The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-21

leave perhaps-and the Public COMMISSION pm
lanfhropic association organized for The emergency,
Is proposing to send away rom the CITY on me
railroad. by force II necessary such ~ are not YET
affected by the fever This luhlic commission en-.
braces some 500 members. many OF great wealth
and good position. and Is deserving oil cnuurLig
honor. several OF the members have already been
sacrificed TO their self-imposed duty, but the work
Is carried on nevertheless. The commission mas
supreme con rol over everything in the doomed
CITY. ana his Just proclaimed a feast for twenty
DAYS, which VIII end on the Isl o. May. TINS mas
been resolved upon 10 prevent financial disaster
embarrassment among the commercial houses,
consequent upon the total stagnation OF business.
OF course, all notes, drafts, bills Of exchange and
maturing commercial paper OF every description are
in aoeyance during that time. and The proclamation
OF the least IN iacL prohibits business or labor OF
every KIND.
on the 18th the Bank OF London and the Rio de
la Plata closed It's doors and Will not resume bust
ness iii the end OF the month. quarantine mas
oeen established In all the river towns ana lot All
practical purposes Buenos Ayres is shut out from
the world. About twice week local vessels leave
this port TO convey TO Buenos Ayres the mails ana
hospital supplies; but no person or thing not even
only communication the people OF the unhappy CITY
can nave with Us Is 10y telegraph.
lew dats since even Geographic communication
was irregular and very uncertain as, as some OF the
their places could not I've nlled readily Now, now
ever, communication is very good, and arrange.
ments are almost completed 10 remove tue BuenoS
Ayres oifices to the campo, some miles from tho
city, dispatches to be forwarded thence TO the '.y
by wheeled convey anCe or mounted conrierS.
steamers OF one OF The British mail uss leave here
their route Tor Buenos Ayres usual, but do not
call here on their return, as they are not permitted
10 do So THIS Is the line owned by Messrs Lam
part Holt. who run line also between RIO Janelro
and New York.
Mr. Kirk, United States Minister to the Argentine
Confederation, and Mr.. Capp. United states Consul
al Buenos Ayres, have both let the CITY, and sought
safety somewhere In The rural districts.
Monteyideo Colona, Rosario, santa Fee all the
RIVER and interior Towns. doing their utmost TO
assaage me suffering q the place, bnt WIN com,
paratively little effect The Contagton mas reached
that stage when puny IN his efforts 10
stay lis ravagos. In every hotel, counting house,
newspaper or public ofSce here subscription lists
have been opened; ladies and gentlemen In private
life canvass their circles OF aequatntauces Tor lunds
benefit performances nave been aud are sill helnS
given at the theatres, the circus and by the bull
lighters and all literally responded 10 and oIten
Bedding. medicines and hospital supplies, ana even
physicians are called Tor IN the pubic prints ana are
forwarded To the courgcd city bu OF late there has
been only an increase In the daily death roll
Masses are soemniZed in the churche5. and me
newspapers fun OF comments and subscription
lists ali bearing on the same melancholy subject.
Yesterday morning grand mass In honor OF st.
Rogue was performed al the Cathedral, under the
auspices OF the Ladies Benohcence Association as
also during the evening and Tonight Tomorrow
Sunday there Will be a grand benefit bull nght
and in the evening mass at the lgesla Matrz, with
the alteration OF the relics OF san Rogue. AT the
Iglesia Carload there win be grand ceremony or
intercesslon to Maria Santo del Buerta, and the
image OF this saint VIII be borne III procession ia
the church.
have been as yet unable to learn of any Amer-
cans have dfed from yellow fever, except Mrs.
Eliza DominicK, widow lady, native OF New
York, but a resident for some years IN BuenoS
Ayres. Mr.. s. A. Wheeright, United States Consul
at Rosario III with the fever, but mas recovered.
