The New York herald., 1871-11-16
CHI E r A.
The Franklin's Passengers and the
Dead Of Yesterday.
Thirteen New Cases for the Isolated
Hospital at West Bank.
ARE WE TO Be CHOLERA BOUND ?

Tuesday night, at seven O'Clock, Deputy Health
Oncer Dr. Mosher Of Quarantine, visited the steam.
ship Delaware, on board OF which were 564 well
passengers from the unfortunate cholera infected
vessel Franklin lately from Stettin. Brilliantly
lighted we're the decks, and from stcerage 10 cabin,
statoroom to division, music, dancing, card playing
and childish games werc going on, and the Doctor,
douDy assured by the assistant sugreons report that
.all well" felt that he had been fully repaid in
bravlng the storm that then ragged TO know that the
"outook" was pleasant. But the oire dIstemper,
that had ragged IN the noble vessel from her
departure with freight or over SIX
hundred souls, seemed TO surround IN
o poisoned atmosphere many OF these joyous
emlgrants and Tuesday night with batteped harches
on the Delaware, and she isolated, was not proof
against the pestilence. Prom hilarity and from
seemingly assured health fourteen bright-eyed per-
sons were struck with the disease, ana beside this
record two souls evermore went into eternity.
There can be no words that will point ont the
magnitude OF this great evil. Tne Health officials;
backed by all the experience Of years In administer
ing 10 It's treatment feel that though the beneficial
influences oil quarantine are apparent, they must
combat advise what IL communicable, and
suggest only, aud that 1t is To be aDated by
thorough ventilation, scrupulOus cleanliness, and
assduous attention as to the disposal OF the clothes
and enects OF the sick. This they know, and the
treatment Of the Franklin's passengers is great
proof OF their knowledge OF the disease; yet It's
nature and the lingering infectious tendency Of it
In the present case, though surprising, was not un
expected.
Experience has shown IN years gone by during
cholera epidemics In this harbor that vessels may
be so completely dlsinfecied as 10 prevent the pos
sioillty Of their carrying the disease OF cholera;
but there may exist In the garments Of the passen-
gers su6icient 10 develop II. InslduOis and
alarming s ITS nature. Tne Franklin yesterday
was as thoroughly cleansed and fumigated alter
! having been released Of her human cargo a. any
vessel that ever re-embarked passengers. And, no
doubt, her publication is complete, but the pesti.
cnce broke ont anew among her passengers on The
Delaware. Those that were discovered yesterday
In a malignant condition are = sss sS.~,--..S
Laura Petersen, aged years. -
Johanna Nielsen, aged 80 years
Johanna MalWen. aged SO years.
Theresa Horn. aged "a years.
Ealhan Rosenhe.:. aged % years.
August Schultz, aged So years.
Anna schultz, aged IL year:
Petronlla I'D, aged years.
Peter CHRISTIAN Asen. aged I6 years.
Carr Lubs. aged y years.
Fredich Holm, aged years.
Bertha Holm I'm charge OF Frelch, not scs,) aged
Marie Menig, aged 20 years.
franz kaibe, aged 81 years.
Those tnat had dicd during the night are az fol.
lows lows the ,a arst and second being on the Delaware
and The third at the West Bank Hospital:-
Christian Andrear, aged SO years.
Mafnde Petersen, aged years
Ida Noetzer, aged I2 years
The advantages OF quarantine are peculiar,y II.
lustraied by this choeratic invasion. suppose no
barrier was established TO act as sanitary Gordon
Why. the probability Is that to-day the METROPOLITAN
Health district would be overrun by The disease and
apprenenslunS exist as to the quarantine or All
ships and the absolute destruction OF our commerce.
Emlsrants must come here. They Will he crowded
and inhale poisoned atmosphere, and thus the
port OF New York now stands above all others on
the gioee ready 10 rght any malignant disease, and
especially 10 appfenend but little danger Of the ex
tension OF cholera beyond quarantine.
Ine causes OF the breaking out Of The disease on
the FRANKLIN are attributable to MANY reasons A
trunk 81 injected clothing opened may have been
the traceable point and douDt IL was as families
nave been tlus decimafcd and, at times because a
SNIP is infected is reasonable cause why mat phe
nomenon - observed. Perhaps the Missions or Inc
stues or the Ids did this through their baggage on
the fTankJn, nut this is all speculation.
. mere mas been some considerable growing on
saen Island as 10 tue laying on shore OF the Dela
ware. u was the Oh CRY OF 'con.aoion;' pnt II il
piIaucai rlnners and boarding house thieves are
thc foundation or th.s Nnl-o-Wisp statement ana
s. sne weak minded, ready TO catch any
straw mat Will relieve them from their
' ueath OF stupidity caught al the cry ana thought
,ney woud mold "indlgnation meetings.u A shadow
- Idru 70 ngnt, and recognizing this act The
ueditn Uncer, although the idea or contaoiop 10
Staien Islanders was nonscnscaI and amounted Ia
hit, mas sent The Delaware towards Sandy HOOK
IL u OF note 10 observe that because of the sule.
rJOl treatment III vogue at the West Bank Uuspital
ihe children bere!t OF parents are sent there
Ihey thus obtain better nursing Than ship can M
ford, AMI 0tentines when death would sDere
81 ne. there are health. restoration anJ Ule