The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
An American Crew with "Colds'
and "Bile."
Three New Cases on the
Numancia.
Long island Scared of
the Fever.


bid interest by the crowds Of people who hourly
pass up and down the bay, and was looked upon
merely as curiosity to be avoided. The yellow hos
pta dag at her fore dropped rather azily in the light
wind and her national standard, composed as 1t is
OF yellow and red, with the yellow largely predomi
mating, looked equally melancholy as it hung in
limp folds from her peak. On the whole, the nags
she bore marked her pretty well as a yellow
fever ship. No change has yet been made
az to the position OF the Numancia and the chances
are that she will remain where she lies, which,
so far as possibility Of danger to the city is
cerned and the present state of health of the yell
low fever patients on board. is as safe as any
position, either in the Upper or Lower Bay. The
sanitary discipline on board the ironclad Is per-
feet, and, added to the stringent precautions
adopted and enforced by Health Onlcer Wander
poe, encctuay prevent the possibility OF the
pestence extending beyond the precincts OF the
ship. With reference to the necessity Of the vessel
being anchored at the Narrows instead
Of the Lower Bay, it is quite possible
that something may be learned shortly as to
the number and location Of anchorages in the
Lower Bay at which a vessel of the magnitude
and draft Of the Numancia can lie with safety.
Pilot Commissioner Blunt, In a communication
published yesterday, stated shat there was plenty
or depth Of water and good holding ground for the
largest vessels In the world at the Southwest Spit
II the Commissioner is right then the United
States Coast Survey Chart OF New York harbor and
bay is radically wrong, for none of
THE sObNDINGS MARKED
on the chart indicate draught Of twenty-five feet
anywhere near the Southwest Spit, save in the
from the Commissioner on this subject he states
that the anchorage to which he refers s to the
Of the Spit, which would place the vessel II an
shore. In the next place, Health Oficer Wander
poel is In no wise responsible for the present
chorage Of the Numancia being above the Narrows.
All pilots conducting vessels into the harbor of
New York exercise control over the vessel
while she is under their command that is
superior to that OF all the ships officers combined,
and this function terminates only When they have
brought the snip to proper and safe Anchorage.
the H Of the must mus deeI
and the pilot, who brought the Numancia
over the bar, stated distinctly tS Dr. yanderpoel
that he (the pilot did not dare to Anchor her ~
take the Numancia back down the Bay before leav-
ing the bridge, but Gillespie replied that he
for her safety If he should do SO. Under these
circumstances 1t becomes an issue OF fact between
chances are in favor Of the latter, professional
and practical navigator being best informed as to
the photography and topography OF the bay, and
the port health authorities can in no way be held
responsible in the premises.
THE UTMOST CLEANLINESS
and precautiOn are practised on board the "ram,"
and the Quarantine police patrol by small boats is
still maintained. 1t transpired yesterday that
Of the four men who died on hoard board the the
port, two were commissioned officers one OF them
being the second comnandant and captain Of the
OF any Of these victims, but the statement made by
some of the papers yesterday to the effect that the
deceased captain and commandant was Don Carlos
Garcia de Ia Tore, is entirely erroneous. De In
Tore is at present the second officer In command,
and was in all probability promoted to that posi-
ton rova0e, to ill the place Of the captain
actually deceased
THREE ADDITIONAL CASES
of yellow fever sent down from the frigate to
the West Bank Hospital yesterday afternoon, and
patient who was taken to the hospital early on
Tuesday morning was returned to the 1rigate last
night as convaescent. There were In all nine cases
at the West Bank yesterday morning, but the
changes above referred to have augmented the
number to eleven. When the ambulance steamer
Fenton returned to Quarantine at ten O'Clock last
night from the Lower Ray Hospital, DR.. Mosher
stated that the patients were doing tOleraby
well under the circumstances, although there were
grave fears that three OF the cases would terminate
fatally. The patients referred TO were vomiting
tinge though not Yet Of the coee. grounds'' color
OF The regular black vomit. They were also ex-
tremely restless and could not be kept covered in
their beds. Dr. Matias Carlo, First Surgeon Of the
Numancia, with two nurses, Is in personal attend-
ance upon the fever patients, and Is performing his
o'-wars ,man. He stated last night to DR.. Mosher
that he had not vet completed his
diagnosis OF the three cases sent down from the
frigate yesterday and could not therefore, assert
them to be well-defned cases Of Jtebre an1dritla,
though they bore symptoms Of such affection.
THE FEVER ROSTER.
The following Is list OF the patients entered at
West Bank Hospital on Tuesday
Jose Antonio Villamil ordinary seaman, twenty.
Manuel Fuente, ordinary seaman, twenty five
years Of age.
Rafael Gonzales, marine, twenty.three years of
age.
Jose serrer, ordinary seaman, twenty-three years
Of age.
Eugenlo Benilla, ordinary seaman, twenty.one
years OF age
salvador Llso. ordinary seaman, twenty.tw
Francisco Battle, ordinary seaman, twenty-three
years Of age.
Manuel Rodriguez, apprentice, twenty years Of
Felix Horreni, navigator, twenty-nne years Of
age.
This man Is the patient who was discharged from
the hospital and returned to his ship yesterday
cOnvaesccnt.
The three patients named below are those entered
at the hospital yesterday
Pablo nobera, navigator, thirty years.
Vicente Victori, ordinary, twenty-threc years.
Rafael Betran, ordinary, twenty years.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The following are the names OF the two seamen
who died on board the Numancia in the harbOr on
Monday afternoon and who were buried at Sc
gums Point
Domingo villa Valdez, fireman.
DR.. Carlo expresses himself AZ highly pleased
with the hospital accommodations and the courtesy
shown to his cOuntrymen. He expresses 1t in the
single word ''nldgnifCO.r
Fresh commissary stores are sent to tho frigate
daily under direction OF the Spanish Consul, and
arc forwarded by the boats OF the Quarantine au-
thorities.
A SECOND FEVER SHIP
arrived in the Lower Bay about four O'Clock yester-
day afternoct. and tale OF fearful suffering was
related by the survivors OF the crew. This vessel Is
the German bark Johann Friedrich 0fStettin, bound
from Savanna Ia Mar, port on the north coast OF
the island OF Jamaica, TO Stettn. She sailed from
jamaica on the 9th OF July, under command OF Cap
tain Kel with crew OF nine men besides her COM
| mander. She carries a cargo OF logwood, pmento.
coffee and rum, and on the fourth day out yellow
men. They we're or course utterly with
out medical attendance, and the horrors
men died, and there is good reason to suppose that
ono OF thesc--the carpenter--who was terribly af
! nlcted, Jumped overheard and drowned himself to
| avoid the agonies OF the death which awaited him