The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-27
THE DREADED CHOLERA.

The Fears OF Summer Epidemic -"
tireiy GroundIess-The Guarantee OF
Rigid Quarantine.
with the opening OF Summer we nave tue anhuai
rumors regarding the coming OF epidemic diseases.
ana already vague rumors from New Orleans and
the south American ports have thoroughly alarmed
many OF the citizens OF the metropolis. To learn
II any unusual causes existed for the dire anticipa
tons OF coming contagion, reporter OF the
HERALD visited Quarantine yesterday and had an
interview with DR.. M0slher. After having stated
the object OF his visit the reporter learned the lol
lowing lacts:-
DR.. MosHIER-There Is something very much like
cholera in New Orleans although 1t has not yet
been positively decided that 1t s this dreadful con-
tagion. disease very similar to 1t has existed at
santiago de Cuba for several years past, " GER
tainly has many OF the characteristics Of cholera,
but does not seem to be quite as malignant.
There IL not much reliance to be placed In the
ports regarding an outbreak OF the disease RI
Vienna.
HERALD REpREsENTArIvE-Do you entertain any
serious fears OF the disease reaching New YORK
alarm; not SO much reason as In previous years.
We are watching the New Orleans steamers. We
on the vessels from the Northern European ports.
Yet we are very watcnful. Every passenger 10
examined on the steamers coming from the dan
The Liverpool and Stettn steamers will be subjected
to more rigid examination late in the season.
TIE DANGERS FROM YELLOW FEVER.
HERALD REPREsENTATIvE-What are the dangers
DR.. MosHIER-Yellow fever has not, of course,
troubled us seriously yet, as the Spring has been
unusually cool. There Is one case In the West
Bank Hospital-Christan Luker, Dane, from the
snip Position. He Is: however, recovering. Tue
story Of the voyage Of the brig Nornen is rather
curious. She sailed from Rio JaneirO on January
II and returned to that port one month afterward,
having lost her commander, Captain Abrahamson,
the mate and cook. DV yellow lever. She sailed
again in February with new captain and again
put back, her captain having died and nearly her
entire crew sick with yellow fever. The NOrnen
rived alter fortyeight- day passage, having lost
one man on the voyage. We heard OF her more
than one month ago and have been watching Tor
her ever since. She Is almost o pest ship.
HERALD REPRESENTATIVES, the FEVER at Rio
worse than usual this season
DR.. MosHIER-It has prevailed there all Winter.
Three vessels have come in within week from
that port. The brig Bucceuche, from Santos,
port ut Rio Janeiro The entire crew Of the brig
Collga had the yellow fever while in that port and
three deaths. The brig Messer also had Jour men
sick with the fever at Rio. 1t proved fatal IN the
case of the captain and second mate.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS INFECTED
HERALD REPRESENTATIVES, there any star
Ting reports from any OF the other Southern pOrtsf
DR.. MOSHIER-The Official bill Of health from Per-
there during the entire winter The American
winter residents appear anxious to get away from
Havana. steamer last week brought more than
one hundred passengers.
HERALD REPRESENTATION Is 1t likely to be
about smallpox next Fall
DR.. MOsHIER-I do not think that there will ever
be another smallpox epidemic. Almost the whole
world Is now vaccinated This preventative has
proved enectual in staying the march OF the dis
ease, the contagiOn was bad last year only for
the reason that people had become careless.