The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-22
YELLOW FEVER AT RIO.

Report or the Havages OF the Disease In
the Brazilian City-Dcath OF Ameri-
cans-Names OF Some OF the Victims
One Hundred Persons Swept on I'm .
Day.
RIO JANEIR0, Jan. %, 1874
This city is again suffering from the ravages Of
yellow lever. Many of the older and shrewder cit-
zens prophesied for this Summer yellow fever
season, and based their statements upon what
seemed to them to be infalhble indications,
and they have proved true prophets. Very
little rain had fallen since the later weeks Of
November, and the atmosphere had that muggy,
sultry. 'yellow" character which too often in the
tropics proves the harbinger OF disease. Some
ascribe the visitation to the innux OF Italian emil
grafton, but at any rate, from causes which always
seem mysterious and difficult to trace, the Jeore
ansareUa appeared IN a marked form, and con-
tinued to increase until presume at the present
time there not many less than hundred
deaths per day. Deaths from all causes are
promptly and accurately known, but these from
yellow fever are MOTOR reasons best known to
the auth0rties-accurately reported.
SANITARY RULES.
am informed by physicians, both foreign and
native, that the fever exists in Its most virulent
FORM and generally indicates its appearance at the
head OF the spine and base Of the brain rather than
In the region OF the l0ins, most common hereto
fore. Physicians, some OF them. have advised all
who can to leave the city. Hints and suggestions
as to the best means to avoid the fever appear
In the daily papers; rules and sanitary regulations
are published by municipal authority, and arti-
sans OF all classes strenuously urged to
live In compliance with them; new or
and old ones raked up, and all enforced to cleanse
and purify the public avenues and the byways;
new hospitals are established at remote points,
and any VINO are liable to be affected by fever are
feeling an alarm the absence OF which would
much sooner tend to insure an avoidance OF fever.
THE VICTIMS.
So far 1t has been almost exclusively confined to
newcomers and of these the lower classes OF en-
igrants. 1t has gone in like scythe among the
Portuguese and Italians. Very few
AMERICANS
have taken 1t, and think only five have died.
Among the foreigners there have been q few AFFECT
ing cases. The bark Adelaide Norris, OF Boston,
commanded by Captain William w. Reed, OF Maine,
arrived here late In December, laden with ice. l
have understood that both father and ex-
erted themselves to make speedy discharge, but
the Captain was taken with the fever on Friday,
son died on Wednesday, January 8. ntQa.3
The Adelaide Norris sailed two or three days
since in command OF Captain Theodore f. Dubois,
formerly volunteer lieutenant commander
coast steamer Bahia. Captain Dubois family came
out in the steamer from New York which arrived
here in November, presuming he was to remain
here number OF years. Before they arrived here,
Ing the employ, and now he has to mourn the loss
OF his eldest daughter,
MISS SARAH DUBOIS,
O young lady of eighteen years. the fever having
taken her off after three days Illness
Ihe Oldest residents, and especially those
who have had the fever, are the ones who fear it
least, knowing that II remedies are taken In time
II cannot become severe or dangerous.