By he xt mail will forward names and particulars
OF all other Americans IN any who have fallen vic
INNS, but have reason 70 believe that there arc in
any event very lew to report
ORIGIN OF THIS FEVER,
ike many other Things Is q CUES Ion upon which
there much division OF opinion, but all are agreed
upon the assertion that 10 the Buenos Ayreans them
selves attributable the blame for It's wide-reachng
destruction. BY some persons 1t is said that The
Bairancas. These satdderos are a collection or
gigantic abaitolrs or slaughter houses on the
borders Of the river Rlachuela, lew miles south
slaughtered the gigantic heras Of cattle which supply
aiarge part Of the world with dried and 'erked beef
bones, nldes, horns and tallow. In some OF these
suodeyus thousand mead OF cattle per day have
been slaughtered. and there must OF course lie much
unwholesone refuse matter at oil times IN the neigh
borhood, no matter how good the sanitary rules
may be- A very probable Reason, however
why The FEVER dia NOT Originate there is
broke out In the northern quarter OF the city, In the
section bounded by the Gale Garant.as, the Riva-
dayla and the Northern Railroad. Ihls is seven
miles nom the Barrancas, and the fever was
fined 10 this district for some weeks afterwards
gradually spreading throughout the city.
roth in Nontevldeo and Buenos Ayres are thou
sands Italians, ana TO an italian emigfant ship,
and Earcaona n annarT az ,ro
trace The epidemic. This vessel touched at Monte
yldeo on hcr way u Buenos Ayres ana Il was then
learned that some ten or dozen deaths from yellow
fever had occurred ON the voyage The vessel was
allowed TO enter or land thing here. and the
first OF yellow fever occurred in Buenos Ayres
some two weeks after her arrival there So much
for theories to the origin OF the scourge and the
weight OF evidence think, bears AGAINST the italian
ship particularly when II Is considered that the
fever appeared In tnat part OF the city Inhabited by
the poorer classes q d that In these portions OF all
seaports most emigrants are usually found.
As 10 the blame every one who has ever been in
Buenos Ayres must realize where IL belongs. The
city Is built on the Tat shore Oh vast river, Itself
notable for the deposits carries to the sea, ana
which discoor the ocean Tor many leagues The
city is without any system OF drainage Whatever,
and Tor 200 years nearly the Inhabitants have
buried all Iltn, garbage and reuse matter OF every
description beneath their houses. This was done by
sinking bell-shaped wells 70 depth OF ifieea or
twenty feet the SIDES being Strengthened with a
rude prickwork. These we've reached by small
openings at the surface several feet IN DEPTH aud
through these apertufes the filth was deposited In
the ces. pools below wnea the sinks became full
the mouth was filed up aud a new cesspooi was dug
elsewhere. THIS system prevailed everywhere
throughout the city, and to-day the foundation
site OF Buenos Ayres Is honeycombed by these
nithy traps. For some years past 1t has been
sale foundations for large new buildings, and
this trouble was only recently experienced Ia tap
ping Tor foundation for the proposed new club
house. To open these cesspO0s and rid them OF their
contents wonld be q task that would throw the
cleansing Of The Augean stables into the deepest
Kmd OF shade. Tie city would have TO be uprooted
almost TO erect IT, and leaving ont OF the question
the gigantic expense 1t would Involve the health OF
the CITY would at any lime have been imperlled
There Is no CITY IN South America that IL in all re-
spects ceanlv, but the unhappy BuenOs Ayreans are
to-day reaplng terrible punishment Tor Their SUI
discussed, and both are strongly recommended IN
many Quarters-Cne being TO burn the city and the
lance removed from the existing City. OF course
neither oil these means win be resorted to,
mense loss OF valuable property would result and
nothing short OF terrible earthquake destroying
the city would make them select size elsewhere as
was the with Cnllao with the Old cty OF Guate-
maa, and, few years since, at Mendoza.
THE ClTAsIRupM At NIAGARA FALLS.
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