The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-14

board and Is evidently in superb condition. Her
omegn state that she sailed fr0m Havana for spain,
Isct u Wishing New York ' Being 70 lay in COAL and
they further claim that she can steam eleven knots
an hour IN fair weather upon consumption OF aoo
az one one q the stest az Wen as most econom
cal war vessels Of her class and burden I'D the
she is now . little over -,.-. ~
- MILE PROM ANY SHORE
her 1rent position and MES the spanl se en sor
"A strict quarantine has been enforced upon , nea,
and she has no Communication with the snore
WIN a wsss ssnk i Hospital "a
artificial island more than mile nom tne nearcss
The asaan ecsp nHs crsrs against
ciothina Sedding or other bodies which might hoat
Sce boat day and night watch to
see thax tlese orders enforced, and to prevent
partiss from boarding or leaving the pestiience-
Heanh 'Onicer Of the Port, expressed 1t az his
.spprehended nom the presence OF the Numanca in
her present position. Beyond this fact too, the
utmost vigilance has been exercised over her since
0er departure which win be about ten days hence.
The doctor has had many years. experiences in this
fever, yellow fever included, and gives. it
ss his mature opinion that hat yelt sSv
atmosphere by winds blowing on shore frona In
fected vessels. Furthermore, he does not think
mat letter for instance, written by TIE hand OF
spregnated by that means with the disease and SO
be Communicated to the city. OF course thls Is q
allowed to be transmitted from the Numanca, and
even the Spanish Consul con communicate win ner
o1y be%s sns
lar anxiety and preJudiceson the subject. During
h hr sy sns sS % Of
THE SEVEN OONvALESCENTS,
and whether any new cases make their appear
The surgeons of the frigate stated 10 DR.. MOsher
that the disease made It's appearance among the
ana thai they were at sea before assumed a
marked and undesirable form. Also that the
men who have been affected by 1t are new hands,
departure. The Surgeons claim not 70 anticipate
any further spread OF the fever all the remainder
and dc conseqaentiy less subject ai to attack
Dr. Mosher, however, learned that all the victims
TO the scourge are nremen on BOARD me Tigait s
BILE 20 It's attacks than any other men on board, IN
consequence Of the
In which they worked. In the freroom of any YES.
sci what is known as the epidemic temperature is
easily re- Sm sss
s%sss wholly Ct 'As 70 q sss @ IL
twenty-five to thirty i've years OF age, and are a
pearance. A temporary hospital or ..sck bSyn has
cia, for the accommodation of the patients and to
keep them apart from the healthy crew. The pre-
cincts OF this ward are marked by lines stretched
from stanchiOns, and the sick men are placed In
cots. The general appearance OF the room 10 eX-
tremely neat and clean, and the ventilation Is
depressedby
THE PRESENCE OF CONTRACTION
among their shipmates, and the pilot who brought
the vessel the bar and into the bay states that
he jollier or better disciplined crew on
any vessel.
Among the people on Staten Island there Is no
alarm manifested at the presence OF the vessel
near their shores, and quite number OF persons,
with whom the HERALD reporter c0nverSed, pooh
poohed the idea OF dread as something only worthy
OF children. Many persons In this city yesterday,
thoughtlessy no doubt, expressed iIdgn a.
enter the port at all But, apart from the inhuman-
ity of refusing entrance to vessel 80 afflicted, 1t
appears that It would be contrary to the recognized
law OF nations, well as to the spirit OF national
similar distress can be excluded and the most that
can be done is to declare an absolute quarantine
against vessels arriving from the ports infected.
Deputy Health Offlcer Mosher yesterday expressed
the belief that the best way to pro-
tect New York against yellow fever is
here BY this means he says the disease may be at
once grappled with and retained here until 1t Is
exterminated. BY permitting vessels to go to BOs-
ton, Philadelphia and other adjacent ports, where
the quarantine is less strict and the greed for COM
merce more ardent than at New York, the pest-
the city than by coming through the single gate
way Of the NarrOws.
The Commander OF the Numancia yesterday trans
mitted despatch to Spain by cable informing the
Spanish Department Of Marine OF the whereabouts
Of the vessel and OF her condition.