The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16
Another Infected Brig Arrives
Yesterday.
The Frigate Numancfa TO Be Anchored
OF the Southwest Spit.
No New Cases Reported on
Board.
fWca&ysfoM Fever Patients in the Rs$pltalS
and the Ships.
TIE ToTAL DEATH , ROLL.

TsHE roTAI DEATH ROLL.
At one O'Clock THIS afternoon thssshnish iron-claa
e1gate Numantia whose presenceln the Narrows
with yellow lever on board has been the subject of
considerable agitation in this 6ity during the past
ew days. viii be removed fromsher present anchor
ere TO q position In the lower Bay, some ten
miles farther Distant from the metropolis
thap she at present lies This action 10 the
result Of CONSULTATION had yesterday morning be-
tween Health Ofncer VandWpoel and Pilot Commits
sioner Blunt. DR.. vandeapoel, In consequence Of
me letters published by the Commissioner which
She Doctor deemed az rejecting upon the Quaran-
'S,ne administration, called at early hour upon
sae COMMISSIONER at his ONCE He stated to the
Commiss'oner the dtspleasure he felt at being
indirectly impugned on the subject Of the YES
sel's Hccaton, and stated that II there
was u tual error anywhere II was with the
RMOt Gillespie, who was On attache Of the Com
thies1cners' department. The Doctor insisted that
Ae wos himself the sanitary guardian OF the port,
and was to o certain extent bound to accept the
easement Of pilot to the security insecurity
or anchoragcs not ordinarily used. This was
Sloarly not an ordinary case, a. there has
probably never been half dozen vessels in
&c harbor drawing as much water as this frigate
does. He had made objections to the pilot In per-
son on the deck Of the Numancia when he brought
her up the Narrows, and ordered him to
TAKE HER BACK DOWN TIE BAY.
INN Gillespie said he could not, In good fifth and
Justice to the ship or to his own knowledge, do, Is
- believed there was no anchorage there that
would accommodate her, excepting such anchorage
- could be found In the channel where there
would be danger Of her coliding with other vessels
~ grounding when swinging at her cables, or
Or capszing n she should DO unfortunate enough
% 60 aground. As Il was he was obliged to order
her guns forward 80 as to bring her down by the
head and tighten her AFT, and even then she
soraped the bottom twice. This occurred with the
Drecaution OF two of the ships boats out, giving
soundinga
DR.. vandcrpoel finally expressed to Commissioner
Bunt his perfect readiness TO send the vessel into
the Lower Bay at once, provided he would instruct
pilot where to IND proper anchorage and to con-
nuct the vessel to 1t.
The Commissioner directed Gillespie, the pilot
Who brought her In, to take her down to-day at
just midway between buoy No. sX and the ''com-
Dr. vsnderpoel then notified Senior urieta, the
ma that oficiai expressed his entire concurrence
g the measure, both to the Health Oncer and to
were forwarded to the commander Of the frigate at
seven O'Clock last night. quantity Of vegetables
and other fresh provisions was sent on board at the
the Sumsps win get
her an even keel, and about one O'Clock
PILOT GILLESPIE WILL TAKE caARo.
hs eas her COURSE s sG make n sns
ssiil retains Sis original opinion about
sne vessels position between the buoys above In.
dicated will bring her In the middle Of what "a laid
will In no wise demonstrate that his Judgment was
incorrect. He admitted from the nrst that she
i safe s1 and knew Of no anchorage outside
fhe channels. He also takes her down the bay to.
Sa ne Wiz % Se In
matter but viii not share any part OF the resp0n-
II s Ss 5 %aS the
II appears that the Numanca has now about two
hundred fathoms OF cable out Of her present BERTH
Che channel It viii, inclusive Of her length, give
her q swing Of over quarter Of mile around her
way she win describe . circle Of about half mile in
diameter and will be critical obstruction to YES
leaving the port. The pilot is instructed to walk
nom the gangway direct to the bridge" when tax
as SO sson s 70 Ss
anchors have taken hold.
ON BOARD THE HuMANCIA
yesterday there was nothing material to report
d yellow fever had been developed and
II favorable Condition for ultimate and
and discipline are maintained on board and the
quarantine police boat stationed close to the frgate
the xsTs Ia o.
The patients at the West Bank Hospital are all ns
ssaa % %aad who are ss ST
Carlo Of the Namencia, Who Is in
attendance upon them thinks that with two excep-
exceptional cases are OF the number reported in
Yesterdays HERALD as affected with o mild form
the symptom sre n an mas extreme. an
y feeble condition and are not ex,
" The e sss O her aE
yesterday, which circumstances will no doubt con-
tribute to her safety as It is wen known that
yellow fever the germs OF the disease already
exist, than the effects OF rain cad warm sunshine
SoS, OF Which, were alternately prevalent IN the
THE HuxANcIAs ytergxs
Tfbe total number OF deaths On board the Numan-
cla IA SIX two of which were reported in the
hxRdD yesterday, being the victims who died after
alisd st sea, and whose names were, not furnished
% the Health Onleer until yesterday were the fol
Don Terrible Alvaraourales, lieutenant OF the sec
0nd class, died August Q, i've days out from Ha-
Don Modesto Gourada, lieutenant OF the second
class, died august 10.
n Nan Perez Perez seaman taken sick August
Fermin Bpuron fireman, taken sick August 8,
died August IL
The two who died In the bay were Domingo Villa
3 Valdez freHan, and Eduardo Perez Anton,
pain ter, making q total OF six fatal cases. The
number OF patieRas and convalescents Is eighteen.
Kew FEVER VESSEL
made her Appearance in the lower bay Yesterday
making total OF four yellow fever ships now In
port. This new corner is the brig Sea Bird OF Car.
boarded by DR.. Ms cartney, OF lIle hospitol
ship Illinois, twas found that she had on board one
man dead OF yellow fever and oce SICK the iatal
case was that OF Gustav luset, ships cook his late
Jesidence being Ut No "a Allen street. New York.
where hx widow is understood 10 be at present
tving. The quarantine amt ulance boat wefk down
20 the ship and took the t0dy Of Gnset 10 the
burial QrOupd az SenuintS Point where it