The New York herald., 1873-11-01
YELLOW FEVER N THE ARMY.

An official communication from Port Jefferson,
Fla to the Assistant Adjutant General at the
headquarters OF the Department OF the Gulf, states
that the yellow fever broke out at the fort about
the 2sth OF August among the garrison, consisting
OF the First artillery First Lieutenant j. 4. Bell,
then in command, Immediately summoned the
geons at the post and sent all the women and chill
dren and a few married men over to Loggerhead
Island, two and a half miles distant. Four
were buried within few hours. With two or
three exceptions the entire company bravely laced
the danger, nearly every non-commissioneG officer
and private having been employed in digging
graves and burying the dead. Lieutenant Bell
thus describes the state OF AFFAIRS
In the beginning the situation critical The
weather intensely hot; schooner was absent in
Ss saenes SICK Until iii goth wbsn the
sent back With despaiches for supplies the latter be-
ing promptly sent the steamer Northerner
ana Dr. from Key ~h
% a e
Hs1eRs ing here about nine the Sig uIf, since
nighhe has spent All his time with the sick, only eay
s beh Z b Porter and Dr. Goa who re on
this post have been unrenitng IN their attention to the
their own hands G,ayng their steward @ and regular & at
q ii. OWN and Dr.; Dr. ,esaa four Of Sis his 9 CHI:
rom Loggerhead Island have been brought here
!
days all that island have continued we'll And now
man being pronounced out OF danger Onthe afternoon
the Sd instant sent Dr. Gould TO Loggerbead where
he will remain for the present for the purpose OF treat
ing any ncpient that may arise there In time 10
prevent serious sickness Thus upwards OF twenty
l1D cases dncuding children have been treated at the
post with loss OF eight Cfour Of whom died before
could get ice, other necessarcs, TO alleviate their
sunerings, folows:-HospitA steward Horner and
wife; Commissary Sergeant se'ka; prlvates Baum
stark Slauery. Grebe Heinzelmsn and Kane, OF Com
pany NJ First artillery. am under obligations to Cap
tain Graham, commanding at Key West for prompt as
sistance VI every descripOnhe generously Offering his
services here AZ Tortugas hssiani Surgeon Vickery
Key West has also promptly sub every necessary
Tor The sick At this post
The services two civilians the post should also be
mentioned. refer 10 Mr. Massena lighthouse keeper
and Mr.. Whitaker din charge OF engineer propcTtyl
Both these gentlemen have been Of great assistance
nursing and visiting the sick and rendering their
vices any capacity. Indeed, could not have
given decent burial the dead had not Mr.. Whitaker
in Company the one we had having lately de-
serted Mrs. Horner (hospita matron died at halpast
eight NJ to-day. and her little orphan child now lying
sick with fever Is the only new case Tor four days
IL is proper To say that we have had no com
with the island OF Cuba since early last May
N that the fever originated at this post Dr.
Otto pronounced It malignant type that he had
since lS5
| Lieutenant Bell did not long survive the out
! break OF the terrible epidemic. Concerning II 10
be his duty to remain at the post he TOOK the fatal
disease and, being IN an exhausted condition alter
his repeated exerions for the welfare or others,
fell an easy victim and died alter brief illness OF
four days.