m. Of IL. s.yx I..
Quarantine Commissioner the niied Albany
y Se c m X s hs p e
here from Europe who have been 70 the maady
These vessels were Immediately ntted up for the
reception and necessary detention OF passengers not
the work was done 1t is only required to say that
on Sunday, when 1t was found imperative to trans
fer these passengers to the Delaware. she was mace
IN JUST ONE HOUR.
There are now on board this vessel from the
Franklin beside the stewards department., assist.
ant surgeon. purser and lew officers, 564 persons.
All are comfortably located, as the Delaware Is
has been licked and numbered, and The arrange
ments for cooking are OF the amplest nature Meals
are served regularly and In a0und ance. The ventl-
ation Is perfect and The warming apparatus capital.
The people are divided as on board ship. married,
sengers occupying the staterooms SO lar as required
and the balance given to the more delicate OF the
stecrage Last night, when DR.. MOsner visited them
| TO say good night" he found them all In the
BEST POSSIBLE HUMOR,
singing, playing on musical Instruments and play
Ing cards. throwing dice and smoking, happy, ap-
ship.
The treatment or the patients al the West Bank
Hospital is Of the most judicious nature. There
eight wards, capable OF accommodating $50 sick
without crowdlng. They are well warmed, well
ble, and the nurses, male and female OF the most
experienced expert character. Dr. Reid: Deputy Health
the patients are such that there Is no mlstaking the
| disease-dlarrh9a. with rice water discharges,
| vomiting, cramps, collapse and DEATH
Cholera has belOre visited New York in winter or
| approaching cold weather, this being the case In
1S49 In that there 230 cases IN quarantine
and sou deaths IN the city. In its visit in 1882
but 23 cases received into the hospital from ves
sells IN quarantine. while during the year there
were S512 deaths IN the city. in 1854 there were
415 IN quarantine and 500 deaths In the city;
while during its last visitation, 1866, there COS
cases in quarantine and only 1.2i0 cases in New
York, with population double what 1t was in 1S4a
and four times greater than in 1884,.
the Franklin was lumigated at noon Yesterday
and at half past two sent down 10 the Lower Bay
The steamship Delaware has also been ordered TO
these waters