The New York herald., 1872-07-23

Preparations Of Health Officer vanderpoel to
Meet the scourge-In Expectation Of a Visit
from the Enemy, but Ready for the At
taek-The Disease Travelling Westward
Already on the Baltic ssaboard and
Likely to Visit Us-The New Buildingsat
Quarantine ne-Pracautionary Measures
Inauguratsd by the Health Officer.

The dispatches from St. Petersburg, Russia
that appeared in Sundays HERALD, brieny detaii-
ing the progress OF q malignant type OF choera
nom the Eastern provinces OF the land OF the CZar
northwestward towards the Baltic Sea and Gull
Of Bothnia, have naturally created much concsrn
among the Health officials of the city and those
gentlemen VINO superintend our Quarantine
Health Onicer vanderpoel, Drs. Mosher and Thomp-
son. The advicss from Russia show that the cpl
demic which originated In the Eastern provinces
OF Russia, IL travelling westward, and
HAS ALREADY REACHED MOSCOW,
In the centre Of the empire, where 1t is epidemic,
and has assumed a very malignant form.
While 1t was confined to the interior Of the Rus
sian empire there little doubt but its progress
could be stayed; but the same despatch announces
that few cases have made their appearance at st.
Petersburg, where tho authorities actively ut
work to prevent its further spread. AS the scourge
has reached the Baltic Sea, between which and
this country there h an Immense passenger trade,
and large Polish emigration is setting this way,
It behooves health authorities to their house
in order In expectation of visit from the cholera,
which Is unusually malignant, II the reports from
Moscow, where the proportion Of deaths to recover
les Is as eight to one be true.
There are plying between this port and the
Baltic Sea thirteen steam vessels that each trip
bring to our shores large consignmsnts OF passen-
gers, principally from Poland and IL the disease
assumes
AN EPIDEMIC FORM
on the Baltic seaboard it is fair to presume
that before the close Of the summer it will have
reached our harbor. 1t will be recollccted that the
cholera brought here last year by the Frank
lin, OF the line that plies between this city
and the Baltic; but happily 1t assumed
no very great proportions, owing to the
energetic watchfuness OF the health officials.
Cholera travels much more rapidly in these days Of
steamboats, and railroads than by the old system OF
stage coaches and sailng packets, and few days
only required to transfer 1t
FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO THE HARBoR NEW YORK.
Health Of1cer vanderpoel seems to fully realize
these faots and he has made--our reporter was
Yesterday assured-all arrangements to checkmate
It and prevent 1t reaching the city should it be
brought In by any OF the many vessels plying up the
Baltic Sea- A reporter who visited Quarantine
yesterday and conversed with Drs. vanderpoei and
Mosher discovered that they fearful that the
epidemic may reach waters. He was assured,
however, that
ALL PREVENTIVE MEANS HAD BEEN KEN
to conne the disease to the lower bay In the event
Of It's paying America visit. At present there is
not single case Of Infectious disease in the Quar-
antne limits.
sions for the boarding OF all vessels in the lower
bay, as will be seen from the following CARD
HnAlrm orr,ona's DEL. EP.RrMxNr,}
Masters of pilot please that
por,swiii boarded aud examined lom lie hesp!a ship
m @ Se s Spanish an the 's est Mect eoa nass o os
ports nS re nS s % Yellow eSeE % al
yw Mf the
All cases OF cholera yellow fever are at once
taken to the West Rank Hospital, which Is capable
one disease Is treated there at the same time S Il
the yellow fever and cholera make their appear
e n e e oe oe e s sn n
nois which can accommodate fully $50 patients.
CASES or SMALLPOX
are at removed from the vessel on which they
occur TO ackwens Island Hospital and ship fever
to Wards Island Thus, by isolating diseases, pa
contract another. Already the Health Onicer, In
expectation OF the appearance Of cholera or yellow
fever, has all the preminaries complete, both
the Illinois and at the West Bank Hospital, to meet
the emergency. He has
SKELETON COMPLEMENT NURSES
and attendants, and ample supplies OF medicines,
clothing, bedding aud provisions ready so that II
cholera yellow fever vesse. with i've hundred
cases on board were to arrive tomorrow, in a few
hours tney could he transferredto to the hospital or
the Illinois, the uninocuated quarantined on the
receiving vessels Albany and Delaware, and the
chances OF the disease reaching the city rendered
physician is stationed at tho West Bank Hospital
ready tocolnbat vigoro ousy any contagion that may
appear In the waters OF New York
During the winter and spring very important
Changes have been made In the receiving vessels
comfoA OF those detained In quarantine. Among
these are bertts for the accommodation OF steerage
passengers who may be quarantined DIR. Mosher,
who has had great experience In the quarantine
system, is confident as his chief of their ability
to combat any contagious disease that may appear,
ard Health officer VandcrpOel also Ia sanguinc on
this point. lie expresses his qualification at the
liberality OF the Legislature in providing an ample
appropriation for all contingencies About 100000
was appropriated by last Legislature for
BUILDINGS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES:
and the Doctor thinks that, Notwithstanding the
large sum required for the erection OF buildings at
Upper Quarantine Island, that will he referred to
any epidemic that NAV be forced 6pon the atte nton
or the Quarantine authorities Tor prolonged period
In answer TO the direct question whether ne an.
vanlcrpoel stated that while he earnestly hoped
tina. might @ sd maze It's % on tm
visit. .'rhe papers" said he, seem TO he bet
than We arc. II it has reached the Baltic II Is very
hkely that we may receive visit from n, rs there
Isl large emigration every summer from Poland.
and In this age OF steam cholera travels rapidly. lf
It be true that 1t is setting eastward travelling this
way, 1t may get here before cold weather from the
Baltic ports. Some think that cholera cannot
spread in cold weather, hut 10 does. The Franklin
brought II here late in the season and IL may reach
this port late, butI you that every vigilance
shall he exercised to prevent the spread OF the con.
tagon should II appear"
TUE NEW RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
The Quarantine officials have had lust cause to
complain for years OF the lack OF faciltics afforded
them to properly and comfortably care for the
"wcl passengers arriving on injected ships. For
years they have used the Albany and Delaware,
loaned by the federal government, Int the neccs-
sity for permanent receiving hospital became so
apparent that the Legislature made appropria.
ton or the erection OF q new island above the
lower quarantine and the erection Of five buildings
thereon, capable of accommodating probably two
thousand persons. The island which consists of
and large force Of men are now employed in
erecting three OF the five buildings These
three buildings win cover three-ifths Of the
island, viii be story high, built OF
brick, with ali modern appurtenanccs for heating
and accommodating the Unfortunate traveller who
may he compelled to undergo the rigOrs Of quaran-
tine. IL Is expected that these buildings will